The Grant Desk - Film & Video https://www.artificialnouveau.com/smalltools/grants/ Paid open calls, fellowships and residencies in AI, tech, research, and digital and mixed-media arts, sorted into the right pile. Updated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Film & Video. en 360 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:45:20 +0000 SFFILM Rainin Grant - Up to $25,000 per project across three tracks (Screenwriting, Development, Post-production); 15 to 20 projects funded annually. Includes FilmHouse residency access (4-week, non-contiguous; required for Screenwriting and Development tracks; not required for Post-production). - deadline 22 May 2026 https://sffilm.org/rainin-grant/ sffilm-rainin-grant-2026 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US grant film narrative-feature social-justice screenwriting post-production SFFILM (in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation)

Location: United States and international (FilmHouse residency in San Francisco for screenwriting and development tracks)

Award: Up to $25,000 per project across three tracks (Screenwriting, Development, Post-production); 15 to 20 projects funded annually. Includes FilmHouse residency access (4-week, non-contiguous; required for Screenwriting and Development tracks; not required for Post-production).

Duration: Per project

Deadline: 22 May 2026

The largest granting body for independent narrative feature films in the US. Supports films that address social-justice issues (distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges) in a positive and meaningful way through plot, character, theme or setting, and that benefit the Bay Area filmmaking community professionally or economically. Three tracks, all up to $25,000: Screenwriting (open to filmmakers anywhere in the US or internationally; FilmHouse residency included), Development (for producers of narrative features needing to engage with the Bay Area to develop and package the film; FilmHouse residency included), and Post-production (no Bay Area residency required). Eligibility: 18+, key creative role (screenwriter, director or producer), feature-length fiction film only (no shorts or documentaries), project budget $3M or under. Not work-for-hire. Stories may be set anywhere; applicants do not need to live in the Bay Area. Regular deadline 8 May 2026 (application fee $30); final deadline 22 May 2026 (application fee $50). Application fee waived for SFFILM members. Apply via the SFFILM Grant Platform; multiple narrative-grant submissions allowed for one fee per application. Past grantees include Sean Wang's Dìdi, Savanah Leaf's Earth Mama, Joe Talbot's The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You, Chloé Zhao's Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station and Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild.

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]]> Indigenous Screen Office: ISO Immersive Fund for Indigenous XR Creators - Up to $40,000 CAD (development) or $80,000 CAD (production) per project; $500,000 CAD total fund - deadline 30 Jun 2026 https://www.indigenousscreen.ca iso-immersive-fund-indigenous-xr-2026 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Canada fund XR immersive indigenous film Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)

Location: Canada-based fund supporting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian XR creators

Award: Up to $40,000 CAD (development) or $80,000 CAD (production) per project; $500,000 CAD total fund

Duration: Per project

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

$500,000 CAD funding programme from the Indigenous Screen Office supporting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian storytellers developing XR projects. Individual creators and Indigenous-owned production companies may apply for up to $40,000 CAD in development funding or $80,000 CAD in production funding. Applications open 30 May 2026; deadline 30 June 2026 at 17:00 PST.

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]]> Pentimenti Emerging Filmmakers Grant 2026 - $2,000 production grant (must be spent on production costs, not marketing/promotion; distributed in full at the start of the grant term) - deadline 30 Apr 2026 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQAQKBZKZdG-WPcTlI9_maGqIH5dAvNid9nukJkluHVtIChw/viewform pentimenti-emerging-filmmakers-2026 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US grant film video art LGBTQ+ women non-binary emerging-artists Pentimenti Productions

Location: United States (open to filmmakers nationwide; previously Chicagoland-only)

Award: $2,000 production grant (must be spent on production costs, not marketing/promotion; distributed in full at the start of the grant term)

Duration: 12 months. End-of-term: screen the project for Pentimenti staff (does not need to be completed) and submit a short report with receipts.

Deadline: 30 Apr 2026

Production grant for emerging women, non-binary, and/or LGBTQ+ filmmakers in the US working on a film or video about art or artists. The project does not have to be a documentary: fiction, hybrid, and experimental work is welcome. No min/max length, but preference goes to projects feasible in scope. Applicants must be 18+, reside in the US or attend college/university here, serve as director on the project (collaboration is fine), and have prior filmmaking experience without yet having extensive accomplishments (multiple completed feature films in a principal role, major distribution deals, multiple major festival awards, or significant critical/commercial success would disqualify). Awardee receives the $2,000 plus three creative consultations with Pentimenti staff (grantee retains full creative control), one feedback session with the grant jury, and a spotlight feature across Pentimenti's website, newsletter, and social channels. Pentimenti is the arts nonprofit and film production company behind 'Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists' (2014) and 'Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea.' Questions: Harrison Sherrod, Executive Director, harrison@pentimentiproductions.org.

