Mai
@iammailyne.bsky.social
www.mailyne.ca / Artist, Filmmaker, Writer
Recovering from burnout.
🤍 Sharing film, publishing, business and motherhood things. Some posts about grants and opportunities.
Recovering from burnout.
🤍 Sharing film, publishing, business and motherhood things. Some posts about grants and opportunities.
The 2025 Lumen Prize offers a total prize pool of $30,000, with ten awards, including the Lumen Prize Gold Award of $12,000 and nine category awards of $2,000 each.
Open to all - everywhere who make digital art.
Deadline: May 23, 2025
www.lumenprize.com
Open to all - everywhere who make digital art.
Deadline: May 23, 2025
www.lumenprize.com
The Lumen Prize
$18,000 in prizes awarded to digital artists working with technology. Join our global community of alumni artists eligible for commissioned opportunities. Categories include Still, Moving, XR/Interac...
www.lumenprize.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The 2025 Lumen Prize offers a total prize pool of $30,000, with ten awards, including the Lumen Prize Gold Award of $12,000 and nine category awards of $2,000 each.
Open to all - everywhere who make digital art.
Deadline: May 23, 2025
www.lumenprize.com
Open to all - everywhere who make digital art.
Deadline: May 23, 2025
www.lumenprize.com
As a mama to a tween turned teen boy, I am now privy to memes about - yup - poop, toilets, farts and occasional destruction. Some things never change.
What I'm also learning to accept is the sudden detachment. Why wasn't I warned about this kind of heartbreak?
I'm fiiiine, but sheesh.
#MomLife
What I'm also learning to accept is the sudden detachment. Why wasn't I warned about this kind of heartbreak?
I'm fiiiine, but sheesh.
#MomLife
May 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As a mama to a tween turned teen boy, I am now privy to memes about - yup - poop, toilets, farts and occasional destruction. Some things never change.
What I'm also learning to accept is the sudden detachment. Why wasn't I warned about this kind of heartbreak?
I'm fiiiine, but sheesh.
#MomLife
What I'm also learning to accept is the sudden detachment. Why wasn't I warned about this kind of heartbreak?
I'm fiiiine, but sheesh.
#MomLife
Pique day! Pique is a quarterly arts and music festival total building (3 floor) takeover that happens in 🇨🇦
My company has been live streaming this for 4 years. This year due to government funding, their budget has been reduced so we renegotiated.
Today I have 5 crew filming 5 shows and 1 panel.
My company has been live streaming this for 4 years. This year due to government funding, their budget has been reduced so we renegotiated.
Today I have 5 crew filming 5 shows and 1 panel.
March 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Pique day! Pique is a quarterly arts and music festival total building (3 floor) takeover that happens in 🇨🇦
My company has been live streaming this for 4 years. This year due to government funding, their budget has been reduced so we renegotiated.
Today I have 5 crew filming 5 shows and 1 panel.
My company has been live streaming this for 4 years. This year due to government funding, their budget has been reduced so we renegotiated.
Today I have 5 crew filming 5 shows and 1 panel.
As someone recovering from burnout, I have to be mindful of what receives my attention. To help me, I have a list:
1) is it my child
2) are they immediate family
3) are they in danger
4) is it important / critical
(ie. lawyer, accountant)
If not, I remind myself:
I don't owe anyone anything.
1) is it my child
2) are they immediate family
3) are they in danger
4) is it important / critical
(ie. lawyer, accountant)
If not, I remind myself:
I don't owe anyone anything.
March 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
As someone recovering from burnout, I have to be mindful of what receives my attention. To help me, I have a list:
1) is it my child
2) are they immediate family
3) are they in danger
4) is it important / critical
(ie. lawyer, accountant)
If not, I remind myself:
I don't owe anyone anything.
1) is it my child
2) are they immediate family
3) are they in danger
4) is it important / critical
(ie. lawyer, accountant)
If not, I remind myself:
I don't owe anyone anything.
Vimeo Short Film Grant
vimeo.com/shortfilmgrant
Five $30,000 grants will be awarded for the production of an original short film.
Submissions open March 10, 2025
vimeo.com/shortfilmgrant
Five $30,000 grants will be awarded for the production of an original short film.
