NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre (due Nov. 1)
Renovations are under way! We are open for business, but you may notice that we have fewer showtimes temporarily, with two theaters closed. We can’t wait for the unveiling later this spring!
Creative Culture Network
Creative Culture Network is an online resource hub for emerging filmmakers. We currently offer a monthly newsletter and this page aggregating resources and opportunities.
All Creative Culture programs are guided by an ethic of collaboration and care. By practicing mutual support, we believe we can combat a culture of competition that pervades our industry, and foster a more inclusive and supportive filmmaking community.
Business, Legal, and Tax Resources
Cardozo Law Filmmakers Legal Clinic
Field of Vision & Lawyers for Reporters Legal Clinic
Master Class: Tax Basics for Creatives (Sundance Collab – recording)
Distribution Opportunities
Education and Professional Development
Crowdfunding Your Short with Kickstarter (Sundance Collab – recording)
Digital Security Clinic for Filmmakers (Freedom of the Press Foundation & Field of Vision, through Nov. 6)
Digital Security for Filmmakers (Freedom of the Press Foundation & Field of Vision)
Distribution Advocates: A Cheat Sheet For Approaching Distribution
HUDSY Apprentice Program (due Oct. 22)
Seed & Spark Ethical Set Series
What I Wish I Would Have Learned in Film School (Dear Producer– recording)
Film Labs, Residencies, and Fellowships
Film Independent Documentary Lab (opens Oct. 5, due Dec. 22)
Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency (due Oct. 15)
Funding and Grants
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund
CAAM Documentary Fund (due Oct. 20)
California Documentary Project Grants (California Humanities, due Nov. 1)
Film Independent Sloan Distribution Grant
It’s Funny Because It’s True (Hot Docs & Netflix, due Nov. 3)
Mala Forever Day Rate Micro Grant
NFFTY Pitch Competition (due Oct. 7)
Panavision New Filmmaker Program
Roy W. Dean Film Grant (From The Heart Productions, due Oct. 31)
Screencraft Film Fund (due. Nov. 30)
Southern Documentary Fund Production Grant (due Oct. 15)
The Future of Film is Female Grant (due Oct. 15)
Networking and Connecting with Peers
A-Doc Asian American Documentary Network (for self-identified Asian-American documentary folx)
Blue Collar Post Collective (for post-production professionals)
Brown Girls Doc Mafia (for nonbinary & women filmmakers of color)
Doculink (documentary focused)
FWD-Doc (for filmmakers with disabilities)
How Are You Doing? Mental Health Support for Post Production Pros by BCPC
Hue You Know (for BIPOC in media)
Local Zero Heroes (for production assistants)
Media Mavens (for women & nonbinary media folx; requires referral)
Queer Producers Network (for LGBTQ+ documentary folx)
The Future of Film is Female Membership
Video Consortium (documentary/media journalism focused)
Sign Up to Receive the Creative Culture Network Newsletter
We send a newsletter to our network each month. If you are interested in receiving the Creative Culture Network newsletter, including resources like those listed above, please sign up for our mailing list.
