The call for One World Media Fellowship 2024 is open now!!!
The Fellowship is aimed at aspiring journalists and filmmakers from the global south. Working in film, print, audio, photography, or multimedia, the fellows seek to make a career out of reporting the global south, raising awareness, and breaking down prejudices with integrity and creativity.
Since 2001, One World Media has supported nearly 300 emerging journalists and filmmakers to report from over 100 countries. OWM provides each Fellow with a £1,000 grant, one-to-one mentoring, invaluable workshops, and webinars by industry experts.
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They seek to champion diverse emerging talent and particularly encourage submissions from underrepresented groups (people of colour, ethnic groups, women, LGBTQ+, or people with disabilities).
One World Media is a non-profit organisation founded over 30 years ago by a group of journalists who recognised that international reporting at that time was limited and often reinforced stereotypes. They set out to encourage and celebrate more and better-quality reporting from the global south.
Since then, they have been working to support journalists and filmmakers globally to tell stories that inform and connect all.
Application Deadline: March 21, 2024 (9 Days Remaining) Location: United Kingdom
Benefits
What Do Fellows Receive?
- £1,000 reporting grant
- Executive Producer for their project who acts as a mentor
- Workshops and webinars by industry experts
- Fair Reporting and Security Guidance
- Network of like-minded Fellows and Alumni
Eligibilities
Who are they looking for?
- OWM wants to hear from early to mid-career filmmakers and journalists from the global south with creative and engaging non-fiction stories about the global south.
- This year, they will select 10 Fellows.
- Their fellows experiment and learn in a supportive environment; they could be looking for their first director role or solo investigation, transitioning between mediums or industries, or tackling a challenging topic.
- As well as the integrity and creativity of the story, they also take into account their access, ability to deliver the story and why they would benefit from the Fellowship.
What projects are they looking for?
- Projects in pre-production that tell engaging stories from low- and middle-income countries across the global south
- Non-fiction media across all platforms: film, print, audio, photojournalism, and multimedia
- Proposals where majority of the budget is in place or achievable in a short time-frame
- Projects that can be delivered within a year—for films, this is under 30 minutes
- Stories that are strong enough to be published or broadcast in established media outlets. They are looking for genuine journalism or documentary and will fund media that could ultimately appear in existing newspapers, magazines, radio, TV channels, professional news websites, online platforms, etc.
Beyond this, they are particularly interested in proposals that include:
- Seek to tell underreported stories in a way that will engage the intended audience
- Highlight the voices of people living in the global south, particularly voices that are not often heard.
- Have established contacts/contributors who have confirmed their willingness to take part
- Have considered safety?
- Demonstrate an understanding of accountability and fair practice in reporting
- Employ ethical filmmaking practices when working with contributors
Eligible Regions: Low- and middle-income countries across the global south
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Applications to the One World Media Fellowship are free.
- Step 1: Register for a new user account on the One World Media Submission portal. If the applicant has registered previously, there is no need to create a new account; they can login with the same user details or reset their password.
- Step 2: The applicant will need to fill out an online form, upload the necessary documents, and provide a reference letter. The applicant can find more details in the Submission Information document.
- Submit the form when it is complete.
- The applicant may submit more than one proposal, but a separate online application is required for each.
- Contact contact@oneworldmedia.org.uk with any queries.