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Film/Video/Radio Resources
Funding
State Arts Agencies/Regional
Arts Organizations
Funding for individuals and organizations.
Foundation Center
The leading web site on philanthropy serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers,
policymakers, the media, and the general public.
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Loans for facilities projects and for other growth-related needs and planning assistance.
NYFA Source
The largest national database of information on grants, awards, services, and
publications for artists in all disciplines.
Publication
From Celluloid to Cyberspace: The Media Arts and the Changing Arts World
by Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje. Published by RAND. This publication examines the media arts - art produced using or combining film, video, and computers - in the context of the broader arts environment and
identifies the unique challenges they face. The authors discuss audiences,
media artists as a group, arts organizations, and funding opportunities for
the media arts. May be purchased in hard copy or downloaded for free in
PDF. Please go to the RAND web site for more information.
Organizations
> Independent Film/Video Art
Film Arts Foundation
145 Ninth Street, #101
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415/552-8760
Fax: (415) 522-0882
FAF is the largest regional film/video membership organization in the country, providing essential
services to film and videomakers of every style, genre and level of experience. Its programs
include seminars, access to production and post-production equipment, exhibition, a monthly
magazine, a resource and video library, consultation services, and a grants program for makers
located in one of the ten Bay Area counties.
International Documentary
Association
1201 West 5th Street, Suite M320
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1461
Tel: 213/534-3600
Fax: 213/534-3610
The IDA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the documentary form, supporting
documentary film and video makers, and increasing public appreciation and demand for nonfiction
programs.
Sundance Institute
PO Box 3630
Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-3630
Tel: (801) 328-3456
Fax: (801) 575-5175
In 1981 Robert Redford gathered a group of colleagues to discuss new ways to enhance the artistic
vitality of the American film. The result was the establishment of the Sundance Institute, a
non-profit organization, dedicated to the support and development of emerging screenwriters and
directors of vision, and to the national and international exhibition of new, independent dramatic
and documentary films.
National Alliance for Media Arts and
Culture
145 Ninth Street, Suite 250
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415/431-1391
FAX: 415/431-1392
The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) is a nonprofit association comprised of
diverse member organizations who are dedicated to the production, exhibition, distribution, and
preservation of film, video, audio and online/multimedia arts. ItÍs mission is to:
strengthen media arts organizations as an integral part of the community; facilitate the support of
independent media artists form all cultural communities and regions; integrate media into all
levels of education and advocate for media literacy as an educational goal promote humane uses of
and individual access to current and future media technologies; and encourage media arts that are
rooted in communities, as well those that are global in outlook.
Independent Feature Project
104 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001-5310
Tel: 212/465-8200
Fax: 212/465-8525
A resource for independent filmmakers, the IFP is a membership organization that provides
educational services and support to its constituency. The IFP's activities include: the
annual Independent Feature Film Market; Filmmaker Magazine; From Script to Screen, and annual
screenplay development conference; a monthly screening series to provide the public and
distributors an opportunity to view films which are seeking theatrical distribution; and various
seminars and workshops to encourage filmmakers in all aspects of production.
Independent Television Service
501 York Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tel: 415/356-8383
Fax: 415/356-8391
Established in 1988 to energize public television, ITVS funds innovative proposals by independent
producers by providing production, promotion, marketing, and distribution support.
> Public Radio Field
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
401 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004-2129
Tel: (202) 879-9600
Fax: (202) 879-9700
In 1967, the United
States Congress created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). CPB created the Public
Broadcasting Service (PBS) in 1969 and National Public Radio (NPR) in 1970. PBS and NPR produce and
distribute national programs. CPB cultivates and funds these programs and seeks ways to use them to
serve communities better. CPB develops public telecommunications services (radio, television and
new media such as online programming), investing in nearly 1,000 local radio and television
stations that reach virtually every household in the country. It's the largest, single source for
funding for public programming.
National Public Radio (NPR)
635 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202/513-2000
Fax: 202/513-3329
Founded in 1970, NPR is a nonprofit membership organization that is a leading producer of public
radio programming in the United States. NPR has 490 member public radio stations nationwide, and
also operates a national satellite program distribution system, with regional uplinks for public
radio stations and other producers.
Public Radio International (PRI)
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 900A
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tel: 612/338-5000
Fax: 612/330-9222
Public Radio International (PRI) is a public radio network that acquires, develops, funds, and
distributes public radio programming from station-based, independent and international producers.
PRI Program Fund awards are made for program research, piloting, and production in fields of news
and information, music and variety, with emphasis on developing new talents and program concepts,
and on serving diverse audiences.
National Federation of Community
Broadcasters
1970 Broadway, Suite 1000
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510/451-8200
Fax: 510/451-8208
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is a national membership organization of
community-oriented, non-commercial radio stations. Large and small, rural and urban, eclectic or
targeted toward specific communities, the member stations are distinguished by their commitment to
localism and community participation and support.
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Tel: 1-800-NEH-1121; (202) 606-8400
The NEH is a federal agency that supports learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other
areas of the humanities. It funds research, education, museum exhibitions, documentaries,
preservation, and activities throughout the country. The NEH supports media projects which engage
the public in critical analysis and interpretation of humanities themes though television, film,
and radio programming.