Submissions open March 10, 2025
Vimeo Short Film Grant
vimeo.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Vimeo Short Film Grant
vimeo.com/shortfilmgrant
Five $30,000 grants will be awarded for the production of an original short film.
Submissions open March 10, 2025
vimeo.com/shortfilmgrant
Five $30,000 grants will be awarded for the production of an original short film.
Submissions open March 10, 2025
With fewer jobs, prices going up on things like groceries, and a world literally divided there's never been a more important time to focus on your health, and as we've all learned from ALONE, just being skinny is not always the best option: the amount of fat on your body can be a form of survival.
March 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
With fewer jobs, prices going up on things like groceries, and a world literally divided there's never been a more important time to focus on your health, and as we've all learned from ALONE, just being skinny is not always the best option: the amount of fat on your body can be a form of survival.
Set Etiquette Training provides eligible independent productions with access to free harassment prevention training, and two-hours of free legal consultation related to the training. Establish a set culture free of harassment and abusive conduct.
producersguild.org/set-etiquett...
producersguild.org/set-etiquett...
Set Etiquette Training | Producers Guild
The Producers Guild of America represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and emerging media.
producersguild.org
March 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Set Etiquette Training provides eligible independent productions with access to free harassment prevention training, and two-hours of free legal consultation related to the training. Establish a set culture free of harassment and abusive conduct.
producersguild.org/set-etiquett...
producersguild.org/set-etiquett...
The Santa Clarita International Film Festival is the first film festival in California to offer a portion of the box office ticket sales to all filmmakers, musicians, comedians, emcees, and partner organizations during the festival.
sciff.org/rev-share-pr...
sciff.org/rev-share-pr...
Rev Share Program | SCIFF
sciff.org
March 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Santa Clarita International Film Festival is the first film festival in California to offer a portion of the box office ticket sales to all filmmakers, musicians, comedians, emcees, and partner organizations during the festival.
sciff.org/rev-share-pr...
sciff.org/rev-share-pr...
Analog Short Film Fund worth over £10K.
Applicants can be based anywhere but the project must be shooting in the UK.
www.fromthesilverscreen.co.uk/pages/produc...
Applicants can be based anywhere but the project must be shooting in the UK.
www.fromthesilverscreen.co.uk/pages/produc...
Production Support
Luxury silver jewellery made from film. Created from silver harvested during film processing at Cinelab Film & Digital. The perfect gift for movie lovers. Limited edition collections based on film fir...
www.fromthesilverscreen.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Analog Short Film Fund worth over £10K.
Applicants can be based anywhere but the project must be shooting in the UK.
www.fromthesilverscreen.co.uk/pages/produc...
Applicants can be based anywhere but the project must be shooting in the UK.
www.fromthesilverscreen.co.uk/pages/produc...
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund provides an opportunity for emerging writers, directors and producers from around the world to receive much-needed financial support to get their work produced and seen.
Deadline: February 28
$15,000
$4,000 finishing funds
www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
Deadline: February 28
$15,000
$4,000 finishing funds
www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
Short Film Fund | Shore Scripts
Short Film Fund, Short Film Grants, Submit your short film screenplay into our Film Fund
www.shorescripts.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund provides an opportunity for emerging writers, directors and producers from around the world to receive much-needed financial support to get their work produced and seen.
Deadline: February 28
$15,000
$4,000 finishing funds
www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
Deadline: February 28
$15,000
$4,000 finishing funds
www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
Request for Proposals Overview
The GGSC is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to support nonfiction content and reported stories related to love.
Deadline: March 24, 2025
$5000
ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/m...
The GGSC is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to support nonfiction content and reported stories related to love.
Deadline: March 24, 2025
$5000
ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/m...
Spreading Love Through the Media: Request for Proposals
ggsc.berkeley.edu
February 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Request for Proposals Overview
The GGSC is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to support nonfiction content and reported stories related to love.
Deadline: March 24, 2025
$5000
ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/m...
The GGSC is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to support nonfiction content and reported stories related to love.
Deadline: March 24, 2025
$5000
ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/m...
THE ALEXIA VISION GRANTS
(film & photo)
Two grants looking for strong projects that provide insight into issues around the world, foster cultural understanding, and inspire meaningful change by addressing socially significant topics.
Deadline Feb. 17
$20 000
newhouse.syracuse.edu/centers/the-...
(film & photo)
Two grants looking for strong projects that provide insight into issues around the world, foster cultural understanding, and inspire meaningful change by addressing socially significant topics.
Deadline Feb. 17
$20 000
newhouse.syracuse.edu/centers/the-...
Grants
For over 30 years, Alexia Grants have supported student and professional visual journalists, helping them produce projects that inspire change by addressing socially significant topics.
newhouse.syracuse.edu
February 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
THE ALEXIA VISION GRANTS
(film & photo)
Two grants looking for strong projects that provide insight into issues around the world, foster cultural understanding, and inspire meaningful change by addressing socially significant topics.
Deadline Feb. 17
$20 000
newhouse.syracuse.edu/centers/the-...
(film & photo)
Two grants looking for strong projects that provide insight into issues around the world, foster cultural understanding, and inspire meaningful change by addressing socially significant topics.
Deadline Feb. 17
$20 000
newhouse.syracuse.edu/centers/the-...
Bay Area documentary filmmakers: For Us, By Us supports those who are telling personal stories from underrepresented communities in the Bay Area. Six projects will be selected.
www.filmmakerscollaborative.org/for-us-by-us...
Deadline: February 24, 2025
$1750 stipend & mentorship
#FilmGrants
www.filmmakerscollaborative.org/for-us-by-us...
Deadline: February 24, 2025
$1750 stipend & mentorship
#FilmGrants
For Us, By Us Filmmaker Incubator Application — Filmmakers Collaborative SF
www.filmmakerscollaborative.org
February 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Bay Area documentary filmmakers: For Us, By Us supports those who are telling personal stories from underrepresented communities in the Bay Area. Six projects will be selected.
www.filmmakerscollaborative.org/for-us-by-us...
Deadline: February 24, 2025
$1750 stipend & mentorship
#FilmGrants
www.filmmakerscollaborative.org/for-us-by-us...
Deadline: February 24, 2025
$1750 stipend & mentorship
#FilmGrants
The 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant will be awarded to as many as ten writers in the process of completing a book-length work of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction for a general adult readership.
Deadline: April 23, 2025.
$40,000
www.whiting.org/writers/crea...
#Grants
Deadline: April 23, 2025.
$40,000
www.whiting.org/writers/crea...
#Grants
Creative Nonfiction Grant
Creative Nonfiction Grant Intensely researched nonfiction books, written with an artful sensitivity to depth and nuance, have always been important in shaping the way we understand the world; today th...
www.whiting.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant will be awarded to as many as ten writers in the process of completing a book-length work of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction for a general adult readership.
Deadline: April 23, 2025.
$40,000
www.whiting.org/writers/crea...
#Grants
Deadline: April 23, 2025.
$40,000
www.whiting.org/writers/crea...
#Grants
5 Point Film x Stio Short Film Challenge: A Filmmaking Grant for Mountain Creatives.
All you have to do to enter is submit a concept for a 1-2 minute film that celebrates ‘Joy in the Mountains’.
Deadline February 14
2 x $5000
www.5pointfilm.org/filmmakers
All you have to do to enter is submit a concept for a 1-2 minute film that celebrates ‘Joy in the Mountains’.
Deadline February 14
2 x $5000
www.5pointfilm.org/filmmakers
FIlmmakers | 5Point Film Festival
Our mission is to build community and inspire change by showcasing and celebrating impactful stories of adventure. We are dedicated to uplifting diverse storytellers and stories that allow us to bette...
www.5pointfilm.org
February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
5 Point Film x Stio Short Film Challenge: A Filmmaking Grant for Mountain Creatives.
All you have to do to enter is submit a concept for a 1-2 minute film that celebrates ‘Joy in the Mountains’.
Deadline February 14
2 x $5000
www.5pointfilm.org/filmmakers
All you have to do to enter is submit a concept for a 1-2 minute film that celebrates ‘Joy in the Mountains’.
Deadline February 14
2 x $5000
www.5pointfilm.org/filmmakers
The Frameline Completion Fund provides grants to emerging and established filmmakers. This program seeks to provide a financial contributions to artists for the completion of films that represent and reflect LGBTQ+ life.
