Do you have a unique story you would like to share?
We’re proud to offer a scholarship to support BIPOC filmmakers and composers/music-makers who would like to participate in Film Score Fest.
Scholarship Eligiblity
You can be considered for the scholarship if all of the following apply to you:
- You are a filmmaker or composer/music-maker:
- Filmmaker: all experience levels and filmmaking styles are welcome (narrative, documentary, experimental, animation).
- Composer/music-maker: all styles of music are welcome, with one requirement: there must be some human performance element possible during the festival screening. This could be writing music for our orchestra to perform and/or performing the music yourself. Or if you have a special idea for instruments or performers, please reach out and we can talk about what’s possible. If you don’t write sheet music but would like to compose for the orchestra, we can pair you with an orchestrator.
- You identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color (BIPOC).
- You are a Minnesota resident.
- You plan to participate in Film Score Fest 2024-25 by making a 5-minute-or-less film or score, in collaboration with an assigned filmmaker or composer/music-maker partner (or a partner of your choice). Film Score Fest participation guidelines.
- You did not receive a scholarship in the previous Film Score Fest cycle (2022-23). Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply every other cycle.
Scholarship Details
Application deadline: October 20, 2024 by 11:59pm
Amount: $500 scholarship. $250 upfront / $250 upon completion of your film.
Number of scholarships available: 3 for filmmakers, 3 for composers/music-makers
Application fee: Free
Applicants will be notified in early November.
After applying for this scholarship, we also encourage you to sign up to participate in Film Score Fest, so even if you don’t receive the scholarship, you can be paired with a filmmaker or composer/music-maker and participate for free in the festival challenge. If your participation would rely on receiving scholarship funding, you don’t need to sign up; we would then only assign you a filmmaker/composer partner if you receive the scholarship.
Contact
Please reach out with any questions to scholarship coordinator Oanh Vu – info@filmscorefest.org.
