How successful have past winners of the grants been?
The filmmakers that win my grant usually win another grant right afterwards. It’s something in the energy of winning a grant that tells the filmmaker that you’re on the right path, we respect you, you’re talented and your film has value, keep at it. Accordingly, we’ve been very lucky to have an exceptionally high percentage of the films that we have funded through the grant go on to be successful. About 80 percent of the films are successfully complete and 75 percent of the films are completed and distributed through cable, foreign distribution, and other channels.
