Crew call for three short films by Outlaw Films Productions

 

Independent Television Service (ITVS) Open Call
Deadline: August 12

 

ITVS is looking for single public television programs on any subject, viewpoint or style. ITVS funds programs that bring new audiences to public television and expand civic participation by bringing diverse voices into
the public sphere.

 

ITVS funds and presents programs specifically designed for public television. They look to work with passionate, talented producers who tell stories - both true and fictional - that use television as the best possible medium to reach audiences often overlooked by conventional programming. For more information visit: http://www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html#opencall

 

Carole Fielding Student Grants
Deadline : Jan. 1, 2005

 

The University Film and Video Association sponsors the annual Carole Fielding Student Grants competition.  Awards of up to $4,000 are made for student productions in five categories: narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, and new-media. Up to $1,000 is awarded for research projects in historical, critical or theoretical studies of film and television. Applicants must be a student (undergraduate or graduate) at the time the application is made. A faculty member, who is an active member of the UFVA or a UFVA member institution, must sponsor the project. Grant winners are required to present completed work at a UFVA Conference. Deadline for completed application is January 1, 2005.  For eligibility guidelines and a downloadable application, visit the UFVA website http://www.ufva.org

 

Pacific Islanders In Communication (PIC) Open Call & Media Fund
Deadline:  Open Call: August 6; Media Fund: August 6

 

PIC is a national nonprofit media organization established primarily for the purpose of increasing national public broadcast programming by and about indigenous Pacific Islanders. PIC provides funding support for productions, training and education, broadcast services, and community outreach. The Media Fund sparks the development of Pacific Islander programming for national public television.

 

It is comprised of the following programs: Open Call, an annual call that invites proposals for television projects in all stages of production; Completion Fund, that is designed to quickly respond to urgent post-production needs; Short Term Initiative, that encourages and builds narrative storytelling; Travel Awards, to support producers; Professional Development; Acquisitions; and Executive Productions. For more information visit: http://www.piccom.org

 

IFP Los Angeles Producers Lab
Deadline: August 20

 

An intensive seven-week program held each autumn designed to help filmmakers develop skills as creative independent producers. During the lab, participants develop a strategy and formal action plan for bringing their projects to fruition, including a budget, schedule, and business plan.

 

Lab participants also meet with professional advisors and receive a complimentary pass to IFP/Los Angeles' Producer Series, which runs concurrently. Past Producers Lab instructors include Effie Brown (IN THE CUT), Eric d'Arbeloff (LOVELY & AMAZING), Matthew Greenfield (THE GOOD GIRL, CHUCK AND BUCK) and Jasmine Kosovic (THE ADVENTURES OF SEBASTIAN COLE). For more information visit: http://www.ifp.org/calendar/program.php?id=28&chapter=2

 

Roy W. Dean Film and Video Grants for Writing and Editing
Deadline: July 30 (Writing); August 30 (Editing)

 

The Roy W. Dean Writing Grant will send a writer to New Zealand to write their screenplay, film, or whatever they prefer in a quiet villa style country Wye Cottage surrounded by beauty and thousands of sheep. They will
be connected to the world with their new computer, fax, and phone and have a nice RUV to run around the south island.

 

The Roy W. Dean Film Editing Grant is gives support for an off-line edit. A New Zealand filmmaker has donated his editing suite and his expertise to help a filmmaker create their first draft. The grant recipient will stay in a Wye Cottage created for filmmakers and enjoy New Zealand as they create their film. For more information visit: http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com