Chicken & Egg Pictures and Rooftop Films Announce Short Film Grant for Women Filmmakers

[Source: Chicken & Egg Pictures, July 15, 2010]

Chicken & Egg Pictures is partnering with the Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund for a second year to provide a grant for a short film by a woman filmmaker. 

The Rooftop Films / Chicken & Egg Pictures Women Filmmakers Short Film Grant provides a $6,000 grant to a female director and matches that director with a veteran filmmaker as a mentor or collaborator with a schedule that reflects the filmmaker's experience and needs. Equipment and utilities are also available to the filmmakers, courtesy of Rooftop Films.

"There is no better partner to be celebrating and investing in the short film than with Rooftop Films. Together we hope to build on our funding/mentorship/public programs initiative to be able to give these short films extraordinary long and dynamic lives. All of us have been deeply impressed by Rooftop's commitment to nurturing, celebrating, funding and presenting short film and look forward to extending the opportunities given to women filmmakers in our partnership." 
-  Julie Parker Benello, Wendy Ettinger and Judith Helfand

For more information, visit http://www/rooftopfilms.com/produce_filmfundguidelines.html