Roy W. Dean Fall Grant: DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, $3,000 Cash Plus Donated Services

Filmmakers can apply at https://fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-application-form/.

Prize includes:

• $3,000 cash from From The Heart Productions
• $500 Britt Penrod Award to a film that is unique and that makes an exceptional contribution to society. 
• $15,000.00 in original music written by well-known composer David Raiklen. (Exclusive of recording costs)
• $6,000.00 in animation from Emmy award winner Charlie Canfield. This is 1/3 off normal price for 6 weeks of animation
• $500 in grip, lighting or expendables from Filmtools
• $750 in Grant Writing Services from Karen Everett of New Doc Editing.  Karen is contributing 50% off her company’s services, up to 6 hours. (At $250/hour, this is the equivalent of a $750 donation.) [email protected].
• $1,620.00 for one consultation a month with Carole Dean on financing your film
• Tom Malloy of Glass House Distribution donates an hour of consultation on distribution of your film
• $700 one week DSLR camera package rental from Birns & Sawyer which includes Canon 5D Mark III camera body, a 24-70mm Canon EOS lens, 2 batteries, charger, carrying case, and two 32G Compact Flash media cards.
• Free consultation, marketing material creation and design and marketing/strategizing for producer-writer-director team for solicitation of distribution from Smart Girls Productions
• 20% discount on the design of your marketing sheet by professional Dan Chapman
• 35% Discount from 1st Imprint for all your printing needs
• $600.00 for your Free Closed Captioning by Cineprosmedia ([email protected])
• $500 Value in still shots by Carole Joyce, Authentic Visions Consulting
• $500 Access to Norman Berns‘ courses; Script Breakdown $100, Righting Rotten Resumes $50, Creating effective business plans $150, How to make a Budget $100; program budgeting $100
• 25% Discount on legal work from Mark Litwak
• 40% discount on printed materials ( Postcards, Posters, Press kits, Business cards, etc.) from Copymat, Hollywood.
• 25% off a dialogue list and 10% off of transcription services from Alpha Dog Transcriptions
• 10% discount on DCP conversion service and use facility for no charge. [email protected].
• $117.00 TriLens holder from Frii Designs
• $110.00 Session for free from Breianne Pryse to clear and strengthen energy, get clarity and dissolve blocks 
• Contact our insurance agent Debbie West at MovieInsure for excellent prices on all film insurance needs.
• 50% off the cost of 8 sessions over four month training in the Intentional Filmmaking class. https://fromtheheartproductions.com/intentional-filmmaking/

EVERY FILMMAKER GETS HELP FOR THEIR PROJECT JUST BY APPLYING

What sets apart the Roy W. Dean Film Grants from other grants is that every applicant has the opportunity to receive a 15-minute consultation on their film.  Filmmakers can get advice on how to find funding, build up a database of donors or investors, market their film, and more.

“Wow! This was one of the most valuable conversations I’ve had about getting a short film produced. So much insight and support: really incredible!” Andrew Jonathan Smith

For more information on the grant, please email [email protected] or call 805-984-0098. 

FUTURE DEADLINES:

• • Fall Grant Application, Deadline: October 31st

• • Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant, Deadline: November 30th

INEVITABLE FOUNDATION VISIONARY FELLOWSHIP: DEADLINE – JULY 31ST 2024

The Visionary Fellowship is a year-long program that invests in disabled filmmakers with the funding, mentorship, and community they need to make a short film and leverage it into their first feature film.

The Fellowship includes $55,000 in funding over the course of the program, including:

• • $25,000 to produce a short film with an experienced crew

• • A $15,000 unrestricted grant to support living expenses

• • Up to $7,000 to provide health insurance for the course of the program

• • Up to $2,500 to market the short film

• • Up to $2,500 to support the Fellow’s access needs during the course of the program

• • Up to $3,000 to cover travel costs to Los Angeles for the duration of filming and the short film showcase

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Cleveland State University School of Film & Media Arts is now hiring.