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]]> Film Independent: Documentary Producing Lab 2026 - Lab fellowship + access to bundled fellowships for selected fellows: Cayton-Goldrich (Jewish filmmakers, $10,000), MPAC Hollywood Bureau (American-Muslim, $10,000), Sony Music Vision ($10,000) - deadline 04 May 2026 https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/applications/ film-independent-documentary-producing-lab-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US fellowship lab film documentary producing Film Independent

Location: Los Angeles / Remote, US

Award: Lab fellowship + access to bundled fellowships for selected fellows: Cayton-Goldrich (Jewish filmmakers, $10,000), MPAC Hollywood Bureau (American-Muslim, $10,000), Sony Music Vision ($10,000)

Duration: Lab cohort

Deadline: 04 May 2026

Competitive lab for emerging documentary producers, with mentorship, industry access and a fellowship cohort. Selected fellows are also eligible for bundled fellowships across Film Independent's Artist Development programs: Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation Fellowship ($10K, two Jewish filmmakers), MPAC Hollywood Bureau Fellowship ($10K, two American-Muslim filmmakers), Sony Music Vision Fellowship ($10K, two filmmakers with a significant music component). Non-member deadline 4 May 2026; Film Independent member extension to 18 May 2026.

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]]> Film Independent: Fiction Producing Lab 2026 - Lab fellowship + bundled Sloan Producing Grant + access to Cayton-Goldrich ($10K), MPAC Hollywood Bureau ($10K), Sony Music Vision ($10K) for selected fellows - deadline 04 May 2026 https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/applications/ film-independent-fiction-producing-lab-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US fellowship lab film fiction producing Film Independent

Location: Los Angeles / Remote, US

Award: Lab fellowship + bundled Sloan Producing Grant + access to Cayton-Goldrich ($10K), MPAC Hollywood Bureau ($10K), Sony Music Vision ($10K) for selected fellows

Duration: Lab cohort

Deadline: 04 May 2026

Competitive lab for emerging fiction producers, with mentorship, industry access and fellowship pathways. Selected fellows are eligible for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Producing Grant (science/technology fiction features) and the same bundled $10K fellowships available across Artist Development programs (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC Hollywood Bureau, Sony Music Vision). Non-member deadline 4 May 2026; Film Independent member extension to 18 May 2026.

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]]> Film Independent: Fast Track 2026 - Selection unlocks Sloan Fast Track Grant + Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25,000 for climate-focused fiction features) + Cayton-Goldrich / MPAC / Sony Music Vision $10K fellowships - deadline 08 Jun 2026 https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/applications/ film-independent-fast-track-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US fellowship lab film feature Film Independent

Location: Los Angeles, US

Award: Selection unlocks Sloan Fast Track Grant + Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25,000 for climate-focused fiction features) + Cayton-Goldrich / MPAC / Sony Music Vision $10K fellowships

Duration: Project market for features in active development

Deadline: 08 Jun 2026

Project market for filmmakers with feature projects in active development, with industry meetings, financing pathways and bundled grants. Selected projects are eligible for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fast Track Grant (science/technology fiction features) and the Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25K, climate-focused fiction features). Same $10K fellowship pool (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC Hollywood Bureau, Sony Music Vision) applies. Non-member deadline 8 June 2026; Film Independent member extension to 22 June 2026.

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]]> Film Independent: Project Involve 2027 - Multiple bundled fellowships for selected fellows: Amazon MGM Studios ($10,000), Climate Entertainment Commissioning Grant ($25,000 for a new climate-focused fiction feature script), LAIKA Animation Track (production grant + cash stipend, 5 fellows over 2 years), Panavision Fellowship ($60,000 camera package), Sony Pictures Entertainment ($10,000), University of Arizona TFTV ($10,000) - deadline 13 Jul 2026 https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/applications/ film-independent-project-involve-2027 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US fellowship film underrepresented talent-development Film Independent

