October 1, 2010

Leena Manimekalai
3, Brahathambal Street
Nungambakkam
Chennai 600034
India

Dear Leena Manimekalai,

The Global Film Initiative is pleased to award Death Sea a production grant in the
amount of $10,000 USD. Your film is one of five projects chosen during our Summer
2010 grants-cycle to receive this honor, and we congratulate you.

Our selection of Death Sea for a Global Film Initiative production grant is the result of
an extensive and competitive review process. Many compelling projects were
reviewed by our grants committee but it was your film’s promise of artistic excellence
that led to its selection; cinematically, it demonstrated innovative and accomplished
storytelling, offering audiences a unique perspective on daily life in India and
exemplifying the key element we seek in all grant recipients.

The Global Film Initiative was founded with the mission to promote cross-cultural
understanding through the medium of cinema, and our annual award of production
grants is a cornerstone of this mission. Since 2003, we have supported the work and
cinematic expression of more than seventy-five filmmakers worldwide, and we are
proud to include you as part of this select group of individuals.

Again, congratulations on your award. We wish you the best of luck and look forward
to working with you as realize your vision for this project, and your goals as a
filmmaker.

Sincerely,

Susan Weeks Coulter

Founder and Board Chair