BARBARA HAMMER LESBIAN EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING GRANT
Queer | Art
DEADLINE: July 2, 2025
APPLICATION FEE: $6
INFO: The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant awarded to lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. Applicants must be based in the U.S. This grant was established by Hammer in 2017 to give needed support to moving-image art made by lesbians. The grant is supported directly by funds provided by Hammer’s estate and administered through Queer|Art by lesbians for lesbians, with a rotating panel of judges.
AWARD: The grant includes an award of $5,000, and a series of individual studio visits with QA staff members and the grant’s judges.
JUDGES: This year’s judges include A.K. Burns, Ela Troyano, and Cheryl Dunye.
APPLICATION FAQs:
What information does the application require?
Contact info, narrative bio, and headshot
Synopsis of project and strategy for exhibition
Budget
Work samples (2 samples, no more than 7-10 minutes total)
2 professional references
CV
What is required in the synopsis and budget?
Synopsis:
Description of the project and the process by which it will be made. (Up to 300 words) *Required
What is your timeline for completing the work and strategy for its exhibition? (Up to 125 words) * Required
Are there any additional aspects of this work you would like the panel to be aware of? (Up to 125 words) *Not required
Budget (one page, uploaded as PDF):
Your budget should account for how the work will be made (you do not need to include presentation costs). If the cost of production exceeds the grant amount, please indicate within the budget any confirmed funding you have received or additional funding you anticipate that will enable you to complete this project.
For questions, read our frequently asked questions, or email Communications Manager, Andrius Alvarez-Backus, at andrius@queer-art.org
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Ruby Creatives In Residence Program
The Ruby
DEADLINE: July 8, 2025
INFO: The Ruby is a collective of creative women, trans women, femmes, and nonbinary people that values empathy and education. Our Creatives in Residence (CIR) program supports QT BIPOC Bay Area creatives with 10 fully-funded year-long memberships.
Our Creatives in Residence Program is designed to offer creatives the opportunity to immerse themselves in a supportive environment and create new work while interacting with the Ruby community. Our program is open to creatives working in all disciplines, including visual arts, music, literature, performing arts, journalism, and more. In addition, we welcome applications from arts educators, oral historians, cultural workers, food and drink-based artisans, community organizers, and other changemakers.
As a Creative in Residence, you will have access to our community workspace and resources from September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2026. You will also have the opportunity to engage with Ruby community members through workshops, readings, community meals, and other events.
The program is open to both emerging and established creatives.
GENERAL CREATIVES IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM:
We are excited to offer 5 CIR opportunities to LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC individuals who would not otherwise be able to afford a Ruby membership. These are year-long Full Ruby memberships that will span a year, from September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2026.
SPECIALIZED CRATIVES IN RESIDENCE OPPORTUNITIES:
We also have several specialized creatives in residence opportunities available for those with financial need who would benefit from a Ruby membership. These are also year-long Ruby memberships spanning from September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2026.
The Dorothea Gertrude Flynn CIR Opportunity will be given to a recipient who was the first in their family to enroll in higher education. Dorothea Gertrude Flynn was born in 1917. She had planned to attend Barnard College (Columbia did not accept women at the time) and dreamed of a becoming a writer—specifically, a journalist. After her mother died in childbirth and her father subsequently lost everything in the Depression, she was no longer able to afford college, and never attended. She was always a passionate advocate for education for women, and would have been thrilled by the community of writers and creatives here at the Ruby. This is a full, one-year membership to The Ruby.
The Leonore Peyser Davis CIR Opportunity will be given to a musician or music writer with financial need. Leonore Peyser Davis was a devotee of all the arts, and music, especially opera, which was something she adored. This CIR opportunity celebrates her passion for music and is dedicated to cultivating emerging voices in the field. This is a full, one-year membership to The Ruby.The Rachel Khong CIR Opportunity will be given to a LGBTQ+ and/or POC fiction writer with financial need working on their first novel. Rachel Khong is a San Francisco-based writer and the founder of The Ruby. Rachel worked tirelessly to provide a collaborative, safe space for women and non-binary people to pursue their goals and creative work in community with others. This CIR will join the Ruby for a year as a full member and as a welcome contributor to the mutually affirming community that Rachel built.
