Posted on February 4, 2009
Deadline: February 23, 2009 (Letter of Intent)

San Francisco Film Society Announces New Filmmaking Grants Program

As part of its new filmmaker services programs, the San Francisco Film Society, with support from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, has announced the new San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants. Over the next five years, the program will disburse a series of annual grants totaling $3 million for narrative feature films being made in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants will support films that use plot, character, theme, or setting to significantly explore human and civil rights, anti-discrimination efforts, gender and sexual identity, and other urgent social justice issues of our time.

The grants will be awarded in the spring and fall of each year. In 2009, the program will award two grants of $35,000 each. The 2009 grants support screenwriting and script development, pre-production, and post-production expenses. In addition to the grant, recipients will receive a range of benefits through the film society's filmmaker services programs.

Applicants must be in a key creative role for their film (screenwriter, producer, or director), must be an SFFS member at the Filmmaker Pro level or above, must be at least 18 years old, and must have a strong connection to the San Francisco Bay Area. Applicants may not be full-time students.

Visit the SFFS Web site for complete program guidelines and eligibility details.

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Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Arts and Culture
Geographic Funding Area: National

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