The 2025 AFS Grant for Feature Films Grant provides fund to Texas-based filmmakers working in any style or genre. Donor Name: Austin Film Society State: Texas County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant | In-Kind Deadline: 05/21/2025 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The AFS Grant … [Read more...] about Grants available for Filmmakers in Texas
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California: Sacramento Film + Media Grant
The Film + Media Grant Program supports this aim by subsidizing permit fees and reducing the costs of safety personnel and reimbursing qualified expenses for production companies when these activities occur in the City of Sacramento. Donor Name: Sacramento Film + Media State: California City: Sacramento Type of Grant: Grant | … [Read more...] about California: Sacramento Film + Media Grant
Berkeley FILM Foundation’s General Grant 2025 – California
The Berkeley FILM Foundation (BFF) is pleased to announce the 2025 General Grant. Donor Name: Berkeley Film Foundation (BFF) State: California City: Selected Cities Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/05/2025 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Berkeley FILM Foundation supports … [Read more...] about Berkeley FILM Foundation’s General Grant 2025 – California
New York City Film Production Grant
New York City Film Production Grant supports eligible New York City-based early career film directors whose work takes creative risks in expanding, questioning, experimenting with, or re-imagining filmmaking with production grants of up to $30,000. Donor Name: Jerome Foundation State: New York City: New York City Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: … [Read more...] about New York City Film Production Grant
Apply now for Minnesota Film Production Grant 2025
The Minnesota Film Production Grant supports eligible Minnesota-based early career film directors whose work takes creative risks in expanding, questioning, experimenting with, or re-imagining filmmaking. Donor Name: Jerome Foundation State: Minnesota County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 04/03/2025 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to … [Read more...] about Apply now for Minnesota Film Production Grant 2025
2025 Minnesota Filmmaker Mentorship Grant Program
The MN Filmmaker Mentorship Grant supports early career film directors with an active ongoing commitment to filmmaking. Donor Name: Jerome Foundation State: Minnesota County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 04/03/2025 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: 2 Years Details: The Foundation seeks to fund filmmakers … [Read more...] about 2025 Minnesota Filmmaker Mentorship Grant Program
Applications open for Local Filmmaker Fund
Independence Public Media Foundation’s Local Filmmaker Fund supports filmmakers across the Greater Philadelphia region with the development of their films and gaining skills to further hone their craft. Donor Name: Independence Public Media Foundation State: Selected States County: Selected Counties Type of Grant: … [Read more...] about Applications open for Local Filmmaker Fund
Fleishhacker Foundation’s Small Arts Grants (California)
The Fleishhacker Foundation’s Small Arts Grants program supports film projects with budgets under $750,000 directed by filmmakers residing the San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties. Donor Name: Fleishhacker Foundation State: California County: Selected Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 01/15/2025 Size of the … [Read more...] about Fleishhacker Foundation’s Small Arts Grants (California)
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC Workforce-Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking applications for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Workforce Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center to provide technical assistance and evaluation oversight to implementation project. Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) State: All … [Read more...] about Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC Workforce-Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center
Grants for Early-career Directors in Missouri and Kansas
Teri Rogers Filmmakers grants are for early-career directors creating new film, video, and digital production work in the short film, narrative genre (non documentary). Donor Name: ArtsKC State: Kansas, Missouri County: Clay County (MO), Jackson County (MO), Johnson County (KS), Platte County (MO), Wyandotte County (KS) Type of Grant: … [Read more...] about Grants for Early-career Directors in Missouri and Kansas
2024 Berkeley FILM Foundation General Grant – California
The Berkeley FILM Foundation (BFF) is pleased to open applications for the 2024 General Grant program. Donor Name: Berkeley Film Foundation (BFF) State: California City: Selected Cities Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/13/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not … [Read more...] about 2024 Berkeley FILM Foundation General Grant – California
Apply now for PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund
The PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund is designed to address the persistent structural challenges many filmmakers face after producing their first films, so that they can remain in the field and continue to create vital stories focused on underrepresented people and topics. Donor Name: Firelight Media State: All States County: … [Read more...] about Apply now for PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund
