While all filmmakers need to learn how to raise money to make their films, for documentary filmmakers it's even more significant to develop this fundamental skill. What are some of the best practices for fundraising? Come and learn some of the basics you need to know to become successful raising money for your docs.
This in-depth class on Fundraising for Documentaries will look at the “7 Methods of Fundraising” and how to apply them to your documentaries.
We will also begin the process of writing a grant in the workshop. Even if this is your first ever grant, you will be able to leave with something in your hand to take your first step.
10am Introduction
10:30 The 7 Methods of Documentary Fundraising
11- 12 What are the Best Fundraising Methods for Your Film?
12 - 1 Writing a Grant Application for your Film
1 - 1:30 Lunch and Networking
1:30 - 3 Documentary Marketing & Distribution
About The PresenterJoanne Butcher
Joanne Butcher worked as a global marketing consultant for YouTube, eventually running their UK movie rental unit and collaborating with engineers and curatorial teams around the world.
Joanne has worked extensively with hundreds of filmmakers from the US, UK, Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean and Latin America. She has been mentored by James Schamus (producer/screenwriter Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, HIdden Dragon); Ted Hope (producer, In the Bedroom, 21 Grams); Laura Bickford, (producer, Traffic), and Lucy and Luis Carlos Barreto who have made over 200 films in Brazil and produced 2 filmmaker sons who have both been nominated for Oscars.
Joanne was the former Director of the Alliance Cinema on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, IFP/Miami and a founder of IFP/National (ifp.org). She created and spearheaded the Florida Statewide Film Competition that provided $200,000 cash and services to a feature film. She has taught film financing and screenwriting.
Currently, Joanne is currently coaching filmmaker clients with 24 features - fiction and documentaries - a PBS series, and several shorts. She writes regularly on filmmaking for Cinesource Magazine, and speaks and teaches internationally.
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This in-depth class on Fundraising for Documentaries will look at the “7 Methods of Fundraising” and how to apply them to your documentaries.
We will also begin the process of writing a grant in the workshop. Even if this is your first ever grant, you will be able to leave with something in your hand to take your first step.
10am Introduction
10:30 The 7 Methods of Documentary Fundraising
11- 12 What are the Best Fundraising Methods for Your Film?
12 - 1 Writing a Grant Application for your Film
1 - 1:30 Lunch and Networking
1:30 - 3 Documentary Marketing & Distribution
About The PresenterJoanne Butcher
Joanne Butcher worked as a global marketing consultant for YouTube, eventually running their UK movie rental unit and collaborating with engineers and curatorial teams around the world.
Joanne has worked extensively with hundreds of filmmakers from the US, UK, Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean and Latin America. She has been mentored by James Schamus (producer/screenwriter Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, HIdden Dragon); Ted Hope (producer, In the Bedroom, 21 Grams); Laura Bickford, (producer, Traffic), and Lucy and Luis Carlos Barreto who have made over 200 films in Brazil and produced 2 filmmaker sons who have both been nominated for Oscars.
Joanne was the former Director of the Alliance Cinema on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, IFP/Miami and a founder of IFP/National (ifp.org). She created and spearheaded the Florida Statewide Film Competition that provided $200,000 cash and services to a feature film. She has taught film financing and screenwriting.
Currently, Joanne is currently coaching filmmaker clients with 24 features - fiction and documentaries - a PBS series, and several shorts. She writes regularly on filmmaking for Cinesource Magazine, and speaks and teaches internationally.
While all filmmakers need to learn how to raise money to make their films, for documentary filmmakers it's even more significant to develop this fundamental skill. What are some of the best practices for fundraising? Come and learn some of the basics you need to know to become successful raising money for your docs.
This in-depth class on Fundraising for Documentaries will look at the “7 Methods of Fundraising” and how to apply them to your documentaries.
We will also begin the process of writing a grant in the workshop. Even if this is your first ever grant, you will be able to leave with something in your hand to take your first step.
10am Introduction
10:30 The 7 Methods of Documentary Fundraising
11- 12 What are the Best Fundraising Methods for Your Film?
12 - 1 Writing a Grant Application for your Film
1 - 1:30 Lunch and Networking
1:30 - 3 Documentary Marketing & Distribution
About The PresenterJoanne Butcher
Joanne Butcher worked as a global marketing consultant for YouTube, eventually running their UK movie rental unit and collaborating with engineers and curatorial teams around the world.
Joanne has worked extensively with hundreds of filmmakers from the US, UK, Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean and Latin America. She has been mentored by James Schamus (producer/screenwriter Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, HIdden Dragon); Ted Hope (producer, In the Bedroom, 21 Grams); Laura Bickford, (producer, Traffic), and Lucy and Luis Carlos Barreto who have made over 200 films in Brazil and produced 2 filmmaker sons who have both been nominated for Oscars.
Joanne was the former Director of the Alliance Cinema on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, IFP/Miami and a founder of IFP/National (ifp.org). She created and spearheaded the Florida Statewide Film Competition that provided $200,000 cash and services to a feature film. She has taught film financing and screenwriting.
Currently, Joanne is currently coaching filmmaker clients with 24 features - fiction and documentaries - a PBS series, and several shorts. She writes regularly on filmmaking for Cinesource Magazine, and speaks and teaches internationally.
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This in-depth class on Fundraising for Documentaries will look at the “7 Methods of Fundraising” and how to apply them to your documentaries.
We will also begin the process of writing a grant in the workshop. Even if this is your first ever grant, you will be able to leave with something in your hand to take your first step.
10am Introduction
10:30 The 7 Methods of Documentary Fundraising
11- 12 What are the Best Fundraising Methods for Your Film?
12 - 1 Writing a Grant Application for your Film
1 - 1:30 Lunch and Networking
1:30 - 3 Documentary Marketing & Distribution
About The PresenterJoanne Butcher
Joanne Butcher worked as a global marketing consultant for YouTube, eventually running their UK movie rental unit and collaborating with engineers and curatorial teams around the world.
Joanne has worked extensively with hundreds of filmmakers from the US, UK, Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean and Latin America. She has been mentored by James Schamus (producer/screenwriter Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, HIdden Dragon); Ted Hope (producer, In the Bedroom, 21 Grams); Laura Bickford, (producer, Traffic), and Lucy and Luis Carlos Barreto who have made over 200 films in Brazil and produced 2 filmmaker sons who have both been nominated for Oscars.
Joanne was the former Director of the Alliance Cinema on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, IFP/Miami and a founder of IFP/National (ifp.org). She created and spearheaded the Florida Statewide Film Competition that provided $200,000 cash and services to a feature film. She has taught film financing and screenwriting.
Currently, Joanne is currently coaching filmmaker clients with 24 features - fiction and documentaries - a PBS series, and several shorts. She writes regularly on filmmaking for Cinesource Magazine, and speaks and teaches internationally.
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