Deadline: 26-Sep-2025
Submissions are now open for the Frameline Completion Fund Grant cycle to provide grants for emerging and established filmmakers.
The Completion Fund is a program that provides financial contributions to artists who are struggling to secure funding to complete their works.
The standard Completion Fund grant ranges from $1,000 to $5,000, though the jury can recommend a higher or lower amount. The Completion Fund accepts projects in all categories, from documentary and narrative works to experimental, animated, or episodic projects, so long as the films are about LGBTQ+ people and their communities. The program seeks to support works by and for under-served communities. With this in mind, they encourage submissions from women, people of color, transgender people, intersex people, asexual people, nonbinary people, disabled people, and other underrepresented people and communities. Only applications that provide a full working cut of the film will be considered. Temporary sound, color, or visual effects are allowed — just let them know what’s missing or still being worked on in your application. Grants are given for completion only, so 90% of production must be finished.
If you aren’t in the post-production phase, you must be ready to begin post-production as soon as this funding is in place. Grants will only be given to projects about LGBTQ+ people and their communities. Grants are only given to individuals with creative and financial control of the project. In the case of collaboration, a sole project director must be designated as the applicant. Grants will be given to projects in any film/video format, of any length, genre, or nationality. Members of the Frameline staff and/or Frameline Board of Directors are ineligible.
This opportunity offers crucial support to filmmakers who are in the final stages of their creative process, ensuring that important stories centered on LGBTQ+ communities can be completed and shared. The financial aid provided by the Completion Fund plays a vital role in helping creators overcome financial hurdles that often block projects from reaching audiences.
By prioritizing underrepresented voices, the program strengthens diversity and inclusivity in film, encouraging projects that bring visibility to a wide range of LGBTQ+ experiences. Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements stand to benefit from funding that bridges the gap between unfinished work and a completed film ready for distribution.
For more information, visit Frameline.