Film Finishing Fund
Funding Amount
$25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “The fund is in its 34th annual cycle (as of 2020).”
Overview
The Film Finishing Fund provides cash grants and in-kind production services to complete films created by, for, or about women.
History: Since its launch in 1985, the Women in Film Finishing Fund has awarded over $2 million in cash and in-kind services to 280 films. The fund is in its 34th annual cycle (as of 2020).
Geographic Scope: International submissions accepted (266 submissions from 21 countries in 2020 cycle)
Focus Areas:
- Feature-length narrative films
- Documentaries
- Short films
- Works-in-progress created by, for, or about women
Selection Process: Works-in-progress are viewed by a special jury of women in the industry who select winning films.
Award Details:
- Multiple grantees selected annually (9 grantees in 2020 cycle)
- Four recipients receive $25,000 grants from Stella Artois
- Additional grantees receive other award amounts and in-kind production services
Contact/Information: Women in Film Los Angeles, womeninfilm.org
What Women in Film actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Women in Film reported $102K in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2023, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2023
- 3
- Total given
- $397K
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $10K–$372K
- By dollars: California 97%, New York 3%. Top recipient cities: Beverly Hills, CA; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY.
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Color Creative Inc · Beverly Hills, CA
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Airbnb · San Francisco, CA
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Actors Fund of America · New York, NY
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$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Arts
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