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Film/Video Funding News, Volume #36 Dear Film/Video Artist, Welcome to Film and Video Funding News, Volume #36. This free bi-monthly newsletter is a service provided by The Fund for Women Artists, a community of artists and allies dedicated to celebrating and supporting art that tells the truth about women's lives. For more information about us, please see the About Us section of this web site. Share This Newsletter - Please feel free to disseminate this information to other artists, but please credit The Fund for Women Artists. If you know of good sources for this kind of information that you want to recommend, or you have a listing you would like to add, please send it to me at grabo@WomenArts.org. Contents - This newsletter is organized into three sections:
Highlighted entries - Entries highlighted in orange are specifically seeking works by women. Please note that our newsletters place an emphasis on opportunities for women, people of color, and socially engaged artists. Film/Video artists should check Withoutabox at www.withoutabox.com for a more comprehensive list of general-interest film festivals. Best of luck in all your good work, Carrie Grabo |
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**CineWomen NY Screens** (New York, NY) – CWNY’s monthly screening series at the Two Boots Pioneer Theatre in Manhattan is always looking for high-quality short films that have been directed, written, shot, or edited by women. Currently seeking the following two topics in the fiction and nonfiction genres: 1) Love: couple love, family love, children love, parent love – all you need is love! – but no x-rated, please; and 2) Strong character women/girls: stories about a woman or women, or a young girl or girls, who overcome obstacles; stories that deal with important women’s issues. Filmmaker should attend screening if at all possible. FEE: $10 (free to CWNY members). CineWomen NY, P.O. Box 2078, New York, NY 10108, screenings@cinewomenny.org, www.cinewomenny.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=38501. Deadline: Immediate ComedyNet – New broadband site seeks short, funny videos to feature alongside some of comedy’s biggest names and most unique original voices. Desirable material includes short films, filmed sketches, filmed scripted sitcoms, animation, mockumentaries, green screen stuff, and original music videos. You must have the rights to all media in your submission, including music. Payment for videos selected to make Web debut exclusively on ComedyNet; other videos will be selected to be featured and showcased on non-exclusive basis. NO FEE. Acquisitions, ComedyNet, 444 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013, acquisitions@comedynet.com, www.comedynet.com. Deadline: Immediate Arcipelago International Festival of Short Films and New Images (June 15-21, 2007, Rome, ITALY) - Dedicated to new formats and new trends of international independent cinema. Rregional, Italian, and international films of all genres and varied lengths, using film, video, and digital technologies and/or conceived for Web distribution. Online submission process required. NO FEE. Festival Arcipelago, c/o Associazione Culturale 3E-medi@, P.O. Box 6154, 00195 Rome RM, ITALY, T: 0039-06-39387246, FAX 0039-06-39388262, info@arcipelagofilmfestival.org, www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org. Deadline: February 5, 2007 Outfest 2007 Screenwriting Lab (July 18-20, 2007, Los Angeles, CA) – Lab runs in conjunction with gay and lesbian film festival in the heart of the entertainment industry (see Outfest 2007 Festival listing below). Seeking original, feature-film screenplays that display significant content or thematic material regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered persons and/or issues. Material must not have been purchased or optioned. Lab is designed for early career writers who have not received screenplay credit on a feature film, but more established writers may be considered. Individuals eligible to enter regardless of sexual orientation. FEE: $25. Outfest 2007, 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1022, Los Angeles, CA 90010, T: (213) 480-7088, FAX: (213) 480-7099, programming@outfest.org, www.outfest.org. Deadline: February 9, 2007 AAIFF / The Asian American International Film Festival (July 19-28, 2007, New York, NY) – 30th annual festival seeks new film and video works produced, written, and/or directed by media makers of Asian descent from any nationality. Categories: Narrative, Documentary, New Media, Animation, Experimental, and Music Video. Works must have been completed after January 1, 2006. FEE: $15-$35. 2007 AAIFF Entries, Asian CineVision, Inc., 133 West 19th St., Suite 300, New York, NY 10011, T: (212) 989-1422, FAX: (212) 727-3584, festival@asiancinevision.org, www.asiancinevision.org. Deadline: February 9, 2007 International Short Film Festival Hamburg (June 6-11, 2007, Hamburg, GERMANY) - Presenting new, unknown, unusual, or contradictory productions, 20 minutes max. Categories include International, No Budget, 3-Minute Quickie, Made in Germany, Made in Hamburg, and Children’s. Films should not have been produced before 2006. NO FEE. International Short Film Festival Hamburg, KurzFilmAgentur, Hamburg e.V., Filmhaus, Friedensallee 7, D22765 Hamburg, GERMANY, T: +49-40-39 10 63-23, FAX: +49-40-39 10 63-20, festival@shortfilm.com, www.shortfilm.com/english/festival/index.php. Deadline: February 15, 2007 (regular); April 1, 2007 (3-Minute Quickie) YoungCuts Film Festival (August 16-19, 2007, Montreal, CANADA) – Seeking new films of all lengths and genres, by directors age 25 or younger (at time of production). Films must have been completed after January 1, 2006. No premiere requirement. FEE: $20-$55. Ken Hwang, Festival Director, YoungCuts Film Festival, 1002 Sherbrooke St. W., Suite 2230, Montreal QC H3A 3L6, CANADA, T: (514) 287-1062, FAX: (514) 499-8050, info@youngcuts.com, www.youngcuts.com. Deadline: February 15, 2007 (early); March 31, 2007 (regular); April 30, 2007 (late) AsoloCartoonFestival (May 7-14, 2007, Asolo, ITALY) – International short film competition for students ages 5-20. Cash prizes. This year’s theme is “The Home,” reflecting a human being’s need for protection and her/his right to have a place where she/he feels protected. Video only; 10 minutes max. Documentary, fiction, animation, video art, and computer art all welcome. Students may work individually or in groups. NO FEE. AsoloCartoonFestival, Foresto Vecchio, 8-31011 Asolo (TV), ITALY, T: +39 0423 1995235/36, info@asolocartoon.it, www.asolocartoon.it. Deadline: February 15, 2007 The ACE Film Festival (August 24-26, 2007, New York, NY) – In the shadow of 9/11’s fifth-year anniversary, dedicated to instilling patriotism and pride in the arts of the U.S. – particularly the underground world of talented American filmmakers and video artists. Eligible: Any film/video works made in the U.S. FEE: $20-$55. Tom O’Malley, Programming Director, ACE Film Festival, T: (646) 457-9641, info@acefest.com, www.acefest.com. Deadline: February 15, 2007 (regular), March 15, 2007 (final) CamboFest: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia (June 15-18, 2007, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA) – This new festival aims to contribute to the rebirth of film, video, and media production in Cambodia by showcasing work by both international and regional filmmakers. Categories: Feature Fiction, Short Fiction, Feature Documentary, Short Documentary, Local Filmmaker Showcase. All films must have been completed after January 1, 2005. No premiere requirement. Films in categories other than Local Filmmaker may originate anywhere in the world. NOTE: All submissions receive written feedback. FEE: $0-$35 (no fee for Cambodian filmmakers). Chan Norn and Jason Rosette, Co-Directors, CamboFest, P.O. Box 707, Phnom Penh 12000, Cambodia, T: 8550121942702, camerado@camerado.com, www.cambofest.com. Deadline: February 15, 2007 (early), March 1, 2007 (regular), April 1, 2007 (late) **Women of Color Arts and Film Festival** (March 23-25, 2007, Atlanta, GA) - A festival of films and videos from across the globe by and about women of color. Categories: Documentary, Narrative, Animation, Experimental, Student. Works must have been completed after January 1, 2004. FEE: $15-$20. Sharon Robinson, Program Manager, Women of Color Arts and Film Festival, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture & History, 101 Auburn Ave., 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303, iyalodeproductions@yahoo.com, moji@iyalodeproductions.com, www.iyalodeproductions.com/index.html. Deadline: February 16, 2007 (late) Provincetown International Film Festival (June 13-17, 2007, Provincetown, MA) - Seeking narrative, documentary, and animated features and shorts. Films must have been completed after January 1, 2005. Student films will be included with general submissions, but there will also be a student competition. FEES: $15-$35. Provincetown International Film Festival, Film Programming, P.O. Box 605, Provincetown, MA 02657, T: (508) 487-3456, programming@ptownfilmfestival.org, www.ptownfilmfest.org. Deadline: February 16, 2007 Rooftop Films 2007 Summer Series (June 1 – September 30, 2007, New York, NY) – Bringing the best underground films in the world outdoors and to the rooftops of New York. Rooftop seeks independent movies with original ideas, regardless of production values, in all genres, formats, and lengths. FEE: $12-$15 (per filmmaker, not per submission). Dan Nuxoll, Program Director, Rooftop Films, PMB 401, 285 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215, T: (718) 417-7362, submit@rooftopfilms.com, www.rooftopfilms.com. Deadline: February 16, 2007 (regular); March 2, 2007 (late) **Austin Woman’s Film, Music, and Literary Festival** (April 26-29, 2007, Austin, TX) – A festival wholly focused on the contributions of all women, with a special emphasis on showcasing women of Latin, African, African-American, Asian, and Native-American descent. Seeking works directed or co-directed by women, in the following categories: Feature, Short, Documentary, New Media/Experimental, World Justice Media, Women in Music, and A Young Seed (works by girls 18 and under). No completion date or premiere requirement, and works may originate from anywhere. NOTE: Also seeking screenplays and short stage plays written exclusively by women. FEE: $15-$40. Austin Woman’s Film, Music, and Literary Festival, P.O. Box 42188, Austin, TX 78704, (512) 693-0794, festinfo@blowinupaspot.com, www.blowinupaspot.com. Deadline: February 17, 2007 (early), March 17, 2007 (regular), March 31, 2007 (late) Bicycle Film Festival - Featuring dozens of films on variety of bicycle styles - BMX to urban bike culture, cycling to commuting. Festival will tour international cities. All lengths (short is great, easier to program). Eligible genres include: BMX, animation, narrative, docs, experimental, Hollywood, cycling. NO FEE. Brendt Barbur, Director, Bicycle Film Festival, brendt@bicyclefilmfestival.com, www.bicyclefilmfestival.com. Deadline: February 17, 2007 NewFest 2007 (May 31- June 10, 2007, New York, NY) – Seeking independent films and videos by, about, or of interest to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgendered persons. Categories: Fiction, Documentary, Experimental, Animation. Rough cuts and works-in-progress eligible if completed work will be available by May 14, 2007. No premiere requirements. FEE: $25. The New Festival, Inc., 139 Fulton St., Suite PH-3, New York, NY 10038, T: (212) 571-2170, FAX: (212) 571-2179, info@newfest.org, www.newfestival.org. Deadline: February 20, 2007 (final) Artscape / Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program (June 1-30, 2007, Toronto Island, Toronto, CANADA) - Open to Canadian and international artists of all disciplines - including new media, film/video, and theatre - engaged in research, development, or creation of work. Emerging, mid-career, and established professional artists eligible. Accommodation, private work studio, and all meals at no cost. NOTE: Travel and materials costs are responsibility of artist. Inquiries by email only. FEE: $55. Kelly Rintoul, Associate Director, Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program, Artscape, Suite 111, 60 Atlantic Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1X9, CANADA, T: 416-392-1038, FAX: 416-392-1059, residency@torontoartscape.on.ca, www.torontoartscape.on.ca/gpiarp. Receipt deadline: February 21, 2007, 4 p.m. National Black Theatre Festival (July 30 – August 4, 2007, Winston-Salem, NC) – Seeking submissions for associated film festival that honors the contributions of African-American artists to the landscape of cinematic expression. NO FEE. Larry Leon Hamlin, Producer and Artistic Director, NBTF, 610 Coliseum Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, T: (336) 723-2266, NBTF@bellsouth.net, www.nbtf.org/submissions.html. Receipt deadline: February 23, 2007, 5 p.m. EST Black&White Audiovisual Festival (April 19-21, 2007, Porto, PORTUGAL) - Celebrating black and white aesthetics as a specific, peculiar, and unique kind of artistic expression, and promoting the creation of soundscapes related to these aesthetics. For work produced from January 1, 2005, onwards. Three competition categories: Video (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, 