The So-Youn Kim CIR Opportunity will be given to an emerging Bay Area LGBTQ+ and/or POC writer tackling topics relating to social justice. So-Youn Kim was a writer and activist, tackled the injustices she saw all around her. She was passionate about advocating for women and girls, the LGBTQ+ community, and people of color. She loved deeply and recklessly, leaving a lasting impression on anyone who met her. A San Francisco native, she died at the age of 23 in 2009, while serving with the Peace Corps in Morocco. The So-Youn Kim Creative in Residence opportunity celebrates her life and creativity. In addition to a year-long community membership at the Ruby, the CIR will be able to contribute to a chapbook, housed in the Ruby library, that includes writings from So-Youn and prior So-Youn Kim Creatives in Residence.
The Tillie Olson CIR Opportunity will be given to a creative over the age of fifty with financial need. Tillie Olson was a Bay Area-based writer and labor organizer who stopped writing for thirty years because of financial issues before publishing her seminal work, Silences, at 66. Her interest in long-neglected women authors inspired the development of academic programs in women’s studies. This is a full, one-year membership to The Ruby.
CREATIVES IN RESIDENCE VALUES:
The Ruby Creatives in Residence program extends and expands on The Ruby’s values for collective support and collaboration for artists and creatives. In applying to this program, we expect alignment with the below values:
Collective Support and Care: Creatives in residence, as all Ruby members, are expected to contribute time and care to the Ruby. Each member is expected to contribute approximately 3 hours monthly to the community. This may include organizing opportunities for members to gather, staffing the front desk, supporting an event, or mentoring and supporting other members of the collective.
Dedication to work: Creatives in residence are expected to use the provided communal space for working and showcasing on their art and creative projects.
Respect for the community: Creatives in residence are expected to conduct themselves in a respectful manner towards other community members. They should treat the space and resources with care and be mindful of the impact their work may have on the community.
Active participation: As the crux of our work is collective support and community empowerment, creatives in residence are expected to participate actively in workshops, exhibitions, events, and, like all members of our community, contribute time in support of community stewardship of our space.
Overall, artists in residence of a creative collective are expected to be collaborative, dedicated, respectful, and active. In exchange, they will have access to a supportive and inspiring environment to create new work, develop their skills, and build connections with other creatives.
APPLICATION SEASON: We are seeking applicants who will regularly use The Ruby as a work space, who might make meaningful progress on their projects during the course of this year, share in our collective values, and who are in financial need. Creatives in residence, as all Ruby members, are expected to contribute time and care to the Ruby. Each member is expected to contribute approximately 3 hours monthly to the community. This may include organizing opportunities for members to gather, staffing the front desk, supporting an event, or mentoring and supporting other members of the collective.
therubysf.com/creativesinresidence
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Documentary Fund
The Sundance Institute
DEADLINE: July 14, 2025 at 11:59pm PT
ENTRY FEE: $0
INFO: The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund supports filmmakers worldwide in the development, production, and post-production of cinematic documentaries on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes. For over two decades, the fund has been a stable source of nonrecoupable funding, supporting work that expresses the world in creative, complex, beautiful, and provocative ways. We remain committed to nonfiction projects that elevate and advance cultural dialogue, expand the form through creativity and innovation, and have the potential to generate social impact around some of the most compelling issues of our time.
GRANTING POOL: 25-30 projects per year
ELIGIBILITY: The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) prioritizes support for independent nonfiction films with budgets under $1.2 million in U.S. dollars.
Creative and editorial control must be held by members of the films’ key creative teams.
In our funding, we seek to uplift projects from filmmakers with distinct visions and meaningful connections to the work they create. We remain committed to elevating voices beyond our borders, celebrating the rich diversity of filmmaking traditions around the world. We are especially keen to receive applications exploring stories that reflect the pluralist society we serve and the richness of experiences found there.
Applicants may submit at any production phase from development through post-production. All proposals must convey some vision for a finished film. Projects should have secured characters or participants, be able to articulate a story or structure, and be able to explain the project’s driving central question. We welcome applications with aesthetic and storytelling traditions from all over the world and are not bound to specific themes or issues. Hybrid and experimental documentaries are eligible to apply. We are unable to consider proposals for story research. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. You do not need any prior funding or a fiscal sponsor in order to apply.
