DePaul Film School Backs Graduates With Money, Equipment and Mentors

DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts runs a program called the Alumni Vision Fund, which supports filmmakers who have already finished their degrees. The fund gives former students money for their projects, access to filmmaking gear and facilities at a working-industry level, and guidance from people in the business. Most film schools end their formal support at commencement, so this kind of support matters to graduates who are trying to finish a first feature or move into paid work. For readers in a city whose economy turns on the screen trades, the program is one school's answer to a common question: what a new filmmaker needs after the diploma.

With reporting from The Hollywood Reporter.