Travis is a filmmaker whose short film about North Korea, which is being funded by The Film Fund, is in pre-production. We asked Travis some questions about filmmaking, his current projects, and the world of independently funded films. If you’re looking for funding for your own project, check out our […]
Savanna Hunter-Reeves wrote a one-sentence pitch, and our judges selected her entry as a winner, granting her the funds to produce her project. Its production has been halted because of COVID, but we’ll be sure to share her winning entry as soon as it’s finished! If you want a chance […]
Tommy Garcia had his short film project funded by The Film Fund by submitting a one-sentence pitch. We asked Tommy some questions about filmmaking, his inspirations, and the world of independently funded films. If you’re looking to fund your own film, check out our funding opportunities. Why do you write, […]
Colleen Brady wrote a one-sentence pitch, and our judges selected her entry as a winner, granting her the funds to produce her project. It’s currently still in production, but we’ll be sure to share her winning entry as soon as we release the film! If you want a chance to […]
Bridget Barbara has had her work funded by The Film Fund, so we asked her some questions about filmmaking and independent funding. You can check out her work on Instagram and YouTube at the links below. Instagram: @thecuriousworld YouTube: youtube.com/thecuriousworld If you’re looking to fund your own project, head over to our […]
Jonathan Chen is a filmmaker funded by The Film Fund. We asked him some questions about filmmaking, his inspirations, and the world of independently funded filmmaking. If you want your own project funded, check out our funding opportunities to win up to $10,000. Why do you write, direct, or produce? […]
Nader Yousef wrote a one-sentence pitch, and our judges selected his entry as a winner, granting him the funds to create his short film about a robot facing peer pressure. It’s currently still in pre-production, but we’ll be sure to share his winning entry as soon as we release the […]
In our last contest, we said we’d be finding ways to award more filmmakers and make more movies happen. Last time, we provided funding and prizes to four different films to help them get produced. This time, we’re awarding TEN. If you want to be considered for our next contest […]
Katie Sadler is not your typical filmmaker (whatever “typical” means, anyway). She’s also a dancer, and she channels her excitement for and curiosity of many disciplines into her work, allowing her to develop creative worlds. Katie wrote a one-sentence pitch, and our judges selected her entry as a winner, granting […]
If you can’t get to the heart of it within a couple of sentences, then it’s too complicated of a story line, or you don’t actually know the story you’re looking to tell. Matthew Greenberg, Director of “Treehouse” and Previous Winner of The Film Fund One of the most useful […]
Many of our members in the FF Studios chat community have asked what gear they should be using on their low-budget independent short films. We said that it really depends on your budget, your project, and what you want to accomplish, and while we did recommend some gear in the […]
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 […]