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Funding Resources/Funding
Lists
Grants
for Feature Films ONLY
Chesterfield
Writer's Film Project
The Writer's Film Project (WFP) offers fiction, theater, and film writers
the opportunity to begin a career in screenwriting.
Up to five writers are chosen to participate, and each receives a $20,000 stipend to cover his or her living expenses. NOTE: Currently on hiatus (2009). Check website for updates.
Chesterfield
Motion Picture Company
PMB 544, 1158 26th Street
Santa Monica, California 90403
Phone: (213) 683-3977
Email: info@chesterfield-co.com
Website: www.chesterfield-co.com/html/wfp.html
The
Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute
Screenwriting and Filmmaking Laboratories, held each year at
Sundance, Utah, are designed to offer emerging screenwriters and directors
the opportunity to develop new work, offering a uniquely creative environment
under the concentrated guidance of veteran filmmakers.
The
Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute
8530 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-3114
Phone:
(310) 360-1981
Fax:
(310) 360-1969
Email: la@sundance.org
Website: www2.sundance.org
Independent
Feature Project
A wide variety of funding programs for members ($85-$100/year) at
each of its locales: New York, Seattle, Phoenix, Minnesota, and Chicago.
All sites can be reached through the main web address at:
Website:
www.ifp.org
Thousand Words
Finishing Fund
The
Thousand Words Finishing Fund is designed to work with emerging filmmakers
to create intelligent, innovative, and challenging films. The fund is
available to help a variety of needs such as editing, sound mixing, music
rights, blow-up costs, as well as numerous others.
Thousand
Words Finishing Fund
110 S. Fairfax, Suite 370
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 936-4700
Fax: (323) 936-4701
Email: info@thousand-words.com
Website: www.thousand-words.com
Nicholl
Fellowships in Screenwriting
International competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more
than $5,000 by writing for film or television. Up to five fellowships of $30,000 will be awarded each year.
Nicholl
Fellowships in Screenwriting
The Academy Foundation
1313 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028-8107
Phone: (310) 247-3010
Email: nicholl@oscars.org
Website: www.oscars.org
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