From pre-production to filming and post, discover our detailed list of active grants for women filmmakers.
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| Name | Amount | Status | Deadline | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken & Egg Open Call | $5,000 - $10,000 | 2nd time documentary director | July | Documentary Short, Feature or transmedia |
| NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Grant | $7,500 | Assembly, rough cut, fine cut | June | Film on physical or developmental disability issues |
| NYWIFT In-Kind Post-Production Grants | Post production services | Rough cut, fine cut | June | Film |
| Nancy Malone Directing Award | $1,000 | Completed principle photography | June | Film |
| NYWIFT Women's Film Preservation Fund | $10,000 | Identification/preservation of films from key women creatives | October | American films |
| Nancy Malone Marketing and Promotion Grant | $5,000 | Completed dramatic feature | August | Feature Film |
| NYWIFT Ravenal Foundation Feature Film Grant | $7,500 | 2nd-time film director over 40 years | August | Film |
| Octavia Short Film Grant | $300-$1000 | Post-Production | October | Short Film |
| Adrienne Shelly Foundation Short Film Grant | $3,000 | Any status | August | Short Film |
| Open Meadows Foundation Grant | $2,000 | Completed video | August | Film, Arts, Education |
| Women In Film Foundation’s Film Finishing Fund | $15,000 | 90% of principal photography | June, Winners in October | Film |
| Short Film Finishing Fund Grant | 500 | Existing project | March | Short film by WIF Dallas member |
| Feature Film Finishing Fund Grant | $1,250 | Existing project | March | Feature film by WIF Dallas member |
| WIF Dallas High School Production Grant | $250 | Pre-Production | March | Short Film by North Texas student |
| Women in Film Portland Women’s Vision Grant | $4,500 | Female director or co-director, budget less than $300,000 | August | Shorts, Features, New Media |
| WIFV Carolyn’s First Decade Fund | $500 | Any status | November | Film |
| WIFV Fiscal Sponsorship | Funding support | Any status | April, Fall | Film & Media projects |
| Digital Bolex Grant for Women Cinematographers | $10,000 in gear | Pre-Production | Anytime | Short, Music Video, Feature Film |
| Women in the Director's Chair Telefilm Nominee | $120,000 | Canadian Feature Film & Doc - Budget less than $250,000 | October | Feature Film |
| Women Make Movies Fiscal Sponsorship | Funding support | Any status | February, June, October | Film & Media projects |
| Sondra Kelly Award (Writers Guild of Canada) | $5000 | Canadian female screenwriter in mid-career for research/development on self-initiated project | March | TV, Shorts, Features, Digital, Animation |
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