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Exclusive: Chicken & Egg’s New Project: Hatched Grantees Tackle Gender Identity, Mental Illness, & More

A portrait of an abolitionist trying to heal her family in the wake of incarceration, an animated short presenting gender fluidity through a child’s eyes, and the story of 30 women crossing...

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Submit Now: Pano Microgrants for Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers

Pano, formerly known as NYC Women Filmmakers, is now accepting submissions for its second round of microgrants. Designed to assist projects and develop the careers of women, non-binary, and gender...

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Field of Vision Introduces Doc Crew Apprenticeship Program for Underrepresented & Emerging Talent

Field of Vision is turning its attention to below-the-line inclusion in documentary filmmaking. The nonfiction unit behind projects such as “American Factory” and “On the...

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Submit Now: Wavelength’s WAVE Grant for First-Time Female or Non-Binary Filmmakers of Color

Submissions for the WAVE grant are now open. From Wavelength Films, the production studio behind titles such as Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s “Cusp” and Ekwa Msangi’s...

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NYCWF Presents Inaugural Microgrants to 10 Women and Nonbinary Filmmakers

NYC Women Filmmakers (NYCWF), a non-profit that supports women and nonbinary filmmakers, has announced the first recipients of its new microgrant program. According to a press release, the grantees...

Awards

Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth Named AMPAS’ 2021 Academy Film Scholars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is supporting the work of scholars Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth. They have been named as the 2021 Academy Film Scholars and will each...

Awards

The Future of Film Is Female Announces Spring 2021 Grant Recipients

The Future of Film Is Female (FOFIF) has awarded its latest round of funding. The org, which supports female filmmakers with financial support, exhibition, and promotion, presented Spring 2021 grants...

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Assia Boundaoui, Débora Souza Silva, & More Receive Sundance Institute Documentary Fund Grants

Eighteen non-fiction projects, at various stages of production, have received funding from the latest round of Sundance Institute Documentary Fund Grants. The initiative provides a total of $590,000...

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Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY and Google Launch $500K Film Grant for Underrepresented Creatives

ARRAY, the arts collective for women and people of color founded by Ava DuVernay, will help bring one underrepresented creative’s film to the screen with its latest initiative. According to a...

Awards

Brown Girls Doc Mafia Announces Sustainable Artist & Black Directors Grant Recipients

Advocacy group Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) has presented it inaugural BGDM Sustainable Artist Grants and the BGDM Black Directors Grants. According to Deadline, the grants come with $10,000,...

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Exclusive: Chicken & Egg Pictures Selects 2021 (Egg)celerator Lab Grantees

Chicken & Egg Pictures has selected the grantees for its 2021 (Egg)celerator Lab, Women and Hollywood can confirm exclusively. The program awards a total of $400,000 to first- and second-time...

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Applications Opening Soon for Firelight Media’s William Greaves Fund

The second year of Firelight Media’s William Greaves Fund will kick off with an open call for applications on March 15, a press release announced. The fund is designed “to support...

Awards

Keisha Rae Witherspoon Receives Inaugural Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant

The Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant has announced its first recipient. Miami-based independent director Keisha Rae Witherspoon will take home the $25,000 unrestricted cash grant this year,...

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Apply Now: Women In Film’s Hire Her Back Grant

Attention, members of Women In Film’s (WIF) local Los Angeles, New York, or Atlanta chapters whose filmmaking careers have been stalled by COVID-19: applications for Hire Her Back grants are...

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Sabaah Folayan, Débora Souza Silva, Rachel Lears, & More Receive Gucci Tribeca Doc Fund Grants

Eleven feature-length non-fiction projects have been awarded Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund grants — and eight of them are helmed by women. A press released announced that the fund, from...

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Julia Bacha and Leslie Tai Among Keep The Lights On COVID-19 Doc Fund Recipients

Documentary studio XTR, Wavelength Productions, and Park Pictures have teamed up to help doc projects that have been affected by the pandemic. According to Deadline, the orgs’ have presented a...

News

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Introduces $250K Grant Initiative for Arts Orgs Dedicated to Women & POC

Ava DuVernay’s non-profit foundation ARRAY Alliance, part of her media company and arts collective ARRAY, has set up a $250,000 funding initiative for arts organizations and individuals...

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Julia Bacha, Michelle Latimer, and More Receive Grants from Abigail Disney’s Fork Films

Abigail Disney’s production company, Fork Films, has announced its latest round of grant recipients: $400,000 will be presented to 10 documentaries, nine of which are directed by women. The...

Awards

IDA Announces Latest Round of Enterprise Doc Fund Recipients, Over 80% Are Women-Directed

The International Documentary Association (IDA) unveiled the latest round of Enterprise Documentary Fund production grant recipients. A total of $850,000 in funds will be distributed across 12 docs...

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Laura Baumeister’s “Daughter of Rage” Will Be Nicaragua’s First Woman-Directed Fiction Feature

Laura Baumeister made a major mark at this year’s San Sebastián International Film Festival. Not only did the filmmaker win the €20,000 (about $21,800 USD) EFADs-CAACI Europe-Latin America...

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Apply Now: NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre

Attention, New York City women working in the arts: the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre is now accepting applications. Per a press release, the grant program — previously known...

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Apply Now: North Face’s Move Mountains Grant for Women Directors

If you’re a woman filmmaker with a love for the Great Outdoors, then The North Face has the grant for you. The apparel company has announced the Move Mountains Filmmakers Grant, “a...

Awards

“Made in NY” Women’s Film, TV & Theatre Fund Presents $1.5M to 63 Projects

The first round of “Made in NY” Women’s Film, TV & Theatre Fund grants have been awarded, a press release has announced. New York Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and the Mayor’s Office...

Documentary, Films, News, Women Directors

Apply Now for Fork Films’ Documentary Grants

Documentary filmmakers, take note: Fork Films’ annual open call for doc grant applications is here. The New York-based production company will accept applications via an online submission form...

Films, News, Women Directors

Chicken & Egg Productions Launches 2017 Accelerator Lab

Hey there, first-time female filmmakers, or even those with one in the can. Chicken & Egg Pictures will soon begin accepting applications for the 2017 Accelerator Lab for first and second-time...

Films, News, Women Directors

Attention, Female Filmmakers: CIR Now Taking Applications for Two Opportunities

The Center for Investigative Reporting is now accepting applications for two new opportunities for women in film — one geared towards filmmakers early in their careers, and the other for more...

Films, News, Women Directors, Women Writers

Fork Films Announces Funding Grants for Female Directed and Women-Centric Films

“Even When I Fall” New York-based production company Fork Films has announced funding for 10 film projects in various stages of development, 90 percent of which are female-directed. The 10...

News

Diane Lane Commits $20,000 for Female Music Educators Grant, Applications Open

Diane Lane has committed $20,000 towards a four-year, $5,000 annual grant for New York-based female educators focused in music in honor of late composer Elizabeth Swados. Swados, Broadway World...

Films, News, Women Directors

Women In Film Los Angeles Now Accepting Grant Applications

Female filmmakers, are you ready for some cash? Women In Film Los Angeles has begun accepting applications for their 2016 Finishing Fund grants. The entry period opened yesterday and WIF will be...

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