BAVC
JOB RESOURCE CENTER - Provides San
Francisco residents with free access to information and resources pertaining to
video and new media industries. Internet access is available for online job
searches, as well as industry publications, career development books and
job/internship listings. Open Mon.- Fri. 12-6 p.m. BAVC, 2727 Mariposa St., 2nd
Fl., San Francisco, CA 94110; (415) 861-3282; http://www.bavc.org.
BOSTON
FILM/VIDEO FOUNDATION - Seeks proposals for
fiscal sponsorship from indie producers. No deadline or genre restrictions.
Contact BFVF for brochure: Cherie Martin, 1126 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215;
(617) 536-1540; fax: 536-3576; http://www/bfvf@aol.com.
CALIFORNIA
ARTS COUNCIL - Offers grants & programs for film & media makers.
Contact: California Arts Council, 1300 I St., Ste. 930, Sacramento, CA 95814;
(916) 322-6555; (800) 201-6201; fax: (916) 322-6575; cac@cwo.com;
http://www.cac.ca.gov. CREATIVE
PROJECT GRANTS - Subsidized use of VHS,
interformat & 3/4" editing suite for individual creative projects. Doc, political, propaganda, promotional &
commercial projects are not eligible. Editor/instructor avail. Video work may be
done in combination w/ S-8, Hi8, audio, performance, photography, artists,
books, etc. Studio includes Amiga, special effects, A&B roll, transfers,
dubbing, etc. Send SASE for guidelines to: The Media Loft, 727 6th Ave., NY, NY
10010; (212) 924-4893. IFFM
GORDON PARKS INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS - Two
winners in screenwriting and directing categories receive $10,000 and have the
opportunity to discuss distribution with one of Viacom's divisions. Contact
Karen Schwartzmann @ IFP 212-465-8200. ILLINOIS
ARTS COUNCIL SPECIAL ASSISTANCE ARTS PROGRAM -
Matching grants of up to $1,500 avail. to IL artists for specific projects such
as registration fees & travel to attend conferences, seminars, or workshops;
consultant fees for resolution of specific artistic problems; exhibits,
performances, publications, screenings; materials, supplies, or services. Apps.
must be received at least 8 wks prior to project starting date. Degree students
not eligible. (312) 814-6570 toll-free in IL (800) 237-6994; http://www.ilarts@artswire.org.
INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION OFFERS KODAK PRODUCT GRANT - Applicants
must be IDA members residing in U.S. Full-time students not eligible. Only
documentary and non-fiction projects may apply. Winners awarded up to 50% of
film stock budget. Project's proposal must be accepted in IDA's Fiscal
sponsorship program with the original video budget. Entry fee: $25. For more
info., contact Grace Ouchida at IDA: (310)284-8422. MATCHING
GRANT FOR RESTORATION - VidiPax will match
20% of funding. Individual artists need non-profit fiscal sponsorship. Video
& audiotape restoration must be performed at VidiPax. Contact: Dara
Meyers-Kingsley, (212) 563-1999, x111. MONTEREY
COUNTY FILM COMMISSION SCREENWRITING CONTEST -
Open to writers who have not yet sold scripts to Hollywood. All genres and
locations accepted. First prize: $1,500. Entry fee: $40. Rules and entry forms
under "local events" at: http://www.tmx.com/mcfilm;
or send SASE to: MCFC, Box 111, Monterey, CA 93942; (408) 646-0910. NATIONAL
LATINO COMMUNICATIONS CENTER - Provides
equity-position financing & related production support for projects that
portray the depth & breadth of the Latino experience." Submissions
accepted in June, August, February & April. Submit proposals, screenplays
(standard format) or 1/2" sample reels to: Marisa Leal, Director of
Programming, NLCC, 3171 Los Feliz Blvd., Suite 200, LA, CA 90039; (213)
663-5606. NEW
DAY FILMS - Seeks energetic independent
film & video makers w/ challenging social issue documentaries for distr. to
non-theatrical markets. Now accepting applications for new membership. Contact:
New Day Films 22D Hollywood Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423; (201)332-7172; http://www.newday.com.
