The Jerome Foundation’s MN Film, Video and Digital Artist Development (MN Artist Development) grant provides Minnesota-based early career film directors, working in short and/or long form experimental, narrative, animation or documentary genres, or in any combination of these forms, up to $10,000 to engage in self-designed mentorship with experienced directors or other film professionals to strengthen their film directing craft and/or professional skills in connection with a specific film, video or digital production project.
Donor Name: Jerome Foundation
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/13/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $10,000
Details:
The MN Artist Development grant supports early career film directors whose work takes creative risks in expanding, questioning, experimenting with or re-imagining film, video and digital production. Applicants must be film directors in their 2nd-1091 year in the field, who have completed one short or full-length film’, but do not have more than one feature-length film (running time of 50+ minutes or more) released and in distribution. This Artist Development grant is, however, designed to be of greatest benefit to directors in the 2nd-5`” year in the field, and panels will make such artists their highest priority. This grant supports artists who embrace their roles as part of a larger community of artists and citizens, and consciously work with a sense of service, whether aesthetic, social or both.
Artist Development grants are awarded to either individual film directors, or co-directing teams applying jointly. Artist Development grants are not for organizations. Funds are issued directly to the film director/s named in the application or to their single-member LLCs (if applicable). Neither applications nor payments can be made to fiscal sponsors, management companies, producers, multi-owned or Partnership LLCs, S-Corps, consultants or 501(c) 3 organizations.
The MN Artist Development grant program funds a diverse range of early career film directors, including but not limited to those of diverse cultures, races, ethnicities, genders, gender expressions, sexual identities, class, physical and mental abilities, generations, religions, countries of origin, languages and immigration statuses—and a wide range of aesthetics, forms, creative practices, lineages, and points of view. Applications are reviewed by diverse panels of film directors and film professionals with experience and understanding of filmmaking in Minnesota, who recommend rosters of grantees to the Jerome Board for approval.
Funding Information
Artist Development grants of up to $10,000 for self-designed mentorship and/or professional skills in connection with a specific film, video or digital production project.
Eligible Activities
Eligible grant activities include opportunities to engage in self- designed mentorships with experienced directors and other film professionals to further the applicant’s artistic, technical or business skill skills while working on a specific new film, video or digital production in the genres of animation, documentary, experimental or narrative, or a combination of these forms.
Eligibility Criteria
- Are residents of the state of Minnesota
- Are early career film directors with at least 2 years, but no more than 10 years, of experience directing their own films or videos, working in documentary, narrative, experimental or animation, or any combination of these genres
- Have completed, released, presented and distributed no more than 2 feature – length films
- Are not at a point in their careers where they receive consistent development and production opportunities, commissions, awards, national or regional prizes for multiple projects, acclaim and commercial success
- Have directed and completed at least 2 films to meet the minimum eligibility requirements
- Are the Director/s of the proposed film
- Create new film works that are innovative.
For more information, visit Jerome Foundation.
