Whether youre just beginning to film a documentary or are in distribution, securing. Eliza hittman and penny lane have been honored with grants from rooftop films. Rooftop films is excited to host their first ever gala on tuesday, january 31, 2017 at saint bartholomews church in manhattan. Tribeca womens filmmaker program names 2017 participants. New york foundation for the arts film grant film, video. Rooftop films has eleven grants available seven for feature length films and four for short films.
Jamil munoz for kiko set in the near future, kiko a retail service android forms a connection beyond the walls of her lonely electronics repair shop. They are one of filmmaker magazines 25 new faces of independent film of 2017. Eliza hittman, penny lane snag rooftop films grants exclusive. Rooftop films travels around the city presenting events on rooftops, parks, and other scenic spotscelebrating and exploring film, music, art and the spectacular locales themselves, and giving you the chance to explore hidden corners of the city. As the summer draws to a close, another year of rooftop films grants is upon us. Menashe played during the 2017 summer series and was distributed by a24. Rooftop films filmmakers fund grants are only open to filmmakers whose work has screened previously as part of a. Rooftop films has awarded sixteen cash and service grants to alumni. Dec 18, 2017 eliza hittman and penny lane have been honored with grants from rooftop films. Rooftop films has awarded thirteen cash and service grants to alumni filmmakers, including the rooftop filmmakers fund garbo nyc feature film grants, which were awarded to directors kitty green and sebastian silva. Head on up to explore the great views across london and the iconic olympic park and make sure you arrive early so you can devour delicious drinks, dig into some tasty street food or try your hand at an array of fun games from our friends at sfg club.
Rooftop films announced today the winning recipients of its 20 filmmakers fund grantees. Rooftop filmmakers fund grant winners for 2015 announced. Rooftop films anncs 2015 filmmakers fund grant recipients. Anastasia kirillova, ru kuwahata and max porter are among the filmmakers who will receive rooftop films grants to complete their new movies. List of film grants from the heart productions incfrom the heart. The new yorkbased nonprofit, though perhaps best known for its alfresco screenings across the four major boroughs, also functions as a dedicated support system to independent filmmakers in various stages of the production process. The rooftop films and garbo nyc feature film grants are the largest cash grant awarded as part of the rooftop filmmakers fund this year. Rooftop films reveals winners of 2016 rooftop filmmakers fund. The goal of the rooftop films filmmaker grants nyc is to help our filmmakers make creative, intelligent, lowbudget films.
Her first feature documentary i used to sleep on the rooftop 2017 won the special mention award at fidmarseille 2017 and has been screened at several festivals in europe. New york foundation for the arts fiscal sponsorship is a critical way for individual artists, artists collaborative projects, and emerging arts organizations in all disciplines to apply for funding usually available only to organizations with 501c3 nonprofit status. Participant must be committed to the field of reportage and documentary film making. Nov 14, 2017 artists, writers, filmmakers among sundance institutes. Rooftop films is more than a film festivalwe are a film community. Inspired by the vibrant town of san cristobal in mexico, queen of hoxton are providing a long hot summer that is gloriously colourful and hot as habanero.
Rooftop films has announced its lineup for the 2017 summer series. Rooftop films filmmaker grants nyc film grants, independent. Ahead of its 20th anniversary, rooftop films has just awarded cash and service grants to alumni filmmakers. Often the awarding entity will want status updates or recognition in the film s credits. Just as in real estate, moviemaking is all about location, location, locationain terms of where you shoot and where you show. A massive list of winter 2018 grants all filmmakers should.
Her short documentary pacific 2019 was selected for visions du reel and hot docs 2019. Eliza hittman, penny lane snag rooftop films grants. Gotham award nominee and recipient of the 2017 sundance film festival jury award. Cal humanities california documentary project grants the california documentary project cdp is a competitive grants program that supports documentary film, radio, and new media productions that enhance our understanding of california and its cultures, peoples, and histories.
Kirsten johnson, robert greene receive grants from rooftop films. Rooftop films, which is heading into its 20th season, has awarded cash and service grants to alumni filmmakers. Rooftop films is excited to announce programming for the 2017 summer series, presented by sundancetv. I used to sleep on the rooftop spring grants 2016 postproduction stage. The garbonyc feature film grants were awarded to directors kitty green and sebastian silva. Rtf is very famous for their annual summer series, a summerlong outdoor. You can find us atop the iconic queen of hoxton, just a short walk from liverpool street station and shoreditch high street station. Past recipients include kitty greens 2017 sundance film festival incompetition documentary casting jonbenet, anna rose holmers the.