20 min. max); Audio (fiction, reportage, experimental, 10 min. max); and Photography (series of 3-6 items, minimum length 15x20, max. 20x25). NO FEE. Universidade Catolica Portuguesa - Escola das Artes, Festival Audiovisual Black&White, Rua Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005, Porto, PORTUGAL, T: (+351) 22 619 62 51, FAX: (+351) 22 617 72 67, b&w@porto.ucp.pt, www.artes.ucp.pt/b&w. Deadline: February 23, 2007 A Season of Love Documentary Film Series – Opportunity for Southern African filmmakers. Young Lion Films seeks proposals for series of personal narrative documentary films, where love becomes a metaphor for dealing with reconciliation and forgiveness in the context of the gross human rights violations by/of South Africans beyond their borders from 1961–1989. Filmmakers should find people and communities that were affected by or participated in the creation of these historical events and who are willing to confront their painful past. Stories will be encouraged to cross regional borders and be strongly reflective of the South African influence on the lives of the characters. Series is a living celebration of people sharing their diverse social, cultural, economic, and political history ties as a Southern African region. To submit, email synopsis, motivation, background, treatment, and a CV of the director. NO FEE. Riaan Hendricks, Executive Producer, A Season of Love, P.O. Box 26 34, Cape Town, 8000, SOUTH AFRICA, T: +27 82 692 6047, + 260 97 596621, info@younglionfilms.co.za. Deadline: February 28, 2007 (proposals) Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival (September 13-16, 2007, Hailey, ID) – Presenting the latest films and documentaries that cherishes the human spirit and/or explore one or more spiritual tradition from around the world. Categories: Spiritual Films, Religious Films, Films that Cherish the Human Spirit, and Spiritual Films for Children. Features, documentaries, shorts, and animation all welcome; all genres. Films may originate anywhere in the world. Must have been completed after January 1, 2004. FEE: $20-$50. Claudio Ruben, Co-Director, Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, P.O. Box 3531, Hailey, ID 83333, T: (505) 670-7678, directors@svspiritualfilmfestival.org, www.svspiritualfilmfestival.org. Deadline: February 28, 2007 (1st early deadline); April 2, 2007 (2nd early deadline); May 1, 2007 (regular) Woods Hole Film Festival (July 28 – August 4, 2007, Woods Hole, MA) – Spotlighting the work of first-time filmmakers and promoting the work of New England filmmakers. Film categories: Short- and feature-length narrative, documentary, experimental, and animated films or videos; new media or multimedia projects also considered for XWhaves portion of festival. Submissions accepted from around the world. Entries must have been completed within 2006 or in 1st 6 months of 2007; works-in-progress considered if will be completed by July 1, 2007. No premiere requirement, though premieres preferred. NOTE: See listing below for associated Works-in-Progress Screen Writing Competition. FEE: $30-$50. Alex Rapp, Program Director, Woods Hole Film Festival, P.O. Box 624, Woods Hole, MA 02543-0624, T: (508) 495-3456, FAX: (508) 495-3456, cfe@woodsholefilmfestival.org, www.woodsholefilmfestival.org. Deadline: March 1, 2007 (early), April 1, 2007 (regular), May 1, 2007 (late) BlueCat Screenplay Competition - $10,000 Grand Prize, with $1,500 each to the 5 finalists. Seeking feature-length, original screenplays, 80-145 pp. Each applicant receives written feedback, and one finalist receives live, staged reading of script for BlueCat’s annual Screenplay Live! series at High Falls Film Festival in New York. Publicity for winner and finalists published on BlueCat website and scripts made available to industry professionals. FEE: $45. Gordy Hoffman, Heather Schor, BlueCat Screenplay Competition, P.O. Box 2630, Hollywood, CA 90028, info@bluecatscreenplay.com, www.myspace.com/bluecatscreenplay, www.bluecatscreenplay.com. Deadline: March 1, 2007 Fantastic Fest (September 21-28, 2007, Austin, TX) – Offering exposure to genre films that are often overlooked by traditional festival circuit. Seeking short- and feature-length independent films in the horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or related genres (black comedy, crime, magic realism, Asian, etc.) Films may originate from anywhere in the world; must have been completed after January 1, 2006; must be currently without major theatrical distribution; and must be an Austin premiere. FEE: $20-$50. Tim League, Festival Registrar, Fantastic Fest, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 1120 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78704, T: (512) 912-0529, FAX: (630) 839-7663, programming@fantasticfest.com, www.fantasticfest.com. Deadline: March 1, 2007 (early); May 1, 2007 (regular); June 1, 2007 (late) Be Film The Underground Film Festival (May 1-5, 2007, New York, NY) – Formerly known as TUFF (Tribeca Underground Film Festival), BTUFF showcases work in all genres and visual forms provided it is shorter than 30 minutes. Entries must have been produced within last 2 years. FEE: $20. Laurence Asseraf, Founder and Director, Be Film The Underground Film Festival, 121 E 61 St. #3rd Fl, New York, NY 10021, info@befilm.net, www.befilm.net. Deadline: March 1, 2007 (early) End of the Pier International Film Festival (April-May, 2007, West Sussex, ENGLAND, UK) – Selected films will be screened at festival held in South Coast of UK, with winning films toured internationally. Categories: Short Drama (under 12 minutes), Short Documentary (under 15 minutes), Comedy Short, Music Video, Short Animation/Experimental (under 15 minutes), and Feature (over 80 minutes). FEE: 15-75 Pounds Sterling. The End of the Pier International Film Festival, P.O. Box 213, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England PO21 2ZL UK, T: 07812 806085, Carla@eotpfilmfestival.com, www.eotpfilmfestival.com. Receipt deadline: March 1, 2007 CON-CAN International Movie Festival (Tokyo, JAPAN) – Other categories have closed but documentary films, 20 minutes max in length, are still being accepted. Selected movies will have exposure to jury of international film professionals and to worldwide audience via the Internet. Prizes include $10,000 Grand Prix and trip to Tokyo. NO FEE. CON-CAN Media Plaza Executive Committee, c/o Media Research, Inc., 4F SK Building Sendagaya, 4-14-4 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0051, JAPAN, T: +81-3-5414-6532, FAX: +81-3-5414-6510, info@con-can.com, www.con-can.com/festival/index.html. Receipt Deadline: March 2, 2007 Derapage 7 (April 12, 