Roy W. Dean Short Film Grant Finalists – 2025
Congratulations to the films selected to be Roy W. Dean Short Film Grant Finalists.
On this page, we give each filmmaker the opportunity to tell the world about their film.
Since 1992, From the Heart Productions has supported filmmakers with cash and substantial professional discounts from our film industry partners, averaging an estimated $30,000 per filmmaker. The Roy W. Dean grants program, with several annual deadlines, has grown into one of the most sought after competitions in the world.
The Roy W. Dean Grant funds unique films that make a contribution to society. It gives filmmakers with great stories told with passion the funding to get their projects started or completed.
Ultra Violet
Narrative Fiction
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“A self-conscious young artist grows a long nose when she fakes her life online in a desperate attempt to go from starving to established in Los Angeles. Fans reward her with the fame she desires when she designs herself a new nose and it’s made of sparkling diamonds.”
An uncanny, dream-like depiction of lived experience, ULTRA VIOLET is an 11-minute film designed to alleviate social media’s harmful impact by raising our personal mental health awareness.
It complements the phone-free movement—such as Australia’s social media ban for minors—through courageous, life-affirming storytelling. In our final scene, Violet finds herself with a crowd paused to enjoy time in a park, touching grass.
