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Become a part of the story.  TFS supports emerging independent film artists.  Together we are training and encouraging the directors and screenwriters of tomorrow.  They will create the great and enduring stories of our times.

Give today!  Your tax deductible contribution will provide scholarships for accomplished youth and adults, underwrite public programs such as “All Things Film” at Roy Street and Readings at the ACT.  Your gifts also enable TFS to bring great actors and directors to Seattle for public dialogue, and will help with our goal to start a youth leadership development program for low income youth in our community.

The support we receive from area businesses and foundations means that your gift made today will go 100% to our programs.

 

 

$5,000                   Annual Sponsor for “Readings at the ACT”
4 readings by professional actors of new film scripts, each before a live audience of 250.  You and your company will be recognized at each event and on the TFS website.  Enjoy VIP seatting at each performance for 10.

$2,500                   Annual sponsor of “Every Month at Roy Street”
On the first Tuesday of every month TFS brings film studies to the patrons of Roy Street Coffee House on Capital Hill.  Every program is unique and thought-provoking.  Audiences average 45 for each session and we are growing.  Sponsors receive complimentary beverages, recognition at the event and on t TFS website for their term of sponsorship.

$500                       Prodigy Camp Scholarship
Provides one scholarship for an economically disadvantage local teen to attend summer Prodigy Camp on Whidbey Island.  Last year veteran actor (Northern Exposure and Numbers) Rob Morrow join the faculty.  Talented kids are inspired and assisted to create their own short film.

 

RECENT SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Without the generous philanthropic support from this community, TFS could not operate.  We gratefully recognize and acknowledge our recent contributors:

  • The Paul Allen Family Foundation
  • The Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Foundation
  • Wells Fargo Bank
  • The Boeing company
  • 4 – Culture
  • The Milgard Foundation
  • Gull Industries
  • The Stroum Family Foundation
  • The Schultz Family Foundation
  • The Auld Family Foundation
  • Safeco
  • Sony
  • The Sorrento Hotel

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A Good Story Comes from Love

 

I found this written in one of my notebooks from years ago.  Enjoy.

A good story comes from love:

l) Love of telling a story–the belief that your vision can be expressed only through story, that characters can be more real than people, that the fictional world is more profound than the concrete.

2) Love of the dramatic– a fascination with the sudden surprises and revelations that bring sea-changes in life.

3) Love of truth– the belief that lies cripple the artist, that every truth in life must be questioned, down to one’s own secret motives; the ability to see and exorcise your own shit and to bring it up courageously and mercilessly.

4) Love of humanity–a willingness to empathize with suffering souls, to crawl inside their skins and see the world through their eyes.

5) Love of sensation– the desire to indulge in and bring to life the pleasures of the five senses.

6) Love of humor–even the most sober domestic dramas need that light touch, the twist of irony, the bite of satire, or the warm, gentle mirth that makes the most mundane scene glow.

7) Love of language–a delight in sound and sense, syntax and semantics.

8) Love of process–a joy in the journey of the story and the solitude of writing.

9) Love of uniqueness–the thrill of audacity and a stone-faced calm when it is met by ridicule.

10) Love of beauty–the courage and skill to develop your own style.

11) Love of duality, conflict, argumentation and the energy to orchestrate scene dynamics.

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