Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant for Student Filmmakers

From the Heart Productions is excited to offer the Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant for Student Filmmakers for 2024.

Grant for Student Filmmakers

The grant seeks films from student filmmakers enrolled in university, college, community college, extension courses, or high school that need help starting or finishing their film.

Films must be unique and make a contribution to society. Films can be short or feature length narratives or documentaries, but must be budgeted at $50,000 or less. Student Filmmakers from any country are welcome to apply.

Winner Will Receive $3,000 and Donated Services

The recipient of the Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant will receive $3,000 cash. Winner will also receive donated services and products from those who support student films.

3 Free 1-Hour Consultations for your Film from Carole Joyce
50% off the cost of 8 sessions of the Intentional Filmmaking Class
20% discount of Crowdfunding Campaign Setup, Management and Consulting from Jenny Waldo
10% discount on Broker Fee with Debbie West from Movie Insure
15% off of expendables from Filmtools
35% discount for lighting services from PASKAL LIGHTING, HOLLYWOOD
40% discount on printed materials ( Postcards, Posters, Press kits, Business cards, etc.) from Copymat, Hollywood.
10% discount on DCP conversion service and use facility for no charge. Chris@simpledcp.com
$110.00 Session for free from Breianne Pryse to clear and strengthen energy, get clarity and dissolve blocks
20% Discount on Design Services for your Pitch Deck, Website, and/or Poster from Adam Heyes
Free consultation, marketing material creation and design and marketing/strategizing for producer-writer-director team for solicitation of distribution from Smart Girls Productions
Contact our insurance agent Debbie West at MovieInsure for excellent prices on all film insurance needs.

All applicants will also receive:

A copy of Carole Dean’s eBook Perfecting Your Pitch and Proposal. The nearly 80 page eBook offers Proven Approaches for Designing and Delivering Successful Pitches and Proposals that Win Investors and Donors (copy to be sent at grant close)
An offer a of 15 minute consultation on their project. Applicants can discuss how to fund their films, marketing them, or how best to advance their career.

2023 Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant for Student Filmmakers Winner

From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America

Producers: Chess Cabrera, Alyssa Beebe, Mikayla Hall, Max Schweik, Reed Freeman

Directors: Max Schweik, Alyssa Beebe, Mikayla Hall, Chess Cabrera, Reed Freeman

“From Earth to Earth” takes a critical look at the rituals dictated by America’s death-denying culture and asks, “How can people trying to cope with the death of a loved one be better served?” Our documentary takes the viewer deep into the woods of Vermont and the meadows of central New York where deathwork pioneers are inspiring a new way of thinking about life, death, and our enduring connection to nature. Along the way, we explore the systematic problems of the death industry and provide insight into alternative paths for returning our bodies to the embrace of the Earth – and a whole new approach to burial, funerals, and life itself.

Deadline for Application

Deadline to apply for the grant is November 30th, 2024

Finalists for the grant will be announced in March of 2025. Winner will be announced in April of 2025.

Why We Created the Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant for Student Filmmakers

Carole Joyce

Since its founding in 1993, From the Heart Productions has offered grants supporting independent filmmakers that are also available to students.

Carole Joyce, as Director of our Roy W. Dean Grants, consults with many of those who applied for those grants. She was touched by how many student applicants told her of the lack of grants for student filmmakers.

As a graduate of Brooks Institute and an award winning student filmmaker herself for the documentary “Survivors,” Carole knows how difficult a task students have in creating and funding their work.

Carole, who is the granddaughter of Roy W. Dean, and From the Heart Productions want to support student filmmakers and encourage them to make films with stories told with passion that enlighten us about our lives and the world we live in.

For More Information

For more information on the grant, please email info@fromtheheartproductions.com or call 805-984-0098.

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