Film residencies
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The following table contains scholarships, residencies and project financing that can be applied for by filmmakers and artists.
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Last update: September 2019
What | Where | What | Restrictions |
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A.I.R. Stiftung Berliner Leben, Urban Nation 3 - 6 months residency for artists in Berlin, free accomodation, costs of living (500 EUR), material costs (300 EUR), mobility costs (100 EUR) (all per month) Restriction: Has to be resident in or citizen of EU member states |
DE | Residency | EU |
Atelier Mondial Christoph Merian Stiftung 11 residencies at nine different destinations (Berlin, Buenos Aires, Jerewan, Hangzhou, Johannesburg, New York, Oxaca, Paris, Tokyo) and one travel stipend for professional creatives in the field of visual arts Restriction: Has to be resident in BS, BL, SO, Südbaden to Freiburg and Elsass When: August |
INT | Residency | CH |
MAK Center Österreichisches Bundeskanzleramt Six month residency in Los Angeles for early career cultural producers from around the world for projects exploring and complicating the relation between art and architecture; incl. round-trip flight ticket and scholarship When: early March |
US | Residency | |
Studio Residency Pro Helvetia 3 month studio residency for artists in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka incl. cost of travel, insurances and per diem expenses When: March |
INT | Residency | |
Villa Aurora Organisation Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e.V. Three month residency in Los Angeles for artists in the field of visual arts, composing, literature and performance, incl. round-trip flight ticket, scholarship and a lump sum for material costs Restriction: Has to have already presented a film at a festival, in cinemas or TV; has to live in Germany; Residency will not be awarded to students |
US | Residency | DE |
Atelier 105 Light Cone artist residencies (2-3 weeks) in Paris dedicated to video-based post-production of (photographic) films that fall within the realm of experimental cinema Restriction: residency is for post-production of projects currently in progress When: several times a year |
FR | Residency | |
Research Residency Pro Helvetia max. 4 weeks residency for artists and cultural practitioners in an Arab Country, India (or other south Asian countries), China, Russia or Southern Africa; incl. cost of travel, insurances and per diem expenses, for a specific cultural exchange project with sustainable impact and international resonance When: continuously |
INT | Residency | |
Bibliothek Andreas Züst 4 weeks residency for Swiss and foreign cultural practitioners in the Panoramaherberge Aplenhof in the swiss canton Appenzell, incl. travel costs and accomodation Restriction: Preferably projects that deal with the library as a whole or one of its branches When: 31. Mai, 31. Oktober |
CH | Residency | |
Roma Calling Istituto Svizzero twelve ten-month residencies running from September to July, the residencies are for artists (visual arts, design, architecture, literature, dance, theatre and music) and researchers (social, human and natural sciences) Restriction: The call is addressed to Swiss citizens and residents as well as figures who have established solid relations with the Swiss scientific and cultural scene. Candidates are required to present a personal research project that would necessitate or benefit from a stay in Rome and fit into a project of interdisciplinary collaboration between art and science. When: Juli bis September |
IT | Residency | CH |
La Bande Vidéo exhibition fees and technical support as well as lodging during the installation of an exhibition video or media arts in Quebec; or a residency Restriction: The center produces and exhibits mostly, video installations, single-channel experimental and animated videos and virtual reality projects as well as 360° films When: January |
CA | Residency | |
Work Grant Pro Helvetia Production grant of up to CHF 25’000 for works in the field of visual arts (incl. performance, new media, artist’s books and photography) for artists whose work enjoys cross-regional recognition with a proven track record in their field Restriction: applicants must be permanently resident in Switzerland When: continuously |
CH | Project support | |
Fachausschuss Film und Medienkunst BS/BL Präsidialdepartement Basel-Stadt, Abteilung Kultur The Fachausschuss Film und Medienkunst supports independent film productions and media arts projects Restriction: applicants must be resident in Basel-Land or Basel-Stadt for at least one year; no support for Master- or Bachelor-projects When: January 21, May 20, October 21 |
Project support | CH | |
Film UBS Kulturstiftung supports the production of professional documentary films that have major cultural relevance as well as public and sustainable impact with a contribution of CHF 200’000 to 1'000'000 Restriction: Applicants must have Swiss cititzenship or be resident in Switzerland or have a deep connection to Switzerland When: Spring and Autumn |
Project support | CH | |
Migros Kulturprozent Development of ideas, postproduction, documentary films, film festivals and film projects that offer new perspectives and give impulses for the development of film Restriction: Swiss nationality or four years residence in Switzerland When: continuously |
Project support | CH | |
Stiftung Corymbo supports translations of movies (subtitles), that stand out due to exceptional social, ecological or cultural engagement |
Project support | ||
Documentary Film Fund SFFILM engaging feature-length documentaries in post-production which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach Restriction: Project must be in, or within three months of, post-production; for filmmakers older than 19 years When: March |
Project support | ||
Catapult Film Fund development funding for documentary films, up to USD 20'000 Restriction: filmmakers have secured access to their story, and are ready to shoot and edit a piece for production fundraising purposes When: continuously |
Project support | ||
Christoph Merian Stiftung Interdisciplinary, participative and socially relevant projects with a relation to Basel Restriction: projects must be producen in Basel When: continuously |
CH | Project support | |
