Many Emerson School of the Arts and VMA faculty have expressed interest in finding funding for narrative and documentary film, and media projects. ORCS has prepared a list of film and media funders to get you started.
Some of these funders make awards to individual artists; some may require a fiscal sponsor. Emerson can serve as a fiscal sponsor many of those cases. Please contact us at orcs@emerson.edu for more details.
Funder Name
Film Type/Topic
Next Deadline
narrative fiction feature film related to science, technology or economics in distribution phase
Application open: rolling deadline
documentary film, new works by New England filmmakers: all stages of production
August 31, 2023: Development/Pre-Production
January, 2024 (expected): Production/Post-production
public media film & television projects representing culture & experience of Native Americans
September 30, 2023
December 31, 2023
March 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
documentaries for public television about Asian Americans: production or post-production
October, 2023 (expected)
documentary; short film; feature film
October 31, 2023
March 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
documentary films related to California: Research & Development, Production
November 1, 2023
social issue documentary films highlighting Asian American narratives: research & development and early production
November, 2023 (expected)
feature-length documentaries addressing social issues: advanced development, production & post-production
November 15, 2023
May 15, 2024
small grants to individuals for independent film/media projects focused on environment or climate crisis
December, 2023 (expected)
short films, feature films, new media projects: development, production, post-production
January 1, 2024
June 1, 2024
August 1, 2024
documentary films, radio programs, podcasts that engage with humanities: development, production & distribution
January 10, 2024
non-fiction projects, priority to raising underrepresented voices
Early 2024
long form, shorts or episodic documentaries, podcasts, radio documentaries engaging in climate conversation
February, 2024 (expected)
narrative feature films that address social justice issues: screenwriting, development, or post-production
March, 2024 (expected)
documentaries & limited series on the Latino experience: production & post-production, limited research & development funds
June, 2024 (expected)
documentary producers with deep roots in southern states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV. Projects in production only.
August, 2024 (expected)
Applicants of color working on standard-length non-fiction projects that have not begun production
August, 2024 (expected)
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