Opportunity type:  Grant

For: Women Filmmakers

Deadline: 30/08/2025

Rewards:  $10,000 

Location Eligibility: Worldwide

About this opportunity

First Flight invites filmmakers worldwide who identify as females for the Female Voices Short Film Fund. It is a  short film fund focused on supporting female* filmmakers and raising awareness of under-representation and discrepancies in pay and positions between men and women in the film industry.

Rewards

• With a financial grant of $10,000 and a direct pitching opportunity to a development deal with one of the UK’s largest Independent finance and production companies, Goldfinch. 
• 2025 submissions can also win an extra $1700 Mentorship with Female Film Club and £1300 Festival Strategy Campaign with Festival Formula.
• They will take one filmmaker to create a concept film for either their first or second feature film. The fund will act as a development platform to support the filmmaker and their short as a proof of concept for a feature film of up to a £1M budget.

Eligibility

Free

How to Apply 

Apply using the link: Female Voices Short Film Fund

All questions regarding this award should be sent tohello@first-flights.com