Writer and director of the short film “Sunday Dinner” — funded by The Film Fund! — answered some of our questions about why he writes and directs. Don pitched a one-sentence entry that had our judges in stitches, and it also presented a compelling premise and a great use of […]
David Oster, writer and director of the short film we funded, “I Love Jazz,” answered some of our questions about why he writes and directs film. We funded David’s project because of his pitch’s compelling premise and its creative use of funds. “The Film Fund allows filmmakers a chance to […]
We’ve been busy here at The Film Fund, and we’re finally ramping up to produce even more films to help independent filmmakers get their passion projects off the ground. With our newly-launched funding network, filmmakers will be able to submit to ongoing funding opportunities after entering one of our main […]
“I had a producer asking me about international sales, and he hadn’t even heard the logline yet.” For our third Community Spotlight, we reached out to director Mike Thompson, one of our first filmmakers to upload his director’s reel for free to our new Auteurs page. Thompson lives in Louisville, […]
“For me, The Film Fund is one word—simplicity. It is all about asking you for one thing, and that’s basically a sentence—what your film is about and why you need it.” We reached out to The Film Fund’s first winner—Tim Viola, who used the funds to finish his political thriller, […]
“I found some stories that needed to be told. No one else would do it, so I thought I might as well do it.” –Alexander Cooper, director/producer/actor For our first Community Spotlight, I reached out to a filmmaker I’ve been following on Twitter, Alexander Cooper. I sent Cooper some questions […]