The Media Fund is PIC’s standing funding initiative, which provides funds for single non-fiction programs for two critical phases of production: Production and Completion. Projects applying to Media Fund must be intended for national public television broadcast and therefore must be able to enter into a license agreement – this is not a grant.
The Shorts Fund provides funding for the completion of fiction and non-fiction short content of untold stories and fresh perspectives on the Pacific Islander experience.
PIC accepts proposals on an ongoing basis for documentary projects for public television broadcast that fall outside the parameters of the Media Fund. PIC’s capacity to fund these projects is extremely limited and highly competitive. Such projects must meet a set of strict criteria in order to be considered for funding.
Pacific Heartbeat is a nationally distributed public television series produced by PIC in partnership with PBS Hawaii, and is presented and distributed by Boston-based American Public Television. It is an unprecedented collection of critically acclaimed documentaries centered on the Pacific Islander experience. Pacific Heartbeat accepts submissions year-round. If you’d like to submit your film for consideration, click here to get started.