SUBMITTING YOUR SHORT to


The FOFIF Short Film Fund

SUMMER/FALL 2024 CYCLE
Opens: August 9, 2024
Closes: August 23, 2024 (or when we reach our 400 limit)
Notification date: October 4

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
Non-U.S. films are considered
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, 2024
Closes: July 16, 2024
SCREENING AT NITEHAWK CINEMA: September 18, 2024

Our new 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! This one will take place at Nitehawk Cinema (Williamsburg) on September 18 and will feature 7-9 short films selected from FilmFreeway.

Visit FilmFreeway for all information and to submit: