The Production Assistance Program

The Women Make Movies Production Assistance Program was established in 1988 to develop and support women in independent production. The Program fulfills this mission by offering fiscal sponsorship to film and video projects and by providing independent filmmakers with valuable information and guidance through our semi-annual workshops. Together these programs reflect Women Make Movies commitment to outreach and development of both emerging and established women film and video makers.

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) through WMM

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) awards grants up to $25,000 for artists who are residents of New York State in production on a Film, Media, New Technology, or Video project. Fiction, experimental, animation, and documentary projects are all eligible to apply. Because NYSCA cannot fund individual artists directly, all applications to the Individual Artists program must be submitted through a fiscal sponsor (that’s where WMM comes in). Previously funded artists cannot apply in consecutive years. Artists who have received previous support for a phase of production must complete that phase before re-applying.

About Women Make Movies

Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. The organization provides services to both users and makers of film and video programs, with a special emphasis on supporting work by women of color. Women Make Movies facilitates the development of feminist media through an internationally recognized Distribution Service and a Production Assistance Program.