The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Festival Grant program has awarded just under $4 million to film festivals since 1999. The Academy currently provides funding in three areas:
- FilmWatch grants support curated screening programs at North America-based film festivals, film societies and other film-related organizations.. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $20,000.
- FilmCraft - grants support high-quality educational programs that identify and empower future filmmakers from nontraditional backgrounds.Grants typically range from $5,000 to $20,000.
- Academy Film Scholar grants are awarded to previously published individuals who are pursuing significant new works of film scholarship. - Two $25,000 grants are awarded each year.
Please Note: The Academy does NOT fund the development, production or completion of films, except in training or classroom settings. They also do not fund Individuals (other than scholars) or for-profit companies or organizations.
FilmWatch grants support curated screening programs at North America-based film festivals, film societies and other film-related organizations. Targeted programs include those that create culturally diverse viewing experiences, promote motion pictures as an art form, provide a platform for underrepresented artists, and cultivate new and dedicated audiences for theatrical film.
The program has awarded grants to major international film festivals such as Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Sundance and Telluride; festivals that focus on independent and alternative filmmaking such as Ann Arbor, Black Maria, Nashville and Woodstock; and festivals that support social and cultural diversity such as African Diaspora, Atlanta Jewish, Kidfilm, Outfest and San Diego Latino.
More Info: https://www.oscars.org/education-grants/grants
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List of Film Grants
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Documentary Film Grants
- Creative Capital Film Video Grant
- Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmaking Grants
- Film Independent Filmmaker Grants and Awards
- Flanders Audiovisual Film Grant Fund
- Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Grant Completion Fund
- Independent Production Fund Canadian Film Grant
- IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative
- Independent Television Service (ITVS) Film Grant, TV and Documentary Funding
- JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant
- MacArthur Foundation | Documentary Film Grant
- Miller Packan Documentary Film Fund
- New York Foundation for the Arts Film Grant
- New York State Council of Arts Film Grants
- Roy Dean Film Grant Awarded by From the Heart Productions
- San Francisco Film Society Film Grant
- Screencraft Film Grant
- SIFF + True Productions $100,000 Documentary Grant
- Sundance Film Grants
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
- Women Make Movies Production Grant
Short Film Grants
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- The Dan O'Bannon Film Grant
- Roy Dean Film Grant Awarded by From the Heart Productions
- Rooftop Films Filmmaker Grants NYC
- Film in Singapore Film Grant (FSC)
- Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmaking Grants
- Flanders Audiovisual Film Grant Fund
- UK Jewish Film Festival Film Grants
- Intercept, ScreeningRoom and the Double Exposure Short Investigative Film Grant
- IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
- Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Women in Film Grants
Feature Film Grants
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- Cinereach Film Grant
- Creative Capital Film Video Grant
- The Dan O'Bannon Film Grant
- The Film Fund Grant by British Film Institute £18 Million
- Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmaking Grants
- Film Independent Filmmaker Grants and Awards
- Flanders Audiovisual Film Grant Fund
- New York Foundation for the Arts Film Grant
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
- Rooftop Films Filmmaker Grants NYC
- Roy Dean Film Grant Awarded by From the Heart Productions
- San Francisco Film Society Film Grant
- Screencraft Film Grant
- Women Make Movies Production Grant
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Emerging Filmmaker Grants
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- Cinereach Film Grant
- Creative Capital Film Video Grant
- The Dan O'Bannon Film Grant
- Film in Singapore Film Grant (FSC)
- Film Independent Filmmaker Grants and Awards
- Flanders Audiovisual Film Grant Fund
- Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Grant Completion Fund
- IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative
- Independent Production Fund Canadian Film Grant
- Panavision's New Filmmaker Program
- New York Foundation for the Arts Film Grant
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
- Screencraft Film Grant
- New York State Council of Arts Film Grants
- San Francisco Film Society Film Grant
- Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
- Suffolk County Emerging Film Festival Grant
- Sundance Film Grants
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Screenwriting Film Grants
Television Grants
Canada Film Grants
More Film Grants
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Festival Grants
- Conservation Media Group Filmmaker-In-Residence Grant
- Conservation Media Group Action Grant
- Made in NY Entrepreneur Innovation Grants
- Chicago Digital Media Production Fund
- Oppenheimer New Filmmaker Grant Program
- Pacific Islanders in Communications Grant
- Michigan Council for Arts, Culture And Film Affairs Regional Mini-grant
See All: Full List of Film Grants
Film Grant Deadlines Rolling/Various Application Deadlines
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Festival Grants
- Film Independent Filmmaker Grants and Awards
- Independent Production Fund Canadian Film Grant
- IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative
- Independent Television Service (ITVS) Film Grant, TV and Documentary Funding
- Miller Packan Documentary Film Fund
- New York Foundation for the Arts Film Grant
- New York State Council of Arts Film Grants
- Rooftop Films Filmmaker Grants NYC
- Roy Dean Film Grant Awarded by From the Heart Productions
- San Francisco Film Society Film Grant
- Screencraft Film Grant (Jan/March/June)
- Sundance Film Grants
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Film Grant Deadlines Spring
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmaking Grants (June 1)
- Shore Scripts Short Film Fund (May)
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF) (May/June/July)
Film Grant Deadlines Summer
Film Grant Deadlines Fall
- Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Grant Completion Fund (Oct)
- Intercept, ScreeningRoom and the Double Exposure Short Investigative Film Grant (Oct-Jan)
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre (Oct)
Film Grant Deadlines Winter
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