> Public Television Field
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: (703) 739-5000
Fax: (703) 739-0775
The Public Broadcasting
Service, created and owned by the nation's public television stations, exists to serve its Members
with programming and services of the highest quality and the imaginative use of technology to
advance education, culture and citizenship.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
401 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004-2129
Tel: 202/879-9600
Fax: 202/879-9700
In 1967, the United States Congress created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). CPB
created the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in 1969 and National Public Radio (NPR) in 1970. PBS
and NPR produce and distribute national programs. CPB cultivates and funds these programs and seeks
ways to use them to serve communities better. CPB also develops public telecommunications services
(radio, television and new media such as online programming), investing in nearly 1,000 local radio
and television stations that reach virtually every household in the country. It's the largest,
single source for funding for public programming.
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Tel: 1-800-NEH-1121; 202/606-8400
The NEH is a federal agency that supports learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other
areas of the humanities. It funds research, education, museum exhibitions, documentaries,
preservation, and activities throughout the country. The NEH supports media projects which engage
the public in critical analysis and interpretation of humanities themes though television, film,
and radio programming.
Center for Asian American Media
346 Ninth Street,Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415/863-0814
Fax: 415/863-7428
By providing opportunities to Asian Pacific American artists working in film, radio, video, and other electronic media, NAATA seeks to advance the ideal of the U.S. as a pluralistic society where diverse cultures and people are empowered and respected. NAATA aims to promote better understanding of the Asian Pacific American experience to the broadest audience possible.
Latino Public Broadcasting
6777 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 512
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Tel: 323/466-7110
Fax: 323/466-7521
Latino Public Broadcasting supports the development, production, acquisition and distribution of
non-commercial educational and cultural television programming that is representative of Latino
people, or addresses issues of particular interest to Latino Americans. These programs are produced
for dissemination to public broadcasting stations and other public telecommunications entities.
Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, LPB's mission is to provide a voice to the
diverse Latino community throughout the United States.
Native American Public Telecommunications
P.O. Box 83111
Lincoln, NE 68501
Tel: 402/472-3522/800-571-6885
Fax: (402) 472-8675
The NAPT offers grants for research, development, or completion of programs which bring a new
perspective, quality and quantity of Native American productions to national audiences via public
broadcasting.
Pacific Islanders in Communications
1221 Kapiolani Blvd. #6A-4
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96814
Tel: 808/591-0059
Fax: 808/591-1114
Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) is a national nonprofit media organization established
primarily for the purpose of increasing national public broadcast television programming by and
about indigenous Pacific Islanders. PIC promotes programming which fosters a deeper understanding
of the values inherent in Pacific Island cultures and which enhance public recognition of and
appreciation for Pacific Islanders; that is, the descendants of the first peoples of Hawai'i, Guam,
the Northern Marianas Islands, American Samoa and other Pacific Islands.
National Black Programming Consortium
68 East 131st Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10037
Tel: 212/234-8200
Fax: 212/234-7032
The NBPC is a national non-profit media arts organization dedicated to the presentation, funding,
promotion and distribution of positive images of Black film and video. It houses one of the largest
archive collections in the country and produces an international film/video competition and
festival.
> Film/Video Preservation Field
Association of Moving Image Archivists
1313 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
Voice: 323/463-1500
FAX: 323/463-1506
The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is a professional association established to
advance the field of moving image archiving by fostering cooperation among individuals concerned
with the collection, preservation, exhibition and use of moving image materials.
National Film Preservation Board at the Library of
Congress
The Library of Congress
Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington DC 20540
Tel: 202/707-5912
Fax: (202) 707-2371
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB), authorized and established by the National Film
Preservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-285; 2 U.S.C. 179), serves as a public advisory group to
the Librarian of Congress. The Board consists of 40 members and alternates representing the film
industry, archives, scholars, filmmakers and others who make up the diverse American motion picture
community. As its primary mission, the Board works to ensure the survival, conservation and
increased public availability of AmericaÍs film heritage, including: advising the Librarian
on the annual selection of films to the National Film Registry, and counseling the Librarian on
development and implementation of the national film preservation plan.
Bay Area Video Coalition
2727 Mariposa Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tel: 415/861-3282
Fax: 415/861-4316
BAVC exists to serve all artistic disciplines through technical assistance, training, and low cost
access to the newest communications technologies. In the early 1990's, BAVC took the initiative to
expand its offerings into the video preservation field. It has developed video preservation
standards and resurrected obsolete equipment so works can be restored.
National Center for Film and Video Preservation at
the American Film Institute
2021 North Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1657
Tel: 323/856-7600
Fax: 323/467-4578
AFI is dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of film, television and other forms of the
moving image. AFI's programs provide innovation and excellence through teaching, presenting,
preserving and redefining the role of the moving image. The National Center for Film and Video
Preservation was established in 1984 by the AFI and the National Endowment for the Arts. Its
mission is: to serve as a center for coordinating American moving image preservation activities, to
implement a National Moving Image Database of film and television archival holdings, to research
and publish the AFI Catalog of American Feature Films, to locate and acquire films and television
programs for inclusion in the AFI Collection at the Library of Congress and other archives, and to
create broader public awareness of preservation needs.
National Film Preservation
Foundation
870 Market Street, Suite 1113
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415/392-7291
Fax: 415/392-7293
The National Film Preservation Foundation is a new, non-profit organization created by Congress to
save America's film heritage. The Foundation raises money for the non-profit and public archives to
preserve and make available endangered films that are not protected by commercial interests. In
October 1999, the Foundation will be eligible to receive federal support. Federal funds go entirely
to film preservation projects; none will be spent on the administration of the Foundation. The
National Film Preservation Foundation raises money to support film preservation activities in
archives, libraries, museums, historical societies, universities, and other non-profit
organizations across the United States.
National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal
agency
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506
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