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Film/Video Funding News, Volume #40 Dear Film/Video Artist, Welcome to Film and Video Funding News, Volume #40. 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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RIT/NTID Digital Arts, Film, and Animation Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing High School Students (Rochester, NY) – The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) offer the winner in each category $250 and transportation, lodging, and food for student and parent/guardian to attend Rochester awards ceremony in Fall 2007. Categories: Mixed Digital Media, Web Page Design, Graphic Media, 3-D Animation, Interactive Media, Film, Photo Illustration, and Free-hand Art in Digital Form. Students must be in grades 9-12 and must be deaf or hard-of-hearing. Artwork should be compelling, aesthetic in design, and carry a message. NO FEE. RIT/NTID Digital Arts, Film, and Animation Competition, Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, NY 14623-5604, T: (TTY and Voice) 585-475-6400, FAX: 585-475-5978, ntidmc@rit.edu, www.rit.edu/NTID/Arts. Deadline: October 8, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival (January 3-14, 2008, Palm Springs, CA) – For narrative and documentary features and documentary shorts (under 20 minutes). Genres include: Action/Adventure, Adult Only, Comedy, Coming of Age, Dark Comedy, Jewish, Drama, Experimental, Fantasy, Family Friendly, Gay, Lesbian, Mockumentary, Performing Arts/Arts, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, Sci-Fi. Films may have been completed in any year, and may originate anywhere in the world. No premiere requirement; distribution OK. FEE: $70-$75. Programming Department, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 1700 East Tahquitz Canyon Way #3, Palm Springs, CA 92262, T: (760) 322-2930, FAX: (760) 322-4087, programming@psfilmfest.org, www.psfilmfest.org. Receipt deadline: October 9, 2007 (late) Now Film Festival (May 10, 2008, Hollywood, CA) – Short films (25 minutes max) in all genres and forms eligible for online film festival and possible selection for May 2008 screening at Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences in Hollywood. Every week for 25 weeks a film and its filmmaker will be showcased on nowfilmfestival.com. Grand Jury Winner receives new Panasonic HVX-200 (or similar model). FEE: $25-$35. Sean Hackett, Director, Now Film Festival, 2210 W. Olive Ave., Suite #320, Burbank, CA 91506, T: (818) 841-7165, sean@nowfilmfestival.com, www.nowfilmfestival.com/submissions. Deadline: October 9, 2007 (early), January 31, 2008 (standard), March 2, 2008 (late) Tranny Fest (November 9-10, 2007, San Francisco, CA) – Seeking provocative and visionary films and videos directed or co-directed by transgender, genderqueer, or gender-variant people. Tranny Fest screens works of all lengths and genres, about any topic and produced in any year. Tranny Fest is also committed to finding the most diverse group of filmmakers possible and is doing extensive outreach to international filmmakers and filmmakers of color. NO FEE. Tranny Fest, c/o Fresh Meat Productions, 3128 16th St., PMB #240, San Francisco, CA 94103, info@trannyfest.com, www.trannyfest.com. Deadline: October 10, 2007 First Annual TOMI Film Festival (February 14-16, 2008, New Orleans, LA) – A festival with a mission to build relationships between the filmmaker and the business of entertainment. TOMI’s 2008 theme is “Truth for a Change” and takes it to the people by heading to New Orleans. For competitive section, seeking works in which one of the creative principals, i.e., writer, director, or producer, is Black, African, Asian, or of Latino descent, and categories include Narrative, Documentary, Shorts, and Music Videos. Non-competitive section includes Local Filmmaker Spotlight and Women’s Spotlight films. Films must have been completed after March 1, 2006. FEE: $25-$45. Tonisha Johnson, Co-Founder, TOMI Film Festival, 2753 Broadway, Suite 322, New York, NY 10025, T: (646) 827-0563, info@tomifilmfestival.org, www.tomifilmfestival.org. Deadline: October 10, 2007 (early), November 1, 2007 (regular), December 1, 2007 (late) **Women’s International Film Festival** (March 8 – April 6, 2008, South Florida) – Seeking films in which women have a primary role in the production, direction, or writing; will also accept films primarily produced by men if film is about women’s social, economic, geographic, political, or health issues. Florida premieres get extra points. First and second-time directors encouraged. Categories: Documentary and Narrative Features; Documentary and Narrative Shorts; Reel Girls, Real Women (films by students or which depict issues relating to girls). [NOTE: Check back with WIFF website or Withoutabox.com to confirm details, including fees and deadlines – information incomplete by our newsletter deadline.] FEE: $20-$70. Yvonne McCormack-Lyons, Director, Women’s International Film Festival, P.O. Box 120337, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, info@wiffonline.org, www.womensfilmfest.com. Deadline: October 12, 2007 (early), November 2, 2007 (official), November 30, 2007 (late), December 10, 2007 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) San Francisco Indie Fest (February 7-19, 2008, San Francisco, CA) – Seeking narrative features and shorts, documentary features and shorts, animation, and experimental work. Films must have been completed since January 1, 2006; may originate anywhere in the world; no premiere requirement; distribution OK. FEE: $35-$45. Jeff Ross, Director, San Francisco IndieFest, 530 Divisidero St. #183, San Francisco, CA 94117, T: (415) 820-3907, info@sfindie.com, www.sfindie.com. Deadline: October 13, 2007 (regular), October 20, 2007 (late) INtransit V.3 – The AstroDime Transit Authority, a collective of media artists and curators, seeks video, documentary, and animation entries about code, coding, and coders. Videos will be compiled for DVD of moving images that will play throughout November conference of the Society of Literature and Science; will be screened at the 119 Gallery in Lowell, MA in Winter 2008; and will be produced into INtransitV.3, a video journal. NO FEE. Sam Smiley, AstroDime Transit Authority, c/o Research Team, 119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell, MA 01851-2621, rocketscience@virtualberet.net, http://virtualberet.net/ata. Receipt deadline: October 13, 2007 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival (March 6-9, 2008, University of Northern Alabama, Florence, AL) – For documentaries, short narratives, full-length narratives, music video, and animation. Top cash prize is $3,000 for Best of Show; $2,000 goes to best Alabama film, plus there are awards for college, high school, and children-made films. Films must have been completed after January 1, 2006. FEE: $20-$35. George Lindsay UNA Film Festival, UNA Box 5151, One Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632-0001, T: (256) 765-4592, lindseyfilmfest@una.edu, www.lindseyfilmfest.com. Deadline: October 14, 2007 (regular), November 14, 2007 (late), December 14, 2007 (extended) **Through Women’s Eyes** (February 1-2, 2008, Sarasota, FL) – This international festival featuring women directors and focused on international women’s issues, stories, and lives is a fundraiser sponsored by the Gulf Coast Chapter of UNIFEM USA (UNIFEM is the United Nations Development Fund for Women). All personnel are volunteers and all proceeds go to UNIFEM and therefore to women in developing countries. Categories: Documentaries, Features, Shorts. Festival prefers filmmakers to be present to answer questions after the films (typical audience: 200-300 people). Films may originate anywhere in the world; have been completed in any year; distribution OK. No premiere requirements. FEE: $45-$55. Diane Mason, Director, Jan Holmes, Festival Director, 650 Penfield St., Longboat Key, FL 34228, T: (941) 284-1027, jmhdwh@aol.com, www.throughwomenseyes.com. Deadline: October 15, 2007 (late), November 1, 2007 (extended via Withoutabox.com) East Lansing Children’s Film Festival (February 8-14, 2008, East Lansing, MI) – Showcasing films from around the world that enrich, inspire, and entertain children without violent content or exploitative subject matter. Categories: Feature, Short, Youth Film Competition (for short films by youth who are Michigan residents and in grades K-12). For all films, no completed-by date requirement or premiere requirement, and distribution OK. Except for Youth Film Competition entries, films