Community Relations Council: Media Grant Scheme
Overview
About the Media Grant Scheme
They are delighted to confirm that their 2022/23 Media Grants Scheme is now open for new applications.
This year the scheme is available to support of a range of new media projects. The media products that may be supported include digital content projects, infographics, television, radio, film, and podcasts.
All bids must clearly demonstrate how the proposal will focus on good relations issues and promote awareness and understanding between different communities.
The total fund available, from which a number of awards may be made, is £15,000. They anticipate making individual awards between £5,000 and £10,000 and in exceptional circumstances up to but not more than £15,000. All successful bids must be completed by 31 March 2023.
Where match funding is required, this must be clearly identified on the application form.
Match funding must be in place before letters of offer are issued.
Examples of Community Relations Issues or Theme
Below are some of the types of good relations issues that the film may address, these are just examples and applicants may have different issues they would want their work to focus on. Please feel free to contact CRC staff to discuss your ideas prior to submitting your application.
- The experiences of young people growing up in interface communities
- Dealing with the legacy of the past.
- How rural communities deal with invisible interfaces
- Experiences of parading from different community perspectives
- Our new neighbours, experiences of recently settled communities
- Good Relations projects that are making a difference to the communities around them.
- What have we learned from the past? Perspectives from older generations on what they hope for the next generation.
Community Based Partners
The applicant must evidence how they will be working in partnership with local communities to deliver their programme. It is important that relevant community organisations are identified at the beginning of the process and applicants are expected to provide details of the organisations they are planning to work with.
Dissemination Policy
It is important that the applicant demonstrate how they plan to disseminate their completed work over the first 12 months. It is hoped that the completed short film could also be submitted to accredited film festivals and could have a successful festival run after delivery of the film.
Assistance will also be available from the CRC for the launch and distribution of the film. Distribution costs can be included in the overall production budget proposal.
Finance
The overall total amount of funding available from CRC is £15,000. Applicants will be expected to produce a detailed budget which is reflective of the level of work to be undertaken. Details of any other sources of funding must be declared on the application form. Please note all CRC sourced funding must be spent by the 31st March 2022.
Additional Support
The CRC is partnering with Northern Ireland Screen Screen to provide additional mentoring support from a professional production company. The successful Media Grant recipient will be expected to work with a Northern Ireland based production company and engage in a formal option agreement with the production company. The production company must apply to Northern Ireland Screen for the £7,500 production award and will be responsible for the management of the award and production budget and will provide support for the duration of the project. The appointment of the Northern Ireland based production company will be separate from the selection of the Media Grant recipient. Northern Ireland Screen will work with the Media Grant recipient to attach an appropriate production company.