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Davey Grants

The Davey Foundation supports emerging filmmakers with financial and gear grants (valued up to $5,000 each). Grantees also receive mentorship from experienced filmmakers to help bring their vision to reality.

Call for Scripts at FilmFreeway.com/DaveyGrants.
Open: Nov 2, 2025
Earlybird Deadline: Nov 23, 2025
Regular Deadline: Dec 14, 2025
Late Deadline: Jan 4, 2026

2025


James Cutler
CAN I PUT YOU ON HOLD ︎︎︎

Major Dorfman
DAY OF DAYS ︎︎︎

Paavo Hanninen
WHITE ITALIAN TRUFFLES IN BRINE ︎︎︎

Meredith Lippincott
DON’T MAKE ME LOOK BAD ︎︎︎
Learn about the 2025 jurors Mary Dauterman and Theodore Schaefer ︎︎︎

2024


Beatrix Chu
SECOND BEDROOM ︎︎︎

Shehrezad Maher
THE CURFEW ︎︎︎

Kali Kahn
SEPTEMBER, ALL OVER ︎︎︎
Lucy Arango Nebeker & Maxim Nebeker
JEAN JACKET ︎︎︎
Learn about the 2024 jurors Joanna Arnow and Zach Clark ︎︎︎

2021


Adam and Grant Conversano
SUMMER’S END ︎︎︎

Gia-Rayne Harris & Joshua Nathan
CAIRN ︎︎︎

Katie Mathews
DARK MOON ︎︎︎
Luis Fernando Puente
I HAVE NO TEARS, AND I MUST CRY ︎︎︎
Learn about the 2021 jurors Erin Vassilopoulos and Andrew Hevia ︎︎︎