Sundance 2012 Film Festival Previews

Get ready for The Sundance Film Festival with TheLip.TV’s Sundance Film Festival Preview with Sundance Film Festival’s Senior Programmer David Courier on B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Doc)

Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner! We have one of the festival’s Senior Programmers David Courier with us to preview and talk about some of the amazing documentaries they have screening this year. Together David, Ondi and Vlad discuss what to look forward to and what to watch out for.  So get ready for all things Sundance by tuning in and getting the scoop on this insider episode of B.Y.O.D.!

David Courier is the senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival as well as the writer and producer of the Sundance Awards Ceremony.  David has been with the festival for 12 years, since 2000, and focuses on US and World Documentaries.

Watch interview here:

http://thelip.tv/sundance-film-festival-preview-with-senior-programmer-david-courier-on-b-y-o-d-bring-your-own-doc/

Sundance & Sloan Commission partner for science and technology film grants

Sundance/Sloan Commissioning Grant & Fellowship:

“Established in  2005, the Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant is an annual cash award for a  science- or technology-related narrative project that is at an early stage,  such as full treatment or early screenplay draft. This grant also includes a  small stipend for a science advisor to provide support through consultation and  feedback, as well as the possibility of inclusion in a Screenwriters Lab.”

The grant  includes the following:

• A cash grant of up to $20,000 to provide support during the writing period
• A stipend of up to $5,000 for a science advisor
• Creative support during the writing process from a select group of Creative       Advisors
• The possibility of a Fellowship to a Screenwriters Lab
• Strategic and practical support from the Feature Film Program staff

Find out more about grants and funding in the grants and funding category.

To purchase a download of the Funding Your Dream Documentary seminar, click here.

Sundance Documentary Grants Up To $2-Million Every Year

Every year, the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund grants between $1 – 2 million to non-fiction films exploring contemporary issues.  The deadline has passed for 2011 but check back with them often because they usually start excepting submissions at the beginning of each year.

Visit the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund webpage for more information.

Find out more about grants and funding in the grants and funding category.

To purchase a download of the Funding Your Dream Documentary seminar, click here.