The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre provides grants to encourage and support the creation of digital, film, music, television, and live theatre content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women. The program provides finishing grants for film, television, and digital projects as well as production funds for live theatre.
Projects are eligible if they feature a strong female perspective and/or include a female-identified director, producer or female protagonist(s).
Film grants will be given in the following categories (with maximim amounts listed):
This is the second round of a $5 million, three-year program made possible through the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME). The next application cycle of NYC Women’s Fund is postponed. Please check back in 2021.
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