FILM FESTIVALS
Women Calling the Shots at the Hamptons International Film Festival
The Women Calling the Shots showcase of short films made by women filmmakers will take place at the 27th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival (October 7th – 13th, 2021).
A partnership between the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) and New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), Women Calling the Shotsis in its 18th year. The series gives voice to the creative visions of women through film and video, including scripted, documentary, animation and experimental works.
NYWIFT invites its members, as well as members of Women in Film chapters worldwide, to submit their short films for consideration for this program that is curated by NYWIFT and HIFF.
o When/Where: October 7-13 2021
o Deadline: June 25
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: – SHORTS ONLY: Films must be 20 minutes or less in running time. (There will be no exceptions for films with extended running times.)
– Completion Date: Films must have been completed after January 31st, 2020.
– Previous submissions will not be accepted.
– Submitted films must not have been released theatrically or have received a U.S. television broadcast.
– Submitted films must not have been released publicly online prior to the festival.
– You must be a member of NYWIFT or another WIFTI chapter in order to qualify..
o Categories: Shorts
o Submission Information
BendFilm Festival
The 18th annual BendFilm Festival is confirmed to take place October 7-17, 2021! With consideration to current and potential COVID 19 protocols, guidelines and limitations, the 2021 Festival may be a hybrid of virtual and in-person screenings and events. Named as one of the "Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" and a near-constant fixture of MovieMaker magazine's "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee", BendFilm celebrates independent films and the risky, passionate, tough and talented people who make them. The 2020 festival screened 115 features, documentaries and short films, with 50% of features and 47% of shorts directed by women. This year's 18th Annual Festival runs from Thursday, Oct. 7 - Sunday, Oct. 17, with most venues located in Bend's historic downtown and the nearby Old Mill District. $11,500 in cash prizes including the $5,000 cash "Best of Show!"
o When/Where: October 7-17 2021
o Deadline: April 28th 2021 (Regular Deadline), May 28th 2021 (Late Deadline), June 11th 2021 (Extended Late Deadline), September 15th 2021 (Notification Date)
o Application Fee: $49-$80
o Eligibility: Submission to the 2021 BendFilm Festival constitutes an agreement with all festival terms and conditions, and permission to exhibit the work during the festival if selected. Entrants warrant that they have the legal right to submit the work to BendFilm, that all statements made in this application are true and accurate, and that all necessary rights and clearances have been secured to exhibit the work at the festival.Submitted work must have been completed after January 1, 2020, and, unless prior approval has been granted, may not have been publicly screened or broadcast in Central Oregon prior to the 2021 festival dates.
o Categories: (Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Environmental Outdoor Feature, Indigenous Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Outdoor Short, Animated Short)
o Address: 1000 NW Wall Street
Suite 240
Bend, Oregon 97703
United States
o Submission Information
Atlanta Women’s Film Festival
The Atlanta Women's Film Festival is a live screening of short films and table read events that takes place in Atlanta, GA. This event is an amazing opportunity to promote female filmmakers, directors, writers, producers, actors, and female centered storylines to our incredibly supportive film community. There will be live screening blocks of films with Q&As with the filmmakers, table reads for the screenplays in our competition, live panels with influential women in the film industry and networking events for anyone that would like to attend.
o When/Where: October 17th, 2021
o Deadline: February 28th 2021 (Regular Deadline), April 30th 2021 (Spring Deadline), June 30th 2021 (Late Deadline), July 31st 2021 (Extended Late Deadline), August 31st 2021 (Final Deadline), September 6th 2021 (Notification Date)
o Application Fee: $15-$70
o Eligibility: You DO NOT have to be a female to submit to this festival, however, all films entered must feature a female in at least one of the following: Director, Writer, Lead Actor, Producer, Female focussed storyline.
o Categories: (short, feature, narrative, etc.)
