Filmmaker Grants and Awards
Each year, Film Independent awards a number of grants and fellowships to help filmmakers with their current projects, as well as to recognize them for past accomplishments. Since 1995, we have given out over $860,000 in cash grants to our Fellows.
SPIRIT AWARDS GRANTS
Every year at the Spirit Awards, Film Independent gives out three Filmmaker Grants. The recipients of these awards become Film Independent Fellows and receive unrestricted cash grants of $25,000. The awards are by nomination only. Learn more.
SLOAN PRODUCERS GRANT
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will award one participant of Film Independent's Producers Lab the annual Sloan Producers Grant. The recipient will receive a $25,000 development grant, admission to Film Independent's 2011 Producers Lab, and year-round support from Film Independent. Learn more.
SLOAN FAST TRACK GRANT
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will award one participant of Film Independent's Fast Track program the Sloan Fast Track Grant. Learn more.
ELLE/GARNIER DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP
Each year, Film Independent awards the ELLE/Garnier Directing Fellowhip to one filmmaker from our Directors Lab. The fellowship carries a production grant of $10,000, funded by ELLE and Garnier. Learn more.
ELIZABETH PEÑA FELLOWSHIP
This fellowship recognizes an outstanding Latino filmmaker participating in Film Independent's signature diversity program, Project:Involve, and provides the winning filmmaker with a $10,000 production grant, as well as year-round support from Film Independent. Learn more.
HBO DOCUMENTARY FELLOWSHIP
In 2008 and 2009, Film Independent awarded the HBO Documentary Film/Film Independent Fellowship, which carried a production grant of $10,000. Learn more.
KODAK FILM GRANTS
Each year, Film Independent awards a limited number of grants of Kodak film stock to qualified filmmakers who are in production on their feature films. Learn more.
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL JURY AWARDS
SPONSOR A GRANT
Donors have the opportunity to directly support individual FIND Fellows by establishing a Donor Named Fellowship - providing filmmaker grants and education to exceptional artists. Learn more.
