Grantwriting for Independent Filmmakers - Strategies for Success

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DATE: Saturday, July 30 TIME: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM; SUMMER 2011

Instructor: Caroline E. Savage
Workshop Location:
Scribe Video Center
4212 Chestnut Street
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fee: $25. $15 for Scribe and PIFVA members

Sustaining a career as an independent filmmaker necessitates learning how to write a clear, concise and persuasive grant application. This workshop will outline the process of planning, writing and submitting media arts grant proposals that accurately and compellingly represent your individual project. The first hour will focus on how to research grants, strategies for assessing appropriateness/relevancy/feasibility, and how to answer the questions to make your proposal competitive in both the narrative and financial sections. The second part will focus on what juries look for in the presentation, budget preparation and support material. In the third part, we will look at several grant proposals and critique their merits. Instructor will stay one hour after the class to consult on your individual grants.

Presented in Partnership with PIFVA - www.pifva.org


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INSTRUCTOR: Caroline E. Savage has been working in the cultural sector for over 25 years, focusing on filmmaking and visual arts. As Program Director in Media, Interdisciplinary, Art Service, Visual and Fellowships at the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, she assembled juries and facilitated the fair and consistent jurying of the grants to both individuals and non-profit organizations. On behalf of art non-profits, she has written successful grants to the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation and other foundations. She currently works as Coordinator of PIFVA, Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association, as a Media Arts consultant and teaches at Arcadia and Temple University.

Register by calling 215-222-4201 or online now and bring confirmation receipt on day of workshop. Thank you for registering.