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CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA - CAAM (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION)
Documentary Fund (Award)
Last Update 5/20/2015 5:01:00 PM |
| Address |
145 Ninth St., Suite 350
San Francisco,CA 94103
USA |
| Phone Number |
(415)863-0814 |
| Fax Number |
(415)863-7428 |
| TTY Number |
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| Email |
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| Website |
https://caamedia.org/ |
| Executive Director |
Mr. Stephen Gong |
| Founding Year |
1980 |
| Incorporating Year |
1981 |
| Mission Statement |
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. They do this by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in film, television and digital media. |
| Program Name |
Documentary Fund |
| Program Contact |
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| Program Phone |
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| Program Email |
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| Year Program Founded |
0 |
| Description of Program |
With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), CAAM provides production funding to independent producers for national public television. Documentaries are eligible for production or post-production funding and must be intended for public television broadcast. Awards typically range between $15,000 and $50,000. Funding is available filmakes with projects 26:40 or 56:46 in length. |
| Conditions/Public Service Requirements |
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| Award Website |
http://caamedia.org/filmmaker-support/funding/ |
| Where does the program take place? |
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| Does this program primarily support the creation of new work? |
No |
| Support or Services Provided as part of the Program |
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| Description of Support or Services |
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| Amount Awarded by this Program (if an award) |
15000.00 - 50000.00 |
| Related Arts |
| Category | Discipline | Secondary | Tertiary | | Media Arts | Television | | Documentary |
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| Residency |
Programs Open to Applicants Living in Any US State, Territory, or Indian Nation |
| Gender |
No Requirement |
| Age |
18 and older |
| Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? |
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| Ethnicity |
- No Requirement
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- Asian
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| Career Point |
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| Special Population |
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| Other Restrictions |
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant must hold artistic, budgetary and editorial control and must own the copyright of the proposed project.
- Applicants must be 18 years of age, be citizens or legal residents of the United States or its territories.
- All projects must have a full-length rough or fine cut to be considered.
- Applicants must have previous film or television experience as demonstrated by the sample tape. If this is your first media project, you must provide a video sample of the proposed work that demonstrates your ability to tell a story well through a visual medium.
- CAAM requires a Fiscal Sponsor, which is a non-profit 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt entity. Your sponsor agrees to accept funds from CAAM on your behalf and is responsible for redistributing funds to the project accordingly.
- Projects must be delivered according to PBS standard lengths (26:46, 56:46)
- Only one proposal per applicant will be accepted.
Projects NOT eligible:
- Projects not intended for public television audience.
- Projects not at standard PBS broadcast length (e.g. 26:46, 56:46).
- Projects for which the domestic television broadcast rights are not available.
- Projects in the script development stage.
- Projects intended solely for theatrical release or commercial in nature.
- Projects in which applicant is commissioned, employed or hired by a commercial or public television station.
- Thesis projects or student films which are co- or solely-owned or copy-written, or otherwise editorially or fiscally controlled by the school.
- Projects or production entities which are foreign-based, owned or controlled.
- Industrial or promotional projects. |
| Total Number of Applicants (annually) |
0 |
| Total Number of Recipients (annually) |
0 |
| Total Number of Awards (annually) |
0 |
| Total Amount Awarded by this Program (annually) |
$0 |
| Procedure |
Application only through 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor/conduit |
| Contact Requirements |
Proposals are accepted twice a year, in April and December. Apply here: https://caam.slideroom.com/#/login/program/19307 |
| Material/Process |
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| Application Fee |
$0 |
| Exact Deadline |
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| Deadline2 |
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| Deadline3 |
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| Deadline4 |
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| Approximate Deadline |
December and April |
| Rolling Deadline |
No |
| Ideal Contact Month for New Application and Guidelines |
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| Selection Process/Criteria |
The funding process will use the following guidelines in awarding funds:
- Is the project a good match for American public television and its national audience?
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- s the story idea compelling, engaging, original and well-conceived?
- Is the visual/stylistic treatment effective and distinctive?
- Can the project be completed within a realistic timeline based on the applicant’s production and fundraising plans, personnel and budget?
- Will the project appeal not only to Asian American viewers, but also to a broader television audience?
- Does the sample tape show the skills and/or potential of the applicant to complete the proposed project?
- Has CAAM recently funded a similar topic, issue or treatment? |
| Notification Process |
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| Are awardees required to submit a Final Report? |
False |
| Awardee's Public Service Requirement? |
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