Ford Foundation is offering grants to support artist-driven film and new media storytelling projects that explore aspects of inequality, as well as the organizations and networks that support these projects. 

Evaluation Criteria:

All projects submitted for JustFilms grants will be judged on the basis of

• Artistic excellence
• Contemporary relevance
• Potential for strategic impact
• Alignment with Ford priorities
• Potential to transform stereotypes, beliefs, and value systems
• Creativity and innovation in form
• Focus on vulnerable population

The Announcement of the winner:

• Please note that the foundation has very limited staffing and therefore regret that it cannot respond to each applicant directly. 
• They do not have the capacity to respond individually to phone calls or e-mails asking about the status of your application.
• Upon review of your materials by Ford staff, you may receive an invitation for a full proposal. 
• If you do not hear from JustFilms within 30 business days of submitting your application, your project has not advanced in consideration. 
• If you are contacted for further information, the entire review and decision process may take between 30 and 50 business days, given a number of variables specific to each grant.

About the project:

Your inquiry Letter should include:

• How does your project align with the foundation’s social justice mission and thematic areas of work? Include specific examples.
• If your proposal is for film or new media content: 

1. Is your project independently produced?
2. Does the final editorial control lie with the filmmaker or project team?

• Is your project designed to question or reframe mainstream discourse or stereotypes around your subject? Please describe how your project might transform existing beliefs and values.
• Is your project designed to aesthetically expand or experiment with film or new media storytelling genres? If so, how?

Funds:

• JustFilms accepts letters of inquiry for grants year round, averaging between 800 and 1,000 inquiries. 
• The funds are limited, and they are able to support only a small percentage of these projects through direct grants. 

About Ford

About:

The Ford Foundation believe in the inherent dignity of all people. But around the world, too many people are excluded from the political, economic, and social institutions that shape their lives. Across eight decades, The Foundation mission has sought to reduce poverty and injustice, strengthen democratic values, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.

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