Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences: Academy Grants Program – FilmCraft

The Academy Grants program directly supports the overall mission of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: to recognize and uphold excellence in the motion picture arts and sciences, inspire imagination, and connect the world through the medium of motion pictures. Through the Grants Program, the Academy seeks to adhere to the following guiding principles:

• Promote diversity
• Bridge the opportunity divide
• Attract and engage broad new audiences for theatrical motion pictures
• Provide a platform for underrepresented artists, the full range of film genres, and a variety of viewpoints and approaches
• Encourage filmmaking as a vocation
• Illuminate less visible aspects of filmmaking and the film industry through scholarly research, presentations, and discussions

FilmCraft grants support high-quality educational programs that identify and empower future filmmakers from nontraditional backgrounds. Targeted programs include those that encourage an appreciation of film as both a vocation and an art form, and those that provide direct, hands-on opportunities for participants to gain the filmmaking skills they need to tell their stories.

Amount: Grants generally range from $5,000-$20,000.

Eligibility: Organizations must:

• Have nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application
• Apply directly on its own behalf (fiscal sponsors for U.S.-based organizations are not allowed)
• Have a three-year history of film-specific programs

Link: https://www.oscars.org/education-grants/grants

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