Funds and Grants for Film Financing in the US Market: Master Class and Meeting with Debra Zimmerman
Presentation by Carlota Álvarez Basso, Festival co-director, and Fernando Prieto, Secretary General of the Spain-US Council Foundation
Date and time: Thursday, Oct. 31st. 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorio del Espacio Fundación Telefónica. Calle de Fuencarral, 3
Tickets: Free admission with prior registration through the website. www.espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com
Activity type: Master class
Participant:
Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director of Women Make Movies (WMM), USA.
Facilitator: Diego Mas Trelles, Festival co-director.
Debra Zimmerman will present an overview of funding and support for fiction films and documentaries, such as Gamechangers, Chicken & Egg, IDA, etc. She will also list the programs of WMM, a non-profit organization founded in 1972, the oldest in the audiovisual industry, dedicated to the production, distribution and exhibition of films written by and about women. WMM's Production Assistance (PA) program supports both emerging and experienced female directors in the production of new documentaries, fiction and experimental films.
Info extra:
- Activity in English with simultaneous translation, sign language interpretation and streaming.
- Activity organized with the collaboration of the Spain-US Council Foundation.
THE ACTIVITY WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AT THE FUNDACIÓN TELEFÓNICA SPACE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF DEBRA ZIMMERMAN ONLINE
Debra Zimmerman
Debra Zimmerman is the Executive Director of Women Make Movies, a NY non-profit social enterprise that supports women filmmakers with distribution and production assistance. For the last 20 years filmmakers from WMM’s programs have won or been nominated for Academy Awards. She is in great demand around the world as a speaker, panelist and mentor. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including NYWIFT’s Changemaker Award and Hot Doc’s Doc Mogul Award and is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences.