Rooftop films announces 2015 rooftop filmmakers fund grant. Grants our grants benefit communities across central texas. No group takes the aesthetic value of a screeningas surroundings more seriously than the folks at rooftop films. Jan 17, 2017 kirsten johnson, robert greene receive grants from rooftop films exclusive. Only filmmakers who have screened a movie at rooftop films festival are eligible. Now he contributes regularly to the new york times, cosmopolitan, esquire, rolling stone, and wiredand less regularly to. The 2017 sundance institute nonfiction critics fellows are. Mar 23, 2017 a massive list of spring 2017 grants all filmmakers should know about. Sundance institute announces 2015 documentary film program selections. Jul 18, 2017 in addition to their annual summer series which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer rooftop provides grants to filmmakers, rents equipment at lowcost to artists and nonprofits, and supports film screenings citywide with the rooftop films community fund. A massive list of spring 2017 grants all filmmakers should.
In fact, you could likely count the existing ones up just using one hand. The fort worth film commission film festival grant is designed to support local. Artists, writers, filmmakers among sundance institutes 2017. The rooftop film festival was started by film maker mark elijah rosenberg in july 1997. Sixteen different grants were awarded to rooftop films alumni in 2016, including the garbo nyc feature film grants, the inaugural nice shoes color correction feature film grant and sound lounge. Orsers captain figure is an obsolete masculine character that makes a strong. Kirsten johnson, robert greene receive grants from rooftop. Rooftop films and sound lounge sound mix feature film grant sara dosa the seer and the unseen formerly. Similar to his first feature film, secret, jay played multiple roles in the production of the film, as the main lead, director, scriptwriter and music composer. Past recipients include kitty greens 2017 sundance film festival incompetition documentary casting jonbenet. Rooftop films announces recipients of 20 rooftop filmmakers. When a filmmaker is selected to screen with us, they become part of that community forever. The rooftop film club 2017 summer season includes basically all of the things their very successful 2016 summer season included. You can find us on level 7 of the stratford centre carpark, just across the road from stratford station.
It started when mark got his 16mm projector and started showing movies on his roof top. Nov 30, 2017 a massive list of winter 2018 grants all filmmakers should know about shares our latest batch of grants contains a sizable list of opportunities, from longstanding contests to brandspanking new initiatives from some of the biggest funding agencies available for you, dear filmmaker, this winter 2017 2018. Unlike festivals which give awards for filmmakers past works, the rooftop filmmakers fund is an opportunity to help our community of filmmakers make their next movie. Funding for any filmmaker who has ever screened a film at rooftop films in ny. As a cowriterdirector duo, their narrative work has screened at sxsw, seattle international film festival, raindance film festival, rooftop films, montclair film festival and premiered online as vimeo staff pick premieres. Grants are offered through an annual, competitive grant cycle. April 1 from 710pm the camerawork and sound design for julie orsers single channel video work captain rooftop 2017 takes a feminist approach against traditional seamless cinema. Rooftop films announces filmmakers fund grant winners. Thankfully, that trend is rapidly changing with the launch of over a dozen new rooftop patio decks in 2017 and 2018 and. I used to sleep on the rooftop grants projects doha.
Beyond the traditional cash grants, rooftop offers assistance in the form of. Eliza hittman, a when faced with an unwanted pregnancy, autumn, a vulnerable teenager in rural pennsylvania hops a greyhound bus to nyc on a transformative journey to reclaim her stolen youth. If we did this year, i hardly took notice of the struggle, because in the shadows of love and dandelion seed rose to the top almost immediately, said james louis, sponsor of the rooftop films water tower feature film grant. Since rooftop films inception in 1997, the mission of the organization has been to support an independent film making community, and to help filmmakers at all stages of the process, from production to exhibition. Logan hill is a veteran arts reporter and critic who spent more than a decade as a staff writer and editor at new york magazine and vulture, then a year at gq. A tender drama performed entirely in yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood. From then on, well support that film and filmmaker in every way we can. Film grants 2017 the david ross fetzer foundation for. It is the second feature film directed by taiwanese singeractor jay chou. Founded in the summer of 1997 as a way to screen littleseen movies, rooftop has grown. Rooftop grants past and present filmmaker magazine. Rooftop films gala will honor filmmakers kirsten johnson. List of film grants from the heart productions inc.
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