Winning Film Grants with Carole Joyce

The Art of Film Funding

The Art of Film Funding
Winning Film Grants with Carole Joyce
Aug 21, 2026

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Our guest today is Carole Joyce, Vice President of From the Heart Productions and Director of our grant programs, including the Roy W. Dean Grants and the Carole Dorothy Joyce Grants. Carole has the unique opportunity to see grant applications from the other side of the table. She knows what makes an application memorable, what causes an application to lose momentum, and what filmmakers can do to communicate the heart, purpose, and potential of their projects more effectively.  

Grant application: https://fromtheheartproductions.com/roy-w-dean-film-grants-and-awards  

Setting goals & your mission as a filmmaker: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n3m632njjeriwwgfdir2t/Your-Mission-and-Goals-as-Filmmaker.mp3?rlkey=21n33hxu3cbw2s46mvk6pdeyc&st=5u0fvooq&e=1&dl=0

Join our new educational platform From the Heart THRIVE and get free classes on film funding: https://fromtheheartproductions.thrivecart.com/from-the-heart-thrive/
Episode Artwork Winning Film Grants with Carole Joyce 37:43 Episode Artwork The Producer Is You: How Filmmakers Can Build, Fund, and Finish Their Films 1:00:06 Episode Artwork Brace for Oblivion: Xackery Irving on Courage, Truth, and Ukraine’s Front Lines 51:39 Episode Artwork Human-Powered Filmmaking: Ben Wolf on Craft, Community and Change 54:06 Episode Artwork Bodies of Water: Transforming Grief into a Global Story 45:55 Episode Artwork Scaling a Documentary for Global Change: Nivi Jaswal’s Path from Self-Funding to 1,000 Screens 56:11 Episode Artwork Faith, Film & Funding: Jessica Wrabel's Journey with her film 49:02 Episode Artwork Production Management 101: The Real Business of Making Movies 51:58 Episode Artwork Short Films, Big Impact: A Conversation with Rae Shaw 44:13 Episode Artwork The Future of Independent Filmmaking: Inside From the Heart THRIVE 28:40 Episode Artwork The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Formula: Joanne Butcher's Seven Steps to Get Your Film Funded, Made, and Seen Worldwide 57:43 Episode Artwork How to Throw a Film Funding Party That Raises Real Money with Carole Joyce 33:32 Episode Artwork Think Outside the Box Office: Mastering Film Distribution in Today’s Market 45:55 Episode Artwork The Future of Film Funding: Predicting Audiences Before You Shoot 1:02:28 Episode Artwork The End of the Old Budget — How Two Veteran Producers Are Reinventing the Way Hollywood Manages Money 46:39 Episode Artwork Owning Your Film’s Future: Lessons in Independence from Mike Camoin 53:47 Episode Artwork Is Texas the New Hollywood? How Smart Producers Are Rethinking Where They Film 39:58 Episode Artwork The New Filmmaker’s Reality: AI, Ethics, and the Future of Storytelling 48:07 Episode Artwork From Film to Brand: How Filmmakers Can Finance and Distribute Through Branded Content 30:49 Episode Artwork Surviving the New Film Industry: AI, Studios, and the Indie Filmmaker’s Advantage 43:42 Episode Artwork Ethos Film Festival & The Power of Purpose-Driven Cinema 41:45 Episode Artwork The New Frontier of Film Distribution with Rish Aggarwal of Kinema 44:47 Episode Artwork Beyond Kickstarter: Using WeFunder to Build Investor-Driven Indie Films 43:07 Episode Artwork Format Is Power: How Scripts Get Taken Seriously in Hollywood 36:11 Episode Artwork Film Funding Mastery: How THE CROWDFUNDING QUEEN™ Raised Thousands and Built a Global Crowdfunding Model 40:11