Film & Television Feature Film Awards
Two opportunities for financial assistance are available for feature film making - the Chris Columbus/Richard Vague Film Production Fund and Sloan Foundation Feature Film Award.

First Run Festival 2010
The festival showcases over 150 intermediate and advanced projects in film, video and animation.

Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Award

Fox Television Benjamin L Hooks Awards

Sloan Foundation Awards

Chris Columbus/Richard Vague Film Production Fund for Alumni

Sloan Foundation Feature Film Award

Student Academy Awards

Cinefondation - Canne Film Festival
The Cinefondation, the student film selection of the Cannes Film Festival, is looking for fiction and animation film submissions. Films will be judged by a respected international panel who will select three top films.  The first prize winner receives 15,000 Euros, the second 11,250 Euros and the third 7,500 Euros.  The first prize winner of the Cinéfondation is also guaranteed that his or her first feature film will be presented at the Cannes Film Festival.  The deadline to apply and send student films to the Cinefondation is February 16th, 2009. 

Qualifying Academy Awards Qualifying Festivals

Film Festivals.com

British Council's Directory of International Film and Video Festivals