Short Film Lab
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Overview
Short Film Lab
Overview: Part of MPI's Rising Filmmaker Program labs that provide hands-on training and mentoring to develop film concepts through the process of developing, producing, and releasing short films.
Program Type: Creative Development and Production Lab for short films
Key Feature: Projects developed in this lab are given preference for production as MPI Original Films
Focus Areas: Human freedom themes
Participants: Emerging filmmakers
Contact: thempi.org
What Moving Picture Institute actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2021
- 2
- Total given
- $300K
- Median grant
- $150K
- Range
- $58K–$242K
- By dollars: New York 81%, California 19%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Venice, CA.
Example grants
Disruptive Pictures · New York, NY
Exempt mission film production
$242K
Smock Media Holdings LLC · Venice, CA
To support mindful editor workshop for the rising filmmaker program
$58K
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