Presenter of the san francisco international film festival, sffilm is a yearround nonprofit organization delivering screenings and. Since it was created in 2011, the sffilm documentary film fund has given. A massive list of fall 2017 grants all filmmakers should know. Sfmoma, more than any other, and the childrens creativity museum theater and occasional trips out to the castro theatre for crowdpleasers and big. Catapult film fund provides development funding to documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story to tell, have secured access to their story, and are. Created to support singular nonfiction film work that is distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach, the sffilm documentary film fund has expanded significantly in 2017, doubling the number of supported projects to six. At 62 years, its the longestrunning film festival in the americas, and this years edition screened almost as many documentary features 40 as narratives 46, showing the gradual creep of the nonfiction form toward filmfest dominance. With targeted and flexible filmmaking grants the sffilm maker. During the festival i found myself billeted at the south of market venues for the documentaries. Created to support singular nonfiction film work that is distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach, the. Realscreen archive sffilm, catapult film fund reveal first.
Four features supported by sffilm makers programs to screen at. The san francisco international film festival has unveiled the winners of its 2017 documentary film fund. Lisa kleiner chanoff is cofounder of catapult film fund. Uc santa cruz associate professor of film and digital media jennifer maytorena taylor has received a grant from the sffilm documentary film fund to support her latest project, the gut. Sffilm announces new documentary fellowship in partnership. The film is set in an unearthly lan, unattached to a specific time and geography, unreachable by regular roads, and yet, only 20 km away from the nearest modern city. China is making a historic shift from the worlds factory to a hub of innovation. She is an artistinresidence at concordia studio and an inaugural sffilmcatapult fund fellow. Sffilm announced the six winners of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund awards, which support featurelength documentaries in postproduction. Fund your film sffilm makers offers a wide range of funding and artist development services for fiction and documentary filmmakers all over the world. List of the best documentary grants to fund your film here is the list of upcoming film grants for documentaries to bring your important story to life. Home 2018 august jennifer taylor grant from sffilm. The sffilm 2017 documentary film fund, graham foundation grant to individuals, the filmmaker fund grant, espera productions grant luxembourg, gelman travel fellowship, pbs silvers award for independent film.
September 26, 2017 we are very thank you to have received this award by the sffilm documentary film fund. Winners announced for fall 2017 sffilm rainin filmmaking. Transit docs sffilm at 62 international documentary. Meredith zielke and yoni goldstein a machine to live in 2017 sffilm documentary film fund. It supports emerging documentary and narrative filmmakers by providing engaged mentorship, artistic guidance, office space, and. Trending films pain and glory dolor y gloria 2019 american factory 2019 apollo 11 2019 a star is born atlantics.
Ten exciting new projects are contending for the 2017 documentary film fund grants, which support featurelength docs in the postproduction. We were awarded one of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants. Netherlands film commission pijnackerstraat 5 1072 js amsterdam the netherlands. Winners announced for fall 2017 sffilm rainin filmmaking grants. Truth to power which was selected to be the opening night film of the 2017 sundance film festival. Working films the sffilm documentary film fund final. Sffilm and the catapult film fund are announcing the recipients of the. Exact amounts of individual grants and the number of grants made will be determined on an annual basis. Sffilm announces 2018 documentary film fund winners. Race in america, a new film that premiered on pbs in 2017. Mar 23, 2017 the 2017 documentary film fund will nearly double its total funding thanks to a generous gift from jennifer battat and the jenerosity foundation.
Alyssa directed, produced, and edited the rescue list, which screened at full frame and doc nyc and won awards at bendfilm and heartland international film festival. Sep 12, 2019 the sffilm documentary film fund was created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative visual approach. San francisco film society film grant feature, documentary. Get to know the 2019 sffilm documentary film fund finalists. Overview the sffilm documentary film fund dff supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach. The film drops viewers unobtrusively into the hospitals stream of activity, through hallways and into rooms while eavesdropping on conversations, before focusing on three women lea, aira, and lerma who emerge to share.
Film professor jennifer taylor wins grant from the sffilm. Uk film funding and film funding for other countries starts with making sure that you have all of the basics for your film put in place. The festivals 2017 award recipients will include eleanor coppola, who is set to receive the george gund iii craft of cinema award, which will be presented to her after her new film paris can. The sffilm documentary film fund dff supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach. Sffilm announces new documentary fellowship in partnership with catapult film fund sffilm announces new documentary fellowship in partnership with catapult film fund nov 3, 2017. International filmmakers are eligible and 2017 applications are not open yet. Six compelling nonfiction film projects have been awarded 2017 documentary film fund grants, which support featurelength docs in the postproduction phase. Presenter of the san francisco international film festival, sffilm is a yearround nonprofit. Meet the winners of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants. A ghost love story atlantique 2019 blackkklansman call me by your name can. Created to support singular nonfiction film work that is distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach, the sffilm. Dff grants are awarded once each year to documentary feature. A massive list of fall 2017 grants all filmmakers should.
Sep 20, 2017 we were awarded one of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants. The exact amounts of individual grants and the total number of grants are determined on an annual basis. Netherlands film fund 03 2017 final by netherlands. Her debut feature pray away takes you inside the history and continuation of the pray the gay away or exgay movement, and is a multitude films production. The american documentary film fund a leading advocate for. List of the best documentary grants to fund your film. It is supported by the catapult film fund, tribeca film institute, hartley film foundation, chicken and egg pictures, and sffilm. Sffilm festival, or the 61st edition of the san francisco international film festival, has pulled up its stakes for another year. Sffs supports this project through our documentary film fund. A massive list of spring 2017 grants all filmmakers should. She has a masters degree in visual anthropology from the. The rogovy foundation is proud to announce an increase in its annual miller packan film funding. The 2017 documentary film fund will nearly double its total funding thanks to a generous gift from jennifer battat and the jenerosity foundation.
