FINDING FUNDING AND DEVELOPING YOUR DOCUMENTARY

Two-day workshop
Saturday, January 25 and Saturday, February 1, 2025
10:00am to 5:00pm
in person at OSU-Tulsa

Do you have an idea for an original documentary or docuseries?

In this workshop,

learn how to find funding and
create essential partnership relationships to get your project off the ground.

Participants will gain exposure to funding strategies for documentary production, and develop an industry standard proposal for their film to submit to potential funders.

This is an in-depth look at an essential element of documentary research and development, in which you will write about your story, the artistic strategies, community collaboration, and audience engagement of your non-fiction project.

Featuring Instructor: Colleen Thurston

Colleen Thurston is a documentary storyteller and film curator from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Colleen has produced for the Smithsonian Channel, Vox, PBS, and federal, tribal, and non profit organizations.

Her work has screened at international film festivals and broadcast nationwide. She has received support for her work from Firelight Media, the Sundance Institute, Patagonia, ITVS, the Redford Center and Creative Capital.

Colleen is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma, the project coordinator for the Indigenous video series, Native Lens, and is a programmer for Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and Make Believe Seattle.

She’s curated film programs for institutions such as the Momentary (Bentonville, AR), UCLA Film and Television Archives and Vidiots (Los Angeles, CA), and the National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.).

Colleen is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Registration for this workshop will close at 5pm on Thursday, January 23, 2025.

Price:

$225.00

Quantity:

FINDING FUNDING AND DEVELOPING YOUR DOCUMENTARY

FINDING FUNDING AND DEVELOPING YOUR DOCUMENTARY

Two-day workshop Saturday, January 25 and Saturday, February 1, 2025 10:00am to 5:00pm in person at OSU-Tulsa

Do you have an idea for an original documentary or docuseries?

In this workshop,

learn how to find funding and

create essential partnership relationships to get your project off the ground.

Participants will gain exposure to funding strategies for documentary production, and ​​​​​​develop an industry standard proposal for their film to submit to potential funders.

This is an in-depth look at an essential element of documentary research and development, in which you will write about your story, the artistic strategies, ​​​​​​community collaboration, and audience engagement of your non-fiction project.

Two-day workshop
Saturday, January 25 and Saturday, February 1, 2025
10:00am to 5:00pm
in person at OSU-Tulsa

Participants will gain exposure to funding strategies for documentary production, and develop an industry standard proposal for their film to submit to potential funders.

This is an in-depth look at an essential element of documentary research and development, in which you will write about your story, the artistic strategies, community collaboration, and audience engagement of your non-fiction project.