Grantsmanship & Film-Focused Foundations — DCIFF 2026 Seminar

There are thousands of grants out there and there are many more people applying for them. What should you apply for and how do you know if you have a chance? Find out how the grant-making world is currently working for the arts, funder priorities and the ways in which you can think about your film that expands grant opportunities. At the Grantsmanship & Film-Focused Foundations seminar you'll learn what your responsibilites, if you win a grant award, really are. This will be a presentation followed by a case study and a discussion with participants about their needs.

*** Special opportunity: Attend both the Film Financing: Strategies for Independent Producers and the Grantsmanship & Film-Focused Foundations seminars, and get the chance to partake in a special one-time Grants & Finance Clinic. Sit down with experts Carole Bidault de L'Isle and Deirdre Evans-Pritchard to get a more personalized experience. The Clinic will be held on Friday, February 13th, from 4:00-5:00 pm at the Arlo Hotel.

Deirdre Evans-Pritchard is a professional grant writer working specializing in social justice, social services, environmental, arts and humanities fundraising who has raised over $ 2 million in the last two years. She has experience writing NEA, NEH and other arts and social grants. She has a PhD from UCLA and M.Phil from the University of Cambridge (UK). She publishes on cultural heritage and researches the social understanding of the screen. She is also the Executive Director of the DC Independent Film Festival.

Abby Ginzberg is President of the Berkeley Film Foundation. Abby is a Peabody award-winning director, member of the Documentary Branch of AMPAS and EMMY® Silver Circle inductee. She has been producing compelling documentaries about race and social justice for over 35 years and has created an impressive portfolio of award-winning films. Her film, Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, won the 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary and is available on Amazon Prime. Abby has been President of the Berkeley Film Foundation since 2009.

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