2017 sffilm documentary film fund

The 2017 documentary film fund will nearly double its total funding thanks to a generous gift from jennifer battat and the jenerosity foundation. 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. She is currently in postproduction on a documentary about the criminalization of humanitarian aid in arizona, and is in preproduction on a feature documentary. 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.

Sffilm, the nonprofit that fosters independent filmmaking and presents the san francisco international film festival, recently made two documentaryrelated. 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. Catapult film fund provides development funding to help storydriven and cinematic documentary films get off the ground. China is making a historic shift from the worlds factory to a hub of innovation. 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. 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 announced the six winners of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund awards, which support featurelength documentaries in postproduction. With targeted and flexible filmmaking grants the sffilm maker. The sffilm catapult documentary fellowship will launch next summer with three fellowships to develop documentary features. During the festival i found myself billeted at the south of market venues for the documentaries. Sffilm announces 2017 documentary film fund winners.

A massive list of fall 2017 grants all filmmakers should. Sffilm and the catapult film fund support filmmakers in the early stages of development on compelling, storydriven, featurelength documentary films. List of the best documentary grants to fund your film. 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. September 26, 2017 we are very thank you to have received this award by the sffilm documentary film fund. She is an artistinresidence at concordia studio and an inaugural sffilm catapult fund fellow. Realscreen archive sffilm, catapult film fund reveal first. Presenter of the san francisco international film festival, sffilm is a yearround nonprofit. Film professor jennifer taylor wins grant from the sffilm 2018. 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. Sep 20, 2017 we were awarded one of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants. The sffilm festival played at several san francisco bay area venues from april 1023. International filmmakers are eligible and 2017 applications are not open yet. The rogovy foundation is proud to announce an increase in its annual miller packan film funding.

Dff grants are awarded once each year to documentary feature. Its a place of struggle, hard work, boredom, ostentatious consumption, pollution, and creative modernization all at once. 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. Sffilm and the catapult film fund are announcing the recipients of the. Four features supported by sffilm makers programs to screen at. Nov 06, 2017 the sffilm catapult documentary fellowship will launch next summer with three fellowships to develop documentary features. Created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters. The sundance documentary fund provides grants to filmmakers worldwide for projects that display. 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. Sep 07, 2017 the sundance documentary fund provides grants to filmmakers worldwide for projects that display. Sffilm announces 2019 documentary film fund recipients. Get to know the 2019 sffilm documentary film fund finalists.

Netherlands film fund 03 2017 final by netherlands. 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. 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. Sfmoma, more than any other, and the childrens creativity museum theater and occasional trips out to the castro theatre for crowdpleasers and big. Presenter of the san francisco international film festival, sffilm is a yearround nonprofit organization delivering screenings and. 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. The american documentary film fund a leading advocate. She is an artistinresidence at concordia studio and an inaugural sffilmcatapult fund fellow. Winners announced for fall 2017 sffilm rainin filmmaking. Sffilm announces 2018 documentary film fund winners. That is why film funding companies like movie investor have become the way to create movie fund drives.

Home 2018 august jennifer taylor grant from sffilm. Below are the sffs maker backed projects playing at the sffilm festival 2017. We are very thank you to have received this award by the sffilm documentary 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 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. The sffilm documentary film fund was created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative visual approach. 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.

Transit docs sffilm at 62 international documentary. The sffilm documentary film fund dff supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an. Working films the sffilm documentary film fund final. The exact amounts of individual grants and the total number of grants are determined on an annual basis. Film professor jennifer taylor wins grant from the sffilm. 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. 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. Exact amounts of individual grants and the number of grants made will be determined on an annual basis. Since it was created in 2011, the sffilm documentary film fund has given. Those looking for documentary film funding or other film funding, you can find it with movie investor. Created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative visual approach, the sffilm documentary film fund is. Sep 20, 2017 sffilm unveils winners of 2017 documentary film fund. Sffilm documentary film fund grants are awarded once each year.

