The Jerome Foundation operates a production grant program for individual film and video artists. This program serves artists who work in the genres of experimental, narrative, animation, and documentary production. It does not support installation, new media, or interactive work, which are subsidized in other Foundation programs. It also does not support commercial, industrial, informational, or educational work. Approximately $101,000 is available for grants in 2010.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2010 MINNESOTA FILM AND VIDEO GRANT PROGRAM IS FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010. Proposals must be postmarked on or before that date to be eligible. Please be certain that your application is mailed from a location that prints a postmark date on the envelope. Applications in envelopes without a postmark date that are received after the deadline date will not be accepted. Proposals may be hand-delivered to the Jerome Foundation office. The Foundation will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date of May 21. Hand-delivered applications will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on May 21.
This program awards production grants to emerging artists whose work shows promise of excellence. The term "emerging" refers to career development and level of recognition. Collaborative projects in which creative control is shared are also eligible.
Preference is given to personal work in which the artist exercises complete creative control over all aspects of production. This means the applicant must be the "director" of the work. This program no longer requires project budgets of $200,000 or less. Budgets of any size are allowed. All budgets will be given the same consideration. Applicants with small budgets are welcome and encouraged to apply.