Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences OffersGrants for Film > Festivals>> In 1999, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences and the > Academy Foundation instituted a Festival GrantsProgram. Since its > founding, the program has distributed 123 grants tofilm festivals > based in the United States totaling more than $2.4million in funding.>> Grants have been made to major international filmfestivals, to > festivals that focus on independent and alternativefilmmaking, and to > festivals that focus on aspects of social andcultural diversity. > While the grants have been made for many differentpurposes, film > festivals are encouraged to submit proposals thatmake festival events > more accessible to the general public, especially tosegments of the > populace that normally might not be able to attend;that give > screening access to minority and less visiblefilmmakers; and that > bring the public into contact with films andfilmmakers.>> In 2006, festivals based in the U.S. that held atleast their fifth > festival in 2005 are eligible to apply for anAcademy Festival Grant. > In order to support a more diverse group offestivals, grants are not > offered to individual festivals in successive years.>> The 2006 round ofn is directed to festivals > occurring during the 2007 calendar year. Festivalswith cash budgets > of less than $200,000 can apply for a grant of up to$10,000. > Festivals with cash budgets from $200,000 to$600,000 can apply for a > grant of up to $20,000. Festivals with cash budgetsgreater than > $600,000 can apply for a grant of up to $30,000.Grant requests must > target a concrete element or elements within thefestival. Festivals > may not request general support.>> For complete grant guidelines and examples ofpreviously funded > festivals, visit the Academy of Motion Picture Artsand Sciences Web site.http://www.oscars.org/grants/filmfestival/film_instructions.html>