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Film/Video Funding News, Volume #64
Published July 1, 2010
Welcome to Film and Video Funding News, Volume #64. This
free monthly newsletter is a service provided by WomenArts (formerly known as The Fund for Women Artists),
a community of artists and allies dedicated to celebrating and supporting
art by and about women. For more information about us,
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Contents - This newsletter
is organized into five sections:
- Film Festivals/Calls for Entries:
Lists festivals and other venues seeking films/videos for screenings
and/or prizes. Organized chronologically, with soonest deadline listed first.
- Funding Opportunities:
Lists foundation deadlines for individual film/video artists AND media
arts organizations. Organized chronologically, with soonest deadline
listed first.
- Residencies:
Lists residencies for film and video artists. Organized chronologically with soonest deadlines first and ongoing opportunities at the end.
- Resources: Lists
other resources, such as organizations of use to film/video artists,
fundraising tools, helpful websites, and the like.
Highlighted entries -
Entries highlighted in red 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,
Deborah Steinberg
Director of Artist Services, WomenArts
Film Festivals/Calls for Entries
NOTE: Due to the large number of film festivals in the world, our film festival section is now focused more exclusively on opportunities specifically for women filmmakers. For a comprehensive guide to festival submissions, visit www.withoutabox.com.
**New York Coalition of Professional Women in the Arts and Media Collaboration Award** - The $1000 award aims to encourage professional women in the arts and media to work collaboratively with other women on the creation of new works. Eligible teams are those readying a new work; proposing new work or continuing with a work-in-progress. Open to playwrights, designers, directors, actors, screenwriters, and filmmakers living anywhere in the U.S. Teams of two (or more) women working together on a creative project may apply. Members of the team must be members of an organization affiliated with the Coalition of Professional Women in the Arts & Media, with each member representing a different discipline. Affiliates of the Coalition are: Actors' Equity Association; American Federation of Television and Radio Artists; Dramatists Guild; League of Professional Theatre Women; New York Women in Film & Television; Screen Actors Guild; Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers and Writers Guild of America, East. See website for application and guidelines. Deborah Savadge (Program Contact), PO Box 2537, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108, T: (212) 595-2582, collaboration@nycwam.org, http://www.nycwam.org. Deadline: July 1, 2010
**Global Social Change Film Festival – Global Women In Film** (April 13-17, 2011, Ubud, Bali) – Inaugural year of a festival “supporting filmmakers to be effective social activists and supporting social activists to be engaging storytellers.” This year’s focus is Global Women In Film. Seeking Narrative and Documentary Films 60-130 minutes in length; submissions are not limited to women-oriented subjects. Submissions must be sent by mail with a printed out copy of submission form (available on website). FEE: $30-$65. Ashia Chacko, Film Competition Programmer, PO Box 847, San Carlos, CA 94070, ashia@socialchangefilmfestival.org, www.socialchangefilmfestival.org. Deadline: July 1, 2010 (early), August 1, 2010 (regular), September 15, 2010 (late), November 1, 2010 (very late)
Call for Proposals – Thanatopolis at I-Park (October 2, 2010, East Haddam, CT) – The I-Park Foundation, an international arts community sited within an expansive nature preserve, is seeking creative proposals in the following disciplines: Music Composition/Sound Sculpture, Visual Arts/Environmental Sculpture, Theater/Choreography/Performance Art, Landscape/Garden Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. Thanatopolis, an alternative memorial park/space in the advanced conceptual phase of its development, is looking for works that harmonize with the long-term goal of the project, which is to re-imagine our cultural and personal relationship to death, memory and memorialization - and to engage the above creative fields to bring about a new, profoundly sacred and evocative landscape/sound-space. Those invited to execute their physical, performance or music/sound sculpture pieces for the Thanatopolis Exhibition will receive a creative fee of $2,000 plus a budget for travel, materials and incidental expenses. Applicants invited to exhibit 'paper' (un-executable, future, conceptual) projects will receive a creative fee of $700. Additional funding may be available depending on the scope of the individual projects. See website for complete guidelines and submission procedure (online, through website). NO FEE. I-Park, 428 Hopyard Rd., East Haddam, CT 06423, T: (860) 873-2468, Contact: Agnes Miyuki, thanatopolis@gmail.com, http://www.i-park.org/Thanos.html. Deadline: July 5, 2010
