$50,000 Short Film Production Grant

The Stowe Story Labs $50,000 Short Film Production Grant, developed in partnership with the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, and working with partners including ARRI, the Galway Film Fleadh, Seed&Spark, the Sidewalk Film Festival, Portrait, and WeShort, will award a grant of $50,000 to support the development, production, and distribution of a short film with a total run time of approximately 10 minutes.

We are proud to offer this grant to develop and produce a wonderful short film, and through this work to help screenwriters, filmmakers, and creative producers get work made and seen. More details below.

Benefits

A $50,000 curated grant to support the production of a short film with a total run time of approximately 10 minutes. Mentoring will be available to support the winning project through all aspects of its development and production, including:

• Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, and Festival Submission mentoring by Stowe alum and mentor Liz Cardenas (bio below), who also will manage the grant with the filmmakers

• Option to receive festival submission support, advice, and post-festival run distribution on groundbreaking short film distribution platform WeShort

• Option to consult with Seed&Spark on crowdfunding, pitching, and distribution

• Option to receive discounted ARRI camera package

• Festival fee submission waiver and automatic admission to the 2025 or 2026 Sidewalk Film Festival (based on needs/value to the project)

• Festival fee submission waiver to enter the 2025 Galway Film Fleadh

• Invitation to join the Portrait community, a networking platform connecting filmmakers, department heads, funders, distributors, and more