o Address: Wild Heaven West End Brewery & Gardens
1010 White Street Southwest
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
United States
o Contact: festival@cinemalife.org
o Submission Information
New York Lift-Off Film Festival
For over ten years Lift-Off has been screening in the city of New York. It stands tall as the central hub of creative ambition. Bursting from its emergence out of the 20th Century as one of the worlds most recognizable and iconic cities. It is an undeniable powerhouse of independent art - a city of massive cultural, and business-relevance to the entire film industry.
o When/Where: June 21-28, 2021, New York, NY
o Deadline: February 22, 2021 (Regular Deadline), April 12, 2021 (Late Deadline), May 10, 2021 (Final Deadline), June 4, 2021 (Decision Deadline), June 15, 2021 (Notification Date), June 27-July 4, 2021 (Event Date)
o Application Fee: $30- $100
o Eligibility: We accept all films and scripts in any length or genre. Digital online submission screeners only. Feedback is sent shortly after the commencement of the festival.Proudly, we have no other restrictions for your work. This includes your works premier status, it's age and/or whether your work has been made available online.
o Categories: All
o Contact: new-york@lift-off-festival.com
o Submission Information
Manhattan Short Film Festival
During one week of the year over 100,000 film-lovers gather in over 400 Cinemas across 6 Continents to view and vote on the Finalists Films' in the 23rd Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival - MANHATTAN SHORT is more than just one of the largest short film festivals in the world....it's the World's First Global Film Festival.
o When/Where: September 24 - December 4, 2021 in Durham, NC
o Deadline: July 31, 2021 (Regular Deadline)
o Application Fee: $30-$50
o Eligibility: Short films must be under 18 minutes. Screenplays for short films only (Must be 20 pages or shorter). Featured Musical Artist Competition: MANHATTAN SHORT will be featuring a Musical Artist or Band leading up to and throughout the duration of the Festival each year. The selected Musician or Band will have his/her music featured in over four hundred venues and to over 100,000 people worldwide during the MANHATTAN SHORT intermission and in all promotional materials leading up to the festival dates, including exclusive headline billing on our website. This is a tremendous opportunity for new or unknown musical talent to have their music broadcast to our ready-made worldwide audience of eager festival attendees. It is also a unique chance to gain name recognition and immediate exposure.
o Categories: Short Film, Screenplay, and Music Video
o Contact: info@manhattanshort.com
o Submission Information
Coney Island Film Festival
Our festival by the sea has gained a reputation for fostering a relaxed atmosphere where filmmakers and industry veterans alike gather to enjoy a jam-packed weekend of great films, parties and amusement park rides.
o When/Where: September 17 - 19, 2021 in Brooklyn, NY
o Deadline: March 12 (Regular Deadline), May 14 (Late Deadline), June 25 (Extended Deadline), August 6 (Notification Date)
o Application Fee: $25-$45
o Eligibility: Entries must be submitted via FilmFreeway's online screener option. Foreign language work must be dubbed or subtitled in English. Entry fees are non-refundable. We have no film premiere requirements or date of completion requirements. Shorts must be under 40 minutes, and Features must be over 40 minutes.
o Categories: Drama Short, Comedy Short, Feature, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Horror, Sci-Fi, Music Video, Experimental, Animation
o Contact: http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com/
o Submission Information
Shorts That are Not Pants Film Festival
Established in 2012 as a quarterly screening series in Toronto, Canada, Shorts That Are Not Pants is now a festival weekend held each November.We've screened more than 400 films from more than 40 countries so far, and we're looking for more undiscovered gems to show our shorts-savvy Toronto audiences. Members of our programming team have experience working for some of the biggest and best festivals in the world (TIFF, Sundance, Hot Docs, Cannes) and travel to festivals around the world seeking out the best films and the brightest filmmakers to support.
o When/Where: Novelmber 19-28 2021 in Toronto, Canada
o Deadline: May 31 (Early Bird Deadline), July 30 (Regular Deadline), September 10 (Late Deadline), October 1 (Extended Deadline)
o Application Fee: $20-$45
o Eligibility: We are currently accepting submissions of short films up to 20 minutes in length. All genres are welcome, and we don't disqualify films that are already available online, though we do look favourably on films that want to premiere with us.
o Categories: Drama Short, Comedy Short, Documentary Short,
o Contact: https://filmfreeway.com/ShortsThatAreNotPants
o Submission Information
Female Filmmakers Fuse Film Festival
We celebrate both emerging and established female filmmakers during a three day jammed pack festival in Los Angeles, California!
