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Creative Capital is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for grants in Film/Video and Visual Arts. The Inquiry Form will be available online until March 1. Click here to read the grant guidelines and access the Inquiry Form. 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 Learn More at an Info Session Creative Capital staff members will lead in-person information sessions across the country this month (all times are local, RSVP required to grants[at]creative-capital[dot]org): • February 15, ...

The PUMA.Creative Impact Award is a major new annual award to honour the documentary film creating the most significant impact in the world. This 50,000 Euro award acknowledges the film’s makers and will help the continuation of the film’s campaign work. Our aim is to draw attention to the finest social justice filmmaking in the world, with a prize that underlines the role and importance of documentary film in society; a prize that encourages best practice in the filmmaking community, to collect and communicate relevant data on these films. Click here for full information on the PUMACreative Impact award. As individuals and as organisations, we are faced with some serious challenges today such as ongoing conflict, climate change, loss of biodiversity. None of these issues will solve themselves without intervention. We, at PUMA, have chosen to intervene through film because it is the most powerful medium to reach mass audiences and influence opinion formers and will contribute to leavi...

Create a 60 sec short film that refreshes your world with one of these 3 themes: FOREVER YOUNG ONE WORLD REFRESH THE WORLD Win $10,000 and a trip to New York! 1st prize - $10,000 cash and a trip to New York for each theme 2nd Prize - $2,500 Cash for each theme 3rd Prize - $500 Cash for each theme The winning filmmaker of each theme will be invited to attend the Pepsi Films Award Ceremony, taking place during the TriBeCa Film festival. You and a guest will stay four days in Times Square and get to experience walking the red carpet at the world famous festival. During the awards ceremony, an overall Pepsi Films Winner for New York will be revealed. The Grand Winner will be commissioned by Pepsi USA to create a new film, with a production budget of $20,000 and mentoring from Pepsi advertising agency TBWA/Chiat/Day. For more details CLICK HERE ! Good Luck!

The Economist Film Project is an initiative by The Economist, in partnership with PBS NewsHour, to showcase the work of independent documentary filmmakers from around the world. From Abu Dhabi to Albuquerque, from astronomy to agriculture, the project will feature films whose new ideas, perspectives, and insights not only help make sense of the world, but also take a stand and provoke debate. The Economist and PBS NewsHour will jointly curate the project to choose films by filmmakers who share these goals. Selected films and the topics they explore will be the subject of news segments airing regularly on PBS NewsHour beginning in March 2011 and continuing through 2011 and into 2012. The project seeks submissions of completed documentary films on a rolling basis beginning January 10, 2011 and continuing monthly through January 2012. Both documentary shorts and feature-length films may be submitted. The Economist will provide filmmakers whose films are chosen with a grant of $4,000 to p...

Creative World Awards (CWA) is an international screenwriting contest known for having the writer's interest at heart when it comes to development and industry promotion. We have built relationships with some of the industry's most recognized companies, all of which are aggressively looking for fresh, new material. At CWA, we have made it our goal to expose talented new writers to many of these A-list companies. By doing so, our vision is to help writers garner the exposure and recognition they need to propel their personal projects and careers forward. Now going into our fourth year, with several options signed for past entrants, we have firmly established ourselves worldwide as a leading source for discovering emerging talent in the entertainment industry. The 2011 season is now open. To begin an entry, click on ENTER NOW . Enter by 3/1/2011 (Early) $65 (Includes Judge's Scorecard & 1 Page Feedback Report) *Entry only discount: $50 Enter by 5/31/2011 (Late) $75 (Incl...