Producers' Post July 2014
The Producers' Post is a regular update intended to keep producers informed on announcements, upcoming deadlines and events and anything else of interest. To be notified when a new post is up, please subscribe to the PIC newsletter.
Announcements
- Changes to ITVS Open Call - deadline August 8
- Kumu Hina - FRAMELINE Jury Award for Achievement in Documentary
- Kickstarter - Kumu Hina - through August 20
- Indiegogo - Armed With a Camera Fellowship 2015 (Visual Communications) - through August 7
Festival Deadlines
- CAAMFest 2015 - early deadline August 25
- Sundance Film Festival - short film deadline August 25, feature film & documentary deadline August 29
Funding Deadlines
- ITVS Open Call - deadline August 8
Open Call provides completion funds for single nonfiction public television programs on any subject, and from any viewpoint. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress video. Open Call is not a grant; ITVS provides a co-production investment in the program.
- Catapult Film Fund - deadline August 25
Catapult Film Fund provides development funding to documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story story to tell, have secured access to their story and are ready to create a piece for fundraising purposes. Catapult has two application rounds per year with individual grants of up to $20,000. Visit the Catapult website for complete information on how to apply as well as the online application.
- Diversity Development Fund (ITVS) - deadline October 10
The Diversity Development Fund (DDF) provides up to $15,000 in research and development funding to producers of color to develop single documentary programs for public television. Funded activities may include travel, research, script development, preliminary production for fundraising/work-in-progress reels, or other early phase activities.
Job Opportunities
- Multimedia Producer, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Training
- Webinar: Seven Elements of Strategic Marketing - Creative Capital, 7/28
- Webinar: Artist-Community Engagement - Creative Capital, 7/31
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