**World of Women Film Festival** (March 8-10, 2011, Sydney, Australia) – Seeking Short films (under 55 minutes) in any style or genre, as well as Feature narratives and documentaries either directed by women or with women in two of the following roles: producer, screenwriter, editor, or cinematographer). FEE: $15-$60 AUD. World of Women Film Festival, PO Box 12, Potts Point, Sydney NSW 1335, Australia, T: +61 0402 246 601, wowfilmfestival@wiftnsw.org.au, www.wiftnsw.org.au. Deadline: July 15, 2010 (early), September 15, 2010 (regular), September 30, 2010 (late), October 15, 2010 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (October 8-14, 2010, Albuquerque, NM) – Dedicated to showcasing queer cinema in an attempt to highlight the richness of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. Seeking LGBTQ films in the following categories: Dramatic Competition, Shorts Competition, and Documentary Competition. FEE: $0-$25. Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 1209 7th St. NW, Ste. A, Albuquerque, NM 87102, T: (505) 243-1870, info@closetcinema.org, http://www.closetcinema.org. Deadline: July 23, 2010 (regular), July 30, 2010 (late)
Nashville Film Festival (April 14-21, 2011, Nashville, TN) – An Oscar-qualifying festival for narrative and animated shorts films. Seeking entries in the following categories: Narrative Feature (40 minutes or longer; must be Tennessee premiere), New Directors Competition (narrative films 40 minutes or longer by first-time narrative feature filmmakers; must be Tennessee premiere), Documentary Feature (40 minutes or longer; must be Tennessee premiere), Music Film/Music City Competition (documentaries about music and musicians; 40 minutes or longer; must be Tennessee premiere), Tennessee Spirit Feature Competition (films in any genre or style that meet 2 of the following criteria: director is a current Tennessee resident; executive producer or writer is a current Tennessee resident; at least 65% of the film was shot in Tennessee), Narrative Short (under 40 minutes; Academy Award qualifier), Documentary Short (under 40 minutes), Animated Short (under 40 minutes; Academy Award qualifier), Experimental Short, College Student Short (must include copy of valid college ID or most recent transcript), Young Filmmakers Short (by filmmakers age 18 and under; include copy of state or school ID or a verification letter from a teacher; winner receives a $5,000 scholarship to Watkins College of Art, Design and Film), and Tennessee Spirit Short Film Competition (narrative or documentary shorts that meet 2 of the following criteria: director is a current Tennessee resident; executive producer or writer is a current Tennessee resident; at least 65% of the film was shot in Tennessee). FEE: $20-$80. Nashville Film Festival, 161 Rains Ave., Nashville, TN 37203, T: (615) 742-2500, FAX: (615) 742-1004, filmmakers@nashvillefilmfestival.org, http://www.nashvillefilmfestival.org. Deadline: July 23, 2010 (early), September 24, 2010 (regular), November 26, 2010 (late), December 30, 2010 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
Cannes Independent Film Festival (May 11-21, 2011, Cannes, France) – Showcases indie filmmaking right alongside the world's biggest film gathering - the Festival de Cannes. Gives indie filmmakers the opportunity to network with the entire filmmaking industry, screen films at the the top venues in Cannes, sell their films to the gathered international buyers, and learn about how the business end of filmmaking works. Seeking entries in the following categories: Low-Budget Feature (budget between €250k and €1M), Micro-Budget Feature (budget under €250k), No-Budget Feature (budget under €25k), Documentary Feature (over 30 minutes), Sci-Fi / Horror Feature, LGBT, Short (under 50 minutes), Short Documentary (under 30 minutes), Animated Short (under 50 minutes), Experimental Short (under 50 minutes), Short Short (under 5 minutes), Music Video (under 20 minutes), Feature Screenplay, Sci-Fi / Horror Screenplay, and Comedy Screenplay. FEE: £15-£95. Cannes Independent Film Festival, Studio 21, 456 Strand, London WC2R 0DZ, United Kingdom, info@cannesfest.org, http://www.cannesfest.org/. Deadline: July 26, 2010 (early), November 12, 2010 (regular), February 25, 2011 (late), March 18, 2011 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
