Funding Resources

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARY

http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3film.htm

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FAQ for Independent Filmmaking Grants

http://www.sharpangle.com/film-funding.html?gclid=CMDztObKnpICFQQIFQod7H-q7A

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ITVS GRANTS (Public Television)

ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs primarily for public television. We work with independent producers to create and present programs that take creative risks, advance issues and represent points of view not usually seen on public or commercial television. ITVS is committed to programming that addresses the needs of underserved and underrepresented audiences. We look for programs that bring new audiences to public television and that expand civic participation by bringing diverse voices into the public sphere.

http://www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html

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CPB (Public Broadcasting)

A major source of funding for innovative, educational and informational public television programming.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private, non-profit corporation that was created by Congress in 1967.

The Corporation is not a government agency. It promotes public telecommunications services (television, radio, and online) for the American people. CPB invests in more than 1,000 local radio and television stations . . . their services, their programs, and their ideas. These CPB-funded stations reach virtually every household in the country.

CPB is the largest single source of funding for public television and radio programming. CPB funds diverse and innovative programming that's useful, educational and cultural.

http://www.cpb.org/grants/

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CREATIVE CAPITOL (Performing/Visual/F&V Artists)

Creative Capital, a New York City-based nonprofit organization, acts as a catalyst for the development of adventurous and imaginative ideas by supporting artists who pursue innovation in form and/or content in the performing and visual arts, film and video, and in emerging fields. We are committed to working in partnership with the artists whom we fund, providing advisory services and professional development assistance along with multi-faceted financial aid and promotional support throughout the life of each Creative Capital project.

http://www.creative-capital.org/

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FILM ARTS FOUNDATION

The goal of the Film Arts Foundation Grants Program is to encourage new and diverse works by film and video artists who have little likelihood of being supported through traditional funding sources. These awards are targeted for film and videomakers in categories that are among the most difficult areas in which to raise money for media projects.

What is Fiscal Sponsorship?

In the simplest terms, "Fiscal Sponsorship" is one entity accepting and managing funds for another.

At Film Arts Foundation, Fiscal Sponsorship is used primarily when a non-profit film/video project or event wants to secure funding from foundation, government, corporate or private sources that give only to nonprofit organizations with IRS tax-exempt status. To be considered exempt, an organization must hold a current 501(c)(3) certificate from the IRS.

http://www.filmarts.org/funding.php

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THE FRAMELINE COMPLETION FUND

Submissions are accepted for documentary, educational, narrative, animation, or experimental projects by or about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their communities. The Fund also seeks to bring new work to under served audiences; with this in mind, we especially encourage applications by women and people of color.

The Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund provides grants to emerging and established lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender filmmakers. The Fund seeks to provide a much-needed source of funding for LGBT artists constantly struggling to secure the funding needed to complete their works. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 are available for works that represent and celebrate our diverse stories and reflect LGBT life in all its complexity and richness.

http://frameline.org/filmmaker_support/

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KODAK (Cinema and Television Grants)

Educational Allowance Program
To make it easier and more affordable for up-and-coming filmmakers like you to practice your craft, the KODAK Educational Allowance Program offers significant price breaks on KODAK Motion Picture Films.

Eastman Scholarship Program
This program awards tuition and production scholarships to nominated students or faculty of film, film production, and cinematography at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Schools may nominate up to two students and one faculty member per academic year. This year the judging panel comprises Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC, Bart Weis, President Video Association of Dallas and Artistic Director Dallas Video Festival, and Randy Tack, Kodak cinematographer.

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/education/scholarship.jhtml?id=0.1.4.5&lc=en

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The Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking

Developed in 1996 with a lead grant of $650,000 from the Righteous Persons Foundation, established by Steven Spielberg, and recently received an additional $1 million from the Righteous Persons Foundation and another $1 million from the Revson Foundation. The Fund is designed to support the creation of original documentary films and videos that promote thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, culture, identity, and contemporary issues among diverse public audiences.

http://www2.jewishculture.org/film/film_fund.html

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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

An independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html

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PANAVISION CAMERA (New Filmmaker Equipment Grant)

Through this ongoing program, Panavision donates the use of 16mm or 35mm motion picture camera equipment to filmmakers who are making Public Service Announcements, Showcase Reels, "Low-Budget" Independent Features or any other type of Short, Non-Profit films.

http://www.panavision.com/students.php

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THE PAUL ROBESON FUND FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA

Supports media activism and grassroots organizing by funding the pre-production and distribution of social issue film and video projects, and the production and distribution of radio projects. In order to qualify, proposed film and video projects must promote social change in their treatment of themes such as political and economic injustice, racial and gender justice, sexual politics, AIDS, censorship, cultural wars, militarism and environmental justice. Grants vary with a maximum award of $15,000 (most grants are from $3000 to $8000).

http://www.fex.org/content/index.php?pid=29

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Institutional Grants Program

http://www.oscars.org/grants/institutional/index.html

The Academy Foundation, the educational and preservation wing of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, distributes through its Institutional Grants Program funding to film-related nonprofit organizations, schools, and colleges. Academy Institutional Grants are awarded only to nonprofit film organizations and to film programs within schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions and nonprofit organizations. Grants are not awarded to individuals or to for-profit companies or organizations. In 2007, the Institutional Grants Program distributed a total of $500,250 to fifty-six institutions. Typical award amount range from $5,000 to $15,000 per institution. Please note that under this program, funds are not awarded directly to individuals engaged in the performing arts, or to cover the expenses of developing scripts, producing films, or funding educational expenses of any kind. Nor are funds awarded to film festivals. (The academy has a separate Festival Grants Program.)
(Last checked 12/05/07)

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/

The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. Entries must have been written originally in English. Adaptations and translated scripts are not eligible. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year.

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Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Society Foundation

http://www.gottliebfoundation.org/

Provides funding for visual artists who incorporate video and film into their work.

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