Full Funding Opportunities Schedule as of January 2026
PLEASE CONFIRM ALL DEADLINES AND GUIDELINES ETC ON THE FILM SECTION OF ARTS COUNCIL WEBSITE AS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
We advise film artists to take time to carefully read the supplied guidelines and ensure that you are eligible for any of the listed festival submissions, grants, bursaries and residencies below before you begin planning and writing. We also ask film artists to pay particular attention to the deadlines and closing times for any submissions listed on the funders website.
MCFF’s Angelis Novis Network: a rotating congregation of artists, curators, conservationists, funders, filmmakers, and other professionals from Ontario and around the world who convene online and in person throughout the year.
GOOD WICKEDRY online screenings, T A P E Collective Deadline: Rolling
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Fund Deadline: Rolling
Online residency: Working class creatives, The White Pube
Deadline: Rolling
Celluloid Now, Chicago, USA. Deadline: Rolling
Open City Documentary Festival, London, UK. Deadline: 27th November
New York City Independent Film Festival, New York, USA
Deadline: 30th November 2026
Wide Open Experimental Film Festival (WOEFF), Oklahoma, USA. Deadline: 30th November
Gjon Mili Video Art Festival – Residency 2027, Dhërmi, Albania
Deadline: 15th December 2026
Screen Wicklow and Wicklow County Arts Office invite applications for the Wicklow Short Film Award 2027 For 2027, there will be a maximum of two grants of up to €15,000 each for the production of a short film or documentary. Films should be approximately 10 to 15 minutes in duration, although animation projects may be shorter. The total fund therefore available for award in 2027 is €30,000. The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday 16th December 2026 at 4:00pm. Applications open on 21 October 2026
Submissions for the 2027 Seattle International Film Festival are now open. Early Deadline 1st October, Regular Deadline 17th December and Late Deadline 7th January 2027.
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