Opens: October 2025
Up to $5,000
www.frameline.org/completionfund
Opens: October 2025
Up to $5,000
www.frameline.org/completionfund
Completion Fund - Frameline
Grants up to $5,000 are available for the completion of films that represent and reflect LGBTQ+ life in all its complexity and richness.
www.frameline.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Frameline Completion Fund provides grants to emerging and established filmmakers. This program seeks to provide a financial contributions to artists for the completion of films that represent and reflect LGBTQ+ life.
Opens: October 2025
Up to $5,000
www.frameline.org/completionfund
Opens: October 2025
Up to $5,000
www.frameline.org/completionfund
The Out on Film Filmmaker Fund strives to support emerging and established LGBTQ+ filmmakers with a focus on Georgia and Southeastern storytellers.
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Up to $2500
outonfilm.org/filmmaker-fund
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Up to $2500
outonfilm.org/filmmaker-fund
Filmmaker Fund — Out On Film
outonfilm.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Out on Film Filmmaker Fund strives to support emerging and established LGBTQ+ filmmakers with a focus on Georgia and Southeastern storytellers.
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Up to $2500
outonfilm.org/filmmaker-fund
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Up to $2500
outonfilm.org/filmmaker-fund
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The AMA has a YouTube page where you can catch up on all the fun, ongoing TB & bird flu outbreaks, since the CDC is no longer allowed to do that: youtube.com/watch?v=HlPB...
youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The AMA has a YouTube page where you can catch up on all the fun, ongoing TB & bird flu outbreaks, since the CDC is no longer allowed to do that: youtube.com/watch?v=HlPB...
The Film Independent Imaginar Producers Residency is a program created to support three Latinx Over 9 months, made possible by The Walt Disney Company and Searchlight Pictures, in collaboration NALIP.
Deadline: Feb. 14 & : Feb. 28, 2025
$50,000
www.filmindependent.org/programs/art...
Deadline: Feb. 14 & : Feb. 28, 2025
$50,000
www.filmindependent.org/programs/art...
Imaginar Producers Residency - Film Independent
The Film Independent Imaginar Producers Residency is a new program created to support Latinx Producers, made possible by The Walt Disney Company and
www.filmindependent.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The Film Independent Imaginar Producers Residency is a program created to support three Latinx Over 9 months, made possible by The Walt Disney Company and Searchlight Pictures, in collaboration NALIP.
Deadline: Feb. 14 & : Feb. 28, 2025
$50,000
www.filmindependent.org/programs/art...
Deadline: Feb. 14 & : Feb. 28, 2025
$50,000
www.filmindependent.org/programs/art...
A short film fund focused on supporting female* filmmakers and raising awareness of pay discrepancies and under-representation of women in the film industry.
www.first-flights.com/female-voice...
Deadline: Feb 28, Mar 31, April 30, 2025
Fee: starting at £ 20.00
Up to £7,000 / $10,000 grant
www.first-flights.com/female-voice...
Deadline: Feb 28, Mar 31, April 30, 2025
Fee: starting at £ 20.00
Up to £7,000 / $10,000 grant
Female Voices Short Film Fund – First Flights
Supporting Indie Film Makers
www.first-flights.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A short film fund focused on supporting female* filmmakers and raising awareness of pay discrepancies and under-representation of women in the film industry.
www.first-flights.com/female-voice...
Deadline: Feb 28, Mar 31, April 30, 2025
Fee: starting at £ 20.00
Up to £7,000 / $10,000 grant
www.first-flights.com/female-voice...
Deadline: Feb 28, Mar 31, April 30, 2025
Fee: starting at £ 20.00
Up to £7,000 / $10,000 grant
Films that will never see the light of day:
A six-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman. Netflix cancelled the release, in a mutual agreement that the Estate can make a new doc.
Golden, a musical about Pharrell's childhood, scrapped in post by filmmakers. Universal will swallow $20 M.
A six-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman. Netflix cancelled the release, in a mutual agreement that the Estate can make a new doc.
Golden, a musical about Pharrell's childhood, scrapped in post by filmmakers. Universal will swallow $20 M.
February 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Films that will never see the light of day:
A six-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman. Netflix cancelled the release, in a mutual agreement that the Estate can make a new doc.
