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The Art of Film Funding

The Art of Film Funding

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The Art of Film Funding Podcast is to educate and inform filmmakers. Author/Grantor Carole Dean interviews top professionals from the film industry for up-to-date information on film funding, production, marketing, and hybrid distribution. You will learn how to crowdfund, make an ask for funding, save money on your budgets, hear top attorneys discuss new US and state tax funding and stay abreast of current trends in the industry. Carole is President and Founder of From the Heart Productions, the non-profit dedicated to providing independent filmmakers the information and help they need to get their films funded. Carole started and runs the three yearly Roy Dean Film Grants giving $25,000.00 each in cash and goods and services. She is author of The Art of Film Funding, Alternative Financing Concepts, second edition.

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Our special guest today is Elizabeth Ai, an award-winning Chinese Vietnamese American filmmaker. Ai writes and produces independent feature films and branded content for companies like ESPN, VICE, and National Geographic Channels and her work has won an Emmy. She has produced numerous documentary and narrative features including A Woman's Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem and Saigon Electric. Today we'll discuss her directorial debut, NEW WAVE, a hybrid feature documentary about 1980s Vietnamese New Wave and a hidden past, which premiered in competition at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. Her film was awarded a special jury mention for best new documentary director, with the jury praising her powerful and emotionally honest storytelling.
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Jon Fitzgerald, author of Filmmaking for Change, Second Edition, shares how to chart your own path to audiences. If you would like to learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit... more

Our guest, Alex Dobrenko, shares how important these rights are before you make a distribution deal and give up COD EVOD. If you would like to learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit... more

Decorated Navy Psychologist turned whistleblower risks life and career for the total mental healthcare of active duty soldiers, veterans and their families. www.strangerathome.org If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and... more

Composer David Raiklen explains how to tell the story and evoke emotions with your music score. To learn more about him and his work visit http://www.davidraiklen.com/music.html To learn more about Carole Dean and... more

Join Melinda Augustina to learn the benefits of marketing your film while you are in production. If you're considering crowdfunding as part of your overall fundraising plan to fund your film, use this Crowdfunding Estimator.... more

Lynne explains the power of your mind in her book on Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to heal others, your life, and the world. To learn more about Lynne visit her website at www.LynneMcTaggart.com. If you would like to... more

Sabine El Gemayel shares her experiences directing and producing this important historical documentary, Generation Zapped. To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com

Join us for important information on successful crowdfunding in this in-depth interview with Indiegogo's film guru John Trigonis. If you would like to learn more about Carole Dean or From the Heart Productions please visit... more

Join Jo Jenson as she shares how to market documentaries with a cause. If you would to learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com

Writer, independent filmmaker, and ?Hitchcock Whisperer? Jeffrey has been helping filmmakers worldwide with his Hitchcock tutorials, books, and workshops. If you would like to learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart... more
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