Grants - (Jobs listing - coming soon)
New - DCIFF Fiscal Sponsorship (see below)
Grants/ New filmmaker opportunities (listed alphabetically below)
The following list focuses on grants and other opportunities that support filmmakers in their endeavors. They include institutions large and small, such as Sundance, Soros, NEH that provide funds up to $100k to small stipends of $1000. Our goal is to encourage you to leave no stone unturned in order to accomplish your dreams! We hope that this list will help you to pursue your dreams and get your film seen by as many people around the world as possible. Go out and do it! In addition, we have tried to maintain the most current information; however, we ask that you contact the grant organization directly to have the most current information.
Washington, DC Independent film Festival (dciff.org):
Fiscal Sponsorship available for filmmakers - DCIFF is offering DCIFF past filmmakers the opportunity to receive grants, sponsorships and other financing mechanisms that are only accessible to a 501 c3 organizations.***
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS):
Fellowship for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers - Visiting fellowship for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, filmmakers, playwrights, journalists, and others producing imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-20th century American history. Recipients receive 4-week period of uninterrupted research, reading, and collegial discussion at the AAS, a national research library and learned society of American history and culture, located in Worcester, MA; $1,100/$1,600 stipend (on campus/off campus housing). Period of residence may occur any time during 2009 calendar year. Applicants encouraged to rent room and prepare meals in AAS's historic mansion across the street from the AAS library. David Moran, Director of Outreach, Creative and Performing Artists and Writers Fellowship, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609-1634, T: (508) 471-2131, cmcrell@mwa.org, www.americanantiquarian.org/artistfellowship.htm.
Receipt deadline: October 1American Society on Aging (ASA) / MetLife Foundation MindAlert Awards:
Recognizing innovative programs, products, or tools that promote cognitive fitness in later life. Examples of products or tools that promote cognitive fitness include television or radio programs, curricula, Web sites, books, videos, games, and museum exhibits. Awards will be presented at the Aging in America Conference, Las Vegas, NV, in March.. Winners receive $1,500 cash, complimentary conference registration, and more. NOTE: Applicants must be members of ASA; you may join when you submit your proposal online (individual membership: $75-$185). Cary Speidell, Project Manager, MindAlert, American Society on Aging, 833 Market St., Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94103, T: (415) 974- 9630, mindalert@asaging.org, www.asaging.org/asav2/awards
Deadline: October 1, 2008Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund - An initiative of Avon Products, Inc.:
Designed to empower women and improve society by providing individuals with cash awards ($5,000) that will enable them to pursue a project to better the lives of women (of all ages) in the U.S. Individuals only may apply. Women and men eligible. Applicant must be 18+ years old and a legal permanent resident of the U.S. or a U.S. citizen. Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund, c/o Changing Our World, Inc., 220 East 42nd St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017, T: 1 (866) 345-AVON (2866), hello.tomorrow.fund@avon.com, http://shop.avon.com/HelloTomorrowFund.
Receipt deadline: September 1Foundation Center (www.fdncenter.org)
Guggenheim Fellowships:
For advanced professionals in all fields, including the creative arts (except for performing arts), to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions. Grants are to individuals only (but are not available to students) and have been averaging $43,200 for U.S./Canadian fellowships, $34,285 for Latin American/Caribbean fellowships - amounts are adjusted to the needs of the fellows, considering their resources and the purpose and scope of their plans. Appointments ordinarily made for one year and always for at least six consecutive months. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 90 Part Avenue, New York, NY 10016, T: (212) 687-4470, FAX: (212) 697-3248, fellowships@jsgmf.org, www.gf.org.
Deadline: September 15 (U.S. /Canada), December 1 (Latin America/ Caribbean)ITVS Diversity Development Fund:
The Independent Television Service seeks talented minority producers to develop projects for public TV. ITVS wants to support minority artists to tell their stories and reach audiences often overlooked by conventional programming. Projects must be in research or development phase and cannot have begun production. Kathryn Washington, ITVS, 651 Brannan Street, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94107, T: (415) 356-8383 x258, FAX: (415) 356-8391, itvs@itvs.org, Kathryn_Washington@itvs.org, www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html.
