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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES NO DEADLINE Independent Television
Service (ITVS) considers proposals for new, innovative programs
and limited series for public television on an ongoing basis.
Contact ITVS, 51 Federal Street, National Geographic Television’s (NGT) Cultural Diversity Project accepts proposals from documentary filmmakers of culturally diverse backgrounds to be considered for possible production by NGT’s Explorer series. Contact: National Geographic Television, 1145 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-4688. (202) 857-7680. Next Wave Films, funded by the Independent Film Channel, provides finishing funds for “exceptional low budget features. Contact: Next Wave Films. 708 Euclid Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402. (310)392-1720. PEN Writers Fund & Fund for Writers & Editors with AIDS. Emergency funds in the form of grants and interest free loans of up to $1,000 are given to literary writers, screenwriters who face financial crisis. Assistance is given within six weeks of application; in emergency cases $200 can be released within 24 hours. Contact: PENAmerican Center, 568 Broadway, NY, NY 10012-3225. (212) 334-1660. Meet The Composer NYC, COMPOSERS AIDS FUND provides up to $2,000 to composers in the NYC metropolitan area who due to illness from HIV/AIDS need immediate financial assistance to complete specific musical projects. Response within 30 days of application receipt. Contact: Laura Kaminsky, NYC Composers AIDS Fund, Meet the Composer, 2112 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY 10023. (212) 787-3601, Ext. 101. Craft Emergency Relief Fund provides immediate support in the form of loans, booth fee waivers, discounts on materials/equipment to professional crafts people facing career threatening emergencies. Contact: CERF, P.O. Box 838, Montpelier, VT 05601, (802) 229-2306. Change, Inc. Emergency grants to artists. $100-500 for medical, living or other needs. Contact: Change, Inc. Box 705, Cooper Station, New York, New York 10276. (212) 473-3742. Emergency Assistance to painters and sculptors in the mature phase of work for 10+ years, whose needs are the result of unforeseen, catastrophic incident. Typical grant $4,000. Contact: Gottlieb Foundation, Inc. 380 West Broadway, New York, NY 10012, (212) 226-0581. Artists’ Fellowships provides “limited financial aid in the event of disability, serious illness and/or bereavement to those who have applied a major part of their life as a professional visual artist.” Applicants must submit a letter in inquiry. Contact: Artists’ Fellowship, Inc. 47 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003 SOROS Documentary Fund supports “international documentary films and videos which focus on significant issues of human rights, freedom of expression, social justice and civil liberties.” Works-in-progress and seed money. Contact: Soros Documentary Fund, Open Society Institute, Arts and Culture Regional Program, 888 Seventh Avenue, NY, NY 10106. (212) 757-2323. Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation offers grants for travel to regional and national conferences outside the applicants home state. Applicants must be employed as curator or administrator of a non-profit organization with annual budget of $300,000. Contact: Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, 11 East Chase St., Ste. 2A, Baltimore, MD. 21202. (301) 539-6656. DEADLINE National Endowment For The Arts Creation and Presentation: APRIL 3, Planning and Stabilization: May 4, Heritage & Preservation: AUG. 3. Education and Access: SEPT. 14. Contact: National Endowment for the Arts 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506 (202) 682-5400. National Endowment For The Humanities Media Program (Planning Grants Only): FEB. 1, Humanities Focus Grants: APRIL 17, Fellowships: MAY 1. National Endowment For the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506. (202) 606-8380 AMERICAN STORIES, a program of ITVS is devoted to hour-long narratives for broadcast on public television. Two types of applications; Script Development and Production. Contact: ITVS American Stories, 51 Federal Street. Ste. 401, S.F. CA, 94107. (415) 356-8391. E-mail: itvs.@itvs.org Web site: www.itvs.org Apr 3-Script Development, Apr. 10-Production. Corporation For Public Broadcasting is accepting funding proposals for national programming and education projects, including drama. Contact: Office of Education and Programming, CPB, 901 E Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2037, (202) 879-9600 May 15. Gunk Foundation Public Art Grants seeks public art projects. Work should be site-specific and involve the public in historical, social and/or cultural issues. Contact: Gunk Foundation/Critical Press, P.O.Box 333, Gardiner, NY, Ph/fax (914) 255-8252 Apr. 30.
FESTIVALS/MARKETS 20th Independent Feature Film Market. 9/18-25. Looking for entries for new, emerging film talent. Feature Films, short films, works-in-progress, scripts. For guidelines and application contact: Independent Feature Project, 104 West 29th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001 (212) 465-8525, web-site: http://www.ifp.org., e-mail: IFPY@ifp.org. MAY 22.-early, June 12-final.
