The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant of $7,000 that will be awarded to self-identified lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. Applicants must be based in the U.S. This grant was established by Hammer in 2017 to give needed support...Read More
Foodstories is seeking original visual art, film shorts, animations, audio clips, or literary works that bring together themes of food, memory and storytelling in some way for a digital exhibition. Artists will be notified by Friday, August 29 about the status of your submission. Decisions about the work will be made by a small committee...Read More
Creative Capital seeks proposals for new artistic works in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, and Literature. The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants of up to $50,000 to individual artists to create new work. The new State of the Art Prize provides unrestricted artist grants of $10,000. This award offers professional development support including strategic advising, peer...Read More
Successfully making cinematic art is challenging, and sustaining a career in the media industry continues to be difficult due to the lack of access to mentors, industry leaders, tools, and strategies necessary in communities outside of major cities. The Sustainability Labs program serves five mid-career storytellers working in a variety of mediums and focuses on...Read More
The Jewish Film Institute’s Filmmakers in Residence Program is a year-long, competitive artist residency that provides creative, marketing, and production support for emerging and established filmmakers whose projects encourage thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, life, culture, and identity. The Residency is the only program of its kind, incubating independent, Jewish-themed media projects. DEADLINE: October 31, 2022...Read More
Sustainability Labs is seeking US creators, artists, directors, and producers looking to change their personal model of creative financial and business sustainability. Five fellows will work with mentors and a life coach on developing future goals for personal, professional, and financial growth based upon their creative aspirations. A $2,500 stipend will be provided, as well...Read More
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) provides the LIFT–Early Career Support for Native Artists program, a one-year award and early career support program for emerging Native artists to develop and realize new projects. LIFT provides financial support and professional development to artists whose work aims to uplift communities and advance positive social change. Eligible applicants...Read More
Netflix and NewFest have partnered for a new initiative, the New Voices Filmmaker Grant that supports emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers. Four filmmakers with documentary, narrative, animated or episodic projects by and about the LGBTQ+ community will each receive a $25,000 grant. The Grant seeks to support the creation of work from underrepresented voices in the film...Read More
Located in the Hudson Valley of New York, Art Omi has five distinct residency programs supporting artists working in dance, music, visual art, architecture, and writing. The residency is free to all artists with lodging and meals provided. Click here for more information and to apply.Read More
Firelight Media invites emerging filmmakers living in the American Midwest whoidentify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) to submit proposals orworks-in-progress for a new digital shorts series, HOMEGROWN: Future Visions. Eight selected filmmakers will receive $35,000 to produce an 8-10 minute non-fictionshort film. The filmmakers will work with Firelight Media from development throughdistribution,...Read More