NEW
LIBERTY PRODUCTIONS - Media artists &
community producers up to 30 days free access & training in the use of Immix
VideoCube to edit & master independent works that contribute to cultural
understanding & to the quality of life in Philadelphia. Shooting must be
completed & filmmaker must be ready to edit within one month of
notification. Call: (215) 387-2296 NEXT
WAVE FILMS - Funded by Independent Film
Channel, offers finishing funds and support to emerging filmmakers. The focus is
on English language feature films that will be released theatrically. Contact:
Tara Veneruso, Next Wave Films, 2510 7th St., Ste. E, Santa Monica, CA 90405;
(310) 392-1720; fax: 399-3455; launch@nextwavefilms.com.
OPPENHEIMER
CAMERA - Has a new filmmaker grant program
that offers access to a professional 16mm camera system for first serious new
productions in dramatic, doc, exp, or narrative form. (Purely commercial
projects not considered). Provides camera on year-round basis. No application
deadline, 10-week min. for processing. Contact: Dana Meaux, Oppenheimer Camera,
666 S. Plummer St., Seattle, WA 98134; ph. (206) 467-8666; fax: 467-9165; dana@oppenheimercamera.com
PACIFIC
PIONEER FUND - Offered by Film Arts
Foundation to documentary filmmakers living in California, Oregon &
Washington. Limited to organizations certified as public charities that control
selection of individual recipients & supervise their projects. Grants range
from $1,000-$8,000 with approx. $75,000 awarded annually. For proposal summary
sheet, send SASE to: Film Arts Foundation, 346 Ninth St., 2nd Fl., San
Francisco, CA 94103, or call: (415) 454-1133. PANAVISION'S
NEW FILMMAKER PROGRAM - Provides 16mm
camera pkgs. to short, non-profit film projects of any genre, including student
thesis films. Send SASE to: Kelly Simpson, New Filmmaker Program, Panavision,
6219 DeSoto Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91367-2602. PEN
WRITERS FUND & PEN FUND FOR WRITERS & EDITORS WITH AIDS -
Emergency funds given each year to over 200 professional literary writers,
including screenwriters, facing financial crisis. Contact: PEN American Center,
568 Broadway, NY, NY 10012-3225; (212) 334-1660. SOROS
DOCUMENTARY FUND - Offers highly
competitive grants for int'l doc. films and videos on current & significant
issues in human rights, freedom of expression, social justice & civil
liberties. Categories include: initial seed funds (grants up to $15,000),
projects in production or postproduction (average grant is $25,000, but max. is
$50,000). For more info., contact: Soros Documentary Fund, Open Society
Institute, 400 W. 59th St., NY, NY 10019; (212) 548-0600; www.soros.org/sdf SPECIAL
ASSISTANCE GRANTS - Offered by the Illinois
Arts Council. Matching funds of up to $1,500 to Illinois artists for specific
projects. Examples of activities funded are registration fees & travel for
conferences, seminars, workshops; consultants fees for the resolution of a
specific artistic problem; exhibits, performances, publications, screenings;
materials, supplies or services. Funds awarded based on quality of work
submitted & impact of proposed project on artist's professional development.
Applications must be received at least 8 weeks prior to project starting date.
Call for availability of funds. Illinois Arts Council, 100 W. Randolph, Suite
10-500, Chicago, IL 60601;(312) 814-6570 toll-free in IL (800) 237-6994; ilarts@artswire.org
STANDBY
PROGRAM - Provides artists access to
quality video postproduction. services at reduced rates. For guidelines &
apps. contact: Standby Program, Box 184, NY, NY 10012-0004; (212) 219-0951; fax:
219-0563. THE
JOHN D. & CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION - Provides
partial support to selected documentary series focusing on an issue within one
of the Foundation's two major programs (Human and Community Development; Global
Security & Sustainability). Send preliminary 2- to 3-page letter to: John D.
& Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 140 S. Dearborn St., Suite 1100,
Chicago, IL 60603-5285; (312) 726-8000; 4answers@macfdn.org.
UNIVERSITY
FILM & VIDEO ASSOCIATION - Student
grants available for research & productions in following categories:
narrative, documentary & experimental/animation/multi-media. For an
application contact: Prof. Julie Simon, UFVA Grants, U. of Baltimore, 1420 N.
Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. VOLUNTEER
LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS - Offer seminars on
"Copyright Basics," "Not-for-profit Incorporation and Tax
Exemption," & more. Reservations must be made: (212) 319-2910. WOMEN'S FILM PRESERVATION FUND - New York Women in Film & Television is seeking proposals for the funding & preservation or restoration of American films in which women have had significant creative positions. Application deadline: Contact: NYWIFT, 6 E. 39th St., New York, NY 10016; (212) 679-0870; fax: 679-0899.
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