Roy W. Dean Film Grant submissions now open

August 24, 2021

Roy W. Dean Film Grant submissions now open

Offered by non-profit From the Heart Productions, the grant funds films that are unique and contribute to society that, without the grant’s help, might otherwise never get made. Projects can be short films, independent features, documentary, or web or television series.

To be eligible for the grant, the project submitted must be budgeted for under $500,000. You can enter a project that is in proposal stage, pre-production, or production as well.

Deadline to apply is October 31st, 2021.

For any questions, please email info@fromtheheartproductions.com or call 805-984-0098.

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"We have been fortunate to have made two movies in Maine — The Way We Get By and Beneath The Harvest Sky.” Maine is a very special state in that there are so many options for locations. Given its size, you can travel to northern Maine, southern Maine, all along the coast, and tell a number of different stories in totally unique worlds with each film having very distinctive looks. The abundance of locations combined with the incredible generosity of the people and communities, make filmmaking in Maine a pure joy. We would not be filmmakers today without the support from the people of Maine and we will be forever grateful."

- Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet, The Way We Get By and Beneath the Harvest Sky

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"Filming in Maine was a dream, simply because of the people. We came to Maine and found enthusiasm and friendliness. People wanted to help out any way they could and were excited to be a part of something. That sort of thing doesn’t happen in Los Angeles or New York or even Georgia. It’s really beautiful for people to come together to support a large artistic project like this."

- James Khanlarian, Director, The Ghost Trap

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