Once your film reaches picture lock, we are unable to provide post-production funding support. We therefore encourage applicants to apply at least eight months before planned picture lock.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON RESUBMISSIONS (NEW FOR 2025)
Due to the continued growth in the number of applications to the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, projects that have previously applied are no longer eligible to reapply — even if your project has since progressed to a new stage of production. The only exception is if you have received a written invitation from the Sundance Documentary Film Program staff explicitly inviting you to reapply. Please see our FAQ on resubmissions for more details, especially if you applied in a previous cycle.
Projects submitted during this round will not be eligible for future funding from the Documentary Fund, whether or not they receive a grant. We strongly encourage you to consider whether this is the right moment in your project’s life cycle to apply.
WHAT WE DON’T FUND:
Fiction films, short films (please see our Documentary Short Fund for information on grants for shorts), series, NGO films, advocacy films, educational films, or branded content. We also tend not to fund purely historical or biographical films unless they show clear contemporary relevance or innovation in form.
Once your film reaches picture lock, we are unable to provide post-production funding support. We therefore encourage applicants to apply at least eight months before planned picture lock.
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants are required to fill out an online application. Please view the Application Checklist for more information. Applicants will also be required to upload a line-item budget that covers the entire project from development to finish. View a sample budget. (Source: IDA/Robert Bahar)
EVALUATION CRITERIA: Proposals are evaluated on several criteria, including strong artistic vision, compelling storytelling, conceptual excellence, contemporary cultural relevance, originality and creative risk-taking, feasibility, journalistic rigor (where applicable), and potential to reach and connect with an intended audience. The Documentary Fund spotlights new voices and artists bringing a fresh perspective to vital conversations of our day, often through new creative frontiers. Film teams’ access to resources, both financial and creative, are taken into consideration to ensure funds are prioritized for those who need them most. The creative teams’ connections to and engagement with the communities they are working with are also taken into consideration.
ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT: At Sundance Institute, we are committed to creating an environment where all community members feel valued and thrive. Inclusion, racial equity, and accessibility drive our institutional excellence, and we aim to reflect these across our organization and in all our programs and platforms.
The director or key creative on a project who self-identifies as an artist with a disability may request assistance at any time while completing and submitting their Documentary Fund application. Support may include a small stipend for the artist to hire an accessibility service provider, such as an American Sign Language interpreter, transcriber (e.g., CART or similar real-time captioning), or text or copy editor to support the application process. This is not meant to be used to hire a grant writer but rather to support an artist with a disability to submit their own grant application. To request assistance and for additional information, please email dfp@sundance.org.
GRANT CATEOGORIES:
Development (up to $40,000): Development applicants are encouraged (but not required) to include visual material such as scene selects, teasers, pitch decks, or other edited footage. Access to location and characters must be confirmed and the proposal should clearly articulate a visual language and central questions that indicate a layered and nuanced approach. Prior work samples are strongly recommended.
Production/Post-production (up to $100,000): Production applicants are required to submit a sample of at least 10 minutes and encouraged to submit a sample between 10 to 20 minutes. The sample should demonstrate your access to characters, visual treatment, and the developing tone and style. We encourage applicants to submit a complete scene that provides the viewer insight into the team’s ability to communicate their intention.
Post-production applications require a sample of at least 20 minutes that demonstrates access to characters, story arc or concept, and visual treatment. If available, a rough cut may be submitted.
sundance.org/programs/documentary-film#doc-fund-popup
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KYOTO RETREAT
DEADLINE: July 15, 2025
APPLICATION FEE: $95
INFO: The Kyoto Retreat is a new program created by Japan-based, independent curator Dexter Wimberly. The Kyoto Retreat offers artists, curators, and writers, based anywhere in the world, an opportunity to spend four weeks in Kyoto, Japan, for research, exploration, and inspiration. If selected for the retreat, you will receive a roundtrip flight, a private bedroom, and $800 USD to supplement meals and local transportation.
We select artists, curators, and writers at all career stages, working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary, and social practice. Individuals must be over 21 years old to apply.
The inaugural Kyoto Retreat will take place from October 16 - November 13, 2025. Individuals selected for the retreat will be notified by August 15, 2025.
