Sep 15, 2011
Artist Development
The San Francisco Film Society has announced the opening of the letter of inquiry period for the third SFFS/Hearst Screenwriting Grant. The grant of $15,000 will be awarded to a mid-career screenwriter who has been a practicing writer for at least five years and who has previously written a minimum of one feature screenplay. The grant is open to writers residing in the United States whose project expresses both a unique personal perspective and an artistic approach to the subject. Priority is given to writers whose previous short or feature screenplays have been produced as an independent film. LOIs will be accepted thorough September 29.
The SFFS/Hearst Screenwriting Grant, supported by a gift from William R. Hearst III, is a component of the expanding grant program administered through the Film Society’s Filmmaker Services. For more information visit sffs.org/filmmaker-services.
Deadlines
• Letter of Inquiry period now open
• LOI deadline is September 29
• Winner will be announced mid-December
The 2010 SFFS/Hearst Screenwriting Grant was awarded to Eric Escobar for East County, a drama set in the economic downturn in which a deputy sheriff who is drowning in debt moonlights for his brother’s eviction agency.
For more information and to access the online application, visit: sffs.org/Filmmaker-Services/Grants-and-Prizes/.