OUTrageous: Santa Barbara Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (November 4-7, 2010, Santa Barbara, CA) – Aims to provide a diverse selection of films that entertain, challenge, and educate the LGBTQ communities. Seeking LGBTQ films in the following categories: Feature, Short, Feature Documentary, and Short Documentary. FEE: $15-$50. OUTrageous: Santa Barbara Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, c/o Pacific Pride Foundation, 126 E. Haley St., Ste. A-11, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, T: (805) 963-3636, FAX: (805) 963-9086, info@outrageousfilmfestival.org, http://www.outrageousfilmfestival.org. Deadline: July 30, 2010 (regular), August 20, 2010 (late), Septebmer 3, 2010 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
MIAAC (Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council) Film Festival (November 3-7, 2010, New York, NY) – Seeking Feature and Short Narrative and Documentary Films in the following categories: Diaspora Films (made by filmmakers of South Asian origin living outside India, or projects by non-South Asians with South Asian content, cast or crew) and Independent Films (from the Indian Subcontinent with a unique voice and message). FEE: $25-$40. MIAAC Film Festival, Indo-American Arts Council, Inc., 517 East 87th St., Ste. 1B, New York, NY 10128, T: (212) 594 3685, FAX: (212) 594-8476, aroon@iaac.us, somi@iaac.us, www.iaac.us. Deadline: August 1, 2010
Mexico International Film Festival (May 27-29, 2011, Baja, Mexico) – Committed to bringing the best independent cinema from around the world to Mexico in an effort to maintain and enrich the country's film culture. Seeking entries in the following categories: Feature Narrative (over 40 minutes), Feature Documentary (over 40 minutes), Short (under 40 minutes; any category or genre), Music Video, Screenplay, and Student (producer, director, or writer must be a current student; include copy of student ID with submission). FEE: $25-$55. Mexico International Film Festival, 20058 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 123, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, T: (484) 952-6224, info@mexicofilmfestival.com, http://www.mexicofilmfestival.com. Deadline: August 10, 2010 (early), October 10, 2010 (regular), January 10, 2011 (late), March 15, 2011 (extended, via withoutabox.com)
Slamdance Film Festival (January 21-27, 2011, Park City, UT) – Dedicated to showcasing films in every genre and style from every country in the world by talented emerging filmmakers during the media frenzy of festival week in Park City. Seeking entries by new filmmakers in the following categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, and Special Screenings (independent feature films by non-first time filmmakers). FEE: $25-$100. Slamdance Film Festival, 5634 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, T: (323) 466-1786, FAX: (323) 466-1784, submissions@slamdance.com, http://www.slamdance.com. Deadline: August 13, 2010 (early), September 24, 2010 (regular), October 29, 2010 (late)
Sundance Film Festival (January 20-30, 2011, Park City, UT) – Seeks to actively advance the work of risk-taking storytellers. Seeking entries in the following categories: US Narrative Feature (50 minutes or longer; at least half the project’s financing must originate from within the US), US Documentary Feature (50 minutes or longer; at least half the project’s financing must originate from within the US), International Narrative Feature (50 minutes or longer; at least half the project’s financing must originate from outside the US), International Documentary Feature (50 minutes or longer; at least half the project’s financing must originate from outside the US), US Short (under 50 minutes; at least half the project’s financing must originate from within the US), and International Short (under 50 minutes; at least half the project’s financing must originate from outside the US). FEE: $30-$100. Sundance Film Festival, 1825 Three Kings Dr., Park City, UT 84060, T: (310) 360-1981, FAX: (310) 360-1969, programming@sundance.org, http://www.sundance.org/festival/. Receipt Deadline: August 16, 2010 (early), September 3, 2010 (regular), September 20, 2010 (late)
Ongoing Film Festivals/Calls for Entries
NOTE: There are no new ongoing opportunities this month. For more opportunities, see our Ongoing Calls for Film and Video page.
