Posted on May 13, 2009	print  e-mail
Deadline: June 30, 2009 and October 1, 2009

Tournées Festival Offers Grants to Bring Contemporary French Cinema to U.S. College Campuses

FACE (French American Cultural Exchange), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting contemporary creative work in the context of French-American cultural and educational exchange, has announced a new season of the Tournées Festival, a program designed to bring contemporary French cinema to college and university campuses in the United States.

To be eligible for a grant, applicants must be affiliated with an American university or college with nonprofit status. Qualifying candidates must plan to show the films for which they are seeking the support of the Tournées Festival as part of a festival, and screenings of all films must take place within a one-month period. The festival should consist of a minimum of five films. The films may be presented as part of a larger festival of French or international films.

The Tournées Festival distributes a total of over $200,000 in grants annually. Schools that show films in 35mm will receive a grant of $2,300 to show their five films ($460 per film). Schools that show films on DVD will receive a grant of $1,800 to show their five films ($360 per film). Schools that show a combination of DVD and 35mm prints will receive a grant corresponding to each film's format.

The program has two application deadlines: June 30, 2009 for film festivals in the fall semester, and October 1, 2009 for film festivals in the spring semester.

Visit the FACE Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.

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Primary Subject: Arts and Culture
Geographic Funding Area: National

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