Travel Grant to Full Frame

It’s a sad story behind the Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant – a filmmaker’s life was cut short by a heart attack. “His friends, family and colleagues established this development grant to help other emerging filmmakers reach their potential.” The grant funds travel and accomodation to attend the Full Frame Documentary Festival. Applications are due [...]

I almost forgot to post about this, but thanks to The Documentary Channel newsletter, I was reminded. “The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) has announced a call for entries for its celebrated Art of the Documentary Pitch Workshop. In this workshop/competition–now in its fourth year–a panel of television executives [...]

Are you from Texas and making a film? If so, you might be eligble to apply to Austin Film Society’s Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund for a project grant! The postmark deadline is June 2 so check out the guidelines now, and AFS’s Director of Artistic Services Bryan Poyser will be hitting cities around the state [...]

Are you from Texas and making a film? If so, you might be eligble to apply to Austin Film Society’s Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund for a project grant! The postmark deadline is June 2 so check out the guidelines now, and AFS’s Director of Artistic Services Bryan Poyser will be hitting cities around the state [...]

Are you from Texas and making a film? If so, you might be eligble to apply to Austin Film Society’s Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund for a project grant! The postmark deadline is June 2 so check out the guidelines now, and AFS’s Director of Artistic Services Bryan Poyser will be hitting cities around the state [...]

Rooftop Films & Glory at Sea

In what seems like a movie within a movie, filmmaker Benjamin Zeitlin was on his way to his premiere screening at last week’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX when he was rear-ended and suffered severe injuries in a car accident. His film, Glory at Sea, took home the SXSW Wholphin Award, though he wasn’t able to attend.
 I [...]

Rooftop Films & Glory at Sea

In what seems like a movie within a movie, filmmaker Benjamin Zeitlin was on his way to his premiere screening at last week’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX when he was rear-ended and suffered severe injuries in a car accident. His film, Glory at Sea, took home the SXSW Wholphin Award, though he wasn’t able to attend.
 I [...]

Rooftop Films & Glory at Sea

In what seems like a movie within a movie, filmmaker Benjamin Zeitlin was on his way to his premiere screening at last week’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX when he was rear-ended and suffered severe injuries in a car accident. His film, Glory at Sea, took home the SXSW Wholphin Award, though he wasn’t able to attend.
 I [...]

Reach Film Fellowship Launch, March 19

Cinereach is a non-profit based in NYC dedicated to promoting socially conscious filmmaking. To that end, they have a grant program and a small fellowship program, The Reach Film Fellowship. Four young filmmakers received $5,000 and mentoring from top documentarians Albert Maysles (Salesman), Sandi Dubowski (Trembling Before G-d), Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp) and Afia Nathaniel, an acclaimed independent [...]