Films that will be selected will showcase the talents of what female filmmakers can and have done. But don’t let the name fool you! Men and all identifying individuals have submitted and have been official selections of the festival, and some have even won! We do not discriminate, we encourage diversity, equality and inclusion; which has been lacking in this industry. If you support that, WE support you!
o When/Where: November 30-December 3, Los Angeles County, CA
o Deadline: March 1 (Early Bird Deadline), July 1 (Regular Deadline), August 1 (Late Deadline), September 1 (Extended Deadline)
o Application Fee: $15-$85
o Eligibility: The only rule there is...the film must feature a female lead in the production aspect; producer, director, cinematographer and or writer. The film can have male roles in production, but the major key crew members must be female.
o Categories: Feature, Short, Document, Web-series
o Contact: http://www.femalefilmmakersfuse.org/fff-film-fest.html
o Submission Information
Los Angeles Women in Film Festival
The LA Women in Film Festival champions female identifying filmmakers and female driven storytelling. We will be accepting submissions from FEMALE IDENTIFYING DIRECTORS, WRITERS, MAJORITY FEMALE CREW (at least 50%) and/or FEMALE DRIVEN STORIES of ANY GENRE.
We are an affiliate festival of the LA FILM FESTIVALS organization that has the dual emphasis of discovering great talent with the purpose of promoting their work to both the LA public and the entertainment industry, as well as showcasing the work of seasoned professionals and well known stars.
LA Film Festivals began with the biannual LA Comedy Festival in 2001, adding the biannual LA Indie Film Fest in 2007. The LA Film Festival family has since expanded to 12 independent film festivals, including LA Horror Film Fest, LA Action Film Fest, LA Sci-Fi Film Fest, LA Animation Film Fest, LA Black Film Fest, LA Asian Film Fest, LA Latinx Film Fest, LA Queer Film Fest, LA Women in Film Fest and LA Student Film Fest.
Over the years, LA Film Festivals have attracted thousands of filmmakers from around the world. Each festival features live screenings in our own Let Live Theater in the heart of Los Angeles. Our 80-seat theater, in the heart of Hollywood, is outfitted with a Christie DLP projector and seven JBL speakers throughout the venue, delivering top notch quality in an intimate screening environment. Filmmakers whose work is accepted into our festival will receive free passes to screenings, invitations to networking events and are eligible for awards consideration.
o When/Where: September 30-October 3, Los Angeles, CA
o Deadline: February 12 (Early Bird Deadline), March 26 (Regular Deadline), May 7 (Late Deadline) June 18 (Final Deadline), July 26 (Extended Deadline), August 6 (Last Chance Deadline)
o Application Fee: $25-$90
o Eligibility: 1. All Films must feature work produced by female identifying filmmakers and female driven storytelling. We will be accepting submissions from FEMALE IDENTIFYING DIRECTORS, WRITERS, MAJORITY FEMALE CREW (at least 50%) and/or FEMALE DRIVEN STORIES of ANY GENRE.
o Categories: Feature, Short, Document, Web-series, TV Pilot, Animation, Music Video
o Contact: https://www.lafilmfestivals.com/la-women-in-film-fest
o Submission Information
Women in Horror Film Festival
The Festival was founded in late 2016 by filmmakers Vanessa Ionta Wright and Samantha Kolesnik. WIHFF is built on elevating marginalized voices. To foster a sense of community and empower one another to create. To showcase diverse content within the genre film. To promote inclusion and visibility and bring a sense of balance and equality to independent cinema.