A 4-WEEK EXPERIENCE:
We select artists, curators, and writers at all career stages, working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary, and social practice. Individuals must be over 21 years old to apply. Our application requires you to submit a CV or resume, a brief statement about your creative interests and a description of how you anticipate using the time if selected for The Kyoto Retreat. You can also provide up to 10 work samples.
For artists, Kyoto's temples and shrines, such as the golden splendor of Kinkaku-ji and the serene rock gardens of Ryoan-ji, provide a gateway into traditional Japanese aesthetics. The interplay of light and shadow in these sacred spaces, alongside the intricate details of wooden architecture and ornate carvings, can ignite a profound creative spark.
Curators will find Kyoto's preservation of heritage arts—like tea ceremonies, ikebana (flower arranging), and Noh theater—a living museum that transcends time. The city's numerous galleries and artisan workshops showcase both classical crafts and contemporary art, offering a unique opportunity to explore the evolution of Japanese artistry.
For writers, Kyoto's tranquil gardens and winding cobblestone streets evoke narratives waiting to be penned. The changing hues of autumn during October and November paint the city in vibrant reds and golds, providing a stunning backdrop for contemplation and storytelling. Walking through the bamboo groves of Arashiyama or along the philosopher's path can stir reflections on nature, philosophy, and the human experience.
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2026 artist residency
Marble House Project
DEADLINE: July 15, 2025
INFO: Marble House Project is a multidisciplinary artist residency program that fosters collaboration and the exchange of ideas, by providing an environment for artists across disciplines to live and work together. The residency is dedicated to ecological principles and integrates sustainable practices, including small-scale organic food production and waste conservation. Residents sustain their growth by engaging with the grounds while working on their artistic practice. Marble House Project is founded on the belief that the act of creating, whether in the studio or in nature, is how human potential expands and community thrives.
Marble House Project accepts approximately 60 residents and is open to artists living in the United States and abroad. You must be at least 21 years old. Each session accommodates eight artists and is specifically curated to bring together a diverse group of creative workers, to maximize potential for collaboration and dialogue while in residence and beyond.
RESIDENCY DATES FOR 2026:
April 21 - May 12
May 19 - June 9
June 30 - July 14 (ecology residency)
September 29 - October 20
ABOUT:
All residents live together in the historic, eight-bedroom Manley-Lefevre house, a communal space organized around responsibilities-sharing systems which highlight sustainability and community. The residency is an opportunity to develop and carry out practices of mutual support, group conversation, and to cultivate adaptive relationships with the environment. This can take the form of discussions with guest multidisciplinary artists, thinkers, and activists and other individual and group activities that benefit our community of residents.
Residents will be paired and asked to cook for shared dinners at least three times over the course of their residency, Monday-Friday. . Each session culminates with a short video interview and artists are invited to publicly share their work with our community and each other. Marble House Project provides private bedrooms, food, private studio space, and artist support. We are not able to cover costs related to travel or materials. There is no fee to attend the residency.
Applications are accepted in all creative fields including but not limited to writing, dance and choreography, performance, music composition and sound, film and video, visual arts, and culinary arts. Applications are reviewed by a jury of alumni and staff. Artists are selected based on quality of work, commitment to practice, and project description. Please choose the application that best describes your work. Two artists may apply together as a collaborative, and should complete one application. Within each application you will be asked to select the session dates best for you.
If you are applying to the ecology residency you must have a project that aligns with this theme. You may also apply to the other residency sessions as well.
Marble House Project does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. For exact dates, more information or questions about the residency, visit our FAQ page. If you still have questions you may contact info@marblehouseproject.org.
Personal information is not shared with our jury and will remain confidential. This includes email, home address, phone number and any information regarding your family, anything else you would need to tell us and how you heard about Marble House Project. Please remove this information from your resume. All of our outreach questions also remain confidential and blind to our jury.
marblehouseproject.submittable.com/submit
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mitú x Walmart Filmmaker Mentorship Program
mitú / Walmart
DEADLINE: July 18, 2025 at 11:59pm PST
INFO: We’re excited to kick-off the third year of the mitú x Walmart Filmmaker Mentorship Program! The mission of the program is to provide a platform and resources for rising filmmakers repping their Latino heritage and community.
We want to fund and help produce your short film ideas! We are looking to select 4x Filmmakers from across the U.S. to participate in a 14x week mentorship program. During these 14 weeks, our team at mitú will supervise the development, prep, shoot, and edit of your short film.
