Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund is a newly created fund to support new creative talent to tell the stories that need to be told about Britain today.
Introducing Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund
The 2021 Together TV Diverse Film Fund theme is Black British Lives Today. Five filmmakers will be chosen to receive:
Together TV inspires positive change and connects people to their communities. The fund will provide opportunities to create meaningful and impactful content to drive this inspiring positive change. The documentaries produced will explore diversity, creativity, community and contemporary lives, with a strong focus on inspiration and calls to positive action.
What you need to know
*However, you cannot have had a previous broadcast credit as a Director or Producer.
Timeline
Together TV's Diverse Film Fund Submission Form
If you are working in TV, film or video, but do not have a previous broadcast credit, you can apply. As the successful applicants will be responsible for creating their documentary, some filmmaking experience is required. We will be accepting applications from recent graduates of Masters programmes or degrees in film and television.
You have to be residing and living primarily in the UK at the time of submission to apply.
There is no fee to apply for Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund.
You can apply as a production company so long as you have not had a previous TV broadcast credit as Producer/Director.
Yes, you can! Bear in mind you can only submit each idea once.
The documentary should be 10 minutes long.
We are looking for documentaries that reflect black lives in the UK today. Therefore, the content needs to be factual and non-fiction.
We will aim to premiere all five documentaries on Together TV’s channel through the month of October, which is Black History Month. Please refer to our terms and conditions for instances of why this might not occur.
Together TV needs you to develop, produce, post-produce and deliver your documentary. We will offer mentoring as part of the Diverse Film Fund, but you will need to use the funds to hire the crew you need to make your idea a reality.
The judges will be evaluating how the documentary reflects black lives in the UK today, the originality of the concept, the creativity of the execution, the effectiveness of the proposal to create positive change, the ability of the film to impact audiences and how the filmmaker adapts the project to Together TV’s viewership. The judges will also evaluate whether applicants demonstrate prior filmmaking experience and an understanding of narrative and characters.
After the closing date, there will be a pre-selection round where 10 ideas will be invited to expand on their ideas. The five successful candidates will be notified by Mid April 2021.
Yes, the filmmaker will retain the ownership rights of the documentary.
Together TV, the UK’s broadcaster for social change, is committed to improving diversity and inclusion in the programming it broadcasts. Last summer, Together TV ran a crowdfunding campaign that generated £18,000 towards supporting more diverse content for the channel. These donations have been matched with channel funds to create a debut £50,000 Diverse Film Fund.
If you require an alternative submission process for accessibility purposes, please reach out to our team via phone or [email protected].
Feel free to get in contact with the team via [email protected] with any additional questions that are not answered in the terms and conditions nor in the FAQ section.
You can read Together TV's Diverse Film Fund's full terms and conditions here.
