INDIE GRANTS

2026-27 FUNDING CYCLE NOW OPEN. Up to $45K for professional short films. Submissions due Aug. 3. Visit indiegrants.org.

Award-winning short films. Dropping weekly.

INDIE GRANTS makes high-quality, inventive short films with professional filmmakers. Created as a partnership between the South Carolina Film Commission and Trident Technical College, INDIE GRANTS films have been official selections at film fest like Sundance, Tribeca, American Black Film Festival, Palm Springs, Austin, FantasticFest, Slamdance, Stiges, Oxford, Atlanta, Indie Memphis, DragonCon, and hundreds more.