Sffilm announces 2019 documentary film fund recipients. The sffilm catapult documentary fellowship will launch next summer with three fellowships to develop documentary features. The sffilm documentary film fund was created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative visual approach. The ultimate film grant list updated february 2019.
The fellowship is geared towards emerging filmmakers who have directed short films previously and for whom this is their first feature, or filmmakers who have directed one or two features already. The sffilm festival played at several san francisco bay area venues from april 1023. Six documentary films win 2017 sffilm documentary film. Assia boundaoui and the feeling of being watched 2017 sffilm documentary film fund. The fund supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which. She is currently in postproduction on a documentary about the criminalization of humanitarian aid in arizona, and is in preproduction on a feature documentary. Sffilm announces 2019 documentary film fund winners. Independent filmmakers may apply to this fund to begin or complete their film. Untitled prc project is a documentary feature film exploring how chinas status as a new world power translates to daytoday life for people of all class lines.
Sffilm announces 2017 documentary film fund winners. Sep 20, 2017 sffilm unveils winners of 2017 documentary film fund. Nov 06, 2017 the sffilm catapult documentary fellowship will launch next summer with three fellowships to develop documentary features. Sffilm, the nonprofit that fosters independent filmmaking and presents the san francisco international film festival, recently made two documentary related. The families here use an ancient turkish vernacular, so the film is driven by visual narration rather than dialogue, the characters are understood through their body language and. Catapult film fund provides development funding to help storydriven and cinematic documentary films get off the ground. The sffilm makers team has selected 11 outstanding projects to be in the running for this years documentary film fund grants, which support featurelength docs in the postproduction phase. The sffilm documentary film fund final deadline is this thursday, apr 30th at 5pm pst. Meet the finalists for the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants.
Sffilm selects winners of the 2018 documentary film fund midnight traveler, the seer and the unseen win doc awards at sffilm sffilm names doc filmmakers to receive 2020. Film professor jennifer taylor wins grant from the sffilm 2018. Sffilm, the nonprofit that fosters independent filmmaking and presents the san francisco international film festival, recently made two documentaryrelated. Over the last seven years, the san francisco film society now known simply at sffilm has become one the largest nonprofit supporters of independent and documentary film having doled out over. Film funding companies short movie funding, documentary. In 2010 lisa and bonni cohen founded catapult film fund in order to enable important and moving documentary films to get off the ground and to fill a gap in the documentary funding landscape for development support. Those looking for documentary film funding or other film funding, you can find it with movie investor. The sundance documentary fund provides grants to filmmakers worldwide for projects that display. Aug 27, 2018 uc santa cruz associate professor of film and digital media jennifer maytorena taylor has received a grant from the sffilm documentary film fund to support her latest project, the gut. The force goes deep inside the longtroubled oakland police department as it struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular uprising following events in ferguson, mo, and an explosive scandal.
That is why film funding companies like movie investor have become the way to create movie fund drives. This unique event focuses on international films in both the short and feature categories as well as showcasing animation. She is an artistinresidence at concordia studio and an inaugural sffilm catapult fund fellow. Created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters. It is our great honor to support these five special documentaries, remarked the jury. We are very thank you to have received this award by the sffilm documentary film fund.
Sffilm and the catapult film fund support filmmakers in the early stages of development on compelling, storydriven, featurelength documentary films. Sep 07, 2017 the sundance documentary fund provides grants to filmmakers worldwide for projects that display. Alyssa is a former resident at sffilms filmhouse and she is a recipient of the sffilm documentary film fund. Motherland takes us into the heart of the planets busiest maternity hospital in one of the worlds poorest and most populous countries. The sffilm documentary film fund dff supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an. Alex and andrew smiths walking out starring matt bomer and josh wiggins, which premiered at. The american documentary film fund a leading advocate. Sffilm, catapult film fund team on doc fellowship realscreen. Menashe which premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival and was. The american documentary and animation film festival and film fund amdocs is one of the largest docs and animation only festivals in the united states, located near the media capital of hollywood in beautiful palm springs. Dok incubator czech republic, sweden, slovakia, ifp documentary labs, spotlight on documentaries.
Created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative visual approach, the sffilm documentary film fund is. American documentary and animation film festival and film fund. Sfmoma, more than any other, and the childrens creativity museum theater and occasional trips out to the castro theatre for crowdpleasers and big events. Sffilm unveils winners of 2017 documentary film fund. Below are the sffs maker backed projects playing at the sffilm festival 2017. The 2019 documentary film fund is made possible thanks to support from jennifer battat and the jenerosity foundation. Created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative. Apr 06, 2017 over the last seven years, the san francisco film society now known simply at sffilm has become one the largest nonprofit supporters of independent and documentary film having doled out over.
Sffilm rainin filmmaking grants fund the screenwriting, development and postproduction stages of narrative feature films with social justice themes filmhouse residency is the only yearround, mentordriven residency program in the united states. San francisco film festival 2017 lineup hollywood reporter. Jul 30, 2019 the sffilm makers team has selected 11 outstanding projects to be in the running for this years documentary film fund grants, which support featurelength docs in the postproduction phase. Six documentary films win 2017 sffilm documentary film fund. Sffilm documentary film fund grants are awarded once each year. Its a place of struggle, hard work, boredom, ostentatious consumption, pollution, and creative modernization all at once. A ghost love story atlantique 2019 blackkklansman call me by your name can you ever forgive me. Nov 15, 2017 new documentary fellowships available.
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