{"id":13355,"date":"2021-10-28T16:09:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T14:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=13355"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:09:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T14:09:16","slug":"film-makers-and-creatives-called-to-submit-applications-for-gfc-grant-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/10\/28\/film-makers-and-creatives-called-to-submit-applications-for-gfc-grant-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Film makers And Creatives Called To Submit Applications For GFC Grant Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Gauteng Film Commission (GFC)<\/strong> announced that applications are still open for GFC funding 2021. This is an opportunity for all creatives and film makers to submit big ideas and projects in the categories of production\/post production support, skills development, audience development, film festivals and marketing. Submissions close 5 November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film industry has been under tremendous strain over the last 2 years and creatives the world over has been the most hit. As the Gauteng film industry\u2019s capable, reliable and experienced one stop service, and industry development partner, this call for funding is an important step towards spring boarding the industry into new ways of creating and doing films, that negate the Covid-19 pandemic through digital disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the GFC, we are steadfast in our commitment to uplifting and supporting film makers, cinematographers and creative projects within the film industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor almost 2 decades, the GFC has funded over 400 projects, created over 21&nbsp;000 jobs and trained over 30&nbsp;000 learners through various skills development initiatives. We have served as the bedrock of the Gauteng film industry and led with innovation, inclusion, transformation and enabled industry role players to remain relevant and sustainable,\u201d said Keitumetse Lebaka, Acting Chief Executive, GFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All creatives are encouraged to turn their big ideas into a reality by grabbing the opportunity to apply for funding for Q3\/4 industry support grants. The links below details the process to kickstart their dream:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/production-funding.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Production for Emerging Filmmakers\u00a0and Historic Content Funding Application<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/skills-development.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skills Development Funding Application\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/audience-development.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Audience Development Funding Application<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/movie-premiere.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Movie Premiere Funding Application<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/digital-and-social-media.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital &amp; Social Media Funding Application<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/film-festival.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Film Festival Funding Application<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marketing-and-distribution.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marketing and Distribution Funding Application<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/market-festival-attendance.paperform.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Market &amp; Festival Attendance Funding Application<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The GFC does so much more than just assist with funding. When filmmakers partner with the entity, they become part of a community of their peers who have access to a vast array of tools and resources to assist you in navigating links and contact info for locations, industry associations, unions, production directories, entertainment job listings, caterers, wardrobe and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let the GFC plug you. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gautengfilm.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.gautengfilm.org.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) announced that applications are still open for GFC funding 2021. This is an opportunity for all creatives and film makers to submit big ideas and projects in the categories of production\/post production support, skills development, audience development, film festivals and marketing. Submissions close 5 November 2021. The film industry has&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/10\/28\/film-makers-and-creatives-called-to-submit-applications-for-gfc-grant-funding\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Film makers And Creatives Called To Submit Applications For GFC Grant Funding<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}