Grants Offered to Independent Filmmakers

The Los Angeles Film Collaborative has announced a new Production Grant Program, a sister program of the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, which will award three grants to independent filmmakers.

Film projects submitted for consideration must be budgeted under $1 million and have a first- or second-time director. Screenplays must be submitted with a budget, shooting schedule, synopsis, biographies of the principals and documentation of any cast attachments and/or possible financing sources.

The submission deadline is April 17. Information: (213) 937-9155.