Funding For Meaningful Film
The Los Angeles Roy W. Dean Film Grant and the Los Angeles Video Grant, valued at US$50,000, is now taking applications. Deadline is June 30, 2004. The criterion: your film must be "Unique and make a contribution to society." From The Heart Productions is headed by Carole Dean and the grant program is in honor of her father, Roy.
According to their website "Thirty years ago Carole Dean took a $20 bill and turned it into a $50 million a year business when she reinvented the tape and short end industry in Hollywood, NYC and Chicago. Carole president and CEO of From the heart Productions, between 1994 to 1998 , Carole produced over 100 television programs, including the popular cable program, HealthStyles, where she interviewed some of the biggest names in the industry including, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Weil and Dr. Caroline Myss. In 1992 Carole created the Roy W. Dean Grant Foundation in honor of her late father. To date Carole's grant and mentorship programs have provided filmmakers with millions of dollars in goods and services."
Dean has also written a terrific how-to book called The Art of Funding Your Film. From The Heart offers workshops and consultation if you're serious about getting your film going. [Post via CinemaMinima]
