{"id":1188,"date":"2024-10-24T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2024-10-24T11:46:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:46:29","slug":"film-media-funding-ay24-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/2024\/10\/24\/film-media-funding-ay24-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Film & Media Funding: AY24\u201325"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many School of the Arts and VMA faculty have expressed interest in finding funding for narrative and documentary film, as well as media projects. ORCS has prepared a list of film and media funders to get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these funders make awards to individual artists, while others may require a fiscal sponsor. Emerson can serve as a fiscal sponsor many of those cases. For more details, please contact ORCS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Funder Name<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sloan Distribution Grant<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Film Type\/Topic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrative fiction feature film related to science, technology or economics in distribution phase
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Next Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications open on a rolling basis
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Mass Cultural Council Grants for Creative Individuals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Grants for Creative Individuals are unrestricted grants of $5,000 to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners to equitably advance creative expression throughout our diverse communities.
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October 24, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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California Documentary Projects<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Documentary films related to California: Research & Development, Production
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November 4, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rogovy Foundation Miller\/Packan Film Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Feature-length documentaries addressing social issues: advanced development, production & post-production
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November 15, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Roy W. Dean Grant (From the Heart Productions) <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Documentary; short film; feature film
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October 31, 2024
November 30, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rauschenberg Emergency Grants<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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These grants of up to $5,000 support direct treatment expenses that have been incurred, or are needed, for medical, dental or mental health treatment.
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November 26, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Newberry Library Artist in Residence Fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Through the Artist-in-Residence program, artists and writers are able to create work that engages with the Newberry\u2019s collection

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December 15, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NYSCA\/NYFA Artist Fellowship-NYFA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The NYSCA\/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist\u2019s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.
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December 17, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Documentary film, new works by New England filmmakers: all stages of production
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Early Development\/Pre-Production: <\/strong>Aug 16, 2024
Production \/ Post Production Timeline:<\/strong>
Jan 17, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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VMM Public Media Fund <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Public media film & television projects representing culture & experience of Native Americans
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June 30, 2024
Dec 31, 2024 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Puffin Artist Grant Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Small grants to individuals for independent film\/media projects focused on environment or climate crisis<\/strong>
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Request access to online portal:<\/strong> November 22, 2024

Grant Proposal Deadline:<\/strong> December 13, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmaking Grants<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Short films, feature films, new media projects: development, production, post-production
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spring:<\/strong> January 1
Summer<\/strong>: June 1
Fall<\/strong>: August 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEH Media Projects Grants<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Documentary films, radio programs, podcasts that engage with humanities: development, production & distribution
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January 8, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sundance Documentary Film Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Non-fiction projects, priority to raising underrepresented voices
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Early 2025 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Doc Society Climate Story Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Long form, shorts or episodic documentaries, podcasts, radio documentaries engaging in climate conversation
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SFFILM Rainin Grant Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Narrative feature films that address social justice issues: screenwriting, development, or post-production
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March 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ASIFA-Hollywood Faculty Grant Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Designed to provide support for individuals or groups with reasonable expenditures associated with research, scholarly activity, or creative projects in the field of animation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Latino Public Broadcasting Public Media Content Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Documentaries & limited series on the Latino experience: production & post-production, limited research & development funds
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June 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Southern Documentary Fund Production Grant<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Documentary producers with deep roots in southern states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV. Projects in production only.
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August 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ITVS Diversity Development Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Applicants of color working on standard-length non-fiction projects that have not begun production
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August 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYC WOMEN\u2019S FUND FOR MEDIA, MUSIC AND THEATRE)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Supports the creation of digital, film, music, and live or online theatre content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October\u2013November 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CAAM Documentary Fund <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Documentaries for public television about Asian Americans: production or post-production
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October 20, 2025 (expected) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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