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Talofa, Hafa Adai, and Aloha,
Included in this month's newsletter:
- PIC Media Fund R&D Funding Application Deadline Friday, January 9
- PBS Broadcast Premiere of Language Matters with Bob Holman
- In Football We Trust at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival
- PIC 2014 Highlights Reel
- Producers' Post: Announcements, Deadlines, Trainings
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| PIC R&D Funding Application Deadline Friday, January 9 |
 | | PIC R&D Funding recipient Christen Marquez (R) shoots a scene from her film E Haku Inoa |
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We are now accepting Media Fund applications for R&D Funding through Friday, January 9, 2015. This application deadline is for R&D Funding applications only. 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. To learn more, visit our R&D Funding page.
The Media Fund is PIC's standing funding initiative, which provides funds for single non-fiction programs with compelling storytelling that shed light on the Pacific Islander experience and provoke thoughtful dialogue. A number of nationally broadcast PIC-funded programs, including E Haku Inoa: To Weave a Name, were R&D Funding recipients.
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| PBS Broadcast Premiere of Language Matters with Bob Holman |
 | | Teacher Pele Harmon with 5th grade students of Ke Kula 'O Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u |
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Please check your local listings for the January 2015 PBS premiere of Language Matters with Bob Holman, a film by David Grubin. This two-hour documentary asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?
Written, produced, and directed by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and hosted by poet Bob Holman, the program travels to a remote island off the coast of Australia where 400 Aboriginal people speak 10 different languages, all at risk; to Wales, where Welsh, once in danger, is today making a comeback; and to Hawaiʻi, where Hawaiians are fighting to save their language. Grubin says: "Most people in the world speak more than one language-monolingualism is a recent phenomenon. We're really celebrating diversity, looking at the vast domains of creativity, knowledge and thought encoded in language and what is lost when a language disappears."
Language Matters received R&D, Production, and Completion funds from PIC's Media Fund. For further information about the program, visit languagemattersfilm.com.
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 | | In Football We Trust trailer |
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We are proud to share the news that the PIC-funded program In Football We Trust has been selected for the Documentary Premieres section of the prestigious 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will be held January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. This film tells the story of four young Polynesian football players struggling to overcome gang violence and poverty as they enter the high-stakes world of recruiting, competitive athletics and family pressures.
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, "Filmmakers in the Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections, many of whom are returning to the Festival, do not shy away from controversial, challenging and provocative subject matter. Their work enrages, engages and entertains audiences, shining a light on issues and people we thought we knew."
In Football We Trust received Production and Completion funds from PIC's Media Fund. Read more here.
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As we bid farewell to another great year, we'd like to share our PIC 2014 Highlights Reel. Find out more about what kept us busy this year and what's in store for 2015 - featuring trailers of this years' broadcasts, images from events and trainings, and a sneak peek at season four of Pacific Heartbeat! |
 The Producers' Post, a regular update for producers, is available on our website. Included in the latest update:
- Announcements
- Events
- Festival Deadlines
- Funding Deadlines
- Job Opportunities
- Resources
- Trainings
Read the most recent post here!
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The mission of Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) is to support, advance, and develop Pacific Island media content and talent that results in a deeper understanding of Pacific Island history, culture, and contemporary challenges.
Established in Honolulu in 1991 as a national nonprofit media arts corporation, PIC is a member of the National Minority Consortia, which collectively addresses the need for programming that reflects America's growing ethnic and cultural diversity. Primary funding for PIC and the Consortia is provided through an annual grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Visit piccom.org for additional information.
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