Vision Maker Media Announces 2021 Public Media Fund Made-for-Television Film Projects
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, Vision Maker Media funds media projects intended for PBS broadcasting that represent the cultures, experiences and perspectives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Films are reviewed by a panel of public media programmers and Native American filmmakers, and board approved based on Native involvement, topics of relevance that can garner a wide audience, guideline eligibility, and meeting technical standards of PBS broadcast quality. This year's topics communicate social justice, climate and environment, health and wellness, democracy and arts.
- LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Each year, Vision Maker Media funds media projects intended for PBS broadcasting that represent the cultures, experiences and perspectives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
- Fourteen television projects were selected for 2021 funding and will be executive produced by Vision Maker Media for PBS television broadcasting.
- The Vision Maker Media Public Media Fund offers up to $150,000 in support for episodic programming and production, up to $100,000 for post-production, and a range of $5,000 to $25,000 for research and development.
- "We're elated by the variety of projects selected for the 2021 Public Media Fund," says Executive Director Francene Blythe-Lewis (Din, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Eastern Cherokee).