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Socially Conscious Filmmaking Picks Up Steam
7/8/2009 at 9:32 AM by Suraj Das
Momentum is building for student/indie films featuring socially relevant themes. Just a few weeks ago, USC grad student Gregg Helvey picked up a Student Academy Award for his extraordinary thesis short, Kavi. The film, which deals with modern-day slavery in a village in India, has got some rave reviews and Helvey definitely appears to be a young talent to keep an eye out for.
If you've got your own script with a message, now is the time is start seeking out ways to get your film made - more and more companies are providing grants and production support for these types of films.
Mid-Week Resource Links
6/3/2009 at 2:38 PM by Amy Allen
If you live in Brooklyn, are between the ages of 18 and 30, and have made at least a short and written a screenplay, you might want to try for this grant. It's for $2000, the application process is simple, and the deadline is June 22nd.
This article in The Workbook Project about how to achieve professional quality on a budget is worth a read for all stop motion artists.
Another funding opportunity, this one for documentary filmmakers has a rolling deadline.
Cinereach Fellowship Available
6/2/2009 at 10:19 AM by Amy Allen
Cinereach, a generous arts organization that works tirelessly to enable quality, socially conscious films, has four grants available to filmmakers who meet the following qualifications: (a) Has recently graduated from a film studies program, or is self-taught; email info@cinereach.org to inquire about eligibility (b) Lives in or around New York. (c) Creates socially conscious short films.
The deadline is July 15th.
