To be funded, a film project must meet the following criteria:
1. The film must be submitted to the Open Frame Film Festival. Receipts will be paid out upon submission of the final film.
2. All expenses must be approved beforehand (in budget form) by Open Frame director, Andrew Rudd.
3. Reimbursement may only occur with a receipt.
4. Grant applications will not exceed $1000.
4. only 30% of a film’s budget may be spent on food / craft-services.
5. only 30% of a film’s budget may be spent on props or costumes (exceptions can be made in the case of period films).
6. only 30% of a film’s budget may be spent on gasoline.
7. up to 100% of a film’s budget may be spent on payment to professional crew or equipment rental.
8. Only films with at least three Malone students involved in key roles are eligible for funding.
Grants will be awarded based on these criteria, and priority will be given based upon these additional criteria: ;
- This film and production will exemplify the Malone University Mission (and Foundational Principles) and the Mission of the Communication Arts Department.
- This film script and production proposal demonstrates excellent creativity and vision.
- This film will allow a very significant number of Malone students to gain filmmaking experience and contribute to their learning experiences.
*in cases when other factors are relatively equal, upperclass students will have a slight advantage over lower. In such cases, seniors would have the most advantage.
The grant selection committee will include Communication Arts Faculty members, Faculty members from other departments on campus, alumni and community filmmakers.
Because we recognize that the kickstarter audience is necessarily broader than the Communication Arts Department and Malone University, you may submit a one page explanation of how your film’s process and product will exemplify Malone’s (& the Communication Arts Department’s) mission. Otherwise the materials for your grant application should be embedded in your kickstarter page.
