Overview The SFFILM Women, Peace, and Security Fellowship supports narrative and documentary filmmakers world-wide developing projects that elevate women’s efforts to end conflict and advance peace and will generate conversations across public audiences. The focus of the fellowship is stories that explore women’s leadership within the broader context of peace, war and security. Eligible stories…
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Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship
Overview The Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as part of their mission to champion films that explore scientific or technological themes or characters. SFFILM will award fellowships to filmmakers in the screenwriting phase of developing a screenplay that tells a story related to science or technology. Winners…
SFFILM Catapult Documentary Fellowship
Application fee is $25; fees are waived for SFFILM members with the Filmmaker Add-On. Overview SFFILM and the Catapult Film Fund support filmmakers in the early stages of development on compelling, story-driven, feature-length documentary films. The fellowship is geared towards emerging filmmakers who have directed short films previously and for whom this is their first…
SFFILM New American Fellowship
Overview Through the SFFILM New American Fellowship, created in partnership with the Flora Family Foundation, SFFILM will award six-month fellowships to narrative or documentary directors and producers who have arrived in the United States within the past ten years as either an immigrant or a non-immigrant to the U.S. The fellowship is open to both…
SFFILM Documentary Film Fund
Overview The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) supports engaging documentaries in post-production which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach. Since its launch in 2011, the SFFILM Documentary Film Fund has distributed more than $750,000 to advance new work by filmmakers nationwide. DFF grants are awarded once each year to documentary feature…