Ernst Göhner Stiftung Project support for professional cultural activities of all disciplines and styles in all of Switzerland, especially for young talents |
CH | Project support | |
Mobiliar Jubiläumsstiftung die Mobiliar financial support for insitutions or persons that are active in Switzerland When: Spring and Summer |
Project support | ||
Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship SFFILM, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation a USD 35'000 cash grant and a two-month residency at FilmHouse, SFFILM’s suite of production offices for local and visiting independent filmmakers in San Francisco, for feature films that explore scientific or technological themes or characters Restriction: There must be realistic scientific or technological content at the center of the screenplay |
US | Residency, project support | |
SFFILM Women, Peace, and Security Fellowship SFFILM, Compton Foundation a USD 25'000 cash grant and a two-month residency at FilmHouse, SFFILM’s suite of production offices for local and visiting independent filmmakers in San Francisco Restriction: Film must tell the story of a woman’s or group of women’s efforts to manage or end conflict and advance peace in the context of armed conflict, security, and/or violent extremism |
US | Residency, project support | |
Berwick Visual Arts Residencies This residency provides the artist the opportunity to produce a new piece of work during the 6 month period to be premiered at the Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed in September of each year Restriction: artists must be currently resident in the UK and Europe, or have permission to work in the UK When: late Autumn |
UK | Residency | EU |
La Résidence du Festival de Cannes a residency in the middle of Paris, a personal tutoring programme for the development of a script and a programme of collective encounters with filmm professionals, EUR 800 per month scholarship; for young filmmakers that work on their first or second fiction feature film When: March |
FR | Residency | |
Aide aux écritures de cinéma Moulin d’Andé residency for film authors off all formats, genres and lengths of 15 to 60 days with full room and board at Le Moulin d'Andé, under professional patronage Restriction: Project must be in French and presented by a francophone autor (or co-authors). Authors must be francophone. When: October |
FR | Residency | |
Just Films grant for artist-driven independent, documentary film, video, and emerging media projects that explore timely social justice issues, with a focus on reducing inequality When: continuously |
Project support | ||
Sundance Documentary Fund grant for projects that display: artful film language, effective storytelling, originality and feasibility, contemporary cultural relevance, and potential to reach and connect with its intended audience When: continuously |
Project support | ||
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund finishing funds for feature-length documentaries which highlight and humanize issues of social importance from around the world, based anywhere, that are in production or post-production with intended premiere exhibition When: April |
Project support | ||
New Perspectives Seed Fund Doc Society project support for directors from anywhere around the world, of any level of experience for the development of documentary features on issues of social justice, driven by filmmakers who exhibit a unique perspective granted by their connection to the community or issue at hand Restriction: Doesn’t fund Art Films, Biographies, Films in mid-production, Profiles, News, Current Affairs, Fiction When: October |
Projektförderung, Documentary | ||
Hirschmann Stipendium Hirschmann Stiftung Scholarship of CHF 5’000 - 10’000 for students that do a censecutive Master's degree at a Swiss Fachhochschule Restriction: above average grades, Master's without interruptionn after Bachelor's When: April 15, Oktober 15 |
CH | Scholarship | CH |
Engagier Dich! Stiftung Mercator Project support for students at Swiss Universities that are engaged for society with their own initiatives Restriction: Projects must be clearly defined and for a limited amount of time, they cannot seek commercial goals and cannot be connected to an academic research project When: March 1, June 1, November 1 |
CH | Project support | |
Bundes-Exzellenz-Stipendium Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Stipendium for foreign artists who completed their Bachelor's degree Restriction: Students of the arts in their first Master's program in Switzerland When: August |
CH | Scholarship | |
Göhner Stipendium für Kunstschaffende Ernst Göhner Stiftung Scholarship for financially struggling art students When: May |
CH | Scholarship | |
Förderplattform FPF Bundesamt für Kultur The Förderplattform FPF is a centralised web applicationn for the electronic entry of applications by cultural organisations and cultural practicioners of Switzerland to the Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK) Restriction: Applicants must be resident in Switzerland |
Project support | CH | |
Zürcher Filmstiftung Support for development, production and dissemination of film projects of all genres; excluded is support for post-production Restriction: Applicants must be resident in the canton of Zürich |
Project support | CH | |
Innerschweizer Filmpreis Albert Koechlin Stiftung gives awards to realised short film projects by young established filmmakers in the Innerschweiz Restriction: Applicants must be resident in Luzern, Schwyz, Nidwalden, Uri or Obwalden |
Award | CH | |
Grenzgänger Robert Bosch Stiftung international research grant for authors, filmmakers and photographers Restriction: for German language publications only When: continuously |
INT | Scholarship | |
Fogo Island Arts Residency on Fogo Island for one or two months; Artists-in-residence in the fields of film, visual art, arts writing, music/sound, curating, design and theory are provided with a studio, accommodation in a traditional Newfoundland home, a vehicle for on-island use, and a weekly stipend to offset the costs of materials and day-to-day living expenses. Most travel expenses are covered |
CA | Residency | |
Goethe Institut Residencies Goethe Institut 57 international residency programs for a wide variety of disciplines Restriction: most of the residencies are for people with residence in Germany |
INT | Residency | DE |