Nominees & Winners for 2022 will be determined by our special guest jury that consists of actress/filmmaker HEATHER LANGENKAMP (A Nightmare on Elm Street), writer/filmmaker ZENA SADE DIXON (Real Queen of Horror), writer/director ADAM MARCUS (Jason Goes to Hell, The Final Friday), actor/writer BRIAN ASHTON SMITH (The Evil Inside Her), author/podcaster S.A. BRADLEY (Hellbent for Horror) and actress/writer MELISSA KUNNAP (The Evil Inside Her)
o When/Where: March 3-5, Marietta, GA
o Deadline: December 31
o Application Fee: $18.75-$60
o Eligibility: All films entered are required to have 3 or more of the following specified creative roles fulfilled by a female identifying individual: (Director(s), Writer(s), Cinematographer(s), Producer(s), Composer, SFX Artist, Editor, Production Designer and/or lead talent). Any unproduced screenplay or TV pilot must be written by or co-written by a female identifying individual.
o Categories: Feature, Short, Student
o Contact: https://www.wihff.com/submit
o Submission Information
Female Voices Rock Film Festival
Female Voices Film Festival is committed to creating a platform for female artists to be able to share their work. The event is going to feature short films by women, Q&As, educational panels, and a closing Award Ceremony. Our industry panel of judges includes Emmy award winner and Oscar-nominated producers.
o When/Where: December 3, New York
o Deadline: March 1 (Early Bird Deadline), April 30 (Regular Deadline), July 31 (Late Deadline), September 22 (Extended Deadline)
o Application Fee: $30-$58.50
o Eligibility: Films are required to have at least two of the following creative roles fulfilled by women: Director(s), Writer(s), Cinematographer(s), Producer(s), Composer, SFX Artist, Editor, Production Designer and/or lead talent. Screenplays and TV Pilots must be written by women.
o Categories: Short, Documentary Short, Animated Short, Student, Web-Series, Music Video
o Contact: mariana@femalevoicesrock.com
o Submission Information
ONSCREEN
Jennifer’s Blood
o Casting "Jennifer's Blood," a featured film that is adapted from the original story "Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1872). Synopsis: A modern-day coming of age love story about two young women who are reunited in person after they had met many years before in a dream. Both women share an extreme romantic bond. They also remember a much scarier attack during the dream. Now reunited, they rediscover their unique intimate bond but start to realize they may also share a very dark secret that will eventually take over their lives.
o Roles: Various
o Audition: Apply Online
o Shoot Dates/Location: 3 Weeks in August in Charlotte, NC
o Union: No
o Pay: Actors share a 40% share of the revenue from Amazon and foreign sales. Each actor's percentage is based on his/her screen time. Travel, food and lodging provided.
o Audition Information
For more OnScreen opportunities, visit Backstage.com; ActorsAccess.com; or Playbill.com.
OFFSCREEN
Jacob Burns Center Creative Culture Fellowship
Creative Culture provides 10-month long fellowship experiences for emerging filmmakers to produce short film projects in a collaborative community. During the fellowship term, fellows participate in weekly sessions at the JBFC’s Media Arts Lab with a cohort of peers and receive access to mentorship, stipend support, production equipment, post-production facilities and software, and the JBFC’s industry network.
o Deadline: June 14
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Creative Culture fellowships are open to emerging filmmakers who show a strong interest in pursuing a career in film/media arts. Artists working in all film genres (animation, documentary, narrative) are encouraged to apply. All applicants will be considered for any and all of the fellowships for which they are eligible.
The following fellowships are being offered this application round:
The Valentine and Clark Emerging Artist Fellowship is open to all emerging filmmakers who demonstrate a need for the resources and support of the fellowship at the present moment in their creative development. This fellowship gives preference to applicants under the age of 30.
The Silver Sun Diverse Voices Fellowship is open to all filmmakers from underrepresented communities who demonstrate a strong interest in pursuing a career in the film/media arts. This fellowship encourages community engagement and aims to foster thoughtful media creation.
The Gary Winick Visionary Narrative Fellowship is open to all filmmakers working in the scripted space. This fellowship encourages experimentation and innovation in storytelling.
In order to participate in the program, fellows must be willing and able to attend weekly meetings at the JBFC Media Arts Lab in Pleasantville, NY (45 minutes north of New York City, accessible via train, bus, or car) throughout both semesters of the fellowship term. It is not possible to participate in the fellowship program remotely.
With regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently planning for in-person activities throughout the semester. Our staff will continue to closely monitor the local public health situation and we will continue to follow all guidelines mandated by federal, state, and local officials and adapt fellowship activities as needed.
o Contact: creativeculture@burnsfilmcenter.org.
o Application Information
The Kate Spade New York Foundation
o To honor Kate Spade’s legacy of empowering and inspiring women and girls, the National Council for Behavioral Health is excited to provide complimentary Mental Health First Aid trainings to communities throughout the five boroughs of New York City and New Jersey and in partnership with organizations that specifically support these populations.
What is Mental Health First Aid?
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
The National Council for Behavioral Health shares Kate Spade New York Foundation’s belief in “the power of women to transform their communities” through empowerment. In support of this mission, we are offering through a competitive application process, select Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings, fully funded!
o Location: New York, NY
o Website
o Application information
FUNDING
Sloan Distribution Grant
The Sloan Distribution Grant is a $50,000 grant awarded by Film Independent to a film that is entering its distribution phase. Eligible films must depict themes, stories and characters grounded in real science, technology or economics.
o Deadline: Rolling
o Application Fee: $65
o Eligibility: Applicants must be the producer of a narrative fiction feature film.The film should prominently feature science, mathematics and/or technology in the story and/or have a leading character that is a scientist, engineer or mathematician. Films with innovative marketing and distribution plans are encouraged to apply. All submitted films must be at least 70 minutes in length. Applicants must be legal residents of the United States. Film must be entering its distribution phase.
o Contact: artistdevelopment@filmindependent.org
o Application Information
Panavision New Filmmaker Program
Panavision believes in helping students and beginning filmmakers achieve their dreams. More than 25 years ago, Panavision launched the New Filmmaker Program, an ongoing grant program that loans camera packages to film schools, training programs, and independent filmmakers – at little or no charge. Panavision’s commitment to the industry's future provides student and beginning filmmakers the opportunity to work with professional grade equipment early in their careers.
o Deadline: Rolling
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: Submit your proposals at least two months before you plan to shoot. Due to the high demand for Panavision cameras and equipment, it is essential that you plan ahead and contact us early.
Proposal materials will not be returned.
The New Filmmaker Program does not discriminate as to the nature of the project that can receive equipment grants. Any form, from experimental to documentary to musical to traditional narrative, is welcome.
Camera grants are available only for productions in the United States. Customs laws make transportation of cameras out of the US prohibitive. No exceptions.
The New Filmmaker Program will not allow cameras to be used on projects that perpetuate racial or sexual stereotypes and prejudices. Pornography is absolutely unacceptable.
Grant recipients must obtain insurance must from an outside insurance agent. Students can generally have the school issue the necessary policies. Plan ahead! This can take several weeks to implement. The process varies from school to school, so check with your film department. Productions that are not attached to a school must obtain the necessary insurance from an independent broker. Panavision must receive proof of insurance two weeks prior to prep dates. EQUIPMENT WILL NOT LEAVE THE BUILDING WITHOUT PROPER INSURANCE. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Approved proposals are subject to a service fee for equipment.
Anamorphic lenses are not available via the New Filmmaker Program
All gear is requests are subject to availability
o Contact: nfp@panavision.com
o Application Information
Catapult Film Fund
Catapult Film Fund provides development funding to documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story to tell, have secured access to their story, and are ready to shoot and edit a piece for production fundraising purposes. Our mission is to enable filmmakers to develop their films to the next level at a moment where funding is hard to find.
o Deadline: Rolling
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. Catapult does not fund student films.
Documentaries must be 28 minutes or longer in length. We do not fund series.
Animation is okay. Documentary/narrative hybrids will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Development funds must specifically be used for the process of completing a fundraising piece, which may include writing, shooting and editing once story and characters are in place.
Applicants must own the copyright of their production, and have artistic, budgetary and editorial control over their project.
