Funder: Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Final deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000–$25,000 per project; up to four projects awarded annually
Summary: Financial and artistic support for filmmakers with disabilities creating short or feature films about disability-community stories.
Key Information: At least one key creative team member must identify as having a disability; episodic projects are ineligible.
Description
Managed by SFFILM and supported by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, this grant supports filmmakers who identify as having a disability and films that specifically address stories within the disability community. It funds short and feature films in both narrative and documentary formats at the screenwriting, development, and post-production stages.
Introduced in 2020, the program aims to give historically excluded communities access to support and help create a more inclusive film landscape. It is part of the Foundation’s partnership with SFFILM, which began in 2009. Alongside cash funding, recipients receive access to SFFILM’s FilmHouse in San Francisco and its artist development programs.