Funding Opportunities
**Zion’s Bank Smart Women Grants** – Grants up to $3,000 to female residents of Utah or Idaho to support “the efforts of everyday heroines who strengthen women, children, and their communities.” Grants are awarded in 5 categories, including arts and culture. Submit application form (available on website), mission statement (how your application relates to the mission of the program), statement of purpose (clearly describe the focus, goals, and general direction of work or project, including artistic objectives), detailed description of project (including an explanation of how the grant will advance development of your work), proposed use of grant funds, plan for measuring performance and results, financial data and need (including list of other sources of funding), and supporting documents and work samples. See website for application form and complete guidelines. Smart Women Grants, c/o Zion’s Business Resource Center, 310 S. Main, Mezzanine North, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, T: (801) 594-8245, womensfinancial@zionsbank.com, https://www.zionsbank.com/swsm_grant.jsp?cid=2376. Deadline: July 2, 2010
Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) Public Television Program Fund – NAPT welcomes proposals for projects in all stages, awarding $10,000-$25,000 for research and development and up to $100,000 for production and completion. Eligible genres include documentary, performance, cultural/public affairs, animation, and more. Projects must be intended for national public TV broadcast. Criteria include quantity and quality of Native American participation in creative, technical, and advisory personnel, and power of finished program to illuminate the Native American experience through public TV. NAPT funds not intended to cover all expenses; successful projects should leverage NAPT’s investment to raise additional funds. Applicants must be 21+ years old and U.S. citizen or legal resident of the U.S. or its territories; must have previous TV or filmmaking experience. Submit 9 copies, including original, of application form (available on website), and all requested materials. Georgiana George Lee, Public Television Program Fund, Native American Public Television, 1800 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68503, T: (402) 472-0497, glee3@unl.edu, http://nativetelecom.org/producers_programfund. Deadline: July 14, 2010
Global Film Initiative Production Grants – Production grants of up to $10,000 each to filmmakers whose work exhibits artistic excellence, authentic self-representation, and accomplished storytelling. Supports completion of film production and post-production costs for feature-length (longer than 60 minutes) films. Does not support shorts or documentaries. Films may be in pre-production, production, or post-production., and must have substantial production funding in place. Accepts applications from countries in the following regions: Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East (excluding Iran), Asia (excluding Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan), and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand). See website for guidelines and application procedures. NOTE: No phone calls. The Global Film Initiative, 145 Ninth St., #105, San Francisco, CA 94103, FAX: (415) 934-9501, gfi-info@globalfilm.org, http://globalfilm.org/guidelines_en.htm. Deadline: July 15, 2010
Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film – Provides post-production support for original documentaries that explore the Jewish experience. Priority goes to projects that address significant subjects, offer fresh and challenging perspectives, engage audiences across cultural lines, and expand understanding of Jewish experiences. Director or producer must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Films must be in the post-production stage. Grants generally range from $15,000-$35,000. Applications must be submitted through online system; see website for instructions. Foundation for Jewish Culture, 330 7th Ave., 21st Floor, New York, NY 10001, T: (212) 629-0500, FAX: (212) 629-0508, http://www.jewishculture.org/?pid=film. Deadline: July 27, 2010
Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) Production and Completion Fund – PIC funds and distributes film, video, and new media and offers scholarships, training, and professional development, in order to support development of national public broadcast programming that enhances public recognition of and appreciation for Pacific Island history, culture, and society and to support development of indigenous Pacific Islanders as creators of broadcast and new media programming. Up to $50,000 for Production Proposals and up to $50,000 for Completion Proposals. Projects must be intended for national public TV broadcast. Criteria for all PIC funding include: Pacific Islanders hold key creative positions; projects adhere to PBS standards of objectivity and balance; producer must be U.S. citizen or legal resident. Producer need not be Pacific Islander, but PIC only funds authentic, well-told stories about the Pacific and what it means to be a Pacific Islander. See website for complete guidelines and application procedures. Pacific Islanders in Communications, 1221 Kapi’olani Blvd., Suite 6A-4, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814-3513, T: (800) 591-0059 ext. 12, sseggar@piccom.org, www.piccom.org. Receipt Deadline: July 30, 2010
