Crowd Funding
Film Festivals
Filmmakers Without Borders: http://developingfilmmakers.org
Travel abroad to teach and make movies. Check this opportunity out!
Grants
Fiscal Sponsors
Webseries and New Media
Residencies (For Artists)
Screenplay Competitions
Selling Your Screenplay
Talent Development
Film Job Sites / Internships
Film and Television Research:
Online and Print Media about Film, Television and New Media
Story Consultants & Screenwriters to Peep
Television Books:
Television Websites:
Washington Filmworks: http://washingtonfilmworks.org
Writer's Guild of America: http://wga.org (Register script here)
Copyright Your Script: The official government form (PA) used to copyright your script with the Library of Congress: www.copyright.gov/forms/formpai.pdf
Graduate School (s)
- GoFundMe: http://www.gofundme.com
- Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com
- IndieGoGo: http://www.indiegogo.com
Film Festivals
- Athena Film Festival: http://athenafilmfestival.com
- Atlanta Film & Video Festival: www.imagefv.org
- Austin Film Festival: www.austinfilmfestival.com
- Berlinale: http://www.berlinale-talents.de/
- Cannes Film Festival: http://www.festival-cannes.com
- Chicago Int’l Film Festival: www.chicagofilmfestival.com
- Los Angeles Film Festival: www.lafilmfest.com
- New York Film Festival: www.filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.htm
- Reel Spokane Film Festival: http://reelspokane.org
- Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Filmfest: www.ebertfest.com
- San Francisco Film Festival: www.sfiff.org
- Slamdance Film Festival: www.slamdance.com
- Spokane International Film Festival: : http://spokanefilmfestival.org
- Seattle International FIlm Festival: http://www.siff.net
- Sundance Film Festival: http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival
- SXSW Film Festival: http://sxsw.com/film/about
- Toronto Film Festival: http://www.tiff.net
- Tribeca Film Festival: www.tribecafilmfestival.org
Filmmakers Without Borders: http://developingfilmmakers.org
Travel abroad to teach and make movies. Check this opportunity out!
Grants
- Artist Trust: artisttrust.org/
- Big Vision Empty Wallet: bigvisionemptywallet.com
- Film Grant Deadlines List: http://nofilmschool.com/2014/12/massive-list-grants-part-4-winter-deadlines-filmmakers-should-know-about
- Chicken & Egg Pictures: http://chickeneggpics.org/
- Creative Capital: http://creative-capital.org
- Creative District $5K for Short Films: http://creativedistrict.com/grant-program/
- Digital Bolex Grant for Women: http://www.digitalbolex.com/grant/
- Doha Institute Film Grants for Arab Filmmakers: http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/financing/grants/guidelines
- FIND/Sloan Distribution Grant: http://www.filmindependent.org/labs-and-programs/grants-and-awards/sloan-distribution-grant/#.VI4_WsYomCO
- History Channel Unscripted Pilot Development: http://www.nytvf.com/submit.html
- ITVS: http://itvs.org/funding/series-and-special-projects
- The Jerome Foundation: www.jeromefdn.org/apply
- NALAC Fund for the Arts: http://www.filmindependent.org/labs-and-programs/grants-and-awards/sloan-distribution-grant/#.VI4-ucYomCN
- NEH Media Production Grants: http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/media-projects-production-grants
- NEH Media Development Grants: http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/media-projects-production-grants
- Netpix/First Pix with Crowd Funding Grants: http://nextpix.com/v1_1/projects/firstpix.html
- Panavision New Filmmakers Grant Package: http://www.panavision.com/new-filmmaker-program
- San Francisco Film Society: http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker360/narrative-grants-and-programs#.VI48ccYomCM
- Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest: http://scriptpipeline.com/shop/screenwriting-contest
- Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Contest: http://www.scriptapalooza.com/home.php
- Spokane Arts Commission: www.spokanearts.org/
- Sustainable Arts Foundation: http://apply.sustainableartsfoundation.org/
- Tribeca Institute Latin American Media Grant: https://tribecafilminstitute.org/programs/detail/tfi_latin_america_media_arts_fund
- Tribeca New Media Fund: https://tribecafilminstitute.org/programs/detail/tfi_new_media_fund
Fiscal Sponsors
- Fractured Atlas: https://www.fracturedatlas.org
- San Francisco Film Society: http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker360/documentary-grants-and-programs/project-development-and-fiscal-sponsorship/how-it-works#.VI49SsYomCM
- Women Make Movies: http://www.wmm.com/filmmakers/fiscal_sponsorship.shtml
Webseries and New Media
- Tanglewood: http://tangledwebwewatch.com/web-series-festivals/
- New York Television Festival (TV and Webseries): http://www.nytvf.com/2014_ipc.html
Residencies (For Artists)
- Djerassi Fellowship: http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker360/narrative-grants-and-programs/djerassi-fellowship#.VI48w8YomCM
- Hedgebrook: https://www.hedgebrook.org
- McDowell Colony: http://macdowellcolony.org/
- Res Artsits: http://www.resartis.org/en/ (list for residencies and grants, subscribe)
Screenplay Competitions
- American Screenwriter’s Association Conference: www.americansreenwriters.com
