Gail Silva

For nearly 30 years the fairy godmother of independent film - consultant to indie projects, advisor to funders and nonprofits, thorn in the side of the establishment...get the whole story

Gail consults with a great deal of panache

Consulting Services for Filmmakers, Grantors and Foundations, and Arts Organizations

Gail Silva is a highly knowledgeable and influential player in the world of independent filmmaking, arts administration and advocacy. In her 25-plus years as leader of Film Arts Foundation, she was instrumental in building a vital organization offering a relevant and diverse range of services to thousands of members.

Gail can help make your vision a reality

Join the ranks of independent producers and projects funded with Gail’s help...

Lourdes Portillo: Al Mas Allas | Las Madres: Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo | The Devil Never Sleeps | Senorita Extraviada
Arthur Dong: Coming Out Under Fire | Licensed to Kill | Forbidden City, U.S.A.
Lynn Hershman Leeson: Changing Worlds | Strange Culture
Roko & Adrian Belic: Ghengis Blues
Zach Niles and Banker White: The Refugee Allstars
William Farley: Citizen | Of Men and Angels | Arianna's Journey
Jay Rosenblatt: Phantom Limb | Human Remains | I Used to Be a Filmmaker | The Smell of Burning Ants
Betsy Bayha: Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
Beth Pielert: Out of the Poison Tree
Rick Tejada-Flores: The Fight in the Fields | Race is the Place | The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It | Low 'n Slow
Andrea Torrice: Rising Waters | The New Metropolis | Peril or Pleasure | Forsaken Cries: the Story of Rwanda
Sam Green: The Weather Underground
Dawn Valedez & Kristy Guevara-Flanagan: Going On 13
Denise Zmekhol: Children of the Amazon
Tom Miller: One Bad Cat
Dominic Howes & Joel Weber: The Listening Project
Kimberly Reed: Prodigal Sons
Scott Crocker: Ghostbird