ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
Providing essential support to filmmakers worldwide
Fund your film
Innovative support programs for independent storytellers.
SFFILM FilmHouse Residency
Providing Bay Area-based filmmakers with artistic guidance, office space, a vibrant creative community, and mentorship from established film industry professionals.
Sound and Cinema Fellowship
Pairing directors and student composers to create original scores and sound design for short films
SFFILM Rainin Grant
Applications are now closed for the 2026 SFFILM Rainin Grant.
SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers with Disability Grant
Applications open in 2027 for the SFFILM Sloan Stories of Science Development Fund.
Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship
Applications are now closed for the 2026 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund.
Sloan Stories of Science Development Fund
Applications open in 2027 for the SFFILM Sloan Stories of Science Development Fund.
SFFILM Documentary Film Fund
Applications are now closed for the 2026 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund.
SFFILM Cedar Road Iyagi Grant
Applications are now closed for the 2026 SFFILM Cedar Road Iyagi Grant.
Invitation-Only
SFFILM Makers offers funding and support to independent filmmakers through several programs that are by invitation only. SFFILM’s Artist Development team hand-picks projects that surface from various other support initiatives; there is no application process for these programs.
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Join us year-round to access filmmaker resources and events.
FilmHouse Residency
Providing Bay Area filmmakers with office space and a vibrant creative community
Filmmaker Programming
Check out the slate of upcoming events for Bay Area filmmakers
Supported Projects
Learn more about the films and filmmakers we have supported
More than $10 million distributed to over 300 films since 2009
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