- Austin Screenwriting Competition: http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplayandteleplay/
- Chesterfield Writers Project: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-chesterfield-writers-film-project-announces-deadline-76847257.html
- Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com
- New York Television Festival (TV and Webseries): http://www.nytvf.com/2014_ipc.html
Selling Your Screenplay
- Ink Tip: www.inktip.com
- The Black List: blcklst.com/
Talent Development
- For Writers, check out these programs compiled by the Writer's Guild of America: http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4829
- ABC / Disney New Talent Development: http://www.abctalentdevelopment.com
- Academy Nichol Screenwriting Fellowship: http://www.oscars.org/nicholl
- AFI Women's Director's Workshop: http://support.afi.com/dwwapply
- Cannes Cine Foundacion: http://www.cinefondation.com/en/
- Cinecause Women's Initiative: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/WomensInitiative
- Fast Track with the Los Angeles Film Festival: http://www.filmindependent.org/labs-and-programs/fast-track/#.VI4_ysYomCN
- Film Independent Lab: http://www.filmindependent.org/labs-and-programs/#.VI4zDcYomCM
- HBO Writing Fellowship: https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=13830
- Independent Feature Project: http://www.ifp.org
- Latino Screenwriting Project: http://www.latinoscreenwritingproject.com
- NBC Writer's on the Verge: www.nbcunitips.com/writers-on-the-verge/
- Nickelodeon Writer's Program: http://nickanimationstudio.com/writing-program
- National Association of Latino Independent Producers: http://www.nalip.org
- New York Foundation for the Arts: www.nyfa.org/
- SANAD For Filmmakers in the Arab World: http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/sanad-fund/about
- Screen craft Screenwriting Fellowship: https://www.screencraft.org/fellowship/
- The Sesame Street Writer's Room: sesamewritersroom.org/
- Slamdance Writing Competition: http://showcase.slamdance.com/Writing-Competition
- The Sundance Labs: http://www.sundance.org/programs/feature-film#labs
- Tribeca All Access: https://tribecafilminstitute.org/programs/detail/tribeca_all_access
- Warner Brothers Television Workshop: http://televisionworkshop.warnerbros.com
- World Cinema Fund: http://www.berlinale.de/en/branche/world_cinema_fund/wcf_profil/index.html
Film Job Sites / Internships
- Discovery Channel: http://corporate.discovery.com/careers/
- Entertainment Careers: http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/
- Film & TV Pro: http://www.filmandtvpro.com/
- Get Gilm Jobs: http://www.getfilmjobs.com/
- Jobs2Careers: http://www.jobs2careers.com/
- Production Hub: http://www.productionhub.com/jobs/
- Time Warner: http://www.timewarner.com/careers/
Film and Television Research:
- IMDB: http://www.imdb.com
- Box Office Mojo: www.boxofficemojo.com
- Museum of TV and Radio: www.mtr.org
Online and Print Media about Film, Television and New Media
- SlamCinematography: http://www.ascmag.com/store/home.php?cat=263
- Creative Screenwriting Magazine: http://creativescreenwriting.com
- Filmmaker Magazine: http://filmmakermagazine.com
- Indiewire: http://www.indiewire.com
- International Screenwriters’ Association: www.NetworkISA.com
- New York Screenwriters: www.NYScreenwriter.com
- Script Magazine: www.ScriptMag.com
- SWritersWrite: www.writerswrite.com/screenwriting
- Utopia: www.ScreenwritersUtopia.com
- Variety: http://www.variety.com
Story Consultants & Screenwriters to Peep
- John August: http://www.johnaugust.com
- Linda Cowgill: http://www.plotsinc.com/sitenew/home.html
- Marilyn Horowitz: http://www.marilynhorowitz.com
- Robert McKee: http://mckeestory.com
- John Truby: http://truby.com
- Blake Snyder: http://www.savethecat.com
Television Books:
- Writing the TV Pilot by William Rabkin
- The TV Showrunner’s Roadmap: 21 Navigational Tips for Screenwriters to Create and Sustain a Hit TV Series by Neil Landau
- The TV Writer’s Workbook: A Creative Approach to Television Scripts by Ellen Sandler
- Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV by Pamela Douglas
Television Websites:
- “On Story presented by the Austin Film Festival” – onstory.tv
- “Writing for Episodic TV” from the WGA – wga.org
- “FAQ & Writing Resources” from the Writers Guild Foundation Library – wgfoundation.org
- John August’s Blog, “A Ton of Useful Information about Screenwriting from Screenwriter John August” – johnaugust.com
Washington Filmworks: http://washingtonfilmworks.org
Writer's Guild of America: http://wga.org (Register script here)
Copyright Your Script: The official government form (PA) used to copyright your script with the Library of Congress: www.copyright.gov/forms/formpai.pdf
Graduate School (s)
- AFI:http://www.afi.edu
- Cal Arts: http://calarts.edu
- Columbia University: http://arts.columbia.edu
- LIU Television Writers Workshop:http://www.tvwritersstudio.com/about/
- Notre Dame MFA: http://english.nd.edu/creative-writing/mfa-curriculum/
- NYU: http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
- Stephen's College Low Res MFA: https://www.stephens.edu/academics/explore-by-school/sois/mfa/
- Syracuse University: http://vpa.syr.edu/art
- UCLA: http://www.tft.ucla.edu
- UC Santa Barbara:http://www.filmandmedia.ucsb.edu
- UT Austin: http://rtf.utexas.edu/graduate