SUBMITTING YOUR SHORT to
The FOFIF Short Film Fund
SPRING 2025 CYCLE: LOS ANGELES
This round is open to Los Angeles based filmmakers making a short film in L.A. Supported by NEON.
Opens: APRIL 18
Closes: MAY 2 (or when we reach our 400 limit)
Notification date: JUNE 23
We look at short films directed by women or non-binary filmmakers for two funding cycles a year. We consider films for financial pre-production grants or post-production grants from Heard City (sound) and Nice Shoes (color).
Here are our general guidelines:
For ALL women and non-binary directors
Preferred length is no more than 20 minutes
At this time we're not funding episodic works or festival submission fees
All genres accepted!
For Pre-production funds, you MUST include samples of previous work
SUBMITTING YOUR SHORT FILM to
The FOFIF Shorts Program
Opens: June 15, 2025
Closes: July 16, 2025
SCREENING AT NITEHAWK CINEMA: September 17, 2025
Notification date: August 11
Our initiative, The FOFIF Shorts Program, is a combination of our two loves: short films and exhibition. Now, filmmakers can submit their completed short films in consideration for one of our screenings! Our 2025 edition will take place at Nitehawk Cinema (Williamsburg) on September 18 and will include 2 screenings featuring 7-9 short films selected from FilmFreeway.
Visit FilmFreeway for all information and to submit:
