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The deadline to apply is July 7, 2022.

Artistic & Professional Development Opportunities should support and advance careers for independent film and media artists, media arts practitioners, and artists exploring traditional or expanded forms of storytelling, visual expression, and performance using film, cinema, audio, broadcast, new media, creative code, and any other forms at the intersection of arts and technology. Proposed projects can include a range of activities, including but not limited to: exhibition, creation, education, distribution, project accelerator labs, workforce development initiatives, artist mentorship and pipeline programs, development of field resources, or artist services to the field, such as convenings, trainings, and summits open to the public.

Opportunities for Public Experience should offer the public with opportunities to deepen appreciation for, and experience, historic or contemporary film and media art works in-person, online, or through television or radio broadcast, internet, digital streaming, or any other emerging formats at the intersection of arts and technology. Proposed projects can include a range of activities, including but not limited to: film and new media festivals, curated events, presentations, exhibition, and screening series, distribution or touring programs, and workshops or educational series led by practitioners that provide opportunities for the public to engage directly with artists and artistic processes.

The American Stories Documentary Fellowship is a collaboration between Points North and CNN Films.

The program is open to filmmakers from backgrounds that have been historically marginalized in the film industry by virtue of their ability, citizenship status, ethnicity, gender identity, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

$10K in Funding + Creative Retreat

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Tuesday, July 12 @ 11:59pm eastern

Booking stylishly decorated private residences as alternatives to sets and studios is a growing niche in the short-term rental market.

As interest in short-term rental properties has risen over recent years, so too has interest in an even shorter-term rental opportunity: Booking private residences by the hour as alternatives to traditional sets and studios.

Despite forecasts of an economic downturn, media executives are signaling they’ll try to stay the course strategically — but for how long?

As JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns of an economic “hurricane” headed this way, most media and entertainment companies have yet to take cover.

Creating an independent film is no easy task and launching a film without the support of a big banner production company is a feat all passionate filmmakers hope to achieve.

Hence, in addition to focusing on the screenplay and cinematography, you should also attempt to focus on your film’s promotional activities. Without a good promotion strategy, you would be setting up your film for failure and given below are six ways you can promote your indie film production: