CMG to Award $5,000-$10,000 Grant at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival to award at least one $5,000-$10,000 grant for a project or campaign that uses video to create measurable action in ocean conservation or sustainable energy.

CMG Awards First Action Grant to Support Community Wind Campaign

CMG is excited to announce our first Action Grant to Windustry to support their new #StickWindHere campaign. We will be providing a matching grant of $9,950 to WIndustry for the production, post-production, & distribution of a short video, as well as measurement of the campaign's impact on the community wind power discussion. The #StickWindHere campaign will launch in mid-September.

2015 Blue Initiative Grantee Heads into Production

This past spring CMG awarded our 2015 Blue Initiative grant to the Mediterranean Conservation Society (AKD). AKD is based in Izmir, Turkey, where their MPA manager, Zafer Kizilkaya is building and overseeing Turkey's first community-managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Gokova Bay, just southeast of Bodrum.

CMG Director to Bike 300 Miles to Support Action Grants

Our Director & COO, Liz Smith, will be riding her bike, Siggi, 320 miles in this year's Northeast Climate Ride to raise money for our Action Grants program!

CMG & CIFF Partner to Offer $5–10 K Action Grant and Pitch Session

CMG is excited to announce, in partnership with the Camden International Film Festival & Points North Documentary Forum, a pitch session where we will be offering a $5,000–10,000 Action Grant.

If you are a filmmaker, activist or organization seeking funding for a project or campaign using video—focused in either energy or ocean work—you could be eligible.

An Incredible Two Weeks at the CMG Catalyst Workshops

What an incredible two weeks in July! We are so excited about all of the wonderful connections and people from our first ever Catalyst Workshops.