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Film Grants/Fellowships

JANUARY

LEF Moving Image Fund: Development, Pre-Production, Production & Post-Production

Grant is specifically for New England filmmakers with budgets under $400,000

Awards: $2,500 - $25,000

Deadline: 22 January

https://www.lef-foundation.org/MovingImageFund/Guidelines/tabid/162/Default.aspx

FEBRUARY

Warren Family Curatorial Fellow

Awards: 40,000 - 45,000 (Annual)

Deadline: 1 February

Fellowship begins: Summer 2021

Location: Queens

https://www.nyfa.org/view-job/?id=bbe42a86-fb7a-40af-a30f-c6f86bbd4409

2021 Sundance Institute | Kendeda Short Film Fund

For short films about gun violence in the US at various stages of production

Awards: up to seven non-recoupable grants of up to $50,000

Deadline: 8 February

https://apply.sundance.org/prog/2021_sundance_institute_kendeda_short_film_fund/

Sundance 2021 Creative Producing Lab and Fellowship: Documentary Film

Awards:

Provided roundtrip economy travel, ground transfer and lodging
Year long mentorship from industry mentors

Deadline: 18 February

https://apply.sundance.org/prog/2021_creative_producing_lab_and_fellowship_documentary_film/

OSUN Human Rights & the Arts Fellowships for AY 2021-2022

Candidates are expected to be in residence at Bard college during teaching semesters

Awards:

Full time salary
Health benefits
Office space
Computer
Library access

Application Opens: 12 January

Deadline: 26 February

Fellowship duration: 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022

https://apply.interfolio.com/82810

8th Annual Screen Craft screenwriting Fellowship

Awards:

7 days of intensive professional meetings
3 months of career consultation
All expenses paid trip to Los Angeles

Deadline: 28 February

https://screencraft.org/fellowship/

MARCH

SFFILM Rainin Grant

open to filmmakers in the US and internationally who can commit to spending time developing the film in San Francisco

Awards:

Cash grant up to $25,000
2 month residency at FilmHouse

Deadline: Regular 11 Feb

Final 12 March

https://sffilm.org/rainin-grant/

JUNE

Filmmakers Without Borders
Grants up to $5,000
Deadline: 1 June (summer cycle), 1 August (fall cycle)

http://filmmakerswithoutborders.org/grants/

ROLLING

Oppenheimer New Filmmaker Grant Program
Loans film equipment
Deadline: Rolling, recommended 3 months prior to production
oppenheimercinerental.com/grant.html

Catapult Film Fund
Awards up to $20,000
Deadline: Rolling
https://catapultfilmfund.org/how-to-apply/

Alfred P. Sloan Distribution Grant
Awards $50,000
Feature scientific, mathematical or technological themes
Deadline: Rolling
https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/applications/

Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
Awards $15,000-$40,000
Deadline: Applications open Late Fall
http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-film

The Ravenal Foundation Feature Film Grant
For women second-time filmmakers over the age of 40
Awards up to $5,000
https://www.nywift.org/ravenal/