TWO RIVERS NATIVE FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL (July 18-19), a tri-quarterly showcase of film and video by, for and about Native people, includes the New Visionaries competition. Contact: Two Rivers Film Festival, c/o Native Arts Circle, 1433 E. Franklin Ave., Ste. 15, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-7173; fax (612) 870-0327 Apr. 15. RESIDENCIES/OPPORTUNITIES Banff Centre For The Arts accepts applications on an ongoing basis for several programs. Self-directed creative residencies are offered from Jan.-Mar. (Any other time?) for research, experimentation and production of works in visual art, television and new media. Also available: television and new media co-productions; and Work/Study Programs in arts administration, curatorial practice, television digital media and visual arts. Contact: Banff Centre for the Arts, Office of the Registrar, Box 1020, Stn. 28, 107 Tunnel Mtn. Dr., Banff, Alberta, CANADA T0L OCO. (403) 762-6180. Jalom, is an international residency program for professional visual artists, writers, and musicians in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Program enables artists to study Mexican and Maya cultures. Residencies are one to two months depending upon the artists’ schedule. Contact: Marietta Bernstorff, Coordinator, Jalom Artist Residency Program, Callejon Amapola #7, Barrio Cuxtitali, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 29230. The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation residencies are open to creative artists. Rent and utilities-free furnished studio-residencies in Taos. Averaging 3 months. No monetary grants or stipends. Contact:The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, P.O. Box 545, Taos, NM. MacDowell Colony, offers residencies to professional and emerging artists, including film and videomakers. Current application cycle is for Sept.-Dec.’98. Limited travel funds available. Contact: The MacDowell Colony. 100 High St., Peterborough , NH 03458. (603) 924-3886 Apr. 15. Millay Colony For The Arts offers one-month residencies to visual artists, composers and writers for Oct.’98-Jan.’99 Sleeping quarters and meals provided. Contact: Millay Colony For The Arts, Inc. Steepletop, P.O. Box 3, Austerlitz, NY 12017-0003. (518) 392-3103 E-mail: application@millaycolony.org May 1. Sundance Filmmakers Lab (June ‘99) is an annual three-week in-residence program for directors. Screenwriters Lab(Jan. or June’99) for writers to participate in one-on-one sessions with professionals. Includes airfare, meals and housing. Contact: Feature Film Program Application, Sundance Institute, 225 Santa Monica Blvd., 8th Fl., Santa Monica, CA 90401. (310) 394-4662 fax: (310) 394-8353. Web: www.sundance.org MAY 1. Light Work Artists in Residence Program is open to photographers and related media artists. Housing, studio space, $1,200 stipend for one-month residency. Contact: Slides, resume and letter of intent to: Light Work, 316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244. (315) 443-2450. JTPA-AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE,INC. Eligible performers may receive up to $250 toward their careers. Open to documented American Indian performing artists who live in New York City, Long Island and lower Westchester County, NY. American Indian Community House, Inc., 708 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY (212) 598-0100 Ext. 228-Jim Cyrus or Ext. 220-Steve Elm. FELLOWSHIPS/PRIZES Charles Eastman, Phd. Fellowship Program for Native American Scholars at Dartmouth College. Opportunity for scholars to spend a full year researching and writing. Contact: Colin Calloway, Chair, Native American Studies, 6152 Sherman House, Room 104, 37 North Main Street, Hanover, NH 03755-3530. (603) 646-3530. 4th Annual CRABBIE
AWARDS. Art Calendar cover art contest. $150 and image reproduced
as cover art for magazine, Art Calendar publications. 20 works
selected. Need entry form. Contact: SASE The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. Grants of $10,000(Canadian) for visual arts, no abstract work. Work done in last 3 years. Contact: The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, 1814 Sherbrooke St., West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1E4. (514) 937-9225. Walt Disney Studios Fellowship Program Up to six writers will be paid $33,000 in the feature film and television divisions for one-year period beginning mid-Oct.’98. Contact: Fellowship Program Director, Walt Disney Studios, 500 S. Buena Vista, Burbank, CA 91521-1735. (818) 560-6894. April 1-17. INTERNSHIPS Film/Video Arts is a non-profit media center dedicated to the advancement of emerging and established media artists of diverse backgrounds is offering internship opportunities. Contact: Intern Program, Film/Video Arts, 817 Broadway, 2nd Floor, NY,NY 10003. (212) 673-9361. Educational Alliance Art School Curatorial Intern. Free tuition in figure painting, ceramics, stone carving in exchange for 16 hours work per month. Contact: Walt O’Neil, The Educational Alliance Art School, 197 East Broadway, New York, NY 10022, (212) 780-2300 Ext. 387 TRAINING/CLASSES American Film Institute Professional Training Division’s courses are staggered throughout the term. Contact: American Film Institute, 2021 Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027. (213) 856-7690. Boston Film/Video
Foundation offers workshops and seminars in in film, video and
multimedia production, fund-raising, screenwriting and industry
business. Contact: Boston Film/Video DCTV offers technical workshops for video production. Contact: DCTV, 87 Lafayette St. NY,NY 10013-4435. (212) 966-4510. HARVESTWORKS offers a wide range of classes in audio/video synchronization, multimedia production, audio pre-production. Contact: Harvestworks, 596 Broadway, NY,NY. (212) 431-1130 PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES DEADLINES Camera Notes 100th Anniversary of quarterly publication. Seeks b&w photogs/writings on photog. Contact: Ronnie Farley, Editor, Camera Notes, Camera Club of NY, 853 Broadway, NY,NY 10003. (212) 260-7077. Deadline: ONGOING. INFORMATION VISUAL ARTISTS INFORMATION HOTLINE. Information on funding and support for visual, film and media artists. Additional information on emergency funds, insurance, health/safety, legal. A program of the New York Foundation For The Arts (800) 232-2789. HEALTH CARE Health Care Insurance For Artists. For companies, groups, individuals. Major medical coverage, HMO, PPO Options, first dollar emergency care options. Olde Economie Risk Management, 511 State St., Baden, PA 15005. |
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