The Art of Film Funding
Beyond the Festival: How to Protect, Distribute and Extend the Life of Your Independent Film
Sep 23, 2026
The Art of Film Funding
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Apple TungFong is the founder and CEO of CineLot, a technology platform designed to connect the many stages of the film-festival process—from submissions and judging to programming, screenings, filmmaker communication, and opportunities beyond the festival. Today, through CineLot and its partnerships, Apple is also helping bring professional film-identification and content-protection tools within reach of independent filmmakers.
We are also joined by Marc Gray who is Chief Executive Officer of SonicOrigin, the provenance infrastructure company. A serial entrepreneur with a proven track record. Under his leadership SonicOrigin was named a Fast Company World Changing Ideas winner in 2026 for digital content authentication.
This is an important conversation because making a great film is only part of our job. We also have to protect it, position it and find a way for audiences to see it.
Join our new educational platform From the Heart THRIVE and get free classes on film funding: https://fromtheheartproductions.thrivecart.com/from-the-heart-thrive/
Grant application: https://fromtheheartproductions.com/roy-w-dean-film-grants-and-awards
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