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Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund is sponsored by Inwood Film Festival (made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts). This fund supports filmmakers who live, work, or tell stories connected to the Inwood community in Manhattan, helping to cover production and post-production costs for film projects. It encourages stories rooted in NYC.
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Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund - Inwood Art Works Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund The Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund was created to financially support and encourage the creation of cinema in the Inwood NYC community, and to financially support the filmmaking of local Inwood NYC community filmmakers.
Film projects shot by a filmmaker who resides in the Inwood NYC community are eligible to apply for a grant up to five-thousand dollars ($5,000). Grants must be used for film project expenses incurred between December 1, 2026 and November 30, 2027. Applications for submissions open August 1.
Meet the latest recipients and the filmmakers who were awarded grants in past years from our Filmmaker Fund: 2025 Filmmaker Fund Recipients 2024 Filmmaker Fund Recipients 2023 Filmmaker Fund Recipients 2022 Filmmaker Fund recipients 2021 Filmmaker Fund recipients 2020 Filmmaker Fund recipients 2019 Filmmaker Fund recipients Grant Evaluation Criteria Applications are evaluated based on the following criteria: The filmmaker must be a resident of the Inwood NYC community.
For the purpose of this grant, we define the “Inwood NYC community” as the New York City neighborhoods of Inwood, Washington Heights, Marble Hill, Kingsbridge, and Riverdale. Filmmakers must have at least one validated credit as a Producer, Director, or primary Director of Photography. If the projects have professional industry-proven personnel attached to the project.
It is not a student film. While it is not required to be the focus of a project, locally based stories with cultural relevance, historical associations, or geographical significance will be given preference.
August 1 annually — Submissions open September 30 — Deadline for submissions December 1 — Grantees notified December 31 — Funds disbursed to filmmaker November 30, 2027 — Funded project must be completed The application requires the following materials to be submitted. Make sure you have everything ready before applying. Biography (yours, and up to two other key personnel).
A draft of the screenplay for the narrative film, or treatment for documentary film. Project Timeline — please download and use this template . Work Sample of previous film under 25 minutes in length.
Inwood Art Works reserves the right to allocate grant funds of any amount over $500 based on the evaluation of the application for the project, and how it best fits the goals of the grant. Previous grant winners must wait one grant cycle before submitting a new proposal.
Automatic Submission to the Inwood Film Festival Upon the conclusion of the project it will be automatically submitted to the selection committee for the next Inwood Film Festival. Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Filmmakers residing in the Inwood NYC community (Inwood, Washington Heights, Marble Hill, Kingsbridge, and Riverdale). Must have at least one validated credit as a Producer, Director, or primary Director of Photography. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $5,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund are due September 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund is funded by Inwood Film Festival (made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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