The Film Society awards filmmaking grants and cash prizes to innovative and exceptional films, with specific monies set aside exclusively for Bay Area filmmakers. The total amount of money to be awarded in 2010 will exceed $450,000.


SFFS/Film Arts Foundation Documentary Grant
The SFFS/Film Arts Foundation Documentary Grant will award a total of $25,000 for documentary feature films in post-production. This will be a one-time grant with awards given only in 2010. Read more...

SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants
For independent filmmakers working on narrative feature projects that through plot, character, theme and/or setting explore urgent social justice issues of our time, including human and civil rights, criminal justice, anti-discrimination, gender issues and sexual identity. Read more...

Hearst Screenwriting Grant
Made possible by the generous support of William R. Hearst III, the Hearst Screenwriting Grant will award $15,000 to a mid-career screenwriter residing in the United States. Read more...

Djerassi/SFFS Screenwriting Fellowship
Sponsored by the the Djerassi Resident Artist Program, the Djerassi Residency Award/SFFS Screenwriting Fellowship will provide a one-month residency at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program for an emerging or established screenwriter in 2010. Read more...

Golden Gate Awards
Each year the Film Society awards cash prizes to international and Bay Area filmmakers as part of its Golden Gate Awards competition, held annually during the San Francisco International Film Festival. Read more...