Part-time, Single Term Instructor

Job Summary: The School of Film and Media Arts in the College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for part-time single-term instructors to teach film & media production courses in our undergraduate program.

The University is opening this posting for the purposes of establishing a pool of candidates, from which to select part-time instructor candidates.

Throughout the academic year, individuals may be contacted by the department to further discuss positions available, on an as-needed, semester-by-semester basis.

Service as a part-time single-term instructor does not accrue tenure rights. Part-time single-term instructors serve by the mutual agreement expressed in each successive contract executed and are engaged to teach at the convenience of the university.

A part-time single-term instructor shall not have teaching responsibilities exceeding nine credit hours per semester and no other responsibilities such as to accrue to full-time faculty.

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Playhouse Square is now hiring for multiple positions.

Playhouse Square a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is presenting and producing a wide variety of quality performing arts, advancing arts education and creating a destination that is a superior location for entertainment, business and residential living, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.

For a complete list of job openings, click here.

If you are interested in applying for any of the following positions, submit a resume along with a cover letter detailing your qualifications:

• To the following address: Playhouse Square, Human Resources Department, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44115
• Email to [email protected]
• Fax to 216-771-0217
• Should it be determined that your qualifications are among the best suited for the position, the Human Resources Department will contact you. No telephone calls, please. Please include in your letter the position for which you are applying.
• Playhouse Square requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot, when eligible. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on an individual basis.

PART-TIME POSITION

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is now hiring for multiple positions — click the links below for complete job descriptions. CPT will be accepting applications for these positions until the roles are filled.

For a complete list of job openings please visit this link.

PRODUCTION

Technical Director

• Date Posted: June 5, 2024
• Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring a Technical Director who is a core part of CPT’s leadership team and makes a meaningful contribution to life at CPT and its success. CPT is acceptingapplications for this position until the role is filled. 

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Associate Technical Director

• Date Posted: 4/10/24
• Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring an Associate Technical Director, which is a core part of the CPT staff and will make a meaningful contribution to life at CPT and its success. CPT will be accepting applications for this position until the role is filled. 

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Overhire Technician

• Date Posted 5/8/24
• Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring overhire technicians. CPT will be accepting applications on an ongoing basis to fill needs throughout the year. Employment is AS NEEDED. 

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Pandemonium Technical Associate

• Date Posted: 5/8/24
• Every September, Cleveland Public Theatre hosts its one and only fundraising spectacular: Pandemonium! The Technical Associate works with the TD and ATD to create & implement all artistic and technical components in multiple spaces across the CPT campus. During the event, the staff acts as a go-to team of stagehands & technicians, solving issues that arise & helping the stage/area managers as needed.

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EDUCATION

CPT’s Core Education Principles

CPT education programs follow four guiding principles that reflect our pedagogical, political, and aesthetic approaches to education and are deeply interrelated.

• Empowerment: Together we create original works of theatre, and our participants contribute to the spoken words, the movement, and the production elements. This layered approach engages participants dynamically, resulting in pride and ownership of the final product.
• Equity: We strive to bridge the gap between the heard and the unheard by centering rarely shared stories with a wider audience. Our work brings awareness to issues such as racial and economic justice, nurturing relationships that cross the invisible boundaries of race and class. We believe representation matters, and we are committed to engaging Teaching Artists who are representative of the communities with whom we collaborate.
• Excellence: We encourage the development of the whole artist, nurturing an artist’s personal, interpersonal, and artistic growth. This environment of self-mastery calls participants to own their greatness with pride, be accountable to their peers, and be engaged, curious, and connected to their community.
• Enthusiasm: We approach the artistic process with openness, rigor, intention, and joy! Our programs cultivate an enthusiastic learning environment that supports creative expression while nurturing a high degree of discipline and focus. We encourage our participants’ creativity, and we also challenge them to explore as many levels of their creative potential as possible.

