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First Flights: Kodak/Periscope Short Film Fund - Early bird submission deadline 8/30!
Academy Award and BAFTA-winning film company, Flights, exists to harness and support emerging filmmakers to creat bold and ambitious films for a global audience. The short film fund allows emerging talent worldwide to test their ideas before embarking on a feature film. Grants of up to £7,000 / $10,000 are available…
🚨 New GRANT opportunity for independent filmmakers: Docs, features, shorts & web series.
The application window is now open for the Roy W. Dean Film Grant – Summer 2025! The grant is open to documentaries, narrative features, short films and web series budgeted at $500,000 or less. Films can be at any stage of production. The winner will receive a cash prize of $3,500 and $20,000+ in donated film products and…
The Picture Shop Feature Film Grant ($50k) is Now Open! Deadline: July 15
Attention Filmmakers! Apply today for the Picture Shop Film Grant for Fiction and Nonfiction Feature Films. Are you in the final stages of your feature film and need help getting to the finish line? Film Independent and Picture Shop will select a qualified filmmaker who will receive the Picture Shop Feature Film Grant: Up…

Upcoming Events

NFMLA Film Festival | InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its annual NFMLA Film Festival InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema program. The selection features three short film programs showcasing significant and thought-provoking independent films by emerging filmmakers from and working in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El…
From IP to Screen
Hear From the Producers of Dying for Sex,Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, and It Follows live September 25th. Your proven intellectual property (IP) isn’t just valuable—it can shorten the path from idea to greenlight. From podcasts and personal essays to video games and graphic novels, stories with built-in audiences…
American Film Market
The American Film Market (AFM) returns to Los Angeles November 11 – 16! Every November, the entire global film industry converges for the American Film Market. AFM is the premier film acquisition, development and networking event where more than $1 Billion in distribution and film financing deals are closed each year on…