Golden, a musical about Pharrell's childhood, scrapped in post by filmmakers. Universal will swallow $20 M.
A six-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman. Netflix cancelled the release, in a mutual agreement that the Estate can make a new doc.
Golden, a musical about Pharrell's childhood, scrapped in post by filmmakers. Universal will swallow $20 M.
The Emerging Filmmakers Program supports early-career female filmmakers by providing funding, mentorship etc.
The first cycle is for female identifying filmmakers local to Washington State. Must apply in teams, min. 2 people.
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Fee: $10
$: ?
emergencefilms.us/emerging-fil...
The first cycle is for female identifying filmmakers local to Washington State. Must apply in teams, min. 2 people.
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Fee: $10
$: ?
emergencefilms.us/emerging-fil...
Emerging Filmmaker Program - Emergence Films
Program Partners If you have any questions, please email us at info@emergencefilms.us IGNITING A PATRON/ARTIST RELATIONSHIP TO EMPOWER FEMALE-IDENTIFYING FILMMAKERS Emerging FilmmakerS Program The Eme...
emergencefilms.us
February 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Emerging Filmmakers Program supports early-career female filmmakers by providing funding, mentorship etc.
The first cycle is for female identifying filmmakers local to Washington State. Must apply in teams, min. 2 people.
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Fee: $10
$: ?
emergencefilms.us/emerging-fil...
The first cycle is for female identifying filmmakers local to Washington State. Must apply in teams, min. 2 people.
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Fee: $10
$: ?
emergencefilms.us/emerging-fil...
Torch Literary Arts has an annual creative writing retreat, welcoming applications from Black women writers with major works-in-progress across poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and script.
Austin, TX
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025
$1 000 stipend
www.torchliteraryarts.org/retreat
Austin, TX
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025
$1 000 stipend
www.torchliteraryarts.org/retreat
Retreat | Torch Literary Arts
Torch's annual retreat for Black women writers with works-in-progress across poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and script. Fellows enjoy a week-long stay at the Colton House Hotel in Austin, TX wh...
www.torchliteraryarts.org
February 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Torch Literary Arts has an annual creative writing retreat, welcoming applications from Black women writers with major works-in-progress across poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and script.
Austin, TX
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025
$1 000 stipend
www.torchliteraryarts.org/retreat
Austin, TX
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025
$1 000 stipend
www.torchliteraryarts.org/retreat
The Objectifs x Momo Short Film Incubator is an initiative that focuses on developing short film scripts by Southeast Asian filmmakers. It provides five selected participants with mentorship and a supportive network.
Deadline: March 2, 2025
$1500 SGD
www.objectifs.com.sg/short-film-i...
Deadline: March 2, 2025
$1500 SGD
www.objectifs.com.sg/short-film-i...
OPEN CALL: OBJECTIFS X MOMO FILM CO SHORT FILM INCUBATOR 2025 - OBJECTIFS
A mentorship programme open to Southeast Asian filmmakers working with moving images, who are in the process of developing short film scripts.
www.objectifs.com.sg
February 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The Objectifs x Momo Short Film Incubator is an initiative that focuses on developing short film scripts by Southeast Asian filmmakers. It provides five selected participants with mentorship and a supportive network.
Deadline: March 2, 2025
$1500 SGD
www.objectifs.com.sg/short-film-i...
Deadline: March 2, 2025
$1500 SGD
www.objectifs.com.sg/short-film-i...
The Asian American Documentary Network and Asian American Futures are seeking proposals from Impact Producers with documentary films they are currently working on.
Theme: AAPI Legacy
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Four (4) fellows x $17, 000
a-doc.org/aapi-futures...
Theme: AAPI Legacy
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Four (4) fellows x $17, 000
a-doc.org/aapi-futures...
AAPI Futures Fellowship – Asian American Documentary Network
a-doc.org
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Asian American Documentary Network and Asian American Futures are seeking proposals from Impact Producers with documentary films they are currently working on.
Theme: AAPI Legacy
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Four (4) fellows x $17, 000
a-doc.org/aapi-futures...
Theme: AAPI Legacy
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Four (4) fellows x $17, 000
a-doc.org/aapi-futures...