Black Public Media offers funding, distribution & professional development support for independent producers at all stages of their career.
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360 Incubator+
13 PROJECTS BIENNALLY
$150,000 FUNDING
An intensive 3-month incubator, the program provides filmmakers with creative and business management workshops, network building, tools for a successful pitch, and one-on-one mentoring from talented media makers.LEARN MORE
Discretionary Fund
$5,000 – $25,000 FUNDING
Discretionary funding is only for projects at R&D or completion stage. Applicants must be previous grantees or emerging producers with a public media distribution deal.
Nonso Christian Ugbode Fellowship
1 ACTIVE PROJECT
$10,000 FUNDING
In 2016, in honor of his memory, we founded the Nonso Christian Ugbode Digital Media Fellowship. The NCU Digital Media Fellowship is designed specifically for young artists who are producing their first independent digital media project.
Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund
4 PROJECTS AWARD
$300,000 FUNDING
The Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund (JJMSF) has been established to provide support for emerging and diverse content producers of nonfiction shorts, feature-length programs, web series, 360-VR, or podcasts.