may originate from anywhere in the world. [NOTE: Their website may be experiencing problems - if you have trouble opening it, look for this festival's information on Withoutabox.com.] FEE: $20-$35. Michelle Carlson, Director, East Lansing Children’s Film Festival, 300 Bailey St., East Lansing, MI 48823, T: (517) 862-2533, michelle@elcff.com, www.elcff.com. Deadline: October 15, 2007 (regular), November 1, 2007 (late), November 15, 2007 (final) Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (April 3-6, 2008, Durham, NC) – High profile festival “Celebrating the power and artistry of the documentary film.” Seeking works of up to 180 minutes, completed after January 1, 2006, and originating anywhere in the world. No specific premiere requirements, but Full Frame does take previous screening/broadcast into consideration during selection process. Distribution OK. FEE: $35-$55. Sadie Tillery, Manager/Programming, Full Frame Festival, 324 Blackwell St., Suite 500, Washington Building, Bay 5, Durham, NC 27701, T: (919) 687-4100, FAX: (919) 687-4200, sadie@fullframefest.org, www.fullframefest.org. Deadline: October 15th, 2007 (regular), November 30, 2007 (final) 1st Annual Sand Hill Berries Film Festival (October 2007, Mt. Pleasant, PA) – Seeking films, all genres, that embrace the art of farming; berries; wine; and/or the earth. Festival is curated by Victoria Kereszi of the Eye Am: Women Behind the Lens short film series (see www.eyeamvideo.blogspot.com) and Susan Lynn of Sand Hill Berries and will run at Sand Hill Berries’ annual open house event during the last week of October in Mt. Pleasant, PA (45 miles from Pittsburgh). Send submission form and a DVD or Mini DV (form is available by emailing Victoria). NO FEE. Victoria Kereszi, Sand Hill Berries Film Festival, 537 W. 59th St., New York, NY 10019, vkereszi@earthlink.net. Deadline: October 15, 2007 CineKink (February 26 – March 2, 2008, New York, NY) – “The really alternative film festival.” Seeking sex-positive and kink-friendly films and videos, any length and genre, that explore and celebrate the wide diversity of sexuality - works explicit or not, ranging from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, and everything in between. FEE: $15-$25 (free to previous CineKink filmmakers). Lisa Vandever, Co-Founder/Director, CineKink, 1092 St. Georges Ave. #190, Rahway, NJ 07065, info@cinekink.com, www.cinekink.com/entries. Deadline: October 15, 2007 (early), November 15, 2007 (final) Berlinale Talent Campus (February 9-14, 2008, Berlin, GERMANY) – The Berlin International Film Festival invites up-and-coming young filmmakers from around the world to a summit on the theme, "Screening Emotions – Cinema’s Finest Asset." Eligible: young professionals or advanced students in screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, acting, editing, sound design, film music, art direction, production design, and film journalism. Applicants must be fluent in English and must have worked on at least 1 short film that was awarded a prize, or been invited to an international film festival, or worked on a film of 60+ minutes; or must be a student in final semester at a film school and have worked on several short films. Reimbursement of travel expenses offered to some invitees. NO FEE. Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale Talent Campus, Potsdamer Strasse 5, 10785 Berlin, GERMANY, T: +49 30 259 20 515, FAX: +49 30 259 20 519, info@berlinale-talentcampus.de, www.berlinale-talentcampus.de. Receipt deadline: October 15, 2007 GLOBIANS Film Festival: World Culture and Documentary Film (August 8-17, 2008, Potsdam, GERMANY) – For films of all lengths focusing on “world and culture” topics and on Globians as a life style. (“Globians” define themselves here as “the inhabitants of our globe with a global understanding of cultures, societies, politics, history and our life on earth.”) “We are not a film festival for anti-globalization topics and their peer groups but we remain critical and open for films on economical and ecological destruction. … we look into new cinematic horizons on how we can overcome those destructions and find paths for a new ‘planetarian’ life style that is more compatible to our near future than the current industrial organization of functional societies.” Films must have been completed after January 1, 2004; may originate anywhere in the world; no premiere requirement; distribution OK. FEE: 30 - 300 Euros. Joachim Polzer, Director, GLOBIANS Film Festival, Post Office Box 601361, Potsdam D-14413, GERMANY, T: +49 331 279 70 26, FAX: +49 1212 5 601 83 687, info@globians.com, www.globians.com. Deadline: October 16, 2007 (early), December 31, 2007 (New Year’s Eve), February 17, 2008 (regular), March 21, 2008 (Spring), April 30, 2008 (late), May 26, 2008 (extended, via Withoutabox.com), May 31, 2008 (final) Videologia 2007 / International Festival of Audio-Visual Arts (Volgograd, Russia) – Artists and directors working on short films, video art, animation, documentary films, net art, and various visual experiments are invited to submit works, with selected titles screening in cinema halls and art galleries and evaluated by an independent jury and the local audience. Working festival theme: “Zooming Histories.” Works may be 30 minutes max and must have been produced no earlier than January 1, 2005. NO FEE. Yaroslav V. Khokhlov, Do vostrebovaniya, Volgograd 400066, RUSSIA, volgafest@yandex.ru, www.videology.ru. Deadline: October 20, 2007 The Performance Project @ University Settlement (New York, NY) – Seeking performing artists to present in Speyer Hall, a performance space at the Settlement’s headquarters on Lower East Side of Manhattan. Project will provide innovative artists and diverse audiences with a range of opportunities to connect and enrich their lives, and Project will present contemporary and traditional forms of music, dance, film/video, storytelling, theatre, and performance art for all generations. No phone calls. NO FEE. Alison Fleminger, Curator, The Performance Project @ University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St., New York, NY 10002, www.universitysettlement.org. Deadline: October 22, 2007 AFI Dallas International Film Festival (March 22 - April 6, 2008, Dallas, TX) – A collaboration between the American Film Institute and the Dallas Film Society and presented by Target. Seeking international features and documentaries, animation, shorts, student films, and films about and made in the lone star state. Awards: $25,000 each for best narrative and best documentary, $10,000 for best Hi Def film. Films must have been completed after April 1, 2007 and must be a Dallas/Fort Worth-area premiere (no premiere requirement for student or Texas films). FEE: $35-$70. AFI Dallas International Film Festival, 1155 Broom St., Dallas TX 75202, T: (214) 720-0555, FAX: (214) 720-0551, submissions@afidallas.com, www.afidallas.com/submit. Deadline: October 26, 2007 (early), December 1, 2007 (regular), December 7, 2007 (late) American Screenwriters Association (ASA) International Screenplay Competition – Presented with Gotham Writers’ Workshop and offering first place winner $10,000 in cash and prizes (including script development trip to Hollywood and more), plus significant prizes to other top winners. Every quarterfinalist receives script critique and discounted ASA conference registration and passes to San Diego Film Festival, and winner in Student category receives $500 cash. Entries must be 80-130 pp., in English, original and un-produced at time of submission; optioned scripts OK. Collaborations OK, and adaptations acceptable provided all necessary rights have been obtained. FEE: $25-$60. 