If you are a filmmaker with a script you’ve been wanting to produce, check-out the details below to learn more.
We are looking for unique, impactful scripts that own individuality, challenge convention, and reinvent the way things are done. We want stories that make a bold statement, that make us think, and that inspire us. The creative team at mitú will select 4x filmmakers to participate in the mentorship program based on the strength of the script, and whether the story adheres to the following specs:
5-8 Pages
1-3 Principal Actors
Able to be filmed in 2x Days
Scaled-Back Production Design needs (no major builds, no major VFX, etc.)
You must submit a Director’s Treatment Deck & 5-8 page Script.
The program will have a hybrid structure, with in person and virtual participation requirements. To be able to participate in the program, you must be able to meet all in person and on location requirements, including a 3-day trip to Los Angeles at the start of the program and a 3-day trip to the premiere of your short film (location TBD). All travel will be paid for as part of the program.
a.wearemitu.com/walmart-mentorship-application
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2026 WBD Access Writers Program
Warner Bros. Discovery Access
DEADLINE: July 30, 2025 by 11:59 pm PT
INFO: The 2026 Warner Bros. Discovery Access Writers Program offers an opportunity for writers who face unique challenges in breaking into the episodic television writing industry. These challenges may stem from various systemic or structural barriers to entry. Selected writers will participate in a comprehensive creative and business development curriculum, with the goal of creating staffing opportunities across WBD.
Applicants are eligible to apply if they've staffed on one or zero seasons of US network or streaming television shows.
All applicants must submit 2 original scripts. These two samples must be in the same genre (e.g. two drama scripts, two comedy scripts). The program is open to all those who are 18 years or older, live in the United States and have the right to work in the United States. Finalists will interview in Fall 2025. All applicants will receive a status update by the end of December 2025.
Selected participants will need to be available to come to Los Angeles for in-person bootcamp weeks in January 2026 (plus additional TBD weeks in Q1 and Q2 2026), as well as attend virtual curriculum throughout the program, which will run throughout the winter/spring of 2026. Dates are subject to change and travel costs for those located outside of Los Angeles will be covered by the program. Please note: this program is primarily virtual, but those who get staffed on television shows may need to relocate to undergo these WGA jobs in person.
No late submissions will be accepted.
PLEASE NOTE: all submitted samples must be live action, original scripts, not spec scripts and not animation scripts.
wbdaccess.submittable.com/submit/330741/2026-wbd-access-writers-program
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Sandbox Fund
The Sundance Institute / Sandbox Films
DEADLINE: July 31, 2025 by 11:59 pm PT
INFO: The Sandbox Fund offers grants, engagement events, and other opportunities for independent artists seeking to explore the intrinsic link between science and culture through innovative storytelling.
ELIGIBILITY + KNOW HOW:
U.S. and international feature-length nonfiction projects are eligible.
Applications must be submitted through the Sandbox Fund application portal.
Applicants will be notified within 4-6 months of the deadline.
GRANTS: The fund offers support to projects at all stages of development, production, and post-production. Average grant sizes are as follows:
Development (up to $40,000)
Production (up to $100,000)
Post-Production (up to $100,000)
CREATIVE CONSIDERATIONS: Selection criteria for the Sandbox Fund will emphasize creative narrative techniques and projects that highlight diversity in science, specifically those that feature characters, topics, or disciplines that broaden and redefine what it means to be a scientist or to do science.
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2026 BLACK BOY WRITES & BLACK GIRL WRITES MENTORSHIP INITIATIVE
Black Boy Writes / Black Girl Writes / Mike Gauyo
SUBMISSION PERIOD: July 31, 2025
ENTRY FEE: $50
INFO: The Black Boy Writes & Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative, which launched at the start of 2021, is dedicated to supplying industry access and resources to preWGA Black screenwriters.
This mentorship program is a year-long initiative that provides a pathway to eliminating barriers to entry. The program is international and you don’t have to live in Los Angeles to be considered.
Most of the programming is virtual, but out-of-town and international mentees will be flown in at the beginning of the year for the class kick-off and again for the end-of-year class retreat.
The goal of the program is to position and equip Black writers with the resources and knowledge to acquire representation, a staffed writing position, and/or optioned content.
