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You must have a U.S. Fiscal Sponsor in order to receive (but not apply for) grants from Chicken and Egg Pictures – please see our guidelines for more information.
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We have recently launched THE WHICH CAME FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FUND for women-made films tackling the critical environmental issues of our day.
Yes, my project deals with environmental issues and/or themes.
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A brief catchy "tagline" or summary of your film. This will also be necessary for all film festivals, distributors and public relations. (Note: strive to make it useful and perhaps find some irony or a double entendre)
500 characters max
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What is your story? Who are your lead characters? What happens during the film? What is the issue you are addressing in the film? What do you think your film is ultimately about?
1250 characters max
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1500 characters max
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How will you tell this story and what will your film look and feel like — include story structure, tone, pacing, shooting style, sound design, etc. Please discuss your characters, your visual and aesthetic style (formal or stylized interviews, vérité, experimental, archival material, etc.). Explain how you will balance the needs of the narrative you are exploring/sharing with the intent and needs of the audiences you are most interested in reaching? Describe the greatest artistic challenges you have had or currently face in making this film?
2000 characters max
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Tell us about your current access and/or lack of access to your subject matter, lead character or lead organization/institution? Have you experienced any resistance or expect to? If so, how has this resistance affected your process, the project and your creative approach to the subject matter? Do you currently have written agreements or releases with lead/major characters? If "no", what is your Plan B?
1000 characters max
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What are your baseline ideas for community engagement and audience development? What is your current thinking, strategy or plan for how your film and its distribution can be used most effectively – and by whom? List a few concrete ideas as examples. Who do you see as your most strategic audience? If you were to rank your primary, secondary and tertiary audiences who would they be? Do you have partnerships with NGO's or grassroots organizations that are already in play? How are these relationships or partnerships informing the development of your narrative approach or production process?
2500 characters max
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100 words per bio.
5000 characters max
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We encourage trailers, excerpts & work samples to be submitted online. Vimeo/Youtube are our preferred video-sharing websites for this. See guidelines for specific information as to what we require.
If you're submitting a URL, include any information and passwords required in order to access your online work sample.
1000 characters max
Remember: You are only to submit a prior work if your film is in development & you only have a trailer or rough-interview example OR you are a first-time director.
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Please list your previous films (those you directed and/or produced) or those where you were a crew member or crafts person (DP, sound recordist, editor), producing role and/or a role in the film’s audience engagement. We are interested in the myriad jobs, roles and positions that brought you to this very place now. Please also include prominent festival and broadcast history.
2000 characters max
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How does this work sample or prior work relate to your proposed project in terms of content, intent and style? Are you building from one project to the next? Is this a great departure? If so, what does it mean for you creatively, professionally or politically? Please include how the issues explored in this prior work and/or the audience engagement campaign has prepared you for this next film.
2000 characters max
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See guidelines for more information on budgets. Please enter whole numbers only, no commas or decimal places - e.g. enter 20000, not $20,000.00.
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Please attach your budget in PDF or Microsoft Excel XLS format.
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Please note: grants range from $2,500 to $25,000 with the average grant around $10,000. Please enter whole numbers only, no commas or decimal places - e.g. enter 20000, not $20,000.00.
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Use this space to guide us through your budget. If there are explanations and decisions you want to share – this is the place. Tell us how a specific amount from CE could make a difference. What is your "fallback" plan if you are unable to raise the full amount stated in your project budget? Will you make this film "no matter what"? If YES... how?
2000 characters max
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List the foundations, broadcasters, corporations and any other sources including filmmaker/cash contributions where you have secured funding from to date. As part of your fundraising strategy, please clearly mark where you have Committed Funds, Pending Grants and where you are thinking of applying to in the future.
1500 characters max
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Where could you use mentorship? R&D? In the editing room, around story & structure? Review & feedback on assemblies/rough and fine-cuts? Fundraising strategies and/or producing support? Community Engagement & New DIY Distribution? Other? Please describe in and/or with details the kind of mentorship you need and/or crave.
1500 characters max
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Yes, I have applied before. |
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250 characters max
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Thank you for submitting your project to Chicken & Egg Pictures. We will let you know whether we will be able to support your project in June.
Please make sure you now submit the additional materials we require – more information can be found on this in our guidelines.
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