11th International Screenplay Competition, c/o Gotham Writers’ Workshop, 555 Eighth Ave., Suite 1402, New York, NY 10018-4358, T: (866) 265-9091, screenplay@write.org, www.goasa.com/2007competition.shtml. Deadline: October 31, 2007 (early), November 30, 2007 (final) Show Off Your Shorts (SOYS) Film Festival (February 15-17, 2008, Hollywood, CA) – A festival by filmmakers who love film festivals, films, and filmmaking. Seeking shorts 1- 50 minutes long. Categories: Comedy, Drama, SciFi, Horror, Documentary, Animation, Student Film, Music Video. All filmmakers receive an evaluation and specific advice to help them hone their craft - and widen future opportunities. NOTE: Among festival judges are a number of women who are very successful film/TV industry professionals. Films may originate anywhere in the world; be completed in any year; and have distribution. No premiere requirement. FEE: $55-$75. Show Off Your Shorts Film Festival, 264 South La Cienega Boulevard, Box #1177, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, T: (323) 988-0765, FAX: (818) 994-4034, soysff@gmail.com, www.soysfilmfest.com. Deadline: October 31, 2007 (late), November 30, 2007 (extended via Withoutabox.com) Latino Screenplay Competition – Aiming to cultivate a greater interest in Latino-themed stories in popular cinema, this competition seeks feature-length and short screenplays that maintain some aspect of Latino culture, settings, people, or language. First prize includes $300 cash and attendance at Robert McKee Story Seminar (value $800). Works must not, at time of submission, have been published, produced, sold, or be under option. Must be original; adaptations accepted only if author possesses rights to adapt original work. Entries accepted in all languages, but if in language other than Spanish, English, or Portuguese, English translation must be provided. FEE: $40-$55. S. J. Main-Munoz, Founder, Latino Screenplay Competition, Tica Productions, 13700 Marina Pointe Dr., Suite 1620, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, T: (310) 574-8422, info@latinoscreenplaycompetition.com, www.latinoscreenplaycompetition.com. Deadline: October 31, 2007 (regular), November 15, 2007 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) Cinequest Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (February 27 – March 09, 2008, San Jose, CA) – Cinequest is an Academy Award-qualifying competition for short films. FILMS: Seeking films with a vision – shorts, features, documentaries, student films, films by first- or second-time film artists and/or film artists who re-define their craft, and “Global Landscapes” films (films from around the world selected based on creative storytelling, unique visions, and/or global impact; this year focusing on “Latino and Pacific Basin with special countries”). All films must have been completed after October 1, 2006. No premiere requirement for New Visions, Student, or Global Landscapes categories; films in other categories must be Northern California premieres. Films may originate anywhere in the world; distribution OK. Rough cuts or works-in-progress accepted provided completed film will be ready in time for festival dates. SCREENPLAYS: Full-length (80-130 pp.), all genres. Judged for maverick vision, story, character development, dialogue, marketability, and originality. Cash prizes. Must not be previously optioned, purchased, in production, or produced. Adaptations OK if rights have been secured. FEE: $35-$50. Halfdan Hussey, Director, Cinequest Film Festival, 22 N. Almaden Ave., San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 995-5033, FAX: (408) 995-5713, programming@cinequest.org, screenplay@cinequest.org, www.cinequest.org. Deadline: October 31, 2007 (regular), November 10, 2007 (late) The Writers Place 2007 Screenwriting Contest – Accepting full-length features, short scripts, and teleplays; all genres. Prizes include submission to top agents and producers, free Final Draft software or commensurate cash, subscription to film-writing magazines, and services from InkTip.com to raise the profile of your work. FEE: $35-$65. The Writers Place Screenwriting Contest, P.O. Box 11426, Pensacola, FL 32524-1426, T: (850) 476-1405, FAX: (850) 476-1039, contest@thewritersplace.org, www.thewritersplace.org. Deadline: October 31, 2007 (early), November 15, 2007 (final) Byron Bay Film Festival (February 29 – March 8, 2008, Byron Bay, AUSTRALIA) – “An alternative lifestyle mecca, surfers’ utopia, filmmakers’ hub and millionaires’ playground, Byron Bay’s vibrant, artistic, freethinking community is a melting pot like no other.” Screening diverse films of all lengths and genres, with strong emphasis on social and environmental issues, human rights, diversity and multiculturalism, creativity, indigenous culture, spirit, healing, connecting to nature, conscious thinking and positive living, music of every variety, colorful characters, humor, and surfing. Works must have been completed after December 1, 2005; may originate anywhere in the world; distribution OK. No premiere requirement. FEE: $25-$50. J’aimee Skippon-Volke, Festival Director, Byron Bay Film Festival, Byron Community and Cultural Centre, P.O. Box 309, Byron Bay NSW 2481, AUSTRALIA, T: 61 2 66855807, FAX: 61 2 66857830, info@bbff.com.au, www.bbff.com.au. Deadline: October 31, 2007 (late), November 14, 2007 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) Cleveland International Film Festival (March 6-16, 2008, Cleveland, OH) – Seeking narrative, documentary, animated, and experimental films of all lengths. Prizes from $2,500-$10,000. Competitions include: Greg Gund Memorial Standing-Up Film Competition for films dealing with Activism and Social Justice; Central and Eastern European Film Competition (focusing on the ethnic background of Greater Cleveland). Films must have been made after April 1, 2006. FEE: $55-$85. Cleveland International Film Festival, 2510 Market Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113-3434, T: (216) 623-3456, cfs@clevelandfilm.org, www.clevelandfilm.org. Deadline: October 31, 2007 (late), November 30, 2007 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) **Portland Women’s Film Festival** (May 15-18, 2008, Portland, OR) – Showcasing international independent films made by women directors and co-directors, POW Fest seeks works of all lengths and genres: shorts; narrative, documentary, and experimental features; and films by young women under the age of 18. Projects may originate anywhere in the world; no premiere requirement; distribution OK; works may have been completed at any time. No works in progress. FEE: $15-$30. John Denlinger, Co-Director, Portland Women’s Film Festival, 1526 NE Alberta St. #109, Portland, OR 97211, T: (503) 810-9145, justjohnd@sourappleproductions.com, www.powfest.com. Deadline: November 1, 2007 (early), February 1, 2008 (regular), February 21, 2008 (late) International Film Festival Rotterdam (January 23 – February 3, 2008, Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS) – A festival of feature films, creative documentaries, experimental films, short films, and innovative visual productions for digital media completed after January 1, 2007. NOTE: Deadline for short films and documentaries has passed, but feature films (60+ minutes) submissions still open. Festival gives priority to world and international premieres; films already shown in The Netherlands not admitted. English or with English subtitles. Tiger Awards Competition (10,000 Euros) for 1st or 2nd time directors of feature having its world, international, or European premiere in Rotterdam. NO FEE. René van der Giessen, Programme Manager, International Film Festival Rotterdam, P.O. Box 21696, 3001 AR Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS, T: +31 10 890 90 90, FAX: +31 10 890 90 91, programme@filmfestivalrotterdam.com, www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Deadline: November 1, 2007 **New York Women in Film & Television’s 30th Anniversary Shorts Film Fest** (March 21-22, 2008, New York, NY) – Open to short films (45 minutes max) by women directors who are NYWIFT members (current as well as founders), Next Wave members (former and current), and Film Finishing Fund and Scholarship recipients. NO FEE (outside of membership costs). Lamonia Brown, Program Coordinator, 30th Anniversary Shorts Festival, New York Women in Film & Television, 6 East 39th St., Suite 1200, New York, NY 10016, www.nywift.org/article.aspx?id=669. Receipt deadline: November 2, 2007 Input 2008 (May 2008, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA) – Seeking the world’s most innovative public TV programs for viewing, discussion, and debate by attendees at international conference for independent filmmakers, public media professionals, journalists, TV executives, and other delegates. All genres and lengths: documentaries; dramas; shorts; news and public affairs; and unique sports, game show, reality, experimental and/or children’s programming. Programs should have been broadcast on a public media station within 18 months of May 2008 conference. NOTE: Filmmaker or someone closely related to film must be available to attend Input. NO FEE. Terry Pound, U.S. Input/SCETV, 1101 George Rogers Blvd., Columbia, SC 29201, T: (803) 737-3434, pound@scetv.org, www.input2008.org.za. Deadline: November 2, 2007 San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24 – May 8, 2008, San Francisco, CA) – Offering cash prizes of up to $10,000 and in-kind prizes. Seeking features and