Deadline: 10-Sep-21
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia encourages U.S. organisations has launched its Grant 2021 Television Cooperative Program (TV CO-OP) to assist a Georgian television company in filming feature stories or/and a documentary under the generic working title The U.S. Energy Policy and Regulations. PAS will nominate a Georgian television company for participation.
Applicants must have demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing assignments related to planning and carrying-out short-term filming tours in the United States for foreign television crews.
The call for applicants envisages the submission of a proposal describing how the grant recipient organization could connect a Georgian television crew with relevant subject matter interviewees from government, academia, NGOs and other interlocutors. Applicants should also be able to facilitate location scouting, shooting logistics, and provide all necessary logistical support.
Objectives
- This TV CO-OP project is built on the U.S. Embassy’s intrinsic interest in seeing Georgia succeed as an independent, economically viable country. PDS envisages three feature stories with three storylines highlighted in the CO-OP’s final broadcast products: featuring the U.S. as an example of secure and reliable energy focused on public health and the environment.
- The stories will also show how the USG addresses public concerns about possible environmental hazards caused by HPPs, ways of active public awareness campaigns, including the benefits of renewable energy. The stories will show the work of energy regulatory bodies in the United States to demonstrate their role in designing efficient mechanisms for streamlining energy sector efficiency.The CO-OP has two objectives:
- Raise Georgian public awareness about America’s approach to renewable energy, regulatory mechanisms and mitigating environmental challenges; and
- Support the professional development of the participating Georgian journalists.
Funding Information
- Award Period: 12 months
- Award Amount: $50,000
- The project will award up to $50,000 to cover the costs of a two-week intensive filming tour for a Georgian crew, including one journalist and one cameraman.
Expected Results
- PDS expects the selected Georgian TV crew to produce three 10-minute feature stories or a documentary upon their return to Georgia.
- The Georgian TV crew – one journalist and one cameraman – will provide all necessary filming equipment, work on post-production, and air the final product.
- The grant recipient organization is expected to coordinate all logistics and a program development plan – i.e. shooting schedule, list of interviews, U.S. domestic travel itinerary, and other related details in coordination with PDS.
- The recipient’s involvement in production/post-production is not required but desirable.
- A PDS staffer will escort the crew to the United States and provide interpretation as necessary.
Note: The applicants’ proposals should include provisions that facilitate filming at different locations, taping interviews with officials, subject matter experts, and other relevant stakeholders in the United States. The locations and shooting plan will be worked out together with PDS and the grant recipient organization.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is limited to U.S. media organizations, film studios, production companies and non-profit/non-governmental organizations.
- Direct funding for non-U.S. entities is not available under this announcement.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335253
