Ask Programming: Recent Questions from Filmmakers
ITVS programming staff answer questions from filmmakers about the funding process:
Q. Does the amount of funding a project has already received influence its chances?
A. We ask our readers and panelists to evaluate the capacity of the applicant to complete their project on time and on budget. So, some look to see what you’ve been able to accomplish with the money you’ve received.
Q. Are there any circumstances under which you would approve a project but at a lower budget than requested?
A. Panelists only recommend projects for funding; they don’t recommend the amount of funding. After projects are recommended for funding, our production team vets the budget of each project. Based on their analysis, ITVS then makes an offer to the producer; sometimes it’s less, sometimes it’s more. This is then negotiated in the contracting phase.
Want to know more about ITVS policies and procedures for funding? Read other recently asked questions from filmmakers >>
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Community Cinema selections are screened in over 50 locations throughout the United States. In March, Community Cinema presents Dirt! The Movie, directed by Bill Benenson and Eugene Rosow.
It’s under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining, and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods, and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink, and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well … dirt.
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