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# NEWSFLASH # Information for film-makers…
Lots of social action film projects and enquiries related to funding are coming into Tipping Point Film Fund. We really value the interest being shown by film-makers in our organisation and the encouraging support we are getting. However, Tipping Point Film Fund is not currently seeking projects and is not open for new applications or submissions at this time.
We ourselves are very much in ‘fundraising mode’, as we start to build the fund itself. This is why we are not able to undertake a commitment to more projects other than those we are working on at present. When the fund opens for applications we will communicate the application procedure and deadlines via our mailing list.
Please note that Tipping Point Film Fund only supports feature length cinematic documentary films addressing international issues that have a campaign outreach plan.
Frequently asked questions
- - What the media has to say about TPFF.
- To see what the media have to say about Tipping Point Film Fund - feel free to explore some of the links below or click here for more.
- Screen Daily - Socially-conscious film fund Tipping Point launches in UK
- Real Screen - Two new funds for socially conscious docs launched
- Cineuropa - Documentary funding reaches Tipping Point
- Sheffield Doc Fest - Scroll down to 11th July - Tipping Point Film Fund: excellent
- Film London - Film London News Bulletin
- - Interested in becoming a major donor?
- If you are considering becoming a major donor to Tipping Point Film Fund please do contact us – by email, phone or post. We would love to talk more to you, share our vision and outline the benefits we would hope to be able to offer you in return for your faith in our work.
- - Why should I donate?
- This is the place where you can back film-makers who are passionate about their subjects and support a fund committed to backing strong, commercially viable films on ground-breaking social issue themes. Whether you are a film-lover, an activist or campaigner, or both, this is the place for you.
‘Crowd Funding’ is an idea that is taking hold as an alternative route for a film-maker seeking to raise funds for his or her film – it’s a way for them to reach out to their friends and networks, often over a long period of time, in the hope of raising enough money to get the film made.
We at Tipping Point Film Fund want to take this idea one step further - to generate a new and sustainable fund – drawn from support from the wider general public - for feature documentary development, production and campaigning and for a number of projects at any one time.
As the links between campaigners and film-makers cross over more and more, we felt there was a need to expand the idea of ‘dedicated giving’ so that as well as the regular charitable causes we also recognise the power of film to address ‘structural’ issues behind so many of the world’s big issues. In other words, to get behind the story we think we know and to shed more light – and additionally, adding value to those campaigning on such issues.
Tipping Point Film Fund is a non-profit co-operative with the desire to create a new kind of public giving – dedicated giving to films for change. A fund that grows year on year with your support.
- - Where does my money go?
- Your money goes directly to film makers. Supporting film development, production, distribution, and campaigning with the film once it’s been made.
Tipping Point Film Fund will have a number of projects it wishes to support at any one time covering a range of subjects. All donations will go into the fund, spreading your contribution across the ‘slate’ of films TPFF is involved with.
For every £1 you donate to TPFF:-
80p will go into a combined production and associated campaigning fund.
10p general fund for those projects in early development.
10p admin/core funds - this will supplement core funding support from partner organisations.
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- - Why we are a non-profit co-operative.
- The films we are funding may be provocative and controversial. There are tight laws that govern what charities can say and do – we want to be free to cause a stir so we are set up as a non-profit cooperative.
As a non-profit co-operative we are set up to raise funds via donations both big and small from individuals, trusts and organisations who share our values and ethos. We can then in turn fund social action feature documentaries and support related campaigns.
You can choose to donate with or without becoming a member of TPFF co-operative. Donations are regarded completely separately from the nominal TPFF co-op membership fee of £1.
As a co-operative TPFF is a social enterprise (a non-profit making business), set up to work in the film, creative and third sector with specific interest in global social issues. All shareholders are equal in holding one share only of £1.00, shares are non-redeemable, and no dividend is given. Profits are returned back into the co-operative.
As TPFF projects will inevitably address political issues, it was not appropriate to register for charitable status, making TPFF donations not eligible for tax relief or gift aid.
TPFF is governed by a committee and all TPFF co-op meetings will be held on the news and events page. - - Why does film matter?
- Films have the power to reveal the real story behind an issue. They can put pressure on people with power and mainstream the voices of the oppressed. Films can inspire and engage people to take action.
Not convinced yet? Check out what Nelson Mandela, Al Gore and Robert Fisk all have to say....
- Cry Freedom achieved more to tell the world about apartheid in South Africa in one year than all my years on Robben Island…
- - Nelson Mandela
- I reached in one weekend more people than 20 years of taking my slide show from town to town.
- - Al Gore on his film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
- Cinema has an unstoppable power to convince…And I suspect, as the years go by, it will become the only medium with which we can influence the world.
- - Robert Fisk, journalist, author, from 'The Age of Warriors'
- - Can you fund my film?
- Unfortunately due to capacity and funding constraints we are unable to take on any new projects at the present time, if we are to meet the commitments that we have currently have undertaken. Having just launched the fund the work now starts to raise donations from the public, however we are up for meeting film-makers to learn more about what projects are out there at various stages of development or production. We completely understand that there is a limited number of funding sources for documentary film makers which is why we have come together to create a new organisation. The more money we can raise for the fund, the more projects we can help.
- - Check out previous email updates
- Interested in finding out what Tipping Point Film Fund have been up to recently? Check out our email update archive here
- - Want to get more involved?
- Then join our 360° network - Tipping Point Film Fund's new network of regular givers.
You can join up as an individual or as part of group – coming together to get inspired by the power of film to make change. 360° degrees means experiencing the whole picture – the full 360°.
360° is to see the real story behind some of the issues we may think we know, to back films that reflect the global inter-connectedness of the rich world and the global south and to challenge prevailing thinking.
360° is giving, watching and campaigning.
Join up as a regular giver and make change through film.