shorts in all genres and styles. Films must have been completed on or after January 1, 2007. No formal premiere policy for short films. Narrative features may not have shown anywhere in the Bay Area prior to SFIFF; prefer same for documentaries. NOTE: Filmmakers submit to either Narrative Feature competition or Golden Gate Awards competition; details on website. FEE: $20-$80 individuals; $110-$225 TV broadcasters. San Francisco International Film Festival, 39 Mesa Street, Suite 110, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129, gga@sffs.org or info.programming@sffs.org, www.sffs.org. Receipt deadlines: November 2, 2007 (regular), November 30, 2007 (final) **Birds Eye View Film Festival** (March 6-11, 2008, London, UK) – For feature, documentary, and short films directed or co-directed by a woman, on any subject, any genre. Films must have been completed January 1, 2006 or later. FEE: 14.70 Pounds Sterling. Rosie Strang, Festival Registrar, Birds Eye View Film Festival, Unit 306, Aberdeen Centre, 22-24 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA, UK, T: +44 (0)20 7704 9435, rosiestrang@birds-eye-view.co.uk, www.birds-eye-view.co.uk/. Deadline: November 3, 2007 (UK submissions), November 12, 2007 (international submissions) Brilliant Light International Film Festival (April 2-6, 2008, Hollywood, CA) – Giving voice to independent filmmakers who aim to shift paradigms, inspire the imagination, and develop awareness – filmmakers who are driven to a higher purpose in their art. Categories: Features (General); Shorts (General); Documentary; Supernatural/Sci-Fi; Really, Really Indie; About Women by Women (narrative films of any length, about women and directed by women); Gay/Lesbian/Transgender; Multi-Cultural American; International; Animation. Films should embody the themes of consciousness, awareness, and/or spirit; may delve into dark places or be positive throughout. Projects may have been completed in any year, and may originate from anywhere in the world; no premiere requirement; must not have distribution. FEE: $50-$75. Jennifer Corinna, Director, Brilliant Light Fest, T: (818) 602-5462, info@brilliantlightfest.com, www.brilliantlightfest.com. Deadline: November 7, 2007 (late), January 7, 2008 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) Post Alley Film Festival (February 23, 2008, Seattle, WA) – For female-centric and eccentric short films (15 minutes max) from all over the globe; screening at Seattle’s Market Theater and benefiting Pike Market Preschool and Women in Film Seattle. Seeking films by women directors or that are female-topical. Send screeners in VHS or DVD; if accepted, the festival requests a master clone. FEE: $15-$20. Virginia Bogert, Curator, Post Alley Film Festival, Laughing Dog Pictures, 1506 35th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122, Virginia@laughingdogpictures.com, www.womeninfilm-seattle.org, www.postalleyfilmfestival.com. Deadline: November 9, 2007 (regular), November 30, 2007 (late) EarthVision International Environmental Film Festival (March 5-9, 2008, Santa Cruz, CA) – Using film and video as tools for raising environmental awareness and uncovering environmental issues. Organized by subject (rather than genre): Alternative Energy; Pollution and Global Warming; Farming, Pesticides, and Soils; Oceans, Water Quality, and Watersheds; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Activism and Social Justice; Endangered Species and Habitats; Environmental Art; Aspiring/Novice Filmmaker; Act Locally (produced by Santa Cruz community members or addressing issues with local impact); Kids’ Power Hour (environmental films for children). Films may have been completed in any year; may originate from anywhere in the world; need not be premieres; distribution OK. FEE: $15-$55. Angela Flynn, Director, EarthVision International Environmental Film Festival, c/o CTSCC 816 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, T: (831) 469-4399, FAX: (831) 425-3958, director@earthvisionfest.org, www.earthvisionfest.org. Deadline: November 15, 2007 (regular), November 30, 2007 (late), December 7, 2002 (extended, via Withoutabox.com only) Carolina Film and Video Festival and Scriptwriting Competition (February 20-23, 2008, Greensboro, NC) – Presented by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Dept. of Broadcasting and Cinema. Festival seeks original narrative, documentary, experimental/animated, North Carolina, and student (high school and college) films and screenplays. Films must have been completed after May 1, 2006; may originate anywhere in the world; no premiere requirement; must not have distribution. [NOTE: Scriptwriting is listed on website and Withoutabox as a submission category but no details are provided.] FEE: $10-$40. Nicole Triche, CFVF, 205 Brown Building, PO Box 26170, UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, T: (336) 334-4197, FAX: (336) 334-5039, cfvf@uncg.edu, www.carolinafilmandvideofestival.org. Deadline: November 15, 2007 Hearts and Minds Film Festival (April 5-6, 2008, Dover, DE) – A nonpartisan initiative, seeking works of all forms and genres that inform, inspire, and encourage civic engagement. Welcome topics include, but are not limited to: Aging & Senior Concerns, Animal Rights, Arts & Culture, At-Risk Youth, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Tolerance, Domestic Violence, Economic Justice, Environmental Sustainability, Gender & Sexuality, Globalization & Trade, Health & Fitness, History & Historic Preservation, Housing & Homelessness, Human Rights & International Crises, Immigration, Media Literacy, Personal Attainment/Reform, Politics & Government Policy, Poverty & Hunger, Race & Ethnicity, Religions & Spirituality, Substance Abuse, and War & Peace. Films may originate anywhere in the world and have been completed in any year; no premiere requirement; distribution OK. FEE: $30 -$65. Elizabeth Lockman, Program Director, Hearts and Minds Film, 954 South Madison St., Wilmington, DE 19801, T: (302) 421-9936, FAX: (302) 429-7534, Elizabeth@heartsandmindsfilm.org, festival@heartsandmindsfilm.org, www.heartsandmindsfilm.org. Deadline: November 15, 2007 (regular), December 1, 2007 (late), December 15, 2007 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) Ann Arbor Film Festival (March 25-30, 2008, Ann Arbor, MI) – Showcasing independent and experimental cinema from around the world. AAFF has Academy-Nominating status for exceptional short films. Projects must have been completed after January 1, 2006; no premiere requirement; distribution OK. [NOTE: n 2006, Michigan legislators revoked festival funding due to the inclusion of films that state legislators deemed "too controversial for taxpayer's money." In response, the Festival defended its filmmakers by working with the ACLU to file a federal lawsuit against the State of Michigan for violations of the First Amendment. The lawsuit continues today.] FEE: $40-$65. Christen McArdle, Executive Director, P.O. Box 8232, Ann Arbor, MI 48107, T: (734) 995-5356, FAX: (734) 995-5396, info@aafilmfest.org, www.aafilmfest.org. Deadline: November 15, 2007 (late), December 1, 2007 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) 700IS Reindeerland Experimental Film and Video Festival (March 29 – April 5, 2008, Egilsstadir, ICELAND) – No specific theme for this year’s festival but organizers do have a special interest in “performance on camera.” Cash prizes; tour of selected work will travel to the Nordic countries and Greenland. NO FEE. 700IS 2007, Culture Centre of Fljótsdalshérað, Lyngás 12, 700 Egilsstaðir, ICELAND, www.700.is. Deadline: November 15, 2007 Tribeca Film Festival (April 23 - May 4, 2008, New York, NY) – Lower Manhattan festival seeking narrative and documentary short and feature films. Cash awards. Works may not have been publicly broadcast (via TV, Internet, or other), except that short films may have been shown on a non-commercial website for a limited time (i.e., for online film festival); no works that have been commercially exhibited in U.S. or publicly exhibited in the New York City area or, prior to January 1, 2007, publicly exhibited anywhere. FEE: $25-$95; free for students. Tribeca Film Festival, 375 Greenwich St., New York, NY 10013, T: (212) 941-2400, FAX: (212) 941-3939, entries@tribecafilmfestival.org, www.tribecafilmfestival.org. Deadlines: November 16, 2007 (early), December 14, 2007 (regular), January 11, 2008 (late, for 2008 feature works in progress only) South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW) (March 7-15, 2008, Austin, TX) – High-profile festival welcomes