Production Grant

Each year, the Voices With Impact Film Production Grant offers filmmakers $7.5k USD to filmmaking teams making transformative 5 minute films on the topic of mental health.

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Grant Application Overview

Read the submission guide, join a Q&A, book your feedback call, complete your proposal pitch deck, and fill out the submission form.

Q&A Webinars

Proposal Overview

August 18 · 10:30am PT

Proposals are hard to write. We know they take your precious time, and we want this to be something valuable to you beyond a VWI application. Grant Director, Chris, will take us through the proposal top to bottom, giving you a good basis to start from.

Your Film Idea

August 25 · 10:30am PT

Every good proposal starts with a clear idea. This week we focus on yours. Chris will help you shape what you want to say about mental health, and why you're the right person to say it. Bring whatever you have so far and we'll work it into something you can build on.

Budgets & Schedules

September 1 · 10:30am PT

The budget and schedule worry people more than any other part, and they needn't. You don't need a finance background to get this right. Chris will show you how to put together a budget and timeline that funders trust. Bring your numbers, or just your questions, and we'll go through them together.

Best Practice: Animation, Documentary & Drama

September 8 · 10:30am PT

By now you'll have a proposal taking shape. This week a filmmaker from each genre joins Chris to talk about how they make their films, what the work really involves, and where people tend to trip up. Whatever you're making, you'll leave with something you can put to use.