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Show Me the Money: Where to Find Local Grant Funding

By Maddy Kadish
Times Are Down, But You're Not Out

In a downward economy, grant funding for Massachusetts filmmakers still exist. Dan Blask of the Massachusetts Cultural Council offers some advice.

Low Budget Costuming? You Better Shop Around.

By Carly Pifer
Vintage sidewalk shopping by mistercullen.

Two area filmmakers reveal that the closets of your actors and friends combined with recycled wear from cheap vintage shops can satisfy your costume needs -- even on the tightest budget!

Make Your Film a Virtual Success

By April Gardner
Screen shot of Nicky O'Neill, from the documentary "41."

April Gardner reports on six of the the latest online tactics local filmmakers are using to attract money and audiences to their indie projects.

How to Make Films (and Generate Income) by Committee

By Kerry O’Donnell
Brian Pickard's looking for producers for "Slayers," dead or alive!

Brian Pickard of Penobscot Films in Vermont has invented an innovative method of fundraising for his film Slayers: pay and have a say.

Ask and You Shall Receive: Money to Make Your Next Film

By Lynn Tryba
Morrie Warshawski consults with filmmakers throughout the United States.

A wealth of tips on how to raise funds for your film from a recent workshop with industry consultant Morrie Warshawski.

Documenting Change: The LEF Foundation's New Goals and Grant Guidelines

By Jared M. Gordon
Lucia Small and Ed Pincus, shooting Axe in the Attic, in Hopedale, LA.  Photo by Henry Morgan.

The LEF Foundation describes its shift to funding only documentaries and past grant recipients offer their perspectives on the change.

Questioning Film Tax Credits

By David Pierotti
Hachiko will benefit from RI tax credits.

Rhode Island threatens to cap film production
tax credits.  Questions about the benefits arise in MA and CT.

Corporate Expatriates: From Money to Movie

By Garret C. Maynard
Garret Maynard and writer/expat Joanne Powell at the December premiere.
In part II of a two-part series, Garret C. Maynard offers tips for making your film in partnership with a corporate expatriate who has also helped finance it.

Corporate Expatriates: A Source of Film Financing

By Garret C. Maynard
Stills from Filmcamp, "the cutest movie ever made about filmmaking."  Click here to see the trailer.
In part I of a II-part series, filmmaker and teacher Garret C. Maynard offers tips for finding funding in the most unusual place -- the cubes of corporate America.

National Boston Going Local

By Randy Steinberg
The National Boston facilities.
National Boston provides New England an array of post-production services with special rates for independent filmmakers.

East Coast Hollywood

By Emily Lysaght
Rhode Island's action-packed promotion.
Proposed tax incentives aim to fix Rhode Island as one of the most competitive locations for film and television productions.

Who's the Boss?

By Marvin MaximusAuthor LeTicia Lee shares her advice and her rolodex in her new book The Filmmaker's Guide to Film Financing (There's an Angel in Your Corner).

Reinventing Film Finance

By Randy Steinberg
Harvey Avidon from Boston Screen Partners.
Harvey Avidon from Boston Screen Partners talks about his new finance company that helps investors profit from independent film.

Maine Money

By Sarah KatzMaine Film and Video Association presents a forum on "Financing for Film and Video Production Business Ventures" and offers filmmakers some essential advice.

Show Me the Grant Money

By Sara Faith Alterman
Marlo Poras's first-time film "Mai's America" was funded in part with CPB and LEF grants.
Hey big spender, you want to get your film made? Stop digging underneath your couch cushions and think about writing some grants. Hey, chin up; it's easier than you think.

Grant Guidance

By Andrea Maxwell
Filmmakers Steve Gentile and Jim Wolpaw received a MFH grant for "Loaded Gun -- Life, Death and Emily Dickinson."
This segment of the NewEnglandFilm.com funding series profiles the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities who offers media grants to help filmmakers help humanity.

Money for Mainers

By Robert Woo
Maine Filmmaker Nancy Andrews received the First Annual Partners in Maine Film Fellow.
The Maine Arts Commission offers grants for artists including filmmakers and screenwriters.

Budget Cuts and Bruises

By Melanie Turpin
Somerville Community Access TV’s Somerville Access Youth Media! earned a $1,000 Gold Star grant from the MCC.
The Massachusetts Cultural Council adapts to state budget cuts and prepares for the uncertain fiscal year ahead.

Capital Idea

By Randy Steinberg
A still from "Night of the Meek," a film by Paul Solomon, an artist supported by Creative Capital.
Somewhere between Hollywood and the typical grant organizations lies a new concept that helps filmmakers to realize their visions -- Creative Capital.

Freeing Filmmakers

By Michael Field
Massachusetts filmmaker Joe Gibbons was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2001. His film "Confessions of a Sociopath, Part 1"
The Guggenheim Foundation offers large Fellowship grants for professional filmmakers, along with other artists, scientists, mathematicians and chemists.

Getting the Grant

By Simon Rucker
Errol Morris a former recipient of the MacArthur Fellows grant. Pictured is a still from his film "Vernon, Florida."
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation offers a rare source of large funding for filmmakers -- but there are some requirements to bear in mind.

Funding Film in RI

By Eric Aron
A still from Steve Walpow's "Loaded Gun: The Life and Death of Emily Dickinson."
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) offers funding for Rhode Island filmmakers and the arts.

Show Me the Money

By Emily Jansen
Independent film financing guru Morrie Warshawki offers up some advice on grants.
As a downward-sloping economy and recent budget cuts have made filmmakers increasingly anxious about film funding, NewEnglandFilm.com consults financing expert Morrie Warshawski for some advice in tough times.

Funding for Vermont Filmmakers

By Ann JackmanFilmmakers and artists can find a supportive network and an important source of funds through the Vermont Arts Council.

Smashing the Celluloid Ceiling

By Susanna Baird
The Fund for Women Artists is the fiscal sponsor for the film "Tomgirls!" by Julie Akeret.
The Fund for Women Artists fights for an increased female presence in a male-dominated industry.

Funding for Conn. Filmmakers

By Amanda AxelsonAwarding grants up to $5,000, the Connecticut Commission for the Arts offers a unique funding opportunity for local filmmakers.

Dream to Screen

By Stephanie Scott
Marlo Poras's first-time film "Mai's America" was funded in part with CPB and LEF grants.
One of the major funders of independent media today, the Independent Television Service offers advice on how to earn one of their coveted grants.

LEF Foundation Launches New Fund for Filmmakers

By Devon Damonte
The LEF Foundation gave a grant to the Center of Independent Documentary for the film A Loaded Gun: A Search for Emily Dickinson
Lyda Kuth, Director of LEF Foundation New England, talks about a new source of funding for local filmmakers -- the Moving Image Fund Initiative.

Funding Through IFFCON

By Amy Souza
Brad Anderson's "Next Stop Wonderland" is one of the many 'alumni' of IFFCON.
Looking to finance a film? Then submit an application to the most exclusive film financing conference in the states and land yourself a spot at IFFCON 2001.

Filmmakers Collaborative

By Gina Harris
A still from "The Double Burden: Three Generations of Working Mothers" by FC filmmaker Marlene Booth.
A look at the history and the future of the Boston organization, the Filmmakers Collaborative.