27-09-2008, 06:03 AM
Magda - good find.
With documentary production costs being so sizeable, filmmakers nearly always have to raise funding somewhere. Whilst there's nothing inherently wrong with being funded by a foundation, it is important - as you suggest - to know which foundations are involved in funding a film, and to have an awareness of their biases.
Foundations are always going to want to have some influence on the work they choose to fund....
With documentary production costs being so sizeable, filmmakers nearly always have to raise funding somewhere. Whilst there's nothing inherently wrong with being funded by a foundation, it is important - as you suggest - to know which foundations are involved in funding a film, and to have an awareness of their biases.
Foundations are always going to want to have some influence on the work they choose to fund....