PRODUCTION TIPS: YOUR Calendar for 2014 Documentary Film Grants, Funds and Fellowship Applications
My favorite thing about starting a new year is filling out my planner with all the deadlines and screening dates for all the major contests, grant applications, markets and festivals I want to enter or visit. Doing this hones whatever filmmaking or networking goals I have set for myself and also allows me to plan out my goals for the year to see in an instant what I can realistically aim for and when. No matter how successful the filmmaker, he or she is caught up in a cycle of developing, writing, producing and selling projects. Moreso, the hungry filmmaker climbing up that ladder of success. For the filmmaker at the bottom, knowing the top script contests, film grants, festivals and markets mark one of the key differences between becoming successful or not. Knowing the top places to target means you are not wasting time chasing fruitless ventures. So, if you are reading this, it's because you ARE serious about climbing up that ladder and getting to a point where you ar