Calendar – Past Event

Blackpublicmedia.Org reviews and considers for distribution on a rolling basis films about the black experience globally. Our content priorities include films in contemporary settings depicting black life and experience in a rare and often overlooked context. We are most thrilled by those cinematic gems which bring to us knowledge that has been ignored by popular culture; films outside the norm which approach black characters, stories and locales in a fresh and engaging manner.

In that same spirit BlackPublicMedia.org also executive-produces interactive online content designed to engage any audience interested in African Diaspora content online. The following is a guideline for submitting content for consideration to BlackPublicMedia.org's annual Digital Open Call.

The BlackPublicMedia.org Open Call awards project requests of up to $20,000 for interactive projects and Web series concepts. Selected projects will be published on BlackPublicMedia.org, made available for public broadcasting options, and executive produced by the National Black Programming Consortium.

**THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE 2012 OPEN CALL IS SEPTEMBER 26, 2011**

Content Categories & Criteria

The goal of the BlackPublicMedia.org Web Series Competition is to identify serial content concepts based within a unique contemporary African Diaspora context. Project concepts will be considered most highly if they utilize new distribution models to explore maximum engagement, and provide a public forum/platform for valuable networks of civic discourse. Series proposals must fall under one of the following categories:

• Social Satire
• Narrative Fiction
• News & Documentary
• Public TV/Radio
• Serious Gaming

Episodic series must have between eight (8) and twelve (12) episodes completed during the contract year for launch during the summer on BlackPublicMedia.org.

News & Documentary

The News & Documentary genre is for the consideration of interactive content initiatives designed to provide up to date factual information about a specific Black/African Diaspora community or issue area. Investigative series by independent journalists or independent producers are very well suited for this category. Series proposed here are factual "webisodes" which offer general platforms for discourse around discreet social, or political issues. This is also a category for more intimate explorations of ideas and issues that might be part of a larger documentary project. "Behind-the-scenes of My Documentary" ideas will not be considered too highly in this category unless they provide a distinct platform for discussing larger issues pertaining to the project idea.

Submission

All applicants must submit the following to be considered for the grants:

• BlackPublicMedia.org Digital Open Call Application;
• One-page personal statement;
• Up to two-page episode guide/interactive breakdown; must provide episode-to-episode story summaries, and or arcs. Or, explicit two-page treatment and interactive game logic proposal (including the technical requirements for your project).
  • Itemized project budget; and
  • Personnel bios and resumes
  • If there are no active online links to your work, please also provide a DVD with video samples of either past projects, or a trailer for the current project being proposed.

     

    **THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE 2012 OPEN CALL IS SEPTEMBER 26, 2011**