IMPACT MENTORSHIP
FOR DOCUMENTARIES IN DEVELOPMENT BY UNDERREPRESENTED CREATORS
APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED
Many documentarians create a film to increase awareness and understanding of a pressing issue or story by spotlighting, investigating, or humanizing what is happening, in hopes that their films will make a difference. At the core of impact work is a collection of best practices that take into account how a film will be used as a tool for social change once it is complete.
Story Money Impact is offering 10 impact coaching hours to three Canadian documentary films (20–90 mins in length) by underrepresented creators that are in the development phases of their projects so that they can be better positioned for impact upon completion.
Deadline: Sunday, Nov 19th, by 11:59PM Pacific Time.
What we offer: Story Money Impact (SMI) would like to offer impact coaching hours to three Canadian documentary films (20–90 mins in length) by underrepresented creators that are in the beginning development phases of their projects. Participants will receive an honourarium for their time spent in mentoring sessions.
How does it work? SMI will host a 2 hour ‘Introduction to Impact Producing’ workshop for all three film teams to facilitate lateral relationship building and to introduce the basics of how films are used for change.
Following the workshop, the cohort and SMI facilitators will continue to meet as a group for 8 hours of coaching over three months. These hours will be used to support the development of each film so that it can be positioned for impact upon completion, with specific focus on crafting impactful narratives, duty of care and non-extractive filmmaking, and issue mapping.
SMI strongly prefers that two team members from each film team will be present for each coaching session.
Please note there is a $750 honourarium per film team for the time required for the filmmaker teams to participate in this mentorship.
Who we are: Story Money Impact is a Canadian charity that uplifts the work of independent media-makers by connecting them with allies and audiences to enable positive change. We believe that when supported by aligned partnership, issue-based media can reach key constituents to build empathy and action toward social and environmental well-being. As an organization, we cultivate the field for this work through research, education, skills development, convening, innovation and fostering relationships.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be Canadian or a Permanent Resident
Filmmaker teams must be majority comprised of creators from underrepresented groups
Eligible filmmakers can be early career or established who want to learn about impact
Projects must not have started formal principle photography (there is some flexibility here, we know that docs get filmed based on real life, not a controlled schedule!)
Content must be current and forward looking towards a better understanding of an issue
Projects and film teams that have applied in the past are welcome to apply again
Timeline: The deadline for all applications is Sunday, November 19th by 11:59pm Pacific Time. We will aim to let our applicants know of their application status by November 30th.
Successful applicants will receive 10 hours of mentorship time between December 1st, 2023 and March 8th, 2024. Honourariums for each team will be paid at the completion of the program.
Application Process: Applications are accepted via the Google Form linked in the red “Apply Now” button. To preview the application, you can do so at the link below.
If this application process presents any barriers to you, please contact conrad@storymoneyimpact.com and we will happily arrange for another method of application.
We look forward to hearing from you and learning about your projects in development!
If you have any questions, please email conrad@storymoneyimpact.com
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