WAVE Grant for the Production of Short Film
The Wavelength’s WAVE Grant is devoted to helping emerging female and non-binary filmmakers of color tell their own “great story.” Donor Name: Wavelength State: All States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 12/01/2023 Size of the Grant: $5,000 Details: Funding Information Recipients will receive a $5,000 … [Read more...] about WAVE Grant for the Production of Short Film
Apply now for CAAM Documentary Fund 2024
With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) provides project funding to independent documentary films by and about the Asian American experience for public television. Donor Name: Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) State: All States County: All Counties U.S. Territories: … [Read more...] about Apply now for CAAM Documentary Fund 2024
2023 NYC Women’s Fund for Music – New York
Administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the NYC Women’s Fund for Music is accepting applications to encourage and support the creation of content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women. Donor Name: New … [Read more...] about 2023 NYC Women’s Fund for Music – New York
2023 NYC Women’s Fund for Media-Webseries (New York)
Administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the NYC Women’s Fund is seeking applications to provide grants to encourage and support the creation of content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women. Donor Name: … [Read more...] about 2023 NYC Women’s Fund for Media-Webseries (New York)
New York: NYC Women’s Fund for Media-Short
Administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the NYC Women’s Fund is offering grants to encourage and support the creation of content that reflect the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women. Donor Name: New York Foundation for … [Read more...] about New York: NYC Women’s Fund for Media-Short
NYC Women’s Fund for Media in Documentary and Fiction Feature (New York)
Administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the NYC Women’s Fund is a signature initiative that addresses the underrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry. Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) State: New … [Read more...] about NYC Women’s Fund for Media in Documentary and Fiction Feature (New York)
BPM Production Funding for Climate Stories
Black Public Media (BPM) has announced a call for feature-length documentaries and shorts (nonfiction or scripted) that are currently in research and development, pre-production, production or post-production. Donor Name: Black Public Media State: All States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Events Deadline: 09/25/2023 Size of … [Read more...] about BPM Production Funding for Climate Stories
2023 NYC Women’s Fund for Theater (New York)
Administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the NYC Women’s Fund for Theatre is a signature initiative that addresses the underrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry. Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts … [Read more...] about 2023 NYC Women’s Fund for Theater (New York)
Funding available for Climate Change Short Film Project
Vision Maker Media is partnering with GBH to support all filmmakers at any stage of their career to produce a short documentary digital film exploring the effects of climate change in their own Native community with a solution-based approach. Donor Name: Vision Maker Media State: All States County: All Counties U.S. Territory: American … [Read more...] about Funding available for Climate Change Short Film Project
$50K in Grants available to support Business Activities in North Carolina
NC IDEA SEED awards funding in the amount of $50K to innovative startups to support business activities that reduce risk associated with early stage companies and help companies grow and scale. Donor Name: NC IDEA State: North Carolina County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 08/28/2023 Size of the Grant: $50K Grant … [Read more...] about $50K in Grants available to support Business Activities in North Carolina
Grants for Individual Woman, Non-Binary, and Transgender Filmmakers
The Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant is a project-based award that provides $25,000 to an individual woman, non-binary, and/or transgender U.S. filmmaker, age 39 or older, who is working on their first narrative feature (65 minutes or over) as a director. Donor Name: Northwest Film Forum State: All States County: All Counties Type … [Read more...] about Grants for Individual Woman, Non-Binary, and Transgender Filmmakers
Apply now for the The Big Tell – Film Contest 2023 – California
The Big Tell is a regional filmmaking program offering grants for the production of 5-minute short documentaries that feature stories from California’s great Central Valley. Donor Name: Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC) State: California County: Fresno County (CA), Kings County (CA), Tulare County (CA), Madera County (CA), Merced … [Read more...] about Apply now for the The Big Tell – Film Contest 2023 – California
Pre-production and Early Development Grants for Nonfiction Filmmakers
The LEF New England is now welcoming applications for Pre-production and Early Development grants through the Moving Image Fund. Donor Name: LEF Foundation States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 08/07/2023 Size of the Grant: … [Read more...] about Pre-production and Early Development Grants for Nonfiction Filmmakers