submissions of films of all kinds. Categories for features: Narrative, Documentary. Categories for shorts (40 minutes max): Narrative, Documentary, Animated, Music Video, and Experimental (NO narrative thread). NOTE: Online submission only. FEE: $25-$45. SXSW, Box 4999, Austin, TX 78765, film@sxsw.com, http://2007.sxsw.com/film/submit. Deadline: November 16, 2007 (early), December 7, 2007 (final) The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (May 1-8, 2008, Los Angeles, CA) – For works produced by and/or about Asian Pacifics with themes involving, but NOT limited to, Asian Pacific American and/or Asian Pacific diasporic culture, history, and experiences. All lengths and genres eligible. FEE: $20-$35. VC Filmfest 2008, c/o Visual Communications, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Basement Level, Los Angeles, CA 90012, T: (213) 680-4462 ext. 68, FAX: (213) 687-4848, info@vconline.org, www.vconline.org. Deadline: November 16, 2007 (early), December 21, 2007 (final) **San Francisco Women’s Film Festival** (San Francisco, CA) – Fourth annual festival seeks films and videos of all lengths and genres – narrative, documentary, music video, experimental, animation – directed or co-directed by a woman. Films and screenings are selected and hosted by filmmakers, professors, and other notable figures in world of film. All submissions must include entry form. NO FEE. Scarlett Sheperd, San Francisco Women’s Film Festival, 3020 El Cerrito Plaza #542, El Cerrito, CA 94530, T: (415) 820-1500, scarlett@womensfilmfestival.us, www.sfwff.com. Deadline: December 1, 2007 Tiburon International Film Festival (March 20-28, 2008, Tiburon, CA) – “Understanding the World through Film” - enhancing tolerance between people of all backgrounds. TIFF seeks works of all genres (fiction, documentary, shorts, animation, experimental, student, children’s, sports, music video, etc.) from any nation. Films must have been completed after October 1, 2006 and must be a Northern California premiere. Distribution OK. FEE: $0-$45. Tiburon International Film Festival, 1680 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon, CA 94920, T: (415) 381-4123, FAX: (415) 388-4123, info@TiburonFilmFestival.com, www.TiburonFilmFestival.com, http://tiburonfilmfestival.com/submitFilm.php. Deadline: December 1, 2007 SCA (Student Conservation Association) / Mazda Conservation in Action Multimedia Contest – Engaging the intelligence, passion, and leadership of America’s young people to help restore and protect our physical world. Submissions (e.g. films, videos, and PowerPoint presentations) can offer an innovative vision, outline a creative new program, or propose a new twist on an old model of conservation. Preference given to submissions that demonstrate how you would implement your idea and what its impact would be; especially seeking projects that can help build the next generation of conservation leaders by engaging young people in protecting and conserving our natural world. Prizes include a Mazda3, cash, and a trip to the April 2008 Earth Vision Summit in Washington, DC. Participants must be between ages of 15-25 on May 1, 2007, and must be U.S. residents. Submissions should take no longer than 10 minutes to read or 20 minutes to view. Submission must be reproducible and entirely original (not copied or remixed from a third party). NO FEE. SCA/ Mazda Conservation in Action Contest, 689 River Rd., P.O. Box 550, Charlestown, NH 03603-0550, T: (603) 543-1700, contest@thesca.org, www.thesca.org/contest/about. Deadline: December 1, 2007 (electronic submissions), December 3, 2007 (mail-in submissions) New York Underground Film Festival (April 2-8, 2008, New York, NY) – This festival places few or no constraints on the type of work accepted – programming is based on works individually, rather than on regimented ideas of genre. NYUFF seeks to go beyond what mainstream venues show, presenting works of an innovative, experimental, subversive, critical, uncompromising, and adventurous nature. Films may originate anywhere in the world and may have been completed in any year; distribution OK. No premiere requirement. FEE: $25-$65. New York Underground Film Festival, 195 Chrystie St. #503, New York, NY 10002, T: (212) 614-2775, info@nyfuu.com, www.nyuff.com. Deadline: December 1, 2007 (early), December 15, 2007 (regular), January 15, 2008 (late), January 22, 2008 (extended, via Withoutabox.com) Film Independent (FIND) Director’s Lab (Los Angeles, CA) - Ten directors of independent film are chosen for intensive 7-week program to develop new work in a nurturing yet challenging creative environment. Benefits include camera and sound packages; help partnering with cast and crew; one-on-one meetings with professional advisors, established producers, directors, and other industry professionals; pass to concurrent FIND Director Series. FEE: $50. (No further tuition charges; but must be a FIND member - $95 - before participating in Lab). Jennifer Kushner, Filmmaker Labs Assistant, Film Independent, 9911 West Pico Blvd., 11th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90035, T: (310) 432-1275, FilmmakerLabs@FilmIndependent.org, www.filmindependent.org/index.php/talent_development/filmmaker_labs. Deadline: December 14, 2007 (early), January 4, 2008 (late) Quantum Shift TV’s “Be the Change! Share the Story!” School Video Contest – Students in grades 1-12 across the U.S. and Canada work on social or environmental project of their choice and document progress in 2 short videos to be uploaded on the Web. Students have opportunity to win up to $50,000 in prizes for their school. First video, introducing the team’s project, must be uploaded by December deadline; the second, reporting on the project’s execution and results, is due March 31, 2008. NO FEE. www.quantumshift.tv/schools, www.quantumshift.tv/schools/rules_guidelines.php. Receipt deadline: December 15, 2007 SXSW Film Competition for Texas High School Students – The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (see listing above) invites students enrolled in grades 9-12 in Texas high schools for the 2007/2008 year to submit very short films (5 minutes max.) for special programming section of SXSW festival. Films must have been completed between January 1 – December 20, 2007. FEE: $10. SXSW Texas High School Film Competition, P.O. Box 4999, Austin, TX 78765, film@sxsw.com, http://2008.sxsw.com/film/submit/texas_students/. Deadline: December 20, 2007 **Women's Independent Cinema** – This new enterprise distributes independent films (features, shorts, docs) created by women filmmakers from around the world directly to the U.S. and Canada home entertainment market. WIC selects films seldom viewed outside of film festivals and delivers them to members’ homes every month. If your film is selected for distribution through WIC, you will be compensated and subject to separate terms and conditions, as negotiated through a direct non-exclusive agreement. Films may originate anywhere in the world and may have been completed any year; no premiere requirement; projects may have distribution. A woman filmmaker must be involved in at least one of the following roles: director, producer, writer, editor, director of photography, or music director. NO FEE. Sarita Evans, Festival Registrar, Women’s Independent Cinema, 881 Smith Street, Pinole, CA 94564, T: (510) 459-7586, FAX: (510) 275-3073, sarita@wicmovies.com, www.womensindependentcinema.com. Deadline: Rolling **CineWomen NY Screens** (New York, NY) - CWNY's screening series at the Two Boots Pioneer Theatre in Manhattan. Films must be directed, produced, written, shot, or edited by a woman. 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?sitePageld=38501. FunFest (New York, NY) – Bimonthly short-film series in New York City – “a fresh way for anybody to have a great night out, see a wide range of creative films, talk with the filmmakers,…[with] a vote for best film at the end of the evening, with each winning film competing at the end of the year for the grand prize!” All genres accepted, including animation and music videos. Submit by sending a link to your film to the email address or send a DVD. NO FEE. Frances Briggs, North Star Imageworks, 631 East 11th St., Apt. B, New York, NY 10009, funfest@northstarimageworks.com, www.filmbasics.com/funfest/. Bonobo TV – Providing a platform for independent films of any length that are life affirming, celebratory, and/or deal with our relationship to nature and the planet in a positive way. Narrative, musical, or experimental work of any kind is welcome. “It doesn’t matter how difficult the questions it raises as long as the resolution isn’t simply through violence.” NO FEE. Editor-in-Chief, Bonobo.tv , 4 Chine Walk House, Bournemouth, 66 Alum Chine Rd., BH4 8DZ, UK, T: (44) (0) 1202 762090, geoff@bonobo.tv, www.bonobo.tv. |
