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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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Dissecting Docs covers the films Miss Hill, Good Morning Mission Hill, America's Blues, The Hidden Hand, and The Greater Good. We will also be joined by the filmmaker of The Greater Good, Leslie Manookian / greatergoodmovie.org For... more
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Producer/Director Basil Moore shares tactics on how to never give up your dreams. To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com
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Robert Seigel, Esq. shares important legal information from his 30 years as a film industry specialist. To connect with Robert - Rlsentlaw@aol.com To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit... more
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Norman Berns, of ReelGrok, is a wonderful source of information on budgets, business plans, marketing, and sales projections. Learn more about Norman at www.reelgrok.com For more info about Carole Dean and From the Heart... more
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Jason Brubaker shares his knowledge of the new world of internet movie distribution. For more info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.
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Stephanie McArthur from Hot Docs shares insight on being accepted to festivals and their benefits. For more info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com.
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Tom Malloy started writing & producing to support his acting career. He raised over $25 million for features & a doc, has sold or optioned 60% of his screenplays, and is a top producer. To connect with Tom:... more
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