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2025 Filmmaking Grantees Announced

by Communications | December 10, 2025

SFFILM announced the recipients of the 2025 SFFILM Rainin Grant and the 2025 SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers with Disabilities Grant.

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2024 Filmmaking Grantees Announced

by Communications | December 6, 2024

SFFILM has announced the 17 recipients for the 2024 SFFILM Rainin Grant and the three recipients of the SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers with Disabilities Grant.

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2024 Filmmaking Finalists Announced

by Communications | November 13, 2024

Twenty-three filmmaking teams have been shortlisted as contenders to receive funding and professional support for their narrative projects.

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2023 SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers With Disabilities Grantees Announced

by Communications | March 6, 2024

Vivien Hillgrove, Andrew Reid and Daniela Muñoz have been selected to receive funding through the SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers With Disabilities Grant.

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2023 Filmmaking Grantees Announced

by Communications | November 22, 2023

SFFILM and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced the 17 recipients for the 2023 SFFILM Rainin Grant, which supports narrative projects at different stages of production.

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2023 Filmmaking Finalists Announced

by Communications | October 24, 2023

Twenty eight filmmaking teams have been shortlisted to receive funding and professional support for their narrative feature film projects.

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2022 SFFILM Rainin Filmmaker With Disabilities Grantee Announced

by Communications | December 16, 2022

The SFFILM Rainin Filmmaker with Disabilities Grant, introduced in 2020, supports Bay Area-based filmmakers whose films specifically address stories from the disability community.

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Appreciating Intermediaries And The Artists They Support

by Ted Russell | November 16, 2022

Working with intermediaries allows our funding to operate closer to the ground as we share power and decision-making with trusted aligned partners in the community.

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2022 Filmmaking Grants Announced

by Communications | August 22, 2022

SFFILM, in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, announced the 18 feature projects that will receive SFFILM Rainin Grants totaling $450,000

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2022 Filmmaking Finalists Announced

by Communications | July 22, 2022

Twenty-eight filmmaking teams have been shortlisted as contenders to receive funding for their narrative projects at different stages of production.

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