(From the Foundation Center's PND) Deadline September 18, 2009 The South Carolina Film Commission has announced that up to a total of $200,000 may be made available to filmmakers who partner with the media arts department at the University of South Carolina or the film, radio and television department at Trident Technical College. Each partnership will be eligible to receive up to $100,000 to create a short film

(From the Foundation Center's PND) The Knight News Challenge, an initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, seeks innovations that use new or available technology to distribute content in local communities. This international contest awards up to $5 million per year for innovative platforms, tools, and services with the potential to inform and transform community news, conversations, and information distribution and visualization. Anyone may nominate

Herbert Family Filmmaking Grants (from the San Francisco Film Society) More Info & Application: http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker_services/herbert-filmmaking-grants.html Additional Grants: Golden Gate Awards As part of the Film Society's new Filmmaker Services programs launched in August 2008, and thanks to the generosity of the Herbert Family of San Francisco, we are happy to announce the new Herbert Family Filmmaking Grants, totaling $25,000, to be awarded to Bay Area filmmakers. The Herbert Family Filmmaking