Opportunities

Scholarships & Grants

  • The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) is an American non-profit foundation focused on developing opportunities for black filmmakers since 1979. Film projects nearing the completion stage may be eligible to receive discretionary funding from the NBPC. Eligible projects must meet technical standards published by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and be related to either the African American or African Diaspora experience. In exchange for grant funding, NBPC reserves some level of public television distribution rights for broadcasting through PBS.

  • Minority students seeking to enter a creative profession may benefit from the Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship opportunity, which awards from $2,000 to $5,000 for tuition to a student's school of choice. Along with film, Worldstudio AIGA grants offer tuition funding for students pursuing a degree in art direction for advertising, fine arts, motion graphics and photography. Students must be majoring in a creative profession degree path to be eligible for this scholarship. Previous scholarship recipients seeking funding for additional years of schooling may reapply for more grant funding.

Organizations

  • Established in 1997, the Black Women Film Network (BWFN) was founded to prepare black women to enter the film and television industries. The organization seeks to preserve the voice of these women through film and educational programs that empower and inform.

  • Sisters in Cinema was founded in 1997 as an online resource for and about African American women media makers. Today we are a Chicago based 501(c)3 non-profit with an inclusive mission to center and celebrate Black girls, women, and gender nonconforming media makers, providing programs designed

  • Culture can be transformed, and so can our industry. Here at WIF, we aim to create community and spaces for women, particularly BIPOC women, to nurture creativity, build and sustain careers, create avenues for the next generation, and claim our power. We know that we can only end the long-established pattern of racism in Hollywood if we prioritize the changes that women of color need to thrive.

  • Black Women Directors is an ever-growing digital library that celebrates Black women and nonbinary filmmakers around the globe, created by Danielle A. Scruggs.

  • Cast and Crew of Color is an online professional network developed by and for people of color to facilitate collaboration and empowerment.

  • Founded in 2014 by Issa Rae and Deniese Davis, Color Creative’s mission is to discover emerging talent through various events, workshops, contests, and a referral network. They support talent by facilitating development and production of their original scripted and unscripted content for Film, TV, and Digital.

  • The Blackhouse helps Black creative voices and executives gain a better foothold in the industry.

  • The Organization of Black Screen Writers supports and advocates for the overlooked and underestimated screenwriters seeking to diversify the images, messages, and voices emerging from the entertainment industry across all platforms.

Workshops & Fellowship

  • In partnership with Rideback and the Writers Guild Foundation, Black Writers in Focus is a 10-week paid summer fellowship program for Black student screenwriters. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply.

Events