Festival
31st BUSAN International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival
Fiction · Film
Oct 15, 2026Fee not listed
Open calls for filmmakers
Open calls for filmmakers
Festivals, grants, residencies and commissions open to filmmakers and moving-image artists, with the deadline and fee for each.
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93 open now on Missa, each linked to the organizer's own page. Film calls vary by length, format and premiere status. Check running time limits, premiere rules, screener format and the submission fee.
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48 opportunities to explore
European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists #5 (EFFEA)
Dance · Visual Art
Nov 3, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
Grant
Sundance Institute Artist Opportunities
sundance.org
Film · Documentary
Nov 16, 2026Fee not listedUS, global
Festival
Kiruna 2029 European Capital of Culture: Artistic Projects and Early Ideas (Sweden)
Performing Arts
Dec 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
Fellowship
A4 Residency Art Center International Residency 2027
All Disciplines · Multidisciplinary
Dec 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal, EU
Festival
Make-a-thek: Mobility Scheme and Knowledge Exchange Programme 2026–2027
Performing Arts
Mar 31, 2027Fee not listedglobal, EU
Fellowship
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) — Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
Poetry · Fiction
Apr 7, 2027Fee not listedUS, global
Fellowship
Browngirlsdocmafia — BGDM Sustainable Artist Fellowship
Browngirlsdocmafia
Film · Documentary
Apr 30, 2027$15.00US, global
Mountainfilm Festival, Telluride CO — Mountainfilm Commitment Grants
Mountainfilm Festival, Telluride CO
Fiction · Translation
Jul 16, 2027Fee not listedUS, global
The Rush Magazine — Call for Submissions
Calls & Opportunities
Poetry · Microfiction
Jul 24, 2027No feeglobal
Residency
Film Independent — Climate Entertainment Initiative
Film Independent
Fiction · Film
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Lpbp — LPB Public Media Content Fund Research and Development Grant
Lpbp
Photography · Film
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Fiction · Nonfiction
Deadline not listedFee not listed
Magazine
Fellowship
Black Public Media Open Call
Blackpublicmedia
Fiction · Nonfiction
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Festival
Sheffield DocFest: Sheffield International Documentary Festival — Sheffield DocFest
Sheffield DocFest: Sheffield International Documentary Festival
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listed
Screen Australia Documentary Platform First Program
Screen Australia
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Grant
Maine Humanities Council Mini Grants
Maine Humanities Council
Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Grant
CNC — Aide aux cinémas du monde (Pre-Filming)
CNC
Fiction · Film
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Grant
Maine Humanities Council Major Grants
Maine Humanities Council
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Grant
CNC — Aide aux cinémas du monde (Post-Filming)
CNC
Fiction · Film
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Open call
Claims Conference Film Production & Post-Production Grant
Film
Translation · Photography
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Fellowship
Film Independent — Amplifier Fellowship
Film Independent
Fiction · Nonfiction
Deadline not listed$45.00US, global
JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture — The Japan Foundation, New York — JFNY Grant for Arts and Culture
JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture – The Japan Foundation, New York
Film · Documentary
RollingFee not listedUS, global
Magazine
CMF Innovation & Experimentation Program Production Support
Cmf Fmc
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Fund for Investigative Journalism
Fund for Investigative Journalism
Film · Documentary
RollingFee not listedUS, global
MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists
Assets for Artists
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Residency
No fee
Film Independent — Directing Lab
Film Independent
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedNo feeUS, global
Festival
La Biennale di Venezia — Venice Film Festival
La Biennale di Venezia
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listed
Lef Foundation — Moving Image Fund Pre-Production Grant
Lef Foundation
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Rjionline — RJI Institutional Fellowship
Rjionline
Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Magazine
Residency
Grant
National Endowment for the Arts — NEA First Grants for Arts Projects — Media Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Poetry · Film
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Pacific Islanders in Communications — PIC Shorts Fund
Pacific Islanders in Communications
Fiction · Nonfiction
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Fellowship
Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship » Whistler Film Festival — WFF Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship
Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship » Whistler Film Festival
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Grant
Maine Humanities Council Arts & Humanities Grants
Maine Humanities Council
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Magazine
Fellowship
Grant
Snarky Elephant Incubator Program
Snarky Elephant
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listed$25.00US, global
Lef Foundation — Moving Image Fund Production Grant
Lef Foundation
Film · Documentary
Deadline not listedFee not listedUS, global
Grant
Chicken & Egg Films (Egg)celerator Lab
Chickeneggfilms
Fiction · Nonfiction
Deadline not listed$35.00US, global
Magazine