Receipt deadline: September 15MoxieDocs Co-Production Award:
A production sponsorship program to support documentary film as a turning point of art and activism, journalism and history. Award provides funding and resources for complete production, post-production, and theatrical distribution to the selected documentary proposal. FEE: $25. Moxie Films, Attn: MoxieDocs, 107 Suffolk St., Studio #517, New York, NY 10002, T: (212) 982-5008, moxiedocs@moxie-films.com, www.moxie-films.com/moxienew/index.php?page=moxdocscontent.
Deadline: rollingNational Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (www.namac.org)
National Black Programming Consortium:
The National Black Programming Consortium, with funding from the Ford Foundation, has launched BlackPublicMedia.org, an online destination for free video streaming and distribution of new media related to the global black experience. Watch free full-length streams of select documentaries, purchase to own engaging downloads, DVDs, and more, even subscribe to a variety of blogs, vodcasts, and podcasts. Take a look at www.blackpublicmedia.org.National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for America's Media Makers:
Offering Development Grants and Production Grants to nonprofit organizations in support of media projects that explore significant events, figures, or developments in the humanities and offer creative and new approaches to humanities content. This funding round is for projects beginning April 2009. These grants cover a wide range of activities, including, but not limited to, meetings and individual consultations with scholars, preliminary interviews, designs for interactivity and digital distribution, and the creation of partnerships for outreach activities and public engagement with the humanities. Development grants ($40,000-$75,000) should be used to refine humanities ideas, a script, or a design document for digital media components or projects. Production grants (up to $75,000) support the preparation of a program for distribution. Individuals may not apply; independent producers may find an eligible organization to sponsor project and submit application. Grants for America's Media Makers, Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 426, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20506, T: (202) 606-8269 or TTD: 1 (866) 372-2930, publicpgms@neh.gov, http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AmMediaMakers_development.html.
Receipt deadline: August 27, 2008New York Foundation for the Arts (www.nyfa.org)
ReelChanges.org:
A project of The Center for Media Change, Inc., ReelChanges.org is a webspace designed to facilitate viewer financing of high-quality documentary
projects, thereby enriching our culture. See listing in Calls section above for information on submitting your project. To view and consider
contributing to the projects already posted, visit www.reelchanges.org.Reframe:
Describing itself as "bringing together and giving due love to rare independent and alternative films, helping many become commercially available for the first time," Reframe is a new curated online outlet that aims to filter 10,000 films and videos via the Internet. A project of the Tribeca Film Institute with grants from the MacArthur Foundation and partnership with CreateSpace and Amazon, Reframe's creators are particularly interested in converting filmmakers' libraries of quality content to a digital format, a usually prohibitive expense. Reframe is covering the digitizing costs for work available in video format, providing a master to the filmmaker. Work originating on film can be digitized at a discounted cost. Site visitors will be able to dive into lists of filmmakers and films or be guided by curators and bloggers. Explore the services and capabilites of Reframe at http://reframecollection.com.Soros Justice Media Fellowships:
Supporting individuals with innovative projects that address criminal justice-related issues, particularly in relation to the needs of low-income communities; communities of color; immigrants; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities; and women and children. Fellowships are 1 year and support print and radio journalism, film and video post-production and dissemination, and book projects. Award includes a stipend and project budget of up to $45,000 plus $2,500 for health insurance. Projects should begin in either April or September of 2009. For experienced filmmakers only. Christina Voight, Program Assistant, Soros Justice Fellowships, Open Society Institute, 400 W. 59th St., New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 548-0600, cvoight@sorosny.org, http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/justice/programs
Receipt deadline: SeptemberSundance Documentary Film Program and Skoll Foundation:
(http://sundance.org/skoll/)$1.2 million to fund a film project: new feature-length independent documentary films that frame, examine, and amplify social entrepreneurship as an innovative approach to the central questions of our time. Priority will be given to documentary films that combine the art of storytelling with topics in the field of social entrepreneurship, including the work of specific social entrepreneurs. Seeking films that demonstrate a high potential for co-production and distribution possibilities, including theatrical, broadcast, home, and educational DVD sales, etc. Films at any stage of development, production, or post-production may apply. Completed films will not be considered. Expects to fund 8 projects ($30,000-$150,000 per project)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AugustTFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund:
$140,000, Support of innovative and compelling filmmaking that explores scientific, Mathematical, and Technological themes and storylines or a leading character who is a scientist, mathematician, innovator, or engineer in fresh ways. Selected Projects from eligible directors, screenwriters, and producers will be announced Fall 2008 and highlighted at the Tribeca Film Festival May 2009
Deadline is August 1*****