A massive list of fall 2017 grants all filmmakers should know. It is our great honor to support these five special documentaries, remarked the jury. Trending films pain and glory dolor y gloria 2019 american factory 2019 apollo 11 2019 a star is born atlantics. Six compelling nonfiction film projects have been awarded 2017 documentary film fund grants, which support featurelength docs in the postproduction phase. 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. Netherlands film commission pijnackerstraat 5 1072 js amsterdam the netherlands. Sffs supports this project through our documentary film fund. The fund supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which. American documentary and animation film festival and film fund.

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. Film funding companies short movie funding, documentary. Alex and andrew smiths walking out starring matt bomer and josh wiggins, which premiered at. Winners announced for fall 2017 sffilm rainin filmmaking grants.

A ghost love story atlantique 2019 blackkklansman call me by your name can. Ten exciting new projects are contending for the 2017 documentary film fund grants, which support featurelength docs in the postproduction. 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. It is supported by the catapult film fund, tribeca film institute, hartley film foundation, chicken and egg pictures, and sffilm. San francisco film society film grant feature, documentary. Fund your film sffilm makers offers a wide range of funding and artist development services for fiction and documentary filmmakers all over the world. Created to support singular nonfiction film work that is distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach, the sffilm. 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. The san francisco international film festival has unveiled the winners of its 2017 documentary film fund. Meet the winners of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants. Nov 15, 2017 new documentary fellowships available.

Race in america, a new film that premiered on pbs in 2017. The american documentary film fund a leading advocate for. 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. The sffilm documentary film fund dff supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach. Lisa kleiner chanoff is cofounder of catapult film fund. A massive list of spring 2017 grants all filmmakers should. Motherland takes us into the heart of the planets busiest maternity hospital in one of the worlds poorest and most populous countries. Overview the sffilm documentary film fund dff supports engaging documentaries in postproduction which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach. We were awarded one of the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants. Sffilm, the nonprofit that fosters independent filmmaking and presents the san francisco international film festival, recently made two documentary related.

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. 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. Sffilm, catapult film fund team on doc fellowship realscreen. 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.

A ghost love story atlantique 2019 blackkklansman call me by your name can you ever forgive me. Truth to power which was selected to be the opening night film of the 2017 sundance film festival. The 2019 documentary film fund is made possible thanks to support from jennifer battat and the jenerosity foundation. Sffilm announces 2019 documentary film fund winners. Alyssa is a former resident at sffilms filmhouse and she is a recipient of the sffilm documentary film fund. Six documentary films win 2017 sffilm documentary film fund. She has a masters degree in visual anthropology from the. Sffilm announces new documentary fellowship in partnership. Meredith zielke and yoni goldstein a machine to live in 2017 sffilm documentary film fund. 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. Six documentary films win 2017 sffilm documentary film.

Menashe which premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival and was. It supports emerging documentary and narrative filmmakers by providing engaged mentorship, artistic guidance, office space, and. Independent filmmakers may apply to this fund to begin or complete their film. The ultimate film grant list updated february 2019.

San francisco film festival 2017 lineup hollywood reporter. Created to support singular nonfiction film work that is distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach, the. The sffilm documentary film fund final deadline is this thursday, apr 30th at 5pm pst. Assia boundaoui and the feeling of being watched 2017 sffilm documentary film fund. Dok incubator czech republic, sweden, slovakia, ifp documentary labs, spotlight on documentaries. Sffilm unveils winners of 2017 documentary film fund.

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. Catapult film fund provides development funding to documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story to tell, have secured access to their story, and are. Sffilm festival, or the 61st edition of the san francisco international film festival, has pulled up its stakes for another year. 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. Meet the finalists for the 2017 sffilm documentary film fund grants. Created to support nonfiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative. This unique event focuses on international films in both the short and feature categories as well as showcasing animation.