The Unbiased Podcast Awards are media companions for the Podcasting, Critically Fund which affords reimbursement for award entrants, supporting 200+ impartial audio producers yearly.
The Fund goals to make audio awards and competitions extra inclusive, elevate the work of creators who might not have but achieved the popularity they deserve, and assist create alternatives for underrepresented communities, impartial producers and early-career aspirants.
LWC Studios, the Fund’s professional bono operator within the US, alongside AIR, Pacific Content material, Acast and Triton Digital as fund companions, launched The Podcasting, Critically Awards Fund to help impartial BIPOC, Queer and Trans audio professionals in submitting their work to key media and journalism awards. The Discover covers submission charges for producers, editors, and others.
The Fund covers entry charges for high-quality work to podcast/media/journalism awards, accepting utility on a rolling, year-round foundation. The Fund has additionally been prolonged to cowl enrollment/registration charges for audio manufacturing coaching programs.
The Unbiased Podcast Awards had been arrange by whynow and Verbal Diorama, who search to have a good time the really impartial expertise of UK and Eire primarily based podcasters that don’t have the monetary backing of manufacturers to help them. There are 18 classes, together with True Crime, Sport, Music and Movie & TV, and an Total Podcast of the Yr will likely be chosen from the winners of every class.
Juleyka Lantigua of the Podcasting, Critically Fund says: “Media companions just like the Unbiased Podcast Awards, go a great distance in extending the work of the Fund and the door-opening impact it could possibly have on our beloved podcast business. It’s a pleasure to welcome them to the Fund.”
These enthusiastic about making use of can submit their data right here.
These enthusiastic about contributing to the Fund can donate through Patreon, AIR, and Purchase Me a Espresso.
Nina Robinson UK Fund Ambassador and CEO of Soundtruism which can be a Fund media accomplice says, “The Podcasting, Critically Awards Fund continues to go from energy to energy within the UK, and it’s nice to have the Unbiased Podcast Awards on board. For too lengthy, accolades within the British audio business have been chosen and judged by folks from largely comparable, privileged, white backgrounds and unconscious bias and favouritism have performed their half. This Fund is a vital step in opening up the business to permit higher recognition of expertise, for these from underrepresented backgrounds.”
Emma Turner, Head of Occasions and Publicity at whynow mentioned: “We’re delighted to be working with Juleyka and Nina to assist these from underrepresented areas of the podcasting group to enter these awards. One of many main causes for launching the Unbiased Podcast Awards was to shine a light-weight on all of the superb expertise on the market that always doesn’t get recognition at different awards. By working collectively we’re transferring nearer to this aim, and making the awards extra accessible to extra folks.”
To seek out out extra about The Podcasting, Critically Fund together with eligibility standards and how one can apply go to: https://www.podcastingseriously.com/fund.
The winners of the Unbiased Podcast Awards will likely be introduced at an occasion in London in October and are open for entry now at: independentpodcastawards.com