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Transnational Cultural Remittances (TCR) Project – Grants from $2,000-$20,000 to strengthen the exchange of art and culture between communities linked by people’s migration from one country to another. Funds exemplary cultural exchange projects that support grassroots artistic and cultural practices and strengthen social networks across national boundaries in migrant communities. Eligible projects must demonstrate an ongoing connection between 2 or more of the following countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. Open to individual artists and non-profit organizations in any of these countries that are creating ongoing cultural exchange between disparate communities through work in human rights, social justice, and economic empowerment. These exchanges may be in person or electronic, but must be reciprocal and must extend cultural knowledge across borders. Grant period is from December of the current year through December of the following year. Grants are available for specific projects, i.e. community festivals featuring transnational arts and culture, or for planning, i.e. developing or documenting transnational artistic collaborations. NOTE: Application must be submitted partially online, through website, and partially by regular mail. See website for full guidelines and application forms. NALAC/TCR Program, 1208 Buena Vista, San Antonio, TX 78207, info@nalac.org, http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=186&Itemid=232. Deadline: July 30, 2010
Irvine Foundation Creative Connections Fund – 2-year project grants of up to $50,000 each to support creativity and the expansion of diverse, relevant cultural offerings in local communities across California but primarily outside San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. Aims to support small and midsize arts organizations with a diversity of projects and ideas. Considers requests for projects that create new work or offer a contemporary reinterpretation of classic work and involve individual artists in collaboration with a local nonprofit organization. Applicant organizations must be located in California, have an annual revenue of at least $100,000, and have 501(c)(3) status or an established relationship with an approved fiscal sponsor. Project grant request can be for no more than 10% of annual organizational budget per year. Complete guidelines and application available online. NOTE: Applicants must have a profile on the California Cultural Data Project. Creative Connections Fund, T: (800) 374-6851, artsfund@irvine.org, http://www.irvine.org/grantmaking/grantmaking-programs/arts-program/fundingguidelines/creativeconnectionsfund/265-creative-connections-fund. Deadline: August 6, 2010
Independent Television Service (ITVS) Open Call – Providing finishing funds for single public TV programs from independent U.S. producers on any subject, from any viewpoint, in any genre except fiction. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress tape, and must be possible to complete within 1 year of contract. No maximum or minimum cut-off for funding amount, but Open Call funds must be the last needed for completion of project. See website for complete guidelines and application procedures. Karim Ahmad, Programming Coordinator, Independent Television Service (ITVS), 651 Brannan Street, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94110, T: (415) 356-8383 ext. 259, FAX: (415) 356-8391, itvs@itvs.org, www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html. Receipt Deadline: August 6, 2010
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Media Fund / Open Door Completion Fund – Awards averaging $20,000 - $30,000 to independent media producers for completion of provocative and engaging projects intended for public TV broadcast and in final post-production phase. 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. Applicants must submit a full length rough cut. Projects must be standard broadcast length. See website for application guidelines and procedures. 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: August 12, 2010
NEA Access to Artistic Excellence Grants – Supports projects that encourage and support artistic creativity, preserve our diverse cultural heritage, and make the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country. Particularly relevant are projects that demonstrate innovation by generating new forms of art making, new directions in the field, and/or innovative uses of creative resources, as well as those that extend the arts to underserved populations. Open to arts organizations in all disciplines; see website for complete guidelines (specific to each discipline) and application instructions. National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20506, http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Artsed.html. Deadline: August 12, 2010
