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The Roy W. Dean Film Grant for Spring 2022 is now open for submissions

January 14, 2022

The Roy W. Dean Film Grant for Spring 2022 is now open for submissions

Now celebrating its 30th year, the Roy W. Dean Film Grants fund independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films with budgets of $500,000 or less that are unique and make a contribution to society that, without its help, might otherwise never get made.  Students are welcome to apply.

Winners of the Roy W. Dean Film Grants receive a cash award as well as goods and discounted services offered by film industry companies and professionals who care about getting good films produced.   See each grant below for specific information on awards for individual grants.

The SPRING Grant Deadline is March 31st.

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

Guidelines for Roy W. Dean Grant Application Materials
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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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- James Khanlarian, Director, The Ghost Trap

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