One World Media Climate & Labour Film Grant 2024 | Up to £20k funding

The 2024 Climate & Labour Film Grant is now accepting applications. The Pulitzer Center, Financial Times, and One World Media have partnered to support a short documentary that showcases climate change’s impact on lives and work in the Global South. The grant seeks to highlight fresh perspectives and stories on the economic effects of climate change. The selected filmmaker will receive up to £20,000 in funding, production support, and global promotion.

Through Pulitzer’s Our Work/Environment initiative, journalists have documented some of the risks of rising temperatures for workers, in fields and in factories. In the past two years, reporters have traveled throughout India and across Nigeria, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uruguay, Paraguay and South Africa to document the impact of extreme heat and weather on some of the world’s most vulnerable workers—including women who are often heads of household—and they encourage stories that detail the interconnected nature of business, climate, and consumer choices. They want to understand workers. They want to understand companies. They appreciate accountability reporting.

Benefits

The successful filmmaker will receive the following:

• Up to £20k funding for their film
• A named executive for their documentary and production support
• A commission from the Financial Times with their final film made freely available on the FT’s platform.
• Global promotion of their film from all three partners and associated screenings
• Membership of the OWM global alumni network
• And an industry mentor

Eligibility

• Applicant should be from the global south and working in the global south. They are particularly keen to hear creative proposals, ideas that are newsworthy, cover an underreported story, or hear from people who are often unheard and offer unexpected or rare access to working conditions and workplaces.
• 5+ years of evidenced experience as a documentary-maker. They want to see links to recent work, broadcast credits or festival screenings.

How to Apply

To apply you’ll need to provide:

• References from a previous commissioner/exec.
• A recorded pitch (3 minutes or under) – this can be filmed on your phone or an audio recording – about your idea.
• A written synopsis of your idea with a detailed budget.
• If your film is reliant on negotiating particular access or following a particular person/subject they want you to show how far along you are with these discussions.