Five filmmaking teams were granted funding in the Fall 2018 round of SFFILM Westridge Grants, to help support the screenwriting and project development stages of their narrative feature films.
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15 Rising Filmmakers Win 2019 Sundance Ignite Fellowships
From a broad global pool of more than 1,200 applicants, Sundance Institute and Adobe selected fifteen 18-to-24-year-old filmmakers from three continents for the one-year 2019 Sundance Ignite Fellowship.
33 Documentaries Win Sundance Institute Documentary Fund and Stories of Change Grant
Thirty-three nonfiction works from seventeen countries comprise the latest Sundance Institute Documentary Fund and Stories of Change Grantees.
5 Film Projects Selected for 4th THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program
Tribeca and CHANEL continue to provide extraordinary opportunities to propel women filmmakers forward with the fourth annual THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program.
Five Documentary Film Projects Win 2018 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund Awards Totaling $125,000
SFFILM on Friday announced the five winners of the 2018 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund awards totaling $125,000,
So Young Shelly Yo and Erica Liu Win $35,000 2018 Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellows
Two filmmakers -So Young Shelly Yo and Erica Liu have been selected by SFFILM to receive 2018 Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowships,
Filmmaker Christi Cooper Wins Inaugural SFFILM Environmental Fellowship
SFFILM awarded its inaugural SFFILM Environmental Fellowship along with the $25,000 cash prize to filmmaker Christi Cooper and her documentary Youth v. Gov.
Yellow Veil Pictures Launches at Fantasia International Film Festival with German Horror Film LUZ
Yellow Veil Pictures, Inc. a new worldwide film sales company focusing exclusively on arthouse genre cinema launches out of the Frontières Co-Production Market at the Fantasia International Film Festival with the German horror film Luz.
5 Projects Selected for Sundance Institute ‘s 2018 Documentary Edit and Story Lab
Five projects will convene at the Sundance Resort in Utah for the Sundance Institute flagship Documentary Edit and Story Lab on July 6.
3 Filmmaking Teams Win Inaugural $10,000 SFFILM Catapult Documentary Fellowships
Three filmmaking teams -Isabel Castro, Malika Zouhali-Worrall, and Ted Passon and Yoni Brook – have been awarded the inaugural SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships.
12 Canadian Creatives Selected for TIFF Writers’ Studio 2018/19
Today TIFF announced the 12 selected participants in this year’s TIFF Writers’ Studio.
13 Indie Feature Film Projects Selected to Attend Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs
Thirteen new independent feature projects from the U.S., Cuba, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, and Palestine have been selected for the 2018 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs.
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama to Produce Documentaries , Docu-series for Netflix
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix.
5 Indie Films Win $100,000 in Funding from SFFILM and Westridge Foundation
Five filmmaking teams will receive a total of $100,000 in funding in the inaugural round of SFFILM Westridge Grants
Sundance Institute Awards Over Half a Million Dollars to Groundbreaking Documentary Projects
The Sundance Institute will award $585,000 in targeted grants to twenty-three projects from independent nonfiction storytellers.
Super Talented Boots Riley to Receive Sundance Institute’s Vanguard Award
Writer/director/producer/musician/activist Boots Riley, an alumni of both the Sundance Labs and Film Festival, will be honored with the Sundance Institute’s annual Vanguard Award
6 Independent Film Directors Selected for Film Independent’s 18th Directing Lab
Film Independent has picked 6 emerging independent film directors for its 18th annual Directing Lab, an intensive eight-week program designed to support the directors on their feature films.
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers is 2018 Recipient of Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship for Indigenous Artists
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/Sámi) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is the 2018 recipient of the Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship – an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010).
Filmmakers: Apply for $25,000 SFFILM / Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship
SFFILM, in partnership with Vulcan Productions, has launched a new support program designed for nonfiction filmmakers, adding to its slate of artist development offerings for independent storytellers from across the US.
15 Indie Films Projects Win 2017 Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund Grants
Rooftop Films awarded fifteen cash and service grants to alumni filmmakers, including The Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund Garbó NYC Feature Film Grants
16 Indie Screenwriters Selected for Sundance Institute’s 2018 Screenwriters Lab
Sixteen up-and-coming screenwriters have been selected to attend Sundance Institute’s 2018 Screenwriters Lab
6 Indie Film Producers Selected for Film Independent 2017 Producing Lab, HOUSE OF TOMORROW Wins Sloan Grant
6 indie film producers have been selected for Film Independent’s 17th annual Producing Lab.
MUDBOUND Director Dee Rees to Give Closing Keynote at 13th Film Independent Forum
Award-winning filmmaker Dee Rees (Pariah, Bessie, Mudbound) will close the 13th annual Film Independent Forum with a Keynote Conversation.
Six Documentary Films Win 2017 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund Awards
SFFILM announced the six winners of the 2017 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund awards totaling $125,000, which support feature-length documentaries in postproduction.