Upcoming Deadlines | click here to see if you are eligible for any of these opportunities

October 13th: Community Arts Grant - Zellerbach Family Foundation Deadline 3, October 13th: Asian American Ballet Project: Choreographer Residency Program, October 14th: Shubert Foundation Dance Grant, October 20th: 2026 Dance Film Commission, October 22nd: Perform Europe Open Call, November 1st: Howard Fellowship, December 1st: Culture Forward Grant - The Svane Family Foundation Deadline 3, December 31st: National Dance Project Presentation Grants - New England Foundation for the Arts, December 31st: National Dance Project Travel Fund, December 31st: New England Presenter Travel Fund

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2026 Dance Film Commission

October 20

We’re commissioning 3 short dance films from around the world!

Each selected filmmaker will receive $5,000usd – please scope your idea and budget accordingly. Films should be between 3-10 minutes long.

Rights: Filmmaker retains full copyright, we are here to uplift YOU. In exchange for the commission, Dance Filmmaking will receive exclusive distribution rights for 10 years, after which DF’s rights become non-exclusive and filmmaker can pursue their own licensing deals. All profits are split 50/50. Filmmaker is encouraged to submit to festivals once film is finished. The films will have their online premiere on DanceFilmmaking.com after their festival run is complete, and will be eligible for the Dance Film of the Year award. Full terms will be provided in the contract for selected filmmakers.

ELIGIBILITY

Film length must be between 3-10 minutes. Everything else is open ended.

Details

Details

Shubert Foundation Dance GrantPerform Europe Open Call