Features of the mentorship initiative include:
Monthly Writer Roundtables with established writers/industry leaders. Past participants include Ben Watkins (Producer, Creator of Cross), Deniese Davis (Producer, Insecure, One of Them Days), Dewayne Perkins (Writer, Producer, Actor), Morgan Cooper (Creator of Bel Air) Showrunner Syreeta Singleton (Rapsh*t), Golden Globe Winning Writer Kemp Powers (Soul, One Night in Miami), Kay Oyegun (This is Us), Gary King (VP Development, Paramount), Oscar Winner Peter Ramsey (Co-Director, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse).
Writing workshops and notes sessions to prepare mentees for Fellowships, Generals, and Staffing.
General meetings with Networks and Production Companies. Past participants include Macro, Hartbeat, Gilga, Nick Jr., Mattel, Plan B, and MarVista.
Each mentee will receive the latest in Final Draft software.
Mentees will have access to three additional program mentors/industry professionals; Jackie Penn (4400, The Catch, Turner & Hooch), Andre Ferguson (Power Book II: Ghost), and Cynthia Adarkwa (Legacies, In the Vault, Saint X, Emperor of Ocean Park).
At the end of the program, each mentee will have the opportunity to be read by Mike Gauyo’s agents at Culture Creative and Lit Managers at M88, for representation consideration.
WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
An hour long or 30 min pilot (of any genre)
Answer essay question in application
A Bio
A resume
writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/bbgwmi#about
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ONYX COLLECTIVE MANUSCRIPT INITIATIVE
Onyx Collective / The Black List
DEADLINE: August 6, 2025
INFO: Onyx Collective is working with The Black List to offer a film or TV option of no less than 18 months to one outstanding unpublished manuscript that elevates themes and perspectives of the Black experience.
The Black List will assist Onyx Collective in identifying a shortlist of outstanding manuscripts through a submission period on blcklst.com that begins December 3, 2024 and is open until August 6, 2025.
The Onyx Collective Manuscript Initiative will accept unpublished manuscript submissions of all genres, but encourages submissions that elevate themes and perspectives of the Black experience. The Black List requires all submissions to have received at least one evaluation–for more information on this requirement, please see our Letter from the Founder. Once a manuscript has received an evaluation, it can be submitted to any number of partnerships at no additional cost.
Onyx Collective is responsible for series including “How to Die Alone,” “Reasonable Doubt” and the Emmy-winning “The 1619 Project,” as well as the Oscar-winning documentary feature “Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised),” among others.
REQUIREMENTS
You must post an original manuscript on www.blcklst.com, with at least one (1) evaluation, and opt-in to the Program during the Submission Period. The Program is open to manuscripts in all genres, but we particularly encourage manuscript submissions that elevate familiar voices, themes, and perspectives of the Black experience. Submitted manuscripts must not be under contract elsewhere. For the avoidance of doubt, no feature, pilot, play, or musical submissions will be eligible for this Program.
You must agree to (1) these Submission Requirements, (2) all terms relating to the Program posted on Black List’s website, which you should review and read in full, and (3) the Submission Agreement, which governs the submission of your manuscript to Company and Black List. The Submission Agreement includes important, legally binding terms and conditions, including arbitration of any disputes, which you must read in full before accepting.
If requested, you must submit (by a date determined by Company) the following materials, which are also governed by the Submission Agreement:
Contact and other personal information; and
Executed originals of the Submission Agreement.
If selected, you will have the opportunity to enter into an option deal with Company, which shall be negotiated in good faith.
You must be at least 18 years of age and not a minor in the state or country of your residence at time of submission.
If the submitted materials are written by a team consisting of one or more writers, (i) each member of that writing team must comply with these Submission Requirements, including agreeing to the Submission Agreement described below, and (ii) all members of the writing team must opt-out of the Program if any other member becomes ineligible (including as a result of failing to timely agree to the Submission Agreement or failing to timely provide the materials listed above).
The submitted materials must be wholly original to you and you must be the sole owner of all rights. The submitted materials must not in any way infringe upon the copyright of any person or entity or, to the best of your knowledge in the exercise of reasonable prudence, constitute libel, defamation or invasion of privacy or any other rights of any third party. You understand and agree that Black List will share any information that you provide in connection with the Program with Company.