SFFILM Rainin Grants
Forecasted
The SFFILM Rainin Grants, funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, support narrative feature films addressing social justice issues and engaging with the Bay Area filmmaking community.
Funder: Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Regular Deadline, projected) | May 2027 (Final Deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per project; 15–20 projects funded annually; one-year grant term.
Summary: Supports narrative feature films addressing social justice issues and benefiting the Bay Area film community.
Description
The SFFILM Rainin Grants, funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation and administered by SFFILM, are the largest granting body for independent narrative feature films in the United States. The program supports innovative narrative features that tackle social justice issues—such as human and civil rights, anti-discrimination, disability, gender, and other urgent topics—while fostering professional and economic connections to the San Francisco Bay Area filmmaking community. Grants are awarded for projects in the screenwriting, development, or post-production phases, with recipients gaining access to SFFILM’s FilmHouse residency and artist development resources.
