From filmmaker and Davey Foundation board member Dustin Guy Defa comes word of the upcoming deadline for the Davey Foundation, which will give three grants to filmmakers 35 years and younger for the production of short films. Ben Kegan’s The First Men won the Davey’s single grant last year. This year, two grants have been added, and the awards mix cash with in-kind services and mentorship. Full details below: The Davey Foundation was created to honor the life of David Ross Fetzer and his commitment to the film and theater arts. For 2015, the foundation is handing out three short […]...
- 3/2/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
From filmmaker and Davey Foundation board member Dustin Guy Defa comes word of the upcoming deadline for the Davey Foundation, which will give three grants to filmmakers 35 years and younger for the production of short films. Ben Kegan’s The First Men won the Davey’s single grant last year. This year, two grants have been added, and the awards mix cash with in-kind services and mentorship. Full details below: The Davey Foundation was created to honor the life of David Ross Fetzer and his commitment to the film and theater arts. For 2015, the foundation is handing out three short […]...
- 3/2/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Besides the Student Academy Award, which the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences awards to five students chosen for their under-40-minute short films, there is another short film grant program, in memory of David Ross Fetzer, that helps aspiring independent filmmakers create their own films.
The Davey Foundation is once again offering aspiring writers and filmmakers the chance to produce their own films by delivering three short film grants this year. The Davey Foundation was founded last year in honor of David Ross Fetzer, the Salt Lake City-based actor known for his work in indie projects such as "Must Come Down" and "Point B." Fetzer was committed to helping up-and-coming independent filmmakers and the foundation aims to continue his legacy.
Two of the grants are $5,000 each to produce a short film. The third allows the user to use a $10,000 Cinema Camera Package. The Davey Foundation stayed true to their promise of offering more from the grant in 2015, as last year they offered one $3,500 grant. The deadline is March 15, 2015.
Recipients of the grants will also be assigned mentors to help in the filmmaking process. The mentors include last year's grant recipient Ben Kegan ("The First Men") and award-winning filmmakers Kenny Riches ("The Strongest Man") and Dustin Guy Defa ("Person to Person," "Bad Fever").
Joining Riches and Defa this year as a finalist judge is David Zellner, writer and director of "Kumiko the Treasure Hunter."
For more information about the Davey Foundation and grants offered, click here.
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The Davey Foundation is once again offering aspiring writers and filmmakers the chance to produce their own films by delivering three short film grants this year. The Davey Foundation was founded last year in honor of David Ross Fetzer, the Salt Lake City-based actor known for his work in indie projects such as "Must Come Down" and "Point B." Fetzer was committed to helping up-and-coming independent filmmakers and the foundation aims to continue his legacy.
Two of the grants are $5,000 each to produce a short film. The third allows the user to use a $10,000 Cinema Camera Package. The Davey Foundation stayed true to their promise of offering more from the grant in 2015, as last year they offered one $3,500 grant. The deadline is March 15, 2015.
Recipients of the grants will also be assigned mentors to help in the filmmaking process. The mentors include last year's grant recipient Ben Kegan ("The First Men") and award-winning filmmakers Kenny Riches ("The Strongest Man") and Dustin Guy Defa ("Person to Person," "Bad Fever").
Joining Riches and Defa this year as a finalist judge is David Zellner, writer and director of "Kumiko the Treasure Hunter."
For more information about the Davey Foundation and grants offered, click here.
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- 2/23/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Davey Foundation is once again offering aspiring writers and filmmakers the chance to produce their own films by delivering three short film grants this year. The Davey Foundation was founded last year in honor of David Ross Fetzer, the Salt Lake City-based actor known for his work in indie projects such as "Must Come Down" and "Point B." Fetzer was committed to helping up-and-coming independent filmmakers and the foundation aims to continue his legacy. Two of the grants are $5,000 each to produce a short film. The third allows the user to use a $10,000 Cinema Camera Package. The Davey Foundation stayed true to their promise of offering more from the grant in 2015, as last year they offered one $3,500 grant. The deadline is March 15, 2015. Recipients of the grants will also be assigned mentors to help in the filmmaking process. The mentors include last year's grant recipient Ben Kegan ("The First Men") and award-winning filmmakers Kenny Riches.
- 2/17/2015
- by Travis Clark
- Indiewire
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