2007, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA) – Festival of non-narrative audio/video experimentation “to scratch the surface of things.” Created by students and teachers at the Unversity of Quebec in Montreal, open to international artists. Works must be 30 seconds to 3 minutes and have an original production soundtrack. NO FEE. Derapage, Ecole de design de l’UQAM, 1440, rue Sanguinet, Montreal (Quebec) H2X 3X9, CANADA, info@derapage.ca, www.derapage.ca. Deadline: March 5, 2007 Outfest 2007 (July 12-23, 2007, Los Angeles, CA) – Gay and Lesbian film festival in the heart of the entertainment industry. Seeking narrative, documentary, experimental, and animated films and videos (features and shorts) of interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, and/or transgendered people. Also seeking submissions and/or proposals for multimedia, performance, and interactive projects for Platinum, the experimental and new media section of the festival. Also seeking submissions for Screenwriting Lab (see listing above). FEE: $15-$35. Outfest 2007, 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1022, Los Angeles, CA 90010, T: (213) 480-7088, FAX: (213) 480-7099, programming@outfest.org, www.outfest.org. Deadline: March 9, 2007 ArtsFest Film Festival (May 26-28, 2007, Harrisburg, PA) – Seeking comical, dramatic, documentary, independent, avant-garde, personal, experimental, or any other form of creative filmmaking that challenges the masses and the “Hollywood” aesthetic. ArtsFest also encourages and spotlights animation and pixelvision films and videos – “We show film and video creations made as a form of art, not as a means of making a profit at the expense of our culture." Includes showcase for local productions (Central Pennsylvania area). Projects must have been completed after January 1, 2001; no premiere requirement. FEE: $10-$20. ArtsFest Film Festival, P.O. Box 15105, Harrisburg, PA 17105-5105, T: (717) 238-9371, info@moviate.org, www.moviate.org. Deadline: March 9, 2007 (early), March 30, 2007 regular **Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival** (May 10-20, 2007, Ankara, TURKEY) - Introducing native and foreign women directors to the Turkish audience and reconsidering cinema through a feminist perspective. Features (narrative and documentary) and shorts. NO FEE. Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, Buyukelci Sok, 20/4 Kavaklidere, 06700 Ankara, TURKEY, T: +90 312 427 00 20, FAX: +90 312 466 55 61, festival@ucansupurge.org, http://en.ucansupurge.org. Receipt deadline: March 10, 2007 Heart of Gold International Film Festival (October 25-28, 2007, Gympie, AUSTRALIA) – Showcasing well-crafted short films that nourish us with their thought-provoking, uplifting, or simply funny take on life. Cash prizes. Categories: Short Narrative, Short Documentary, Animation, Children’s Shorts, Out of Competition, Non-English Language Shorts, Music Video. No explicit sexual acts, nudity, excessive profanity, or gratuitous violence; no films that condone racism, drug use, or cruelty. For films completed after June 2005. NOTE: Submissions via Withoutabox only. FEE: $25-$60 U.S. Toni Powell, Festival Director, Heart of Gold Film Festival, P.O. Box 726, Gympie Queensland, 4570, AUSTRALIA, T: 61 7 54825056, info@heartofgold.com.au, www.heartofgold.com.au. Deadline: March 10, 2007 (early); May 20, 2007 (regular); June 15, 2007 (late); June 30, 2007 (extended) **The Baltimore Women’s Film Festival** (October 2007, Baltimore, MD) – Open to all types of cinema in which women played a vital role in creation and completion, as well as to films with outstanding performances by an actress or actresses. Submissions of films with topics that deal with women’s issues, regardless of gender of filmmaker(s), also welcome. Films must have been completed after 2003. Competitive categories: Documentary, Feature, Short Comedy, Short Drama, Animation. Festival will also have showcase highlighting films by Baltimore and Washington, DC, area filmmakers. NOTE: 50% of all festival tickets sold go directly to breast cancer research and support at the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, and festival will also donate 25% of all entry fees to breast cancer support. FEE: $35-$45. The Baltimore Women’s Film Festival, 211 East Lombard St. #284, Baltimore, MD 21202-6102, getinvolved@bwfilmfestival.com. www.bwfilmfestival.com. Deadline: March 15, 2007 Work-in-Progress Screen Writing Competition – Sponsored by Harvard Square Script Writers in association with Yankee Classic Pictures and Woods Hole Film Festival (see listing, above). Categories: Feature (especially Drama and Comedy); Science Drama and Science Fiction (no escapist horror or monster films); Short (scripts of under 30 pp. that involve filming with live actors in dialogue situations). FEE: $10-$35. NE WIP Screenplay Contest, Woods Hole Film Festival, P.O. Box 624, Woods Hole, MA 02543, -0624, T: (508) 495-3456, FAX: (508) 495-3456, cfe@woodsholefilmfestival.org, www.woodsholefilmfestival.org. Deadline: March 15, 2007 (early), April 1, 2007 (regular) Brooklyn International Film Festival (June 1-10, 2007, Brooklyn, NY) – For independent films completed after June 1, 2005. Prizes in cash, services, and products include $5,000 Diane Seligman award for best documentary. Films must not have a theatrical release or be broadcast in U.S. before June 13, 2007, but previous or scheduled screenings at other festivals acceptable. “New York Premiere” status preferred but not mandatory. Categories: Feature Narrative; Short Narrative; Experimental, Documentary, and Animation. NOTE: Preferred submission process begins online, but paper entry form may be requested. FEE: $50. BiFF, 180 South 4th St., Suite 2 S, Brooklyn, NY 11211, T: (718) 486-8181, FAX: (718) 599-5039, submit07@wbff.org, www.wbff.org. Deadline: March 15, 2007 (final) PAGE International Screenwriting Awards – Designed to judge scripts within, rather than across, genres. Features (80-130 pp.): Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family Film, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller/Horror. Shorts (under 40 pp.) is its own category. Original TV Pilots (30-70 pp.): TV Drama Pilot, TV Sitcom Pilot. Prizes include $10,000 cash. Scripts must be original, unencumbered. No adaptations. Writers must be 18 or older and must not have earned over $25,000 (individually or as a team) writing for film and TV. Writers outside U.S. may enter but in English only. FEE: $49-$59 (up to 2 additional entries, $10 each). PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 7510 Sunset Blvd., #610, Hollywood, CA 90046, info@internationalscreenwritingawards.com, www.internationalscreenwritingawards.com. Deadline: March 15, 2007 (regular), April 30, 2007 (late) Boulder Asian Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (August 17-19, 2007, Boulder, CO) – Seeking films that are about Asian-American subjects, feature Asian-American actors, or have the participation of Asians in any or all aspects of production. Asians and non-Asians may apply. Film Categories: Shorts (Live Action and Animated), Documentary, Feature, Music Video (for Wendy Woo song); films must have been completed after January 1, 2005. Screenplays: Featuring Asian-American subjects, premises, themes, motifs, and/or characters is encouraged but not required. Screenplay categories: Short (10 pp. max) and Feature. FEE: $20-$35. Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance, P.O. Box 21406, 1501 Easy Rider Lane 102, Boulder, CO 80308-4406, T: (303) 910-5782, bafflicks@yahoo.com, www.boulderasianmovies.org. Deadline: March 16, 2007 (early); April 13, 2007 (regular); May 11, 2007 (late) Skip City International D-Cinema Festival (July 14-22, 2007, Saitama, JAPAN) - The latest digital cinema, in 2 categories: Features (international, produced for theatrical release, 80+ minutes, not yet released in Japan), and Shorts (shot in Japan, less than 60 minutes). All films must have been shot in digital, able to project in digital. Cash prizes. NO FEE. Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Office, Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza, 5F, 3-12-63 Kamiaoki, Kawaguchi, Saitama 333-0844, JAPAN, T: 81-48-263-0818, FAX: 81-48-262-5635, info@skipcity.com, www.skipcity-dcf.jp/en/index.html. Deadline: March 16, 2007 Nantucket Film Festival and Showtime Tony Cox Awards Screenplay Competition (June 13-17, 2007, Nantucket Island, MA) – Films: features and shorts. Screenplays: original, feature-length, in English, never produced. Screenplay winners have script read by prestigious jury, receive top industry recognition, participate in festival focused on screenwriters, and win an all-inclusive month’s stay on Nantucket at the Screenwriters’ Colony. FEE: $25-$40. Nantucket Film Festival, 1633 Broadway, Suite 14-124, New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 708-1278, www.nantucketfilmfestival.org. Deadline: March 16, 2007 (postmark deadline for films, receipt deadline for screenplays) Science Film Festival 2007 (April 4, 2007, NEWI University, Wrexham, UK) – For short films (10 minutes max.) related to science, e.g., a principal character is a scientist or the storyline relates to science. FEE: 10 Pounds Sterling. Sci-Film Festival, NEWI Innovation Centre, Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham LL11 2AW, UK, T: 01978 293516, sci@frozenmoon.co.uk, www.scifilm.co.uk. Deadline: March 20, 2007 San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) 50 Mobile Media (April 26 – May 10, 2007, San Francisco, CA) – Seeking worldwide submissions of digital works, 7 minutes or less, made by or for mobile devices. Any genre, but works must engage the theme “San Francisco.” Selected pieces will be presented at the Pocket Cinema program of this 50th anniversary SFIFF. NO FEE. Wireless Media, San Francisco Film Society, 39 Mesa Street, Suite 110, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129, T: (415) 561-5000, FAX: (415) 561-5099, suyehara@sffs.org, www.sffs.org. Receipt deadline: March 23, 2007, 5 p.m. **St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival** (October 16-20, 2007, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) – Showcasing the film, video, and new media work of international, Canadian, and local women filmmakers. Categories: Drama (including Comedy), Documentary, Animation, Experimental. Projects may originate anywhere in the world. Must have been completed after September 1, 2006; no premiere requirement. NOTE: Submit either via Withoutabox.com or by emailing festival to request entry form. FEE: $15-$35. Kelly Davis, Director, St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, P.O. Box 984 Station C, St. John’s, NL A1C 5M3, CANADA, info@womensfilmfestival.com, www.womensfilmfestival.com. Deadline: March 31, 2007 (early), April 30, 2007 (regular), May 31, 2007 (late) Film Independent’s Project:Involve - A diversity mentoring, training, screening, and job placement program providing emerging filmmakers with exposure, experience, and connections in film industry. Runs October 2007 - June 2008 and includes educational workshops, free 1-year membership to Film Independent, and 4-month mentorship. Applicants must meet Project:Involve’s mission of increasing cultural diversity in film industry and include 2 letters of recommendation, statement of interest, current resume. FEE: $45-$50. Francisco Velasquez, Project:Involve Coordinator, Film Independent, Project:Involve, 9911 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035, T: (310) 432-1280, FAX: (310) 432-1206, ProjectInv@FilmIndependent.org, www.FilmIndependent.org/program.html. Deadline: April 2, 2007 (final) Hungarian Multicultural Center FilmFest 2007 (August 4-8, 2007, Balatonfured, HUNGARY) – Exhibition of experimental works, 60 minutes or less, completed within past 2 years (2005 - 2007). Exhibition will take place at the Congress Center in Balatonfured; an artists’ residency program will run concurrently in the city. FEE: $40. Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc. (HMC), P.O. Box 141374, Dallas, TX 75214, T: (214) 324-0078, bszechy@yahoo.com, www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com. Deadline: April 5, 2007 **The Broad Humor Film Festival and Screenplay Competition** (August 24-26, 2007, Venice, CA) – This festival of funny films that are both written and directed by women aims to entertain audiences with the breadth of comedic vision, the heights of antic hilarity, and the depths of ironic satire present in the voices and visions of women filmmakers today. Director and writer need not be same woman. Eligible: short- and feature-length comedic films and screenplays. FEE: $25-$60 for films, $35-$60 for feature-length screenplays, $1-$3 per page for short screenplays. Broad Humor Film Festival, 9854 National Blvd., #166, Los Angeles, CA 90034, T: (310) 227-5376, submissions@broadhumor.com, www.broadhumor.com. Deadline: April 7, 2007 (early); June 16, 2007 (regular); July 7, 2007 (late) Revelation: Perth International Film Festival (July 12-22, 2007, WESTERN AUSTRALIA) – Interested in passion and motivation, progressive styles and approaches. Films must have been completed after January 1, 2005. FEE: $36 AUS (approx. $27 U.S.). Revelation, Perth International Film Festival, P.O. Box 135, South Fremantle, Western Australia 6162, AUSTRALIA, T: +61 8 9335 3904, info@revelationfilmfest.org, www.revelationfilmfest.org. Deadline: