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Film Independent

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Description

Film Independent  offers grants and awards to allow filmmakers in the United States to advance their current projects and help recognize professional accomplishments in independent film.

Several grant programs and fellowships are available to provide support in the development and pre-production, production, and distribution phases, including programs for Asian women, Jewish, Latinx, Black, and American-Muslim filmmakers and film writers.

Description

Opportunity Information

Application Deadlines
Application Deadlines
Geographic Scope
Geographic Scope
Areas of Interest
Areas of Interest
Types of Support
Types of Support
Funder Information
Total Annual Giving
$505,588
Grant Range
Grant range
Average Grant
Average Grant
Median Grant
Median Grant
Total Assets
$8,317,119
Type
Type
EIN
EIN
Application Procedures
Application Procedures

The financial information is based on the most recent 990 tax form for 2024

Requirements

Eligibility Details
Eligibility Details

Contact Information

General Contact
General Contact

Grants History

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.

990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2023 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Grants less than $5,000 are not necessarily listed on the 990 form.

Tax Year Title City State/ Province Country Purpose Amount
PER CAPITA PRODUCTIONS NEW YORK NY US SLOAN DISTRIBUTION GRANT $50,000
MALPELO LLC ALTADENA CA US SLOAN PRODUCING LAB GRANT $30,000
TWIN PINES RANCH INC NEW YORK NY US SPIRIT AWARDS EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD/PRODUCERS AWARD $25,000
PERIODIC MEDIA LLC SUNNYVALE CA US SLOAN EPISODIC LAB GRANT $20,000
SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS LLC LOS ANGELES CA US SLOAN DISTRIBUTION GRANT $16,667
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Total Giving
Median Giving
Average Giving
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Total assets

The most recent tax form filed for 2024 lists the following key individuals.

Name Title
BRENDA ROBINSON Board Chair
DAN STERN Director
JEFFREY SOROS Director
CATHY SCHULMAN Director
ALAN POUL Director
CATHERINE PARK Director
COL NEEDHAM Director
SUE NAEGLE Director
GAIL MUTRUX Director
TED MUNDORFF Director
ALIX MADIGAN-YORKIN Director
MYNETTE LOUIE Director
DAVID LINDE Director
KASI LEMMONS Director
KARYN KUSAMA Director
SUE KROLL Director
LAURA KIM Director
MICHAEL HELFANT Director
MATTHEW GREENFIELD Director
JAVIER FUENTES-LEON Director
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