Made in L.A. was nominated for an Emmy for the OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF CONTINUING NEWS STORY Category. LPB would like to congratulate producers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar.
Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman’s life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the courage it takes to find your voice.
For more information about Made in L.A., please visit the P.O.V. website at: www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/madeinla.
Film Independent’s Documentary Workshop is a course geared to students who are embarking on, or are currently in the process of making a documentary. The Workshops take place from September 3rd to November 5th, on Wednesdays. To apply, students must present a one page Project Description, stating the status of the project and the areas that they would like to work on. Send to Film Independent, Att: Film Education, 9911 Pico Boulevard, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90035. Price: $399 Film Independent members, $450 General Public. Application deadline is Friday, August 15. Enrollment begins on Monday, August 18.
For more information, please visit the FIND’s website at: www.filmindependent.org.
Deadline: September 2, 2008
This program is not for beginners. It is for those writers who can write at least one half-hour comedy or one-hour dramatic television script in English within a five-week period of time. The program will take place in Los Angeles, CA from November 8th to December 13th. Each participant is expected to complete at least one script by the end of the five-week session, which will then be read by network executives.
For more information, please visit the NHMC Website at: www.nhmc.org/writers
Deadline for Submissions: August 15, 2008
The Sundance Documentary Film Program, in partnership with the Skoll Foundation, will provide $1.2 million in film project grants to enable the development and/or production of new feature-length independent documentary films that frame, examine, and amplify social entrepreneurship as an innovative approach to the central questions of our time.
For more information, please visit the Sundance website at:http://docsource.sundance.org or www.sundance.org/skoll.
The Second International Meeting on Documentary Co Production - DOC Meeting Argentina 2008 is aimed at producers of film and television, public and private television station representatives (national and international), filmmakers, lawyers, educators and other industry professionals related to documentary filmmaking.
For more information and to register, please visit the website at: www.docmeeting.com.ar.
The 12TH LOS ANGELES LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (LALIFF) takes place from September 12th to the 19th at the Grauman's Chinese Mann Theater, screenings at the Egyptian Theater & Chinese 6 Mann Cinemas on Hollywood Blvd. The festival has also extended the submission deadline to July 14.
The festival will need volunteer support from July 8th to September 19th. This is a great opportunity for those who are looking for experience in the industry while supporting the Latino community. If you are interested in becoming part of their family please email Pilar Galvez in the production department at pa@latinofilm.org. For more information about LALIFF, please visit the festival website at: www.latinofilm.org.
Learn all aspects of documentary filmmaking from working doc producer and author of “The Documentary Film Makers Handbook,” Andrew Zinnes. Learn about story, research, legal, finance, production, post and sales and marketing. Plus there is a Doc Tonic Workshop with a limit of 6 people per day.
In San Francisco: July 19-20 @ The East Bay Media Center, 1939 Addison St., Berkeley, CA 94704.
In Los Angeles: July 26-27 @ Filmmakers Alliance, 1030 W. Hillcrest Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301.
For more information, please visit the website at: www.script-tonic.com or send an email to: azinnes@sbcglobal.net.
Round Three proposals will be accepted from June 6, 2008 until midnight Eastern Time on July 11, 2008
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Public Media Management are pleased to announce Round Three of the Public Media Innovation Fund. Round Three of the Public Media Innovation Fund will focus on new media sustainability by distributing as much as $200,000 in grants of up to $50,000.
For more information, go to www.publicmediainnovation.org
Attention filmmakers! Looking for funding for your next project? INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS) seeks proposals for public TV programs which take creative risks, serve underrepresented audiences and express points of view seldom seen on commercial or public TV.
OPEN CALL provides completion funding for single non-fiction programs (not series) that are already in production. It is our largest funding initiative with two funding rounds per year. There is no minimum or maximum funding amount, though ITVS funds should be the last money in to the project.
Please note that the deadlines have changed, and the deadline for Open Call
2008 Round 2 is JULY 18, 2008.
Please note that as of 2008, Open Call no longer accepts submissions for Drama/Narrative projects. ITVS is currently revising its policies regarding submissions in these genres. We will publicize this new policy in the coming months once it has taken effect.
The online application and guidelines are posted on our website at http://www.itvs.org/producers/opencall_guidelines.html.
Deadline: August 1, 2008
The Media Fund Rolling Call is a quarterly open call. Members of the Pacific Islander filmmaking community are encouraged to submit proposals for public television projects at the research and development (R&D) stage and completion stage. R&D projects may be awarded up to $15,000 and completion projects may be awarded up to $50,000. The PIC staff is available to help filmmakers craft their proposals to increase the likelihood of being awarded funding.
For more information or to download an application, visit www.piccom.org or contact Shane Seggar at sseggar@piccom.org or (808) 591-0059.
Deadline: August 1, 2008
The TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund will provide up to $140,000 in support of innovative and compelling filmmaking that explores scientific, mathematical, and technological themes and storylines, or a leading character who is a scientist, engineer, innovator or mathematician in fresh ways. They are seeking exceptional narrative work of all genres (except science fiction or fantasy) with scientifically accurate themes or characters.
For more information, please visit the Tribeca website at: www.tribecafilminstitute.org.
Deadlines: July 7, 2008 and February 5, 2009
Each year, the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program awards more than $1.5 million in grants to support documentary films focused on contemporary social issues. In a world where truth is stranger than fiction, we can help you tell the stories that must be told. If you believe that creative non-fiction filmmaking is vital to society, and you are an artist with passion for the work of storytelling, we want to hear about your project. Tell us what you see. For the rest of the story or to apply online, visit: www.sundance.org/documentary or www.sundance.org/DocSource.
Deadlines: Submissions must be in CPB's offices by 5PM EST on the following dates: August 7, 2008 and December 4, 2008
The Program Challenge Fund was created in 1987 to support high profile, primetime limited series and specials for the national public television schedule. The Challenge Fund is jointly administered by CPB and PBS, which make funding decisions based on mutually established programming goals and objectives.
Note: There is no standard application process for the Program Challenge Fund, and producers should submit projects according to the general CPB Recommended Submission Guidelines. Producers should also contact PBS. Only those projects deemed to meet the Challenge Fund priorities by CPB and PBS programming teams will be among the final projects considered for investment at the appropriate Program Challenge Fund meeting.
For more information and guidelines, please visit the CPB website at www.cpb.org.
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. We do this by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in film, television and digital media.
Open Door Completion Fund - Deadline: August 7, 2008 by 5pm Pacific
(not postmark date)
Offered twice a year, this round of funding is for applicants with projects in the final post-production phase. To be eligible a full-length rough cut must be submitted with the proposal. Awards average $20,000 and CAAM funds should be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master.
For more information, please visit the website: www.asianamericanmedia.org.
