Funder FAQ: Soros Documentary Fund
What is the Open Society Institute and what is your relationship to it? The Soros Documentary Fund (SDF) is a program of the Open Society Institute (OSI). It is one…
What is the Open Society Institute and what is your relationship to it? The Soros Documentary Fund (SDF) is a program of the Open Society Institute (OSI). It is one…
…with your film’s subject. Start with the national archives both in the US and UK (www.archives.gov and www.nationalarchives.gov.uk), and ask your prospective interview subjects for further leads, commercial or otherwise….
…(a veteran NYC indie distributor and former Tribeca programmer) are the core team choosing and approving what gets shown. Their menu is ever more global and unpredictable in search and…
…Washington, D.C. filmmakers experimented with an idea: Could a film be made in 48 hours? If so, would that film be watchable? Their idea worked and the competition now takes…
…no money whatsoever. Paid the bills by founding a mover’s company with two hungy film students. Survival strategy: Not even one dream completed so kept on dreaming while running Previous…
…V.2 is sold over the website and showcased at release parties. The company’s first DVD, V.1, was a collection of shorts including two horror comedies, a comedic mini-rock opera, a…
…any that has come before. The ability to create without compromise, together with the tools to exhibit one’s work, have given birth to a digital wave of filmmaking. Eschewing traditional…
…forms of communication in today’s society. This tale brings up another point: You should very clearly determine the producer’s commitment level in terms of how much time they really have…
…for a film company for free, then you’re certainly not earning money for your own film projects. You’ve also thrown away any other postgraduate opportunities that could actually launch you…