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Resource Guide for Filmmakers and Creatives During COVID-19 Crisis
During this time of uncertainty we’d like to ensure our community can continue to create exciting and vital work as well as continue to build their businesses as much as possible. We’ve put together a comprehensive resource guide that will continue to be updated in the coming days.
For ways to help creatives and artists, check out our blog here.
Financial Support and Job Opportunities:
- For Artists With Reduced Wages
- NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
- NYFA Emergency Grants
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Resources for NY Arts and Cultural Organizations
- Freelancers Union Resource List
- WMM List of Regional Resources
- Sundance Co//ab Created and Curated Resources
- Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
- Facebook Small Business Grants Program
- SBA Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources
- National Endowment for the Arts Resource Guide
- Small Business Services Assistance & Guidance for Businesses Impacted Due to Novel Coronavirus
- Netlflix Provides Funding to Out-of-Work Production Community
Sharing Work:
- Hosting a Watch Party on Facebook
- Women and Hollywood Amplifying Crowdfunding Campaigns for Films Impacted by Festival Cancellations
Mentorship/Learning Opportunities:
- Field of Vision Virtual Mentorship and Consultation Service
- Vimeo: How to Plan a Virtual Event
- Emergency Webinar: Weathering the Storm as a Small Business Owner
- Mark Cuban’s Advice For Small Business Owners
- 50 Ways Companies Are Giving Back During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- SCORE Mentorship
- WE NYC: WE Connect Mentor Session with Ramona Cedeno
Festivals / Festival Resources:
- SXSW 2019 Video Archive & SXSW 2019 Audio Archive
- Tribeca Film Festival: Curated Shorts for Coronavirus Quarantine
- Film Comment Podcast: At Home (Podcast for Coronavirus Quarantine)
- Rotterdam Film Festival Talks & Masterclasses 2020
- Raindance Film Career Advice & Raindance Production Tips
Filmmaker Magazine articles
Filmmaker Magazine, published by IFP, has a variety of resources for filmmakers, screenwriters, producers, and others in the film and TV industries.
Microbudget
Screenwriting
Financing
Production
- Location Shooting and Independent Production: A History of Necessity & Innovation
- Tarantino’s Production Sound Mixer Talks On-Set Sound Mixing
Post-Production
- Budgeting for Post Production Sound
- How to Complete Post Production Quickly to Meet a Festival Deadline
Distribution
IFP Videos
If you have any suggestions, additions, or edits, please contact Chase Harrison at charrison@nymediacenter.com.