BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Finding those elusive dollars for your project is one of the most important and challenging aspects of independent video production and filmmaking. This workshop will introduce you to a wide variety of funding resources that exist in print, online and in your community. Topics include:

This workshop is tailored primarily for documentary productions but narrative filmmakers may pick up a trick or two! Class limit: 15

Fidelma McGinn
Fidelma McGinn is the Executive Director of Artist Trust, a not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to providing grants and information resources to Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Prior to this appointment, she was the Executive Director of Film Arts Foundation, one of the nation's top resource centers for independent filmmakers, located in San Francisco, CA. and the Executive Director for 911 Media Arts Center. She has served as a panelist and nominator for grantmakers such as the Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Development Authority of King County (now called 4Culture). She is currently the board chair of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC). Before joining the non-profit sector, Ms. McGinn had a successful career in marketing in the high-tech industry. She spent seven years at Microsoft Corporation developing localization strategies for the Desktop Applications Division. She has a degree in Marketing and Communications from the College of Commerce in Dublin and is a graduate of Stanford Graduate Business School's program for Executive Leadership in the non-profit Arts.