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Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation's Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies –$3,000 grants encouraging original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Previous fellows have explored such topics as transnational religious education for Muslim women, the complex gender dynamics of voluntary marriage migration, women’s role in African-American adult literacy, women’s sports, militarism and the education of American women, and the relationship between family commitments and women’s work mobility. Funds may be used for expenses connected with dissertation, e.g. travel, books, microfilming, taping, computer services. Students in doctoral programs in any field at U.S. graduate schools eligible. Must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements, including approval of dissertation proposal, and expect to complete dissertation by Summer 2009. (Candidates within a few months of completing work should not apply.) International students may apply if they meet the other eligibility requirements. Online submission process. Shelia Walker, Program Associate, The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, P.O. Box 5281, WS Department, Princeton, NJ 08543, T: (609) 452-7007 ext. 131, ws@woodrow.org, www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/index.php. Receipt deadline: October 9, 2007 Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York – For nonprofits working in the New York metropolitan area. One-year grants of up to $35,000 will be awarded for innovative projects that create systemic change for women and girls in the Jewish community, including in the category of Education and the Arts. Project must take place within the 5 boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and/or Westchester County. Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York, 130 East 59th St., Suite #563, New York, NY 10022, T: (212) 836-1478, FAX: (212) 836.1831, http://jewishwomenny.org. Receipt deadline: October 9, 2007, 5:00 p.m. (concept letter) The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities Media Grants - Supports radio programs, films, and videos that explore humanities themes. Grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofit organizations for pre-production projects resulting in a script treatment, an edited trailer, and a strategy for securing production funds. Applicants must be based in Massachusetts, although occasionally project director for film projects may be based outside of Massachusetts. Production grants ($5,000, for recipients of pre-production grants) and Distribution grants ($5,000) also available. NOTE: Applicants must consult with Hayley Wood before submitting a draft; and draft of project description, budget request form, and budget explanation must be sent to Northampton office at least 2 weeks before November deadline. Hayley Wood, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, 66 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060, T: (413) 584-8440, hwood@mfh.org, www.mfh.org. Deadline: October 15, 2007 National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships – Private, nonprofit, North Carolina-based center will provide 40 residential fellowships of up to $60,000 for advanced study in the humanities during the 2008-09 academic year; Center provides travel expenses for Fellows and dependents to and from NC. Scholars of any age and from any nation encouraged, but must hold doctorate or equivalent and have record of publication. In addition to scholars from all fields of humanities, the NHC accepts individuals, including from the arts, who are engaged in humanistic projects. This year, individual fellowships available in art history or visual culture, French history or culture, Asian Studies, theology, American art history, and environmental history. Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, P.O. Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2256, T: (919) 549-0661, nhc@nationalhumanitiescenter.org, www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/fellowships/appltoc.htm. Deadline: October 15, 2007 Soros Justice Media Fellowships – The Soros U.S. Justice Fund supports individuals with innovative projects that address issues of criminal justice system reform, civil rights of those who are or have been imprisoned, community responses to the criminal justice system, or alternatives for promotion of public safety and justice. Projects may emphasize the intersection of such concerns with the particular needs of communities of color; immigrants; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities; and women and children. Media Fellowships program specifically seeks to improve the quality of media coverage and representation of these Justice Fund priorities. Fellowships are 1 year and support print and radio journalism, film and video post-production and dissemination, and book projects. Award includes a stipend and project budget of up to $45,000 plus $2,500 for health insurance. For experienced filmmakers only. Christina Voight, Program Assistant, Soros Justice Fellowships, Open Society Institute, 400 W. 59th St., New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 548-0600, cvoight@sorosny.org, www.soros.org. Receipt deadline: October 17, 2007, 5:00 p.m. EST Alexander von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor Scholarship Program – Awards scholarships to young professionals in private, public, not-for-profit, cultural, and academic sectors who demonstrate potential to strengthen ties between Germany and their own country through their profession or studies; includes stay of 1 year in Germany for professional development, study, or research. Applicants in fields including the humanities and the arts design individual projects specific to Germany and decide at which institutions to pursue them. 12-month program begins September 1, preceded by language classes for 1-2 months in Germany. Monthly stipends from 2,000-3,500 EUR; allowances available for accompanying family members, travel expenses, and German language instruction. Must be citizen of U.S. or of the Russian Federation, possess bachelor’s degree, and be under 35 years old by start of award. Prior knowledge of German language not a prerequisite. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Jean-Paul Str. 12, D – 53173 Bonn, GERMANY, T: +49 (0) 228-833-0, FAX: +49 (0) 228-833-212, chancellor-usa.select@avh.de, www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/. Receipt deadline: October 31, 2007 **Ann Bancroft Foundation Dare to Dream Mini-Grants to Minnesota Girls** – Grants of $100-$500 to benefit Minnesota girls age 10 through grade 10 who need financial help to realize their potential. Girls need to describe clearly a special interest that has sparked their imagination, creativity, or a dream they may not have thought possible. Mini-grants have been awarded for classes, camps, lessons to improve a skill, outdoor adventures and camps, honors programs, travel with approved schools or other groups, choir trips or school activities, and more. Grant checks (written by December 15, 2007) are made payable to organization providing activity. Each girl must have adult mentor other than immediate family member who will help guide her through process. Dare to Dream Mini-Grants, 4719 Narvik Dr., Eagen, MN 55122, T: (612) 676-9410, anne@yourexpedition.com, www.annbancroftfoundation.org. Deadline: November 1, 2007 **The Tee A. Corinne Prize for Lesbian Media Artists** – Established by Moonforce Media and offering unrestricted grants of up to $1,000. Eligible: Lesbian media artists working in photography, film, video, digital media, new media, or any fusion of these forms and in any genre, including documentary, narrative, experimental, or any other style or combination. No screenplays. Artists may apply as an individual, two or more collaborators, a group, or an organization. Work may be about any subject. Moonforce Media, P.O. Box 13375, Silver Spring, MD 20911, Moonforce.Media@starpower.net, www.jebmedia.com/5322.html. Deadline: November 3, 2007 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Television Projects: Planning and Scripting Grants – Grants to U.S. nonprofits and state and local agencies for projects beginning in July 2008; especially