San Francisco Film Society / Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants Program (Fall, 2011) – Provides funding for narrative feature films made in the San Francisco Bay Area that, through plot, character, theme, or setting, significantly explore human and civil rights, anti-discrimination, gender and sexual identity, and other urgent social justice issues of our time. Grants support screenwriting and script development, preproduction, and post-production expenses. In addition to a cash grant, recipients will receive a range of benefits through the society’s filmmaker services programs. Applicants must be in a key creative role (screenwriter, producer, or director), be at least 18 years old, have a strong connection to the San Francisco Bay Area, and be SFFS members at the Filmmaker Pro level or above (membership is $90/year and can be purchased at time of application). Full-time students ineligible. Application process begins with submission of Letter of Inquiry on the SFFS website; finalists will be asked to submit further materials. SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants, c/o San Francisco Film Society, 39 Mesa St., Ste. 110, San Francisco, CA 94129, http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker-services/grants-and-prizes/sffskrf-filmmaking-grants.aspx. Deadline (LOI): August 13, 2010
**Open Meadows Foundation Grants** – Funding to individuals and to nonprofit organizations for projects that are led by and benefit women. Grants of up to $2,000 to support projects that are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect diversity of community served by project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote racial, social, economic, and environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in search for funding. In addition to general grants, Open Meadows has 6 special targeted funds: the Jeanne Meurer Indigenous Women’s Fund; the Ellen Dougherty Activist Fund for Young Women; the Edie Windsor Fund for Old Lesbians; the India Fund; the Patsy Lu Fund for Women’s Music Projects; and the Susan F. Eastman Fund for Environmental Activists. Organizational budget should not exceed $150,000; small and start-up organizations strongly encouraged to apply. Open Meadows Foundation, PO Box 150-607, Van Brunt Station, Brooklyn, NY 11215-607, T: (718) 885-0969, openmeadows@igc.org, www.openmeadows.org. Deadline: August 14, 2010
Residencies
NOTE: Please visit our Residencies With Ongoing Deadlines page for more opportunities.
Experimental Television Center (September, 2010-January, 2011, Owego, NY) – Residencies of 3-5 days average, though requests for longer stays will be considered. Supports projects which approach media as a contemporary electronic and cinematic art form. Artists have unlimited access to the media library and the imaging system, which includes G-4 and G-5 computers, custom built equipment by media artists, new and vintage analog audio and video processors and synthesizers, editing software, and dozens of other tools that encourage artists to explore boundaries and intersections in works ranging from narrative and documentary to more experimental forms, including performative media and work for the web. Artists will have the opportunity to display work through museum and gallery exhibitions, as well as through cable, broadcast, and on the web. Artists must have prior experience in video production or with other electronic systems. Application process is informal; provide a project description (with an indication of the ways in which you would like to use the imaging system), a resume (indicating your knowledge of equipment operation), a requested 5-day period for stay, and a tape sample (DV, ¾”, or VHS) of recent works. Residency provides housing (if needed) and access to studio, as well as instruction in using equipment. Artist is responsible for residency fee ($100 each 5 days). Artists may bring production assistants or other crew. NO FEE. Experimental Television Center, 109 Lower Fairfield Rd., Newark Valley, NY 13811, T: (607) 687-434, etc@experimentaltvcenter.org, http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/ResidenciesIndex.html. Deadline: July 15, 2010
Djerassi/SFFS Screenwriting Fellowship (August 9-September 8, 2011, Woodside, CA) – One-month residency at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program for an emerging or established screenwriter. Open to US and international screenwriters. Housing, studio space, and meals provided; artist responsible for travel expenses and writing supplies. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and must write in English. Priority will be given to projects that are vibrant, intelligent, moving and innovative. Submit a letter of inquiry on the SFFS website; finalists will be announced in August and asked to submit a full application. FEE: $35; waived for SFFS members. SFFS/Djerassi Screenwriting Fellowship, c/o San Francisco Film Society, 39 Mesa St., Ste. 110, San Francisco, CA 94129, http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker-services/grants-and-prizes/djerassisffs-screenwriting-fellowship.aspx. Deadline (LOI): July 16, 2010
