I was meaning to build more Simple Fixes. I have posted some here already. Imagine how fast and far we could travel, if we all just generated a Simple Fix a month. Or even a year. Our progress would be astounding.
Here our filmmaker world people generally desire first and foremost to get funding for their film. You’d think there would be a single place you could turn to and find all the sources gathered or at least many of them. I don’t know of such a place.
So I built one.
Entertainment Partners publishes a regular newsletter on the state of the film tax incentives both here and abroad. If you don’t get it, you should. But if you don’t, this super helpful grid was included in the last newsletter:
I wouldn’t have been so excited to become the Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society if it didn’t have the support from Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
The SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants support feature narrative films that through plot, character, theme or setting explore human and civil rights, antidiscrimination, gender and sexual identity and other social issues of our time. This is NOT a documentary grant.
Film Independent is now accepting submissions for the Wildfire Post-Production Sound Grant, a complimentary Sound Mix provided by Wildfire Post-Production Studios on a feature film project selected by Film Independent Artist Development.
To be eligible, applicants must be either Film Independent Fellows, alumni of the Los Angeles Film Festival or Spirit Awards nominees/winners. Film Independent will award this grant on or before November 1, 2012.
Value of services: $40,000. Fulfillment of services is to be scheduled anytime before March 31, 2013, with the exception of the month of January 2013.
To be considered for the Wildfire Post Production Sound Grant, qualifying filmmakers must apply on the Film Independent website. Applicants must complete the online application form, which includes:
DVD of the film (rough cut or final cut) must be received by October 8, 2012
Film Independent employs the following guidelines in making its selections:
Film Independent staff will select the winner of the award, oversee the administration of the award to the winning filmmaker and will monitor the services rendered.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Jennifer Kushner, Director of Artist Development: jkushner@filmindependent.org