encouraged are projects for the "We the People, Rediscovering Afghanistan" and "Digital Humanities" initiatives. Planning Grants (up to $30,000, usually for 6 months) can be used to draft a treatment and Scripting Grants ($60,000-$70,000, usually for 6-12 months) can be used to prepare a script or detailed treatment. NEH supports TV documentary programs or historical dramatizations that address significant figures, events, or developments in humanities and draw content from humanities scholarship. Must be intended for national distribution during prime time hours on public TV, commercial TV, or cable networks. Support also available for DVDs and websites that expand content of TV programs. No grants to individuals – independent producers should seek sponsorship by eligible organization. Television Projects: Planning and Scripting Grants, Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 426, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506, T: (202) 606-8269 or 1 (866) 372-2930 (TDD), publicpgms@neh.gov, www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/tvplanning.html. Receipt deadline: November 5, 2007 NEH Television Projects: Production Grants – Production Grants ($400,000-$800,000, for 2-3 years) support preparation of program for broadcast. Cost sharing required – NEH will not release its grant funds for production until funding from all sources to cover full costs of project has been committed. NOTE: See previous listing above for NEH Television Project grant program objectives and restrictions. All contact information is identical except that you submit to Television Projects: Production Grants. Deadline: November 5, 2007 Meyer Memorial Trust Small Grants Program – Providing grants of $500-$15,000 to nonprofits in Oregon and in Clark County, WA, including to organizations working in the arts and humanities, in support of varied projects "of significance for the applicant organization." Total project cost should not exceed (or not by much) total grant sought. Online application required. Meyer Memorial Trust, 425 NW 10th Ave., Suite 400, Portland, OR 97209, T: (503) 228-5512, mmt@mmt.org, www.mmt.org. Next receipt deadline: November 15, 2007 Rockefeller Archive Center’s Research Support Programs (Sleepy Hollow, New York) – Center’s collections include agriculture, the arts, African-American history, education, international relations and economic development, labor, medicine, philanthropy, politics, population, religion, science, the social sciences, social welfare, and women's history. Annual Grant-in-Aid Program supports scholars in any discipline engaged in research requiring extensive use of archival collections with award of up to $5,000. NOTE: Potential grant applicants must contact the Archive Center's staff by email or fax well in advance of application deadline and provide preliminary information. Camilla Harris, Grant Program Administrator, Rockefeller Archive Center, 15 Dayton Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, T: (914) 366-6311, FAX: (914) 631-6017, archive@rockefeller.edu, http://archive.Rockefeller.edu/grants/. Deadline: November 15, 2007 Bush Foundation Artist Fellows Program – Grants of $48,000 to artists in Minnesota, North Dakota, or South Dakota whose work reflects any of the region's diverse geographic, racial, cultural, and aesthetic communities. Potential additional grant “to execute an individual communication strategy.” Media Arts is among eligible Fellowship categories for 2008 – for artists who create narrative, documentary, animation, or experimental time-based works using audio, digital, film and/or video media; also, computer art. Applicants propose plan that lasts 12-24 continuous months. Artists may be at any stage of their life’s work; must be 25 or older at time of application deadline, and must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident as well as resident of one the funding region states. No students enrolled full- or part-time after July 1, 2008. Julie Gordon Dalgleish, Program Director, Kevin Bitterman, Assistant Director, Bush Artist Fellows Program, 332 Minnesota St., Suite E-900, Saint Paul, MN 55101, T: (651) 227-0891, (800) 605-7315, BAFInfo@bushfoundation.org, www.bushfoundation.org. Deadline: November 16, 2007 Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program – Awards of up to $5,000 to support artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in specialized public arts high schools. Fellows design individualized courses of study that provide both immersion in their own creative work and interaction with other professional artists in their fields; fellow’s school receives $1,500 to support post-fellowship activities. Eligible: All permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty in specialized public arts high schools, teaching in the fields of visual arts (including film, video, and other media), theatre arts, music, dance, or creative writing, who have been teaching arts in high school for 5+ years and plan to continue at specialized school in 2008-09. Award may be used to defray costs of tuition and other fees, room and board, travel, purchase of materials and/or equipment for personal art-making, childcare, and other relevant expenses. Kimberly Bartosik, Program Director, Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Ave., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10017, T: (212) 557-0010 ext. 256, artsfellowship@surdna.org, www.surdna.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=326426&attrib_id=12040. Deadline: November 16, 2007 (letter of intent) **American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women 2008** (Los Angeles, CA) - An intensive, hands-on, full-time training program for women working in the arts and ready to seriously pursue narrative directing. Following workshop, attendees direct their projects using 24p HD camera and a production package provided by AFI. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with green card; must have 5+ years’ professional experience in the arts, but may not have professional credits as a narrative director (defined as directing credit on a nationally broadcast or nationally distributed narrative feature film or TV program). No tuition charges but AFI does not provide housing, meals, or transportation. Tentative timeline puts participant notification in mid-March, workshop from May 5-23, production shoots in June-July, and editing in July-September. [NOTE: Check AFI's website after October 1, 2007, for further details and application.] www.afi.com/education/dww/. Deadline: December 1, 2007 **Astraea US Fund Panel Grants** – For Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, and LGBTI social change organizations and projects (including film, video, media, and cultural projects) that directly address the depth and complexity of critical issues in LGBTI communities. Maximum grant: $10,000; most fall in $4,000-$10,000 range. Eligible organizations may have annual organizational budget of $750,000 or less; must have active participation and leadership of communities most affected; and must demonstrate commitment to feminist principles. Film, video, media, and cultural projects must represent the depth and complexity of lesbian and/or trans experiences, contradict stereotypes, and reflect diversity within lesbian, trans, and/or intersex communities. