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Sundance Institute and TED believe in the power of nonfiction storytelling and are announcing an initiative to create a short film and multi-platform campaign around the annual TED Prize winner with the goal of raising awareness of their work.

As part of the TED Prize, Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program (DFP) is launching an RFP for a TED Prize Filmmaker Award. One winner will be awarded $125,000 to produce and deliver a cinematic short film. Prize money must also cover qualifying the short film for Academy Awards consideration. The award winner will film the TED Prize winner during the course of their first year after receiving the TED Prize, with the goal of crafting a cinematic independent short documentary film of up to 45 minutes in length. In addition, the winner will craft a plan for a multi-platform presence for the project's content in shorter formats, including promos, a trailer and a 3-5 minute version of the film. This content will be made available to Sundance Institute, TED and the TED Prize winner for their non-exclusive use in perpetuity. The copyright will remain with the filmmakers.

Film projects must be completed within 18 months of the Award announcement, with clips to be delivered and screened the following year at TED Long Beach.

The deadline for applying is April 15, 2013. For an online application, click here.