Documentary & Film Funds / Grants
Black Public Media Open Call
Current listed status is open; listed deadline: Opens September 1, 2026 — deadline October 1, 2026. Selects feature-length nonfiction projects for talent development and a chance to compete for production funding at PitchBLACK.
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What Documentary411 has on file
Last verified 2026-08-22. Deadlines change — confirm on the official site before applying.
- Type
- Public Media Funding
- Category
- Documentary & Film Funds / Grants
- Status
- open
- Deadline
- Opens September 1, 2026 — deadline October 1, 2026
- Region
- United States
- Best for
- U.S.-based feature documentary teams creating public-media stories about the global Black experience
- Project stage
- pre-production / production / post-production
- Access
- Opens September 1 · closes October 1 · public-media licensing agreement
- Cost / award
- PitchBLACK award opportunity up to $150,000
From the directory: Five projects will enter the talent-development program; one will receive the 2027 PitchBLACK Award. Funding is structured as a public-media licensing agreement, not a grant.
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