KOSINIMA SHORT FILM GRANT

KOSINIMA Short Film Grant is a grant fund for Black femme filmmakers in Africa and the African diaspora.

The KOSINIMA Short Film Grant funds  $2,500 USD for up to 4 filmmakers in Africa or the African diaspora (including Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America) per calendar year. The grant can be used for production (i.e. hiring of crew, securing locations, paying talent) and/or post-production of films only (no development or pre-production expenses) that meet the following criteria, as outlined below.

QUALIFICATIONS

Short films:  

· Have a woman/femme in one or all of the following roles: Director, Producer, Writer 

· Have themes of identity and/or community 

· Documentary or Narrative 

· Any genre

· Any language, but subtitled in English  

Applicants:  

· Identify as Black from the African continent or African diaspora   

· 18 and over

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Click the “APPLY HERE” button located on www.kosinima.org/shortfilmgrant and fill out the application form.

For KOSINIMA, Inc. to deem an application complete for review, the following materials must be submitted by the deadline:

·      Upload a script or film treatment

·      Provide background on the film team: Producer(s), Director, Writer(s), and any key crew.

·      Information about the film project (i.e. genre, length of the film)

·      Budget outline

·      Summary of how you plan to use the funds and plan of what you intend to have as a deliverable upon use of the funds

·      Estimated Production Schedule

DEADLINE

 All application materials must be submitted no later than May 15th, 2023.

ANNUAL TIMELINE

Submissions open in the spring.

Notifications to Recipients of Grant- Late Summer

Public Announcement of Recipients - Fall

*Please note: Applications for review are first come, first reviewed and will be capped at 150 submissions.