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Swing Space (New York, NY) – Works with downtown building owners to make vacant space available to artists, curators, and arts organizations for the development and presentation of new projects in the visual and performing arts. Encourages creative, experimental and collaborative approaches to artistic practice in unconventional spaces. Recommended projects are matched with vacant spaces as they become available. Applications are accepted for development space, presentation, and office space for projects in the visual and performing arts. Projects are placed in spaces from 1-6 months, depending on project needs and space availability. Spaces are varied in nature, and have included raw office floors, finished offices, ground-floor retail storefronts, and basement bank vaults, in varying states of condition. Limited access to equipment may be available. LMCC will publicize projects on their website. Visual and performing artists and curators must have at least 3 years of experience working at a professional level in their filed; arts or cultural organizations must have 501(c)(3) non-profit status or fiscal sponsorship. Applicants do not need to be based in New York; however, artists should be within commuting distance for the duration of the project, and must be able to accept a space on short notice. Housing not provided. See website for complete application guidelines and procedures. NOTE: Applications must be submitted partially online and partially by mail. NO FEE. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038, (212) 219-9401, Fax: (212) 219-2058, http://lmcc.net/art/swingspace/overview/2009/apply.html. Receipt Deadline: July 22, 2010
Elsewhere Collaborative (March-November, 2010, Greensboro, NC) – Residencies between 2-6 weeks from creative artists working in all media. The collaborative is a three-floor former thrift store turned into a living museum. Residents constantly compose and re-imagine the environment through projects that respond to layers of objects, artworks, collections, architecture, histories, and concepts within the building. Residents enter into an evolving collaborative artwork, inhabit production spaces, and establish living sites throughout the museum, using the resources from the 58-year-old inventory. Residency provides housing, workspace, and materials; artist responsible for program fee ($250), travel, and participation in food co-operative ($35/week). See website for application and complete guidelines. NO FEE. Elsewhere Collaborative, 606 and 608 S. Elm St., Donwtown Greensboro, NC 27406, http://elsewhereelsewhere.org/programs/residencies. Deadline: July 31, 2010
Yaddo (year-round, Saratoga Springs, NY) – Residencies of an average of 5 weeks for writers, media artists, visual artists and performing artists working at the professional level in their fields. Facilities include dance/choreography studios, exhibition/installation spaces, metal shop, music studio, and performing arts space. Residency provides housing, meals, studio, travel assistance, and materials stipend. Artists responsible for additional materials or travel costs. FEE: $20. Yaddo, PO Box 395, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, T: (518) 584-0746, FAX: (518) 584-1312, yaddo@yaddo.org, www.yaddo.org. Deadline: August 1, 2010
Other Resources
For a complete list of funding sources, visit: http://www.womenarts.org/fund/fundlists.htm.
The San Francisco Film Society Fiscal Sponsorship Program – Run by former staff members of Film Arts Foundation, provides step by step help for emerging and established filmmakers through the process of getting your film funded, made, and seen. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, they meet in person with local filmmakers and consult by phone and e-mail with filmmakers out of state. Projects must be noncommercial or educational and represent an imaginative contribution to the film or video art form. Applicant must be seeking donations in the form of grants from public agencies, foundations, corporations, or individual donors. Fill out online application form (available on website); application should be a first draft of a funding proposal that will undergo revisions under the guidance of the program. NOTE: Applicants must be enrolled as Film Society Pro members (membership may be purchased at time of application; $90/year). Apply online through website. FEE: $40. San Francisco Film Society
39 Mesa St., Ste. 110, San Francisco, CA 94129, T: (415) 561-5045, michele@sffs.org, http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker-services/fiscal-sponsorship.aspx. Deadline: July 30, 2010
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WomenArts (formerly known as The Fund for Women Artists) is a non-profit organization
dedicated to helping women artists get the resources they need to do their creative work. Created in 1994 by Martha Richards, the organization has raised over $4 million and created a website that provides free networking, fundraising and advocacy services to over 500,000 visitors a year. For more information about our programs, please see the About Us section of our website at www.WomenArts.org/share.
WomenArts is supported by generous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Starry Night Fund of the Tides Foundation, and the Leo S. Guthman Fund, The Sister Fund, and by gifts of time, energy and money from artists and arts supporters around the world.
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