Analog Cookbook and This Week in Experimental are proud to announce our 16mm short film fund. This grant is designed to support the production of 16mm short films through a combination of cash and in-kind support. If you have an idea for a film that's ready to roll, then this grant is for you.

About us:

Analog Cookbook is a film publication dedicated to analog filmmaking. Started by Kate E. Hinshaw in 2019, we have since produced 8 issues that cover everything from DIY recipes on how to develop film with mushrooms, cyanotype films, and how to modify old cameras, to thoughtful interviews and essays that grapple with analog film and grief, what it means to make 16mm/super 8mm/35mm work in the digital age, and environmentalism. What began as a quest to share hard to find analog filmmaking resources has grown into a community featuring artwork, essays, and darkroom recipes from artists worldwide. The publication is currently curated and edited by Kate, Gabby Follett, Andi Avery, and Hogan Seidel.

This Week in Experimental, is a weekly newsletter that shares opportunities, links to experimental media to watch for free online, and suggested readings. This project was started by Gabby Follett during the early days of COVID-19 lockdown in the US to share information with their experimental media students. It has since evolved into a public scholarship project housed on Substack, Instagram, and Discord designed to help experimental media artists and scholars share opportunities, tools, resources, and encouragement in a small, under-resourced area of media art.

Awards & Prizes

This grant is designed to support the production of 16mm short films through a combination of cash and in-kind support. Grantees will receive:

☆ 5x 400ft rolls of Kodak Vision3 7219
☆ Free film processing and scanning
☆ Color grading services from Moonshine Post
☆ A cash grant to get the ball rolling

Rules & Terms

No one turned away for lack of funds! We have a pay what you can model and are only accepting 100 submissions in total. We recommend preparing your grant application ahead of time and submitting right when the submission period opens. We are open to experimental, documentary, narrative and all forms in between.

Eligibility:
-Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
-Applicants must not be enrolled in school and/or seeking funds for a student project.
-Projects must be short films intended to shoot on 16mm film. (No features)
-Projects need to be completed within a year of receiving the grant.
-Projects must not be in post-production.

We are interested in projects by artists pushing form, projects that have a strong connection to 16mm film, and supporting artists who may otherwise face barriers to making work on celluloid.

Email submissions will not be considered.