Applicants should preferably have previous film or television production experience in a principal role (director, co-director, producer, co-producer) as demonstrated by submitting a previously completed work sample.
Applicants who have not yet produced or directed their own feature length documentary should demonstrate that they will be working with an experienced filmmaker in a principal role.
Catapult only makes grants to 501(c)(3) organizations. In most cases, this will mean getting a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor for the project. A film production company or individual, including applicants from outside the US, may submit an application without a fiscal sponsor in place. Please see the FAQ section for more details.
o Contact: info@catapultfilmfund.org
o Application Information
Artist Rescue Trust
The next evolution of the Artist Rescue Trust program is a partnership with Grant for the Web. They have awarded us a grant allowing us to directly fund more artists and help them educate anyone about Web Monetization as an emerging and potential revenue stream. One that doesn't rely on advertising, pay walls, and bad data privacy practices. It's an innovative way forward to help build a healthier internet.
Web Monetization is a new and open technology that aims to provide a better way to access and financially reward creators through streaming micropayments - aka tiny fractions of a penny - to instantly flow to artists and creators as people read, watch and listen to their work.
While we want to support artists now with immediate financial assistance, we also want to help support the future financial opportunities for all artists. So this is why we’ve built a learning component into our grant application process. We will also be releasing a series of Web Monetization tutorials that will dive deeper into how you can make it part of your online world.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Eligibility: Be 18+
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. Territories (e.g. citizen, green card holder, and/or permanent resident who can provide a W9 and SSN or ITIN).
Be a professional, actively practicing musician or artist whose primary source of income is made through live performances, tours, gallery openings, book tours/readings, or other bookings/events and not working on a regular salary basis for one employer.
Demonstrate a commitment to current and ongoing activity in their artistic discipline/s.
Show a demonstrated need for emergency relief to recover the immediate loss of income through cancellations and bookings due to COVID19.
Not be enrolled in unemployment benefits.
Not a full-time employee, board member, director, officer, or immediate family member of any of the coalition partners;
Not previously awarded a relief grant from this fund.
O Application Information
RESIDENCIES
The Fiore Center
The Joseph A. Fiore Art Center at Rolling Acres Farm is a program of Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) that actively connects the creative worlds of farming, conservation and the arts.
The purpose of the Fiore Art Center is to stimulate and advance the dialogue between human and environment within the context of agriculture and today’s culture at large. We hope to instill passion for preservation through the arts, create awareness and build community.
We do this through exhibitions and public educational events, through research and application of ecologically sustainable farming practices and by hosting residencies for artists on a historic farm.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: $15 if not from Maine
o When: Ongoing
o Eligibility: All residency positions are open to emerging, mid-career and established artists/writers.
o Address: 97 Main Street Maine Farmland Trust, attn. Anna Witholt Abaldo Belfast, Maine 04915 United States
o Contact: 207-338-6575
o Application Information
18th Street Arts Center
18th Street Arts Center values art making as an essential component of a vibrant, just, and healthy society. Its mission is “to provoke public dialogue through contemporary art making.” Founded in 1988, 18th Street Arts Center has fostered and supported the work of many of Los Angeles’ most engaging artists, and has built bridges to artist communities around the globe.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: Yes
o When: Ongoing
o Eligibility: The Visiting Artist Residency Program accepts applications from working, professional artists who demonstrate a deep commitment to their practices. The program is open to artists of all generations, nationalities, and disciplines. Applicants are required to cover studio rental costs themselves. Although we primarily support visual artists, 18th Street Arts Center will consider applications from performing artists, writers, and filmmakers as well.
o Address: 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
o Contact: 310-453-3711
o Application Information
OTHER RESOURCES
NOTE: For more resources, visit our pages of Resources - Funding, Submissions, and more.
NYFA SOURCE - The New York Foundation for the Arts maintains the most comprehensive national directory of awards, services and publications for artists in the NYFA Source section of their website.
backHer- Women specific grants for all fields
https://www.backher.com/toolbox/women-specific-grants
FILM FREEWAY - Film/Video artists can check Film Freeway at:
https://www.filmfreeway.com
The Fiore Center
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