The Sundance Institute will award $585,000 in targeted grants to twenty-three projects from independent nonfiction storytellers.
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Filmmakers Erica Tremblay and MorningStar Angeline Wilson Selected for 2018 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab
Two emerging Native storytellers, Erica Tremblay (Seneca-Cayuga) and MorningStar Angeline Wilson (Navajo, Blackfeet, Chippewa Cree) have been selected to participate in the 2018 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab
7 Bold, Visionary Writers Selected for Film Independent’s 20th Screenwriting Lab
Seven screenwriters have been selected for Film Independent’s 20th annual Screenwriting Lab, an intensive four-week workshop designed to facilitate each writer’s unique voice through the development of a single feature screenplay.
4 Filmmakers Win 2018 Oregon Media Arts Fellowship
The Northwest Film Center, Oregon Arts Commission, and The Oregon Community Foundation announced Julia Oldham, Howard Mitchell, Roland Dahwen Wu, and Arianna Gazca as the winners of the 2018 Oregon Media Arts Fellowship
Sundance Institute Selects 6 Projects for 2018 New Frontier Story Lab
Sundance Institute has selected six projects for the annual New Frontier Story Lab, which supports independent artists working at the cutting-edge convergence of film, art, media, live performance and technology.
9 Indie Filmmakers with 6 Documentary Films Selected for Film Independent’s 2018 Documentary Lab
Nine filmmakers and six projects have been selected for Film Independent’s 2018 Documentary Lab
6 Indie Filmmakers to Compete in Seattle International Film Festival’s 2018 Fly Filmmaking Challenge
The Fly Filmmaking Challenge organized in partnership with Washington Filmworks, returns to the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) after a three year hiatus.
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