Summer Supporting Teaching Artists

• Date Posted: 03/05/2024
• CPT is seeking temporary, full-time Teaching Artists for summer CMHA CAN and STEP programming. We are looking to build a strong core of artists who are dedicated to creating work to empower young voices, excite creativity, and further racial and economic justice. 

Skills required:

• Experience in at least one theatre-related arts discipline (dance, drumming, singing, acting, creative writing, etc.) 
• Experience teaching children and/or teenagers 
• Ability to travel to multiple sites  
• Demonstrated ability to be or become a strong role model for Cleveland youth 
• Energy, responsiveness, flexibility, creativity 
• Attention to detail, ability to work independently  
• Ability to lead both small and large group activities 
• Experience in devising theatre practices/performance OR openness to learning new techniques in the creation of original performance material 

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Part-Time Substitute Teaching Artists

• Date Posted: 10/06/2023
• CPT is seeking part-time Substitute Teaching Artists to assist in implementing CPT Education programming. Theatre experience is a plus. We are looking to build a strong core of artists who are dedicated to creating work to further racial and economic justice.
• The search to fill these positions is ongoing. Please send a resume and letter of interest to Nicole Sumlin, Director of Education at [email protected].

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CPT is a nationally recognized center for contemporary performance. Its mission is to raise consciousness and nurture compassion through groundbreaking theatre and life-changing education programs. CPT implements this mission through its annual theatrical season, featuring between 8-10 adventurous professional productions and a robust series of new play development programs that support writers and devisers at multiple points in the creative process. CPT’s acclaimed education programs engage communities in devising new works that speak to contemporary issues and empower participants to work for positive change in our community. CPT is home to community ensembles Teatro Público de Cleveland and Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi, and CPT annually presents Station Hope, a large-scale community arts festival. CPT’s annual budget is around $2.5 million a year. CPT has 22 full-time staff members.

Beck Center for the Arts seeking overhire for Scene Shop. Click here for more information about open positions.

Beck Center is always on the lookout for people who are seeking some overhire hours for our on-site Scene Shop.

We’re seeking general tech including assistance with electrics, light carpentry, painting, and even strikes and changeovers. No minimum availability (a few hours here and there works!) but hours are almost always between 9AM and 5PM on weekdays. No evenings and weekends in general.

If you have potential interest please drop an email to:

Scott Spence, Beck Center Artistic Director, Email at: [email protected]

Near West Theatre is now hiring crew for any show in their season.

Learn how to backstage operations work, while building your community network.

Crew provides critical backstage magic. That table? A crew member placed it. His special effects makeup? They created it. Those faces that you see? They’re lighting them! NWT’s crew varies from show to show, but one thing that remains is each group’s dedication to making all of the technical aspects come to life.

One of the awesome parts about NWT’s community is this: many of our actors spend time helping out with crew when they are not in shows. This means our participants are getting a well-rounded theatre experience, both onstage and off!

Roles Include:

• Assistant Stage Manager
• Spotlight Operators
• Props Assistants
• Wardrobe Assistants
• Makeup Assistants

These opportunities are open to ages 13 and up, and the commitment begins two weeks before the run of a show, and continues through closing night.

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The Cleveland Play House (CPH) is currently hiring for multiple positions.

See this page for full job descriptions and application instructions.

CPH is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability status, marital or familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CPH is on a journey to become an anti-racist theatre that actively promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Associate Lighting Supervisor

Cleveland Play House (CPH) is seeking an Associate Lighting Supervisor to join the production team.

This position traditionally works Monday-Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. with occasional evenings/weekends to support the tech/preview process as determined by Lighting Supervisor.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist the Lighting Supervisor (LS) in all aspects of planning and preparing the installation of the Light Plot for all CPH shows, CPH/CWRU MFA shows and special events.
• Supervise IATSE crew during all work calls; including prep, hang, focus, notes, and strike.
• Work with LS to create daily work note lists.
• Train and coach followspot operators, as needed for production.
• Maintain current updated equipment inventories.
• Configure MIDI show control to network control signal from EOS to audio/video consoles.
• Professionally represent Cleveland Play House to outside personnel including visiting artists, and patrons.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
• Attend and participate in all assigned staff training sessions, department meetings, show-specific trainings and potential committee or affinity groups within the organization.

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Out of School Time (OST) Coordinator Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Out of School Time Learning, the OST Coordinator will be responsible for the operational success of the Afterschool Program at assigned site. With input from the school community (including youth), the OST Coordinator will ensure quality implementation in the ongoing development, delivery, evaluation and dissemination of their site-specific OST program.

In conversation with school community and Director of Out of School Time Learning, the OST Coordinator’s responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement strategies to create a robust volunteer program including but not limited to the recruitment, registration, job descriptions and assignments and data collection.
• Develop and implement strategies to create a robust partnership program that provides a variety of resources to the OST programs.
• Research, develop and implement evidence-based out-of-school time programs aligned to school goals and OST requirements.
• Research, develop and implement funding opportunities to grow and sustain OST programming.
• Work with Director of OST and school community to develop objective performance measurements for sites, to ensure consistent, high-quality evaluation and goal setting for all employees, program partners and volunteers.
• Fill in as needed for OST Coordinators at the schools for sick days and any pre-arranged days off
• Track all pertinent data relating to the outcomes of OST programming (student attendance, student performance, etc.) as required by the specific contracts and grants.
• Participate and support all Family and Community Events as required by the specific contracts and Grants.
• Act as an advocate in public spaces for all OST programming at CPH including but not limited to conferences, public events and speaking events.

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Out of School Time (OST) Assistant Job Description

The OST Assistant with aide the OST Coordinator in daily program facilitation including tracking attendance, supporting program partners, tutors and club leaders, meal service, dismissal procedures and student transitions.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the OST Coordinator with supervising groups and activities
• Supervise students utilizing excellent behavior management skills during afterschool
• Be present with students and knowledgeable about their needs at all times
• Conduct a daily check-in with OST Coordinator to discuss concerns and solutions
• Facilitate and assist community partners with afterschool programming
• Make sure that OST Program is set up and ready for students and partners to arrive each day (this may include moving furniture, setting up supplies, and reorganizing the rooms for the following school day)
• Assist in completing all forms and reports so that all incidents and actions are properly documented whenever necessary
• Stay on-site to ensure that all students are picked up after programming dismissal and follow appropriate protocols for students who are not picked up on time

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The Light Leaks (LLC) is a community hub that supports, empowers and educates female and gender non-conforming (GNC) filmmakers.

The Light Leaks is sharing an updated list of opportunities for creators curated by the TLL team. Scroll through to find fellowships, labs, festivals and more! And if you have an opportunity you’d like to share with the TLL community, please email [email protected].

Click here for current opportunities (fellowships, labs, festivals and more).

CROWDFUNDING FRIDAYS:

The Light Leaks will share crowdfunding campaigns on their Instagram each week! Simply send them your crowdfunding campaign in a direct message on Instagram with the @ you’d like them to tag, and they’ll amplify it on their Instagram stories on Friday!

The Academy Talent Development & Inclusion Initiative is pleased to offer the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women designed for emerging women filmmakers.

The fellowship combines direct financial support with personalized mentorship, access to once-in-a-lifetime networking opportunities, and lifelong career advancement support via the Gold Alumni Program. 

Currently, alumni of Academy Gold programs who identify as women, as well as Gold Rising partner company nominees, are eligible to apply. The 2024 fellowship is now closed to applications, but the 2025 fellowship program will be announced through this link.

The Academy currently awards two Fellowships annually, one in the U.S. and one internationally. For more information about the Fellowship, please contact [email protected].