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003, T: (212) 529-8021, grants@astraeafoundation.org, www.astraeafoundation.org/PHP/Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4. Receipt deadline: December 3, 2007, 6:00 p.m. EDT Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Artists & Communities Program – Providing 1:1 matching grants of $5,000-$20,000 to professional artists who are residents of DC, NJ, NY, and PA to collaborate with nonprofit organizations in long-term residencies (1-6 months) that result in the creation of new work and actively involve members of the host community in the artistic process. Filmmakers and playwrights are among the artists eligible. Organizations must be located in DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, the U.S. Virgin Islands, VA, or WV. Grant may be used for artist’s stipend, travel, accommodation, supplies and materials used in project, and documentation (e.g., photography, video). Projects must take place between April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009. Heidi Warren, Artists & Communities, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, 201 N. Charles St., Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21202, T: (215) 339-0606, heidi@midatlanticarts.org, www.midatlanticarts.org, http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/communities/AC% 202008%20Guidelines%20FINAL.pdf. Receipt deadline: December 3, 2007, 5:00 p.m. VSA arts / MetLife Foundation's Arts Connect All Grant Program – Seeking to enable more students with disabilities to experience social, cognitive, and cultural skills development through arts learning; create educational access in the arts for students with disabilities by acting as a catalyst; and document the contributions that arts organizations make to inclusive education in public schools. Grants of up to $15,000 awarded to arts organizations partnering with public schools in the following metropolitan areas: Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Hartford, Tampa, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Kansas City (MO), St. Louis, Charlotte (NC), Tulsa, Portland (OR), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence (RI), Nashville, Houston, and Seattle. Applicants must be nonprofit performing and/or exhibiting arts organizations (including museums, theatres, and multi-disciplinary arts presenters) that are creating or have established an educational program. Funds must be used for program activities between April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009. Arts Connect All, c/o VSA arts, 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, T: (800) 933-8721 (voice), (202) 737-0645 (TTY), FAX: (202) 429-0868, artsconnectall@vsarts.org, www.vsarts.org. Receipt deadline: December 7, 2007 Funding Arts Network (FAN) Grants for Miami Arts Groups – Local nonprofit Florida groups whose primary mission is presenting visual arts (including film) or performing arts to the public may request funding ($5,000 - $25,000) for programs to be presented in Miami-Dade County between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. NOTE: To be eligible, organization must have its principal office in Miami-Dade County or have its principal office in South Florida and an office in Miami-Dade. Terry Schechter, Vice President, Grants, Funding Arts Network, P.O. Box 331864, Miami, FL 33233-1864, T: (303) 756-6848, FAX: (305) 757-2288, www.fundingartsnetwork.org, http://fundingartsnetwork.org/Pages/Grants/Documents/GrantInformationBook.pdf. Deadline: December 7, 2007 Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Greenhouse Fund – Grants for industry training and professional development projects for public TV professionals and independent producers. Eligible projects may involve forums for new technologies, skill-building, showcasing of best practices, mentoring, training that increases mastery, strategies to improve competitiveness, conferences to bring new voices and points of view into the public TV system, or forums to address key issues in public broadcasting. Proposals may be submitted by U.S.-based film producers, production companies, training organizations, media companies, or public TV professionals; must demonstrate feasibility and benefits to the public TV community. Greenhouse Fund, Television Programming Department, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 401 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2129, greenhouse@cpb.org, www.cpb.org/grants/greenhousefund/. Deadline: Rolling MoxieDocs Co-Production Award - A production sponsorship program to support documentary film as a turning point of art and activism, journalism and history. Award provides funding and resources for complete production, post-production, and theatrical distribution to the selected documentary proposal. FEE: $25. Moxie Films, Attn: MoxieDocs, 107 Suffolk St., Studio #517, New York, NY 10002, T: (212) 982-5008, FAX: (212) 353-3707, moxiedocs@moxie-films.com, www.moxie-films.com/moxienew/index.php?page=moxdocscontent. Deadline: rolling
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**2008 Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) Call for Proposals** (March 28-30, 2008, Cambridge, MA) – At WAM! 2008, facts and ideas will be shared, skills will be developed, collaborations will be built, and action plans to amplify progressive women’s public voices in society will be executed. Seeking proposals for sessions in a wide-range of presentation formats, including video and guerrilla theatre. Preference given to sessions that involve as presenters or leaders low-income women, women under 25 and/or women over 65, and women of color, and that have a goal of fostering post-conference action or activism by participants. Proposal length: 250-500 words. Session length: 90 minutes. Presenters receive free registration to entire conference for self and up to 3 co-presenters; accepted presenters may be eligible for travel and accommodation expense assistance. Center for New Words, 7 Temple St., Cambridge, MA 02139, T: (617) 876-5310, wam2008@centerfornewwords.org, www.centerfornewwords.org/wam/call_for_proposals.php. Deadline: October 12, 2007 Event: “Paths for Women Making Change,” A Conversation with the International Museum of Women’s Global Council (October 15, 2007, New York, NY) – Moderated by Carol Jenkins, president of the Women’s Media Center, this evening with IMOW’s distinguished international Global Panel will take place at the Harvard Club of New York City (reception from 5:00-6:00 p.m., program from 6:00-7:30). For more details, visit www.imow.org or call (415) 487-6447. **CineWomen NY’s “Show and Grow” Program for Works in Progress** – New York opportunity. Screen your unfinished or “needs work” film to an appreciative, supportive, educated audience of fellow CineWomen NY members. The audience will complete your written survey as well as give you verbal feedback on you work. “Show and Grow” is organized on the first Monday of each month, depending on demand. At least one key position on the film must be filled by a CineWomen NY member. CWNY membership is $50/year or $35 for students and NYWIFT members. For more information, contact showandgrow@cinewomenny.org or visit www.cinewomenny.org/mc/page.do?sitePageld=38501. San Francisco Women’s Film Festival Monthly Networking Happy Hour (San Francisco, CA) – These celebratory evenings in San Francisco are designed to bring together movers and shakers in the Bay Area art community. Attendance is free, and there’s a cash bar. Network and socialize to gain valuable personal, professional and creative connections with a group consisting of business professionals, writers, artists, fashion designers, musicians, and media makers in film and TV as well as online and print. Make a new friend, share resources, find a mentor, or collaborate on a project. For date and time of next Happy Hour and to get on the mailing list for the film festival and future events, email Scarlett Shepherd at scarlett@womensfilmfestival.us. UK Study Finds Women Filmmakers Severely Underrepresented –A July 2007 report from the UK Film Council on who’s Writing British Films – Who Writes British Films reveals that 98% of screenwriters working on British films are white and 82.5% are male. The report “identifies, for the first time, who writes British films, how they are hired, quashes myths and identifies the critical factors common in the experiences of the women and men who have been successfully commissioned to write British films.” For details, visit http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/information/news/?p=D424399A1123f2CEC1SxY1561482 New Website for Free Music Downloads for Film Students and Nonprofit Filmmakers – Musician/composer/DJ Moby has launched www.mobygratis.com, an extensive online library of unreleased music that is available for download and may be used for free provided the project is independent and non-commercial/nonprofit. Filmmakers who want to use the music for a commercial project may apply for a simple license; fees generated by this process will be donated to charity (the Humane Society). View Moby describing mobygratis.com in a short video at www.mute.biz/mobygratis. Do It Yourself Media Distribution Field Guide – A printable guide providing basic information to help film/video artists and other media-makers identify intended audiences and funders, create promotion plans, and understand various distribution methods and the nuts and bolts of getting the finished product out into the marketplace. Conceived by four Baltimore independent media organizations - Creative Alliance, Kids on the Hill, Megaphone Project, and Wide Angle Youth Media – and written by Jode Andrade. www.creativealliance.org/camm/distro_guide.pdf. |
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