The Film Impact Georgia Filmmaker 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 of completing the film. See past finalists and their projects here.
Spring Grant Timeline:
Applications open: Monday, February 12th
Application Deadline: Sunday, April 14th @ 11:59 PM
Finalists announced: Wednesday, May 15th
Winner Announced: Wednesday, June 19th
Grant Finalization Process:
The application will open on Monday, February 12th, and then close on Sunday, April 14th @ 11:59 PM. We will narrow down the applicants to ten finalists which will be announced on Wednesday, May 15th. The finalists will be interviewed, and then guest judges will review the ten projects and the final grant recipient will be announced Wednesday, June 19th.
You can submit more than one project, just make sure you fill out an application for each.
If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ first, then contact us at info@filmimpactgeorgia.org.
The link to the application form will be at the bottom of the Rules and Regulation page.
RULES, REGULATIONS & APPLICATION
* 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.