Location: Los Angeles, US

Award: Multiple bundled fellowships for selected fellows: Amazon MGM Studios ($10,000), Climate Entertainment Commissioning Grant ($25,000 for a new climate-focused fiction feature script), LAIKA Animation Track (production grant + cash stipend, 5 fellows over 2 years), Panavision Fellowship ($60,000 camera package), Sony Pictures Entertainment ($10,000), University of Arizona TFTV ($10,000)

Duration: Annual fellowship program

Deadline: 13 Jul 2026

Signature fellowship program offering career opportunities to filmmakers from communities typically underrepresented in film and entertainment. Selected fellows are eligible for a stack of bundled fellowships: Amazon MGM Studios ($10K), Climate Entertainment Commissioning Grant ($25K to write a new climate-focused fiction feature), LAIKA Animation Track (production grant + stipend across 2 years for 5 stop-motion fellows), Panavision Fellowship ($60K camera package for an outstanding cinematographer), Sony Pictures Entertainment ($10K), and University of Arizona TFTV Fellowship ($10K for a TFTV alum). Applications open 18 May 2026; non-member deadline 13 July 2026; Film Independent member extension to 27 July 2026.

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]]> Film Independent: Screenwriting Lab 2027 - Lab fellowship + access to bundled $10K fellowships (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC, Sony Music Vision) and Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25K for climate-focused fiction features) - deadline 31 Aug 2026 https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/applications/ film-independent-screenwriting-lab-2027 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US fellowship lab film screenwriting Film Independent

Location: Los Angeles, US

Award: Lab fellowship + access to bundled $10K fellowships (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC, Sony Music Vision) and Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25K for climate-focused fiction features)

Duration: Lab cohort

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

Competitive screenwriting lab for emerging feature screenwriters. Selected fellows are eligible for the Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25K, climate-focused fiction features) and the same bundled $10K fellowship pool available across Artist Development programs. Applications open 29 June 2026; non-member deadline 31 August 2026; Film Independent member extension to 14 September 2026.

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]]> Film Independent: Episodic Directing Intensive 2027 - Lab fellowship + access to bundled $10K fellowships (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC, Sony Music Vision) for selected fellows - deadline 28 Sep 2026 https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/applications/ film-independent-episodic-directing-intensive-2027 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US fellowship lab film episodic directing Film Independent

Location: Los Angeles, US

Award: Lab fellowship + access to bundled $10K fellowships (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC, Sony Music Vision) for selected fellows

Duration: Intensive cohort

Deadline: 28 Sep 2026

Intensive program for emerging episodic (TV/series) directors, with mentorship, set shadowing opportunities and industry access. Selected fellows are eligible for the same bundled $10K fellowship pool (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC Hollywood Bureau, Sony Music Vision) available across Artist Development programs. Applications open 27 July 2026; non-member deadline 28 September 2026; Film Independent member extension to 12 October 2026.

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]]> SEE NL: Travel Grant Scheme - Features: up to €700 outside Europe, €300 in Europe (+€100 train bonus). Shorts: up to €400 outside Europe, €250 in Europe (+€100 train bonus). Mileage allowance €0.23/km for European car travel. - Rolling / undated https://www.eyefilm.nl/en/professionals/see-nl/financial-support see-nl-travel-grant-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 NL travel-grant film festivals SEE NL (Eye Filmmuseum)

Location: Netherlands (for travel to international festivals)

Award: Features: up to €700 outside Europe, €300 in Europe (+€100 train bonus). Shorts: up to €400 outside Europe, €250 in Europe (+€100 train bonus). Mileage allowance €0.23/km for European car travel.

Duration: Per festival visit

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Travel grant for directors and/or producers of Dutch films (or Dutch majority co-productions; modified scheme for minority co-productions) invited to attend the screening of their film at festivals on the SEE NL Travel Grant List. The festival must extend an official invitation and offer at least one of the invitees (director or producer) at least 3 nights of hotel accommodation. Maximum two travel grants per film per festival (1x director, 1x producer, in a single application). Up to two festivals per film per year. Apply at least 4 weeks before the festival start by emailing international@eyefilm.nl with the official festival invitation that confirms the number of accommodations offered. Sustainable travel rewarded: train travel within Europe gets +€100 (halved if train used only one direction). Costs already reimbursed by SEE NL or third parties are not eligible; ticket changes, cancellations, local transport and taxis at destination are not claimable. Budget allocated quarterly across the year and finite; applications considered as long as resources remain. Rolling/continuous application via email.

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]]> Filmfonds Wildcards (Documentary, Fiction, Animation) - Up to €3,000 development to the maker + up to €50,000 realisation (paid via attached producer) - deadline 07 Jul 2026 https://www.filmfonds.nl/subsidies/subsidie/filmfonds-wildcards-documentaire-fictie-en-animatie filmfonds-wildcards-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 NL grant film emerging Nederlands Filmfonds

Location: Netherlands

Award: Up to €3,000 development to the maker + up to €50,000 realisation (paid via attached producer)

Duration: One-off talent prize per round

Deadline: 07 Jul 2026

Talent prize for recently graduated bachelor filmmakers from a Dutch film or art academy (documentary, fiction or animation). Winners receive a small development purse to start a new short film, and a much larger realisation budget once they have a producer attached. Annual round; deadline 7 July 2026 at 17:00.

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]]> Filmfonds Cypher Cinema - €10,000 per project (€8,500 to autodidact director or collective + €1,500 routed via attached producer) - deadline 16 Jun 2026 https://www.filmfonds.nl/subsidies/subsidie/cypher-cinema filmfonds-cypher-cinema-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 NL grant film self-taught shorts Nederlands Filmfonds

Location: Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Award: €10,000 per project (€8,500 to autodidact director or collective + €1,500 routed via attached producer)

Duration: Per short film project

Deadline: 16 Jun 2026

Talent-development track for self-taught Dutch-based directors or artist collectives without formal film-school training, making a distinctive short film. Comes with development money, individual coaching, workshops and matchmaking with producers. Applicant must live and work in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Deadline 16 June 2026 at 17:00.

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]]> Immerse\Interact Grant Scheme - €250,000 per round from each fund (Creative Industries Fund NL + Netherlands Film Fund); round 2 also receives an additional €100,000 from the Dutch Foundation for Literature. Overall 2026 budget €1,100,000. - deadline 25 Aug 2026 https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/immerse-interact-grant-scheme filmfonds-immerse-interact-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 NL grant film XR immersive interactive Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (in collaboration with Nederlands Filmfonds)

Location: Netherlands

Award: €250,000 per round from each fund (Creative Industries Fund NL + Netherlands Film Fund); round 2 also receives an additional €100,000 from the Dutch Foundation for Literature. Overall 2026 budget €1,100,000.

Duration: Per project (development, realisation or distribution)

Deadline: 25 Aug 2026

Funding for the development, realisation and distribution of artistically high-quality, immersive and/or interactive media productions by both independent and established producers. Collaboration between the Creative Industries Fund NL and the Netherlands Film Fund, with applications submitted to the Stimuleringsfonds. €250,000 is available per round from each fund; in round 2, the Dutch Foundation for Literature provides an additional €100,000. 2026 grant period: 24 June to 25 August 2026. Applications open at 15:00 CEST on the start date and close at 16:00 CEST on the closing date.

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]]> Filmfonds Onderzoek (Research) - Up to 75% of total project costs (exact amount set per application; requires two third-party co-funders) - Rolling / undated https://www.filmfonds.nl/subsidies/subsidie/onderzoek filmfonds-onderzoek-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 NL grant research film Nederlands Filmfonds

Location: Netherlands

Award: Up to 75% of total project costs (exact amount set per application; requires two third-party co-funders)

Duration: Per research project

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Grant for research projects relevant to the Dutch professional film sector, open to individual researchers (natural persons) as well as organisations. At least two third-party co-funders required. Results must be made publicly available. Applications accepted on a continuous basis (no fixed rounds).

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]]> NEH Media Projects: Development and Production Grants - Up to $75,000 (Development) | $350,000 (Radio/Podcast Production) | $700,000 (Documentary Production) - deadline 25 Jun 2026 https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/0fa7f446-bb8d-4ef8-8f34-b1e0e36e1dd0/attachments/09a78c84-0ce3-47aa-ae2e-a376af6afc91/Media_Projects_2026_NOFO.pdf neh-media-projects-2026 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 US grant film documentary podcast radio humanities National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Location: United States

Award: Up to $75,000 (Development) | $350,000 (Radio/Podcast Production) | $700,000 (Documentary Production)

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: 25 Jun 2026

Supports development, production and distribution of radio programmes, podcasts and documentary films that engage general audiences with humanities ideas. Proposals must build on sound humanities scholarship, present multiple perspectives, involve external humanities scholars at all phases, involve appropriate media professionals, use accessible formats, and show potential to attract a large public audience. Development awards (up to $75,000) cover scholar meetings, preliminary interviews, treatments and scripts, work-in-progress trailers, outreach planning and archival research.

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