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Below are descriptions of the types of programs the Institutional Grants Committee will consider for funding. The list is not all-inclusive. Other film-related programs may also be funded as the committee wishes to encourage innovation and creativity. Eligibility of these programs will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Please note: Academy Institutional Grants are awarded only to nonprofit film organizations and to film programs within schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions and nonprofit organizations. Grants are not awarded to individuals or to for-profit companies or organizations.
Craft Workshops and Conferences, in which college students and/or adults are trained in one or more of the various craft fields of film production (e.g., directing, cinematography, screenwriting, editing, etc.).
Internship Programs, in which college students are placed in professional environments outside of their schools, either on film productions or in film-related offices.
Library and Archival Projects, in which the papers of filmmakers are preserved and/or made available to the public.
Screening Programs, especially those in which filmmakers interact with audiences.
Seminar Programs, in which film professionals discuss their work and/or particular aspects of the creation and distribution of films.
Teacher Training Programs, in which production techniques and/or film appreciation information (in the broadest sense) is presented for teachers to take back to their classrooms.
Training/Bridge Programs, in which college students and/or adults are trained for and then placed in film industry jobs. This includes mentoring programs.
Visiting Artist Programs, especially those in which a filmmaker spends several days in residence at a college, university or media center.
With few exceptions, the Institutional Grants Committee will not fund the following:
- The development or production of films (under no circumstances).
- Film festivals or programs taking place within a film festival (under no circumstances).
- The preservation of individual films.
- Programs directed at teens and children, 18 years old and younger.
- Programs that focus primarily on social issues.
- Programs teaching media literacy that do not focus primarily on film.
- Programs focusing on any aspect of television.
- Administration, overhead and permanent staffing costs.
- Equipment purchases.
- Capital campaigns.
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