From The Heart Productions Announces Winner of Fall 2011 Roy W. Dean Media Grant

The Roy W. Dean Media Grant awarded the Fall 2011 grant to Producer/Director: Dulanie Ellis and Co-Producer Raymond Singer for their documentary “Farmy: An Army of Farmers”. They will receive over $40,000 in film product and services.
By: Richard Kaufman
 
Nov. 26, 2011 - PRLog -- From The Heart Productions Announces Winner of Fall 2011 Roy W. Dean Media Grant.
The documentary, “FARMY: An Army of Farmers”, wins latest grant.  

Other winners this year include Beth Harrison’s “The Winding Stream” and Leslie Neale’s “Unlikely Friends”.

Oxnard, CA November 26th– From The Heart Productions (http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com), the non-profit film funding organization that produces the Roy W. Dean Media Grant, awarded the Fall 2011 grant to Producer/Director: Dulanie Ellis and Co-Producer Raymond Singer for their documentary “Farmy: An Army of Farmers”.  They will receive over $40,000 in film products and services to help them complete their project.

For 19 years, the Roy W. Dean Media Grant has bestowed grants to films that are unique and make a contribution to society.   It is awarded three times a year.   Donations are in services and products that help the filmmaker complete their project.   The donations include everything from camera rental to voice over.  In all, the Roy W. Dean Media Grant has given away over $2,000,000 in donations to finish films.

“Entries were up 20% over 2010” said Carole Dean, president of From The Heart Productions.  “With so many great projects covering important topics that all need to be heard, it was tough to choose just one.”

“FARMY: An Army of Farmers”, champions the growing number of returning veterans who are finding their redemption through organic farming and ranching. These veterans are not just reclaiming their lives; they are regenerating our degraded soil, rebuilding communities, and growing a healthier America.

The winner of the Summer 2011 Roy W. Dean Media Grant, Leslie Neale’s “Unlikely Friends”, explores how victims of horrific crimes seek forgiveness from the perpetrator of those crimes in order to heal themselves.

“The Winding Stream”, directed and produced by Beth Harrison, was the winner of the Spring 2011 Roy W. Dean Media Grant. It tells the epic story of Johnny Cash, June Carter musical family. The film is punctuated with studio performances by George Jones, Rosanne Cash, and Sheryl Crow.

Applications for the Spring, 2012 Roy W. Dean Media Grant can be submitted beginning December 1st. Guidelines and application can be found at http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-guidelines.s...

From the Heart Productions is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to funding films that are “unique and make a contribution to society”. Established in 1992 by Carole Dean, the grants are named in honor of her father who was a great supporter of financially strapped filmmakers.

“The Art of Funding” written by Carole Dean, is a step by step guide on getting your film funded and produced.   From The Heart is a fiscal sponsor for over 50 projects now seeking funding.  A major advantage From The Heart has as a fiscal sponsor for donors is, that as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax deductible.  Fiscal sponsorships can be set up also with crowd funding through From The Heart and Indiegogo.com (http://www.indiegogo.com/partners/4 ) with a reduced fiscal fee and no goal penalty.  

Contact:

Carole Dean
President, From The Heart Productions
Phone: 805-984-0098
caroleedean@att.net

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From The Heart Productions (www.fromtheheartproductions.com) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to funding films that are “unique and make a contribution to society”. They produce the Roy W. Dean Film Grant. Also is fiscal Sponsor for funding films.
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Source:Richard Kaufman
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