Submissions for this initiative are now closed. There are no plans for its continuation. Final grants will be distributed in January/February 2020.
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List of Film Grants
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Documentary Film Grants
- British Film Institute Film Grants
- Chicago Digital Media Production Fund
- Chicken & Egg Pictures Which Came First Fund
- Conservation Media Group Film Grant
- Creative Capital Film Video Grant
- Derek Freese Documentary Fund
- 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
- Independent Television Service (ITVS) Film Grant, TV and Documentary Funding
- Intercept Documentary Film Grant
- JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant
- Miller Packan Documentary Film Fund
- New York Foundation for the Arts Film Grant
- New York State Council of Arts Film Grants
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
- 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
- Tribeca Film Institute Grants
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
- Women Make Movies Production Grant
Short Film Grants
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- British Film Institute Film Grants
- Conservation Media Group Film Grant
- 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
- Intercept Documentary Film Grant
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
- Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
- Tribeca Film Institute Grants
- UK Jewish Film Grants
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Women in Film Grants
Feature Film Grants
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- British Film Institute Film Grants
- Chicago Digital Media Production Fund
- Cinereach Film Grant
- Creative Capital Film Video Grant
- The Dan O'Bannon Film Grant
- British Film Institute Film Grants
- 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
- Tribeca Film Institute Grants
- Film in Singapore Film Grant (FSC)
- Women Make Movies Production Grant
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Emerging Filmmaker Grants
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- British Film Institute Film Grants
- Chicago Digital Media Production Fund
- Cinereach Film Grant
- Conservation Media Group Film Grant
- Creative Capital Film Video Grant
- Derek Freese Documentary Fund
- 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
- Independent Production Fund Canadian Film Grant
- Intercept Documentary Film Grant
- Miller Packan Documentary Film Fund
- New York Foundation for the Arts Film Grant
- New York State Council of Arts Film Grants
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
- Oppenheimer New Filmmaker Grant Program
- Panavision's New Filmmaker Program
- Princess Grace Film Awards
- Screencraft Film Grant
- San Francisco Film Society Film Grant
- Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
- Sundance Film Grants
- Tribeca Film Institute Grants
- UK Jewish Film Grants
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Screenwriting Film Grants
Television Grants
Canada Film Grants
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Film Grant Deadlines Rolling/Various Application Deadlines
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Festival Grants
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Film Grant
- British Film Institute Film Grants
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Conservation Media Group Film Grant
- Film Independent Filmmaker Grants and Awards
- Independent Production Fund Canadian Film Grant
- Independent Television Service (ITVS) Film Grant, TV and Documentary Funding
- Michigan Council for Arts, Culture And Film Affairs
- 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)
- Film in Singapore Film Grant (FSC)
- Sundance Film Grants
- Tribeca Film Institute Grants
- Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF)
Film Grant Deadlines Spring
- Austin Film Society Film Grants
- Chicago Digital Media Production Fund (April)
- Derek Freese Documentary Fund (April)
- Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmaking Grants (June 1)
- Intercept Documentary Film Grant (June 1)
- Shore Scripts Short Film Fund (May)
- Princess Grace Film Awards (May)
- Miller Packan Documentary 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)
- NYC Womens Fund for Media, Music and Theatre (Oct)
- Miller Packan Documentary Film Fund (Nov)
Film Grant Deadlines Winter
- Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmaking Grants (Jan 1)
- JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant (Feb)
- Creative Capital Film Video Grant (Feb)
- UK Jewish Film Grants (Jan)
The IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative supports multi-format non-fiction storytellers in the early stages of development of new work, or who are bringing new work from non-traditional formats, such as print, audio/podcast, and digital, to a visual format. Initial grants will most often be used for research, treatment and narrative development, securing access, initial shooting and the production of work samples, trailers, etc. A grant from the fund is usually the “first money in” from an outside source, though in some cases it could be a supplement to another initial small grant.
The Initiative supports a wide range of genres from emerging and experienced makers seeking to bring inspired non-fiction work visually, to life via short form, feature length and serialized content. Grants typically range from $10,000 - $30,000, depending on the scale and scope of the project.
Projects and submissions are considered on a rolling basis.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) fosters the development, production and promotion of thousands of international projects in film, media and beyond. Funding for this grant is sponsored by HBO Documentary Films.
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