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Organizations that provide monetary assistance to various types of media related projects.
National Endowment for the Arts
Federal agency, described on their web site as "The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases."
Roy W. Dean NYC Film Grants
Funding shorts, docs and independent features that are unique and make a contribution to society.
Women in Film Foundation Film Finishing Fund
The Women In Film Foundation's Film Finishing Fund (FFF) annually provides cash and in-kind production services to deserving filmmakers needing help to complete their film projects. In order to apply for a FFF grant, a filmmaker must have completed principal photography and a rough cut at the time of application. The program funds filmmakers working in both short and long formats in all genres-narrative, documentary, educational, animated and experimental.
Latino Public Broadcasting
Open Call Open Call is an open invitation to independent producers to submit proposals for a public television program or series on any subject that relates to or is representative of Latino Americans. LPB funding will average between $5,000 and $100,000 for programs of most genres, including drama, comedy, animation, documentary, or mixed genre. LPB will consider funding projects at any production stage.
DocuClub
DocuClub is Arts Engine´s monthly film screening series of works-in-progress documentaries. Every month at DocuClub a filmmaker presents a rough cut of her film to DocuClub members and the public. A facilitated discussion follows each screening.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A supplier of programming to several hundred public broadcasting outlets in the U.S.
DOCULINK
D O C U L I N K is a community for documentary filmmakers who share information, leads, ideas, and a commitment to support each other's growth as nonfiction filmmakers.
Distributors of videos and films by independent producers and directors.
Women Make Movies, Inc.
Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women.
Frameline
Since 1977, a distributor of LGBT media.
The Standby Program
Standby is an innovative non-profit media arts service organization providing artists and independent makers access to state-of-the-art media services at affordable rates.
Mandy's Film and TV Production Directory
The Indie Film Clinic
The Indie Film Clinic provides free legal services to qualifying New York filmmakers producing independent, documentary, and student films. All clients of the Clinic are represented free of charge on a range of legal issues critical to any production, including: copyright research, registrations, and assignments; guild registrations; drafting and negotiating writer's agreements, employment agreements, and intellectual property licenses; location agreements and permits; depiction releases; and more.
International Movie Database
Virtually an online encyclopedia of the entertainment industry, including databases of commercial and independent films, actors, directors, crew, and more.
RottenTomatoes
A site of primarily reviews of films, including their own "Tomatometer" ratings system.
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