Grants Opportunities for Filmmakers

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Your camera is a tool for impact. Your story has the power to inspire, to heal, and to and transform. Let’s make sure your vision gets the spotlight it deserves—because your story might be the one that inspires someone else to keep on living.

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Fellowships:

Amplifier Fellowship

The Amplifier Fellowship, supported by founding sponsor Netflix, provides a $30,000 unrestricted grant to six Black artists, plus additional year-round support. Applicants must identify as Black or African American; be an alum of Film Independent’s Project Involve or Artist Development program(s), or a past Spirit Awards nominee, or be nominated by a colleague arts organization; be a writer, director or producer; and apply with a current project in development (feature or episodic, fiction or nonfiction).

Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation Fellowship

The Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation Fellowships provide $10,000 grants to two (2) Jewish filmmakers who are accepted into Film Independent’s Artist Development programs.

The Climate Entertainment Development Grant

The Climate Entertainment Initiative will award a $25,000 development grant to a filmmaker who is accepted into Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab or Fast Track with a climate-focused fiction feature.

Dolby Institute Fellowship

The Dolby Institute Fellowship will award an internationally-based Film Independent Fellow a direct post-production grant valued at $50,000, enabling the film to utilize the ultra-vivid color of Dolby Vision and the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos.

Imaginar Producers Residency

The inaugural Imaginar Producers Residency, made possible by The Walt Disney Company and Searchlight Pictures, and in collaboration with NALIP, supports three Latinx producers over a nine-month period, with each Fellow receiving a $50,000 grant and professional mentorship to further their projects and careers.

Imaginar TV Incubator for Fearless Latinx Creators

The inaugural Imaginar TV Incubator for Fearless Latinx Creators, made possible by FX Networks, in collaboration with NALIP, will sponsor six Latinx Creators, with each Fellow receiving a $3,000 grant and valuable support, insight on the FX Networks drama programming brand and direct access to industry leaders.

https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/artist-development/imaginar-tv-incubator-for-fearless-latinx-creators/

MPAC Hollywood Bureau Fellowship

The MPAC Hollywood Bureau Fellowships provide $10,000 grants to two (2) filmmakers that identify as American-Muslim who are accepted into Film Independent’s Artist Development programs.

Grants:
The Outta Excuses Grant is back — and we’re looking for passionate, driven individuals who are ready to stop playing small and start making impact.

Whether you’re launching something new or scaling what you’ve already built, this grant could give you the boost you need to go further, faster.

Apply now at outtaexcuses.com/apply

Deadline to apply: June 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST

Program period- April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025 11:59 pm EST

AXS Film Fund

AXS Film Fund supports documentary filmmakers and nonfiction new media creators living with disabilities from a range of backgrounds, particularly those from historically underserved communities. Five creators will receive grants of up to $10,000 each to assist them in completing their projects in any stage of production.

Apply now at https://www.axsfilmfund.org/

Deadline: July 31, 2025

100 Voices of Florida

100 Voices of Florida invites Florida-based filmmakers to submit their short film or script for a chance to receive up to $5,000 in unrestricted funds. There is a $25 submission fee.

https://www.100vof.com

Deadline: July 31, 2025

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