List of Best Feature Film Grants for Funding

The program is open to filmmakers in the US and internationally who can commit to spending time developing the film in San Francisco.

This program supports Canadian production companies looking to finance the production and/or postproduction stage of their feature film projects.

Vision Maker Media funds Native American and Alaska Native media at all stages of development.

The Nancy Malone Marketing & Promotion Grant funds first-time, US-based dramatic feature filmmakers, as well as festival entries such as marketing materials, video duplication, publicists, promotion at the film's opening, or other approved marketing and promotional expenses.

The World Cinema Fund supports exclusively the production and distribution of feature films and feature-length documentaries. Supports Latin America, Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caucasus as well as Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia and Sri Lanka.

The Programme provides creative and financial assistance for short and feature-length films by Qatari and international first- and second-time directors, as well as established MENA directors.

Filmmakers Without Borders supports independent filmmakers around the world via grants and other funding initiatives.

AMA gives grants to artists and arts professionals (curators, cultural operators and journalists) of all artistic disciplines who live and work in Africa, to travel within the African continent.

Creative Capital fund artists in the creation of groundbreaking new work in the visual arts, performing arts, film, technology and socially-engaged work in all forms.

The Climate Story Fund supports compelling storytelling and impact campaigns from around the world that move us closer to a climate just and biodiverse future.

The fund supports film productions from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe, aims at making them visible worldwide and guarantees their distribution in Switzerland. 

The Sloan Distribution Grant is a $50,000 grant awarded by Film Independent to a film that is entering its distribution phase.

Roy W Dean Film Grants fund independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films with budgets of $500,000 or less that are unique and make a contribution to society.

The New Filmmaker Program loans digital camera packages (based on availability) to filmmakers for student thesis films and low-budget independent features.

Filmmakers with a project in early development can apply for Script and Project Development Support.

The Frameline Completion Fund provides grants to emerging and established filmmakers. This program seeks to provide a much-needed source of financial contributions to artists who often struggle to secure funding to complete their works.

This is a selective fund, and is granted as a subsidy either before or after completion of a project. It is granted to foreign feature-length film projects that are seeking support from French co-producers.

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is an international competition established to identify and encourage talented new screenwriters.