Film
Production
and
Mentorship
Grants

Applications Open
January 6, 2025
Deadline to Apply
Thursday, April 3 before 4 pm Central/5 pm Eastern
Notification of Award
no later than October 20, 2025

Bronx Documentary Center, BDC Films.

Behind the scenes of a film crew setting up a shot in a hallway.

Behind the scenes of Tahiel Jimenez Medina’s Lengua.   

Minnesota Filmmaker Mentorship Grant

Providing eligible Minnesota-based early career film directors up to $10,000 to engage in self-designed mentorship to strengthen their film directing craft and/or professional skills in connection with a specific film project.

Two men seated at a table (still from Balwo)

Mohammed Sheikh, Balwo   

Minnesota Film Production Grant

Supporting eligible Minnesota-based early career film directors whose work takes creative risks in expanding, questioning, experimenting with, or re-imagining filmmaking with production grants of up to $30,000.

Filmmaker Jingjing Tian holding a camera

2023 grantee Jingjing Tian   

New York City Film Production Grant

Supporting eligible New York City-based early career film directors whose work takes creative risks in expanding, questioning, experimenting with, or re-imagining filmmaking with production grants of up to $30,000.