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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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Christina Beck, explains how to write, direct, act and produce an award winning, micro-budget indie feature film. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Dissecting Docs covers the films Our Man In Tehran, Harper Lee, Antartic 70 Degrees South, and The Brainwashing of My Dad, of which we will have the great pleasure of being joined by it's filmmaker Jen Senko. For information about... more

Fair Use principals are clearly outlined with attorneys Michael Donaldson and Lisa Callif in their book Clearance & Copyright 4th edition. Donaldson & Callif give examples of fair use. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart... more

Jerry Deaton of Audio Kut shares 30 years of experience in sound perfection. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

David Spungen, an Emmy Award winning producer/editor, shares creative ideas on trailers and sizzle reels for funding your film. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit... more

Dissecting Docs covers the films That Sugar Film, The New Rijksmuseum, Sinatra: All Or Nothing At Tall, Toe Tag, and Dying to Know: Ram Dass and Timothy Leary, of which we will have the great pleasure of being joined by it's... more

Carole Dean shares how From the Heart Productions is increasing their donations for filmmakers. We will be joined by Caryn Stein from Network for Good. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit... more

Rodney Vance, chair of the La sierra Film & TV, shares his knowledge on creating a script and taking it to the screen. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.

Corky Kessler, Esq. a prominent film attorney, gives you an overview of what you can expect and why you need it to fund your film. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit... more

David Raiklen, composer for many Hollywood films including Mia, the Emmy award winning film, shares insights on getting the best music for your film. His website is http://davidraiklen.com/. To learn more about Carole Dean and From... more
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