Creative Capital Announces Film/Video Grant Deadlines
Creative Capital, the non-profit funding organization that has supported such recent films as Laura Poitras’s The Oath, Marshall Curry’s If a Tree Falls, and Braden King’s HERE, has announced its new film/video funding cycle. The deadline for letters of inquiry is March 1. From the press release:
Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. We support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their forms, yet also boldly original; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape.
To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:
A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
At least 25 years old
A working artist with at least five years of professional experience
Not a full-time student
The Creative Capital staff is traveling the country to conduct in-person information sessions on their granting process, which involves not only cash grants but also retreats and an intensive artist professional development program. See a list of meetings here. Or, click here for info on three online information sessions to be held February 3, 11 and 17. More details in general can be found here at the Creative Capital site.