Residencies, fellowships, grants and competitions for emerging artists across film, visual arts and criticism. All in one place, always up to date.
Robert Silvers Foundation
Opens: January · Closes: March
The Silvers Grant Programme supports long-form nonfiction writing in literary criticism, arts writing, political analysis, and social reportage. Named after Robert Silvers, founding editor of The New York Review of Books, the grant supports writers worldwide who have a confirmed publishing agreement for their work.
Vermont Studio Center
Opens: February · Closes: March
The Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, is the largest international artists' and writers' residency programme in the United States, hosting approximately 50 residents at any given time. Visual artists receive private 24-hour studio space, accommodation, and three daily meals. The programme offers an intensive schedule of visiting artist talks, studio visits, and slide lectures alongside generous unstructured time.
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts / University of Houston
Opens: January · Closes: April
The Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing, administered by Gulf Coast journal at the University of Houston, awards original critical writing about the visual arts. The prize invites essays, reviews, and expository writing that demonstrate sharp critical thinking and engaged prose, offering one of the more generous purses available for short-form art criticism.
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Opens: February · Closes: April
AFAC provides grants to support the production of documentary and narrative films by filmmakers from the Arab world. The fund has been instrumental in nurturing a generation of Arab filmmakers, supporting projects from development through post-production with generous grant levels.
Sarajevo Film Festival
Opens: February · Closes: April
Talents Sarajevo is a six-day programme of masterclasses, workshops, screenings, and networking events held during the Sarajevo Film Festival, connecting approximately 50 emerging professionals from Southeast Europe and the Southern Caucasus with acclaimed international industry experts. Launched in 2006 as a collaboration with Berlinale Talents, the programme is divided into eight specialist modules: Acting Studio, Directors Summit, Script Station, Producers Summit, Camera Studio, Editing Studio, Talent Press, and Pack & Pitch.
Film Independent
Opens: March · Closes: May
Film Independent runs two documentary labs: a Story Lab for directors and a Producing Lab for producers. Each selects six fellows for intensive mentorship and development with established documentary professionals. The Story Lab focuses on late-production/early post-production with workshops, one-on-one mentoring from Creative and Editing Advisors, and a pitch event. The Producing Lab includes professional coaching, case studies with experienced producers, and networking opportunities.
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