The Fall 2020 Grant is a no strings-attached (sort of) grant to support Georgia based filmmakers in producing short film content to practice their craft and further their skills as filmmakers.
To qualify, you must be a Georgia based filmmaker and have plans to shoot the film in the next year in Georgia. This grant is for *SHORT FILMS ONLY.
If selected, Filmmakers will receive $5,000 and a mentor to help throughout the process completing the film. See past finalists and their projects here.
Fall 2020 Grant Timeline:
Applications open: April 1st, 2020
Deadline for applications: July 1st, 2020
Finalists announced: August 1st, 2020
Winner announced: September 1st, 2020
Grant Finalization Process:
The application will opened on April 1st, 2020, and then closed on July 1st, 2020. We will narrow down the applicants to ten finalists that will be announced on August 1st, 2020. The finalists will be interviewed, and then guest mentors will review the ten projects and the final grant recipient will be announced on September 1st, 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@filmimpactgeorgia.org.
* This grant is for short films only (i.e. less than 40 minutes). The reasoning behind this is that typically there is no return on investment for short films, thus making it harder to find funding. Short films are an important part of independent filmmaking as it is where filmmakers learn their craft and figure out who they are as artists.