April 13, 2007 Fresh Fruit Festival (July 2007, New York, NY) – International, multi-genre, diverse and inclusive festival of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender arts and culture seeks works (including films and performances/productions) that reflect any aspect of the LGBT community and culture, especially works touching on less-explored subject matter or subject matter approached in unusual way. Short one-person performance pieces, film, video, or one-act plays should be 60 minutes max.; longer pieces 120 minutes max. FEE: $35 (some scholarships available). Carol Polcovar, Fresh Fruit Festival, 145 East 27th Street, Suite 1A, New York, NY 10016, carol.polcovar@freshfruitfestival.com, www.freshfruitfestival.com. Deadline: Rolling – submissions after February 1, 2007 considered for July 2008 **CineWomen NY Screens** (New York, NY) – CWNY’s monthly screening series at the Two Boots Pioneer Theatre in Manhattan is always looking for high quality short films that have been directed, written, shot, or edited by women. Filmmaker should attend screening if at all possible. NOTE: See CWNY Screens listing in Competitions section above for current call. FEE: $10 (free to CWNY members). CineWomen NY, P.O. Box 2078, New York, NY 10108, screenings@cinewomenny.org, www.cinewomenny.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=38501. |
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Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant – Funding first-time documentary makers for travel and accommodations at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 12-15, 2007. For 4 days, grant recipients will be given access to films, participate in master classes, and be mentored by experienced filmmakers. Eligible: U.S. citizens or green card holders, living in the continental U.S., 18+ years old, students and non-students. “First-time filmmaker” means no major festival play or broadcast; having made shorts or student projects or worked professionally as crew on other people’s films is acceptable. Applicants should anticipate finishing first project by March 2008. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Attn: Garrett Scott Documentary Grant, 324 Blackwell St., Suite 500, Washington Building, Bay 5, Durham, NC 27701, T: (919) 687-4100, FAX: (919) 687-4200, info@fullframefest.org, www.fullframefest.org/call/garrettscottgrant.php. Deadline: February 5, 2007 The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Media Fund / Open Door Completion Fund – Awards averaging $20,000 to independent media producers, for completion of provocative and engaging projects that are intended for public TV broadcast and are in the final post-production phase; CAAM funds must be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master. [See CAAM listing below for production funding.] Projects should appeal to Asian American viewers AND to a broader TV audience. CAAM considers most genres, including drama, documentary, experimental, animation, and mixed genre. Center for Asian American Media, Attn: Media Fund 2007, 145 Ninth Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94103, T: (415) 863-0814 ext. 106, mediafund@asianamericanmedia.org, http://mediafund.asianamericanmedia.org. Receipt deadline: February 8, 2007, 5 p.m. Pacific Time National Film Preservation Foundation Grants – Federal cash grants supporting the preservation of and access to historically and culturally significant American orphan films. Grants with upcoming deadlines:
National Film Preservation Foundation, 870 Market Street, Suite 1113, San Francisco, CA 04102, T: (415) 392-7291, FAX: (415) 392-7293, info@filmpreservation.org, www.filmpreservation.org. Receipt deadline: February 9, 2007 (registration); March 16, 2007 (proposals due) First Nations Development Institute’s Native Youth and Culture Fund – Grants of $5,000-$20,000 for projects that focus on Native youth and incorporate culture and tradition to address social issues (e.g. drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, mental health). Eligible applicants are Tribal programs or Native nonprofits in or near Indian Country. Eligible projects include those that preserve, strengthen, or renew cultural and/or spiritual practices, beliefs, and values; and those that increase access to and sharing of cultural customs and beliefs through the use of appropriate technologies (traditional and/or modern), as a means of reviving or preserving tribal language, arts, history, or other culturally relevant topic. Grants are usually for projects that can be completed within 1 year. Native Youth and Culture Fund, First Nations Development Institute, 703 3rd Avenue, Suite B, Longmont, CO 80501, T: (303) 774-7836, ext. 19, grantmaking@firstnations.org, www.firstnations.org. Receipt deadline: February 14, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time (letter of intent) Chicago Community Trust’s African American Legacy Initiative – Opportunity for nonprofit arts organizations in the Chicago, IL, metropolitan area that serve that area’s residents. Grants of $2,500 - $25,000 will be awarded to dynamic organizations that exhibit high potential and promote promising ideas, solutions, strategies, or approaches to address an important issue in the African-American Community, including through the arts and arts education. Sylvia Sykes, Program Officer, Chicago Community Trust, 111 East Wacker Dr., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60601, T: (312) 616-8000 ext. 140, FAX: (312) 616-7954, www.cct.org. Deadline: February 15, 2007 (letter of inquiry) Artist Trust Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program - For Washington State artists, all disciplines. GAP provides up to $1,500 to individual artists to develop new ideas and directions for specific projects, e.g., the development, completion, or presentation of new work; publication; travel for artistic research or to present or complete work; documentation of work; professional development. Applicant must be practicing artist, 18+ years old by February 24, 2006, and resident of Washington State at time of application and when award is granted. Students in degree programs ineligible. GAP Application, Artist Trust, 1835 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122-2437, T: (206) 467-8734 ext. 9 or 1 (866) 218-7878, info@artisttrust.org, www.artisttrust.org. Deadline: February 23, 2007 Tides / Union Square Awards Program Arts Initiative for New York City - Seeking nominations of innovative and creative arts programs that are engaging youth and families in low-income communities across NYC, especially those providing services to populations with limited access to the arts due to geography, language, or economics. All artistic disciplines, including theater and media arts. Selected programs receive grants of $25,000 - $50,000. Iris Morales, Executive Director, Union Square Awards, 281 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010, T: (212) 213-6140, FAX: (212) 213-6372, info@unionsquareawards.org, www.unionsquareawards.org. Deadline: February 28, 2007 Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship – Offering writing fellowships in live-action and animated TV to culturally and ethnically diverse U.S. writers, both new and experienced. Fellowship provides salaried position for up to one year and offers hands-on experience writing spec scripts and pitching story ideas. Must be 18+ years old; no previous writing experience required. Application process includes writing spec script that meets all of the following criteria: comedic; live-action or animation; based on a half-hour TV series; currently on air. Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Attn: Nick Writing Fellowship, 231 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 91502, T: (818) 736-3663, info.writing@nick.com, www.nickwriting.com. Deadline: February 28, 2007 Rasmuson Foundation Project Awards - For individual artists living and working in Alaska. Up to $5,000 for emerging, mid-career, and mature artists for specific, short-term projects to be accomplished within one year of award date. Disciplines include: media arts, multidiscipline/new genre, literary arts/scriptworks, performance arts, choreography. Eligible activities include travel and fees for workshops and advanced study; professional documentation of work; costs of creating/installing work scheduled for public viewing. Must have been full-time resident of Alaska for 2+ years and remain so for grant period; must be 18+ years old and currently producing work. Students ineligible. NO FEE. Rasmuson Foundation, 301 West Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99503, T: (907) 297-2700, (877) 366-2700 (toll free within AK), FAX: (907) 297-2770, rasmusonfdn@rasmuson.org, www.rasmuson.org/index.php?switch=viewpage&pageid=94. Deadline: March 1, 2007 Target Corporation Grants for Arts in Communities – Providing grants averaging $1,000-$3,000 to nonprofit programs that are making it affordable for the entire family to participate in arts and cultural experiences. Programs that bring arts to schools or children to the arts of particular interest. NOTE: Applications approved as received, so apply early. Apply through local Target Store Team Leaders: website will list required application materials beginning March 1 and has link to Target store locator. http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/grant_guidelines.jhtml. Deadline: March 1 - May 31, 2007 Creative Capital Grants – Providing significant and comprehensive multi-level support for the promotion of works-in-progress and works-to-be. Projects receive both first-year and follow-up support and can garner up to $80,000 in direct monies and services. Significantly, grantees also gain access to extensive network of peers and arts professionals who can assist in fundraising, promotional, and presenting opportunities. Film/Video projects are eligible for this grant cycle, specifically in the following categories: experimental documentary, animation, experimental film or video, non-traditional narrative, installation, interdisciplinary. Eligible applicants: working artists with 5+ years’ professional experience; must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident and 25+ years old. Creative Capital, 65 Bleeker St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 598-9900, ext. 300, grants@creative-capital.org, www.creative-capital.org. Deadline: March 5, 2007 (inquiry form) Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking – Supports creation of original documentary films and videos that promote thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, culture, identity, and contemporary issues among diverse public audiences. Priority given to those works-in-progress that combine intellectual clarity with creative use of medium, can be completed within one year of award, are standard one-hour or half-hour broadcast length, and are likely to be broadcast. Projects must be in production at time of application; no funding for research, script development, or other pre-production expenses. No grant will exceed $50,000 or 50% of total project budget, whichever is less; most grants will be in $20,000-$30,000 range. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Nancy Schwartzman, Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking, National Foundation for Jewish Culture, 330 Seventh Avenue - 21st Floor, New York, NY 10001, T: (212) 629-0500 ext. 219, nschwartzman@jewishculture.org, www.jewishculture.org/film/film_fund.html. Receipt deadline: March 8, 2007, 4 p.m. EST James Irvine Foundation’s New Connections Fund for California Projects – Providing grants of up to $50,000 over one- or two-year periods to small and mid-sized nonprofits (with budgets of $100,000- $2 million) that have a California focus and are working in one of the Foundation’s priority areas, which include the arts. Arts projects should emphasize supporting "Artistic Creativity" or "Connection Through Cultural Participation." To be eligible, organizations may not receive more than 50% of their revenue from government sources. New Connections Fund, James Irvine Foundation, 575 Market Street, Suite 3400, San Francisco, CA 94105, T: (800) 374-6851, grantsadmin@irvine.org, www.irvine.org. Receipt deadline: March 8, 2007 SILVERDOCS and ACE Documentary Work-in-Progress Grant – For the 2nd year, SILVERDOCS joins forces with ACE (Animal Content in Entertainment) to offer feature documentary film grant of $10,000 for projects in development that highlight animal issues. Filmmakers of top 5 selected treatments invited to pitch their projects at SILVERDOCS festival in June 2007. ACE will also provide assistance in obtaining film distribution and promotion. Project may be in any stage of development or in need of finishing funds. Online application preferred; if impossible, email submission. NO FEE. SILVERDOCS ACE Grant, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910, T: (301) 495-6738, ACEGrant@SILVERDOCS.com, www.silverdocs.com/2007/ace.aspx. Deadline: March 9, 2007 Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation Francis D. Lyon Scholarship for Film Students – Two grants of up to $3,000 each to grad and undergraduate students of filmmaking who have completed 2 full years of college by June 30, 2007. Need not be member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, but