May 10 Applications Open
May 31 Application Q&A on Zoom (optional)
July 12 Applications due at midnight
July 27 Winners Notified
Aug 1 Meet & Greet w/ Sascha Rice @ CMAC
Aug 3 Winners Announced
Aug – Nov Four check-ins with Sascha Rice (virtual)
Sept 12. Rough Cut #1 to Sascha Rice
Oct 10 Rough Cut #2 to Sascha Rice
Early Nov TBD Filmmaker Interviews
Nov 7 Final Cuts due by midnight
Late Nov TBD The Big Tell Showcase
Dates and requirements subject to change.
Filmmakers and their teams/partners will participate in one-on-one mentoring sessions with Emmy-nominated documentarian Sascha Rice. Those dates will be determined between the filmmaker and Ms. Rice. These sessions are required for all filmmakers.
Final films must be submitted by midnight on Monday, November 7, 2022 as an MP4 file, must be 1920×1080 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, and meet television broadcast requirements for production quality and decency standards. Failure to meet submission requirements, meeting attendance, or deadlines will result in forfeiture or return of grant funds and your film will not air at the Showcase.