must be enrolled in college for full 2007-2008 academic year and must have demonstrable financial need. NOTE: While Phi Delta Theta has male-only membership, the Lyon Scholarships have been given to more women than men over the years. NO FEE. Carmalieta D. Jenkins, 2 South Campus Ave., Oxford, OH 45056, T: (513)-6966, FAX: (513) 523-9200, Carmalieta@phideltatheta.org. Receipt deadline: March 9, 2007 Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation – Awarding grants of $1,000-$5,000 to nonprofit organizations that are led by or support adults with disabilities, for cutting-edge programs in the arts, advocacy, or education. Organization must have been in existence for 2+ years and must demonstrate that it is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act; must also demonstrate that it has a plan to assist people with disabilities in case of emergency. Deborah Lewis, Executive Director, ELA Foundation, 2460 North Lake Avenue, PMB #128, Altadena, CA 91001, T: (626) 398-8840, executivedirector@ela.org, www.ela.org. Deadline: March 15, 2007 (initial online application) All Roads Film Project Film Production Seed Grants - Project of the National Geographic Society, providing grants of $1,000 - $10,000 to be used by indigenous or minority-culture filmmakers toward development and production of feature film, long documentary, short documentary, shorts, animation, or music video. May be used for equipment, travel for field research, editing, etc.; may not be used for travel to film/media-related meetings or conferences, legal actions, land acquisition, or endowments. NO FEE. All Roads Film Project, National Geographic, 1145 17th St. N.W., Suite M2106, Washington, DC 20036, T: (202) 857-7660, allroads@ngs.org, www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads. Deadlines: quarterly; next is March 15, 2007 Experimental Television Center Finishing Funds – Grants of $2,500 to individual artists who are residents of New York State to help with the completion of electronic media and film art works currently in progress. Eligible: film, audio, and video as single or multiple channel presentations, computer-based moving-imagery and sound works, installations and performances, and works for new technologies, CD ROM, multimedia, and the Internet. Work must be innovative, creative, and approach the various media as art forms; all genres eligible, including experimental, narrative, and documentary works. Full-time students ineligible. Sherry Miller Hocking, Program Director, Electronic and Film Arts Grants Program, Experimental Television Center, 109 Lower Fairfield Rd., Newark Valley, NY 13811, T and FAX: (607) 687-4341, etc@experimentaltvcenter.org, www.experimentaltvcenter.org. Deadline: March 15, 2007 Cable Positive’s Tony Cox Community Fund - Grants of up to $5,000 to encourage nonprofit, community-based AIDS organizations to partner with cable outlets in joint community outreach efforts or to produce and distribute new, locally-focused HIV/AIDS-related programs and PSAs. NO FEE. Thomas Henning, Tony Cox Fund, Cable Positive, 1775 Broadway, Suite 433, New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 459-1606, thinning@cablepositive.org, www.cablepositive.org. Deadline: March 16, 2007 MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Chicago - $5,000-$15,000 operating support grants to Chicago area nonprofit arts and culture organizations with budgets of $500,000 or less. Organizations working in performing arts, visual and media arts, literary arts, interdisciplinary arts, and special projects, as well as museums and service, policy, or advocacy groups, are eligible (no arts education programs). Richard Cahan, Program Officer, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, 203 North Wabash Ave., Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60601-2417, T: (312) 641-5772, richardcahan@driehausfoundation.org, www.driehausfoundation.org/support/. Deadline: March 17, 2007, 5 p.m. ITVS Diversity Development Fund – The Independent Television Service seeks talented minority producers to develop projects for public TV. Projects must be in the research or development phase and cannot have begun production. Kathryn Washington, ITVS, 651 Brannan Street, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94107, T: (415) 356-8383, FAX: (415) 356-8391, itvs@itvs.org, Kathryn_Washington@itvs.org, www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html. Deadline: March 30, 2007 California Council for the Humanities Youth Digital Filmmakers Program – Matching grants of up to $30,000 to nonprofit organizations, or those sponsored by one, to help California youth create short films about how they see California, as part of CCH’s “California Stories: How I See It” program. Youth work with a local filmmaker, a humanities scholar, and a community-based organization. Raeshma Razvi, Youth Digital Filmmakers Program Manager, California Council for the Humanities, 312 Sutter Street, Suite 601, San Francisco, CA 94108, T: (415) 391-1474, ext. 316, rrazvi@calhum.org, www.californiastories.org. Receipt deadline: April 2, 2007, 5 p.m. The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Media Fund / Open Call Production Funding – Awards averaging from $20,000 - $50,000 to independent media producers, to support the production and/or post-production phases of provocative and engaging projects intended for public TV broadcast. [See CAAM listing above for completion funding.] Projects in research and development or script development phases not eligible. Projects should appeal to Asian American viewers AND to a broader TV audience. CAAM considers most genres, including drama, documentary, experimental, animation, and mixed genre. CAAM also offers the James T. Yee Fellowship, which awards funding coupled with mentorship for first-time or emerging filmmakers; no separate application – candidates nominated from Open Call applicant pool. Center for Asian American Media, Attn: Media Fund 2007, 145 Ninth Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94103, T: (415) 863-0814 ext. 106, mediafund@asianamericanmedia.org, http://mediafund.asianamericanmedia.org. Receipt deadline: April 12, 2007, 5 p.m. Pacific Time Airborne Teacher Trust Fund Program – Grant opportunity for art teachers in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah. Airborne seeks to fund elementary and middle school arts education programs that are in jeopardy of being lost or have already been eliminated due to budgetary limitations. Victoria Knight-McDowell, Founder, Airborne Teacher Trust Fund Program, www.airbornetrust.com/contactus.aspx, www.airbornehealth.com. Deadline: Rolling |
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