June 2026 Mini Slate: Industry Greenlights and Gateways

FELLOWSHIP

DEADLINE: JUNE 8

Every year Film Independent selects up to ten fiction and five non-fiction feature projects to participate in an intensive film finance market that takes place over four days in November. Designed to connect producer-director teams with industry leaders and put projects on the “fast track,” the market consists of meetings with top executives, financiers, agents, managers, distributors, granting organizations and production companies. Participants gain valuable exposure and build vital relationships as they propel their films toward completion.

GRANT

DEADLINE: JUNE 15

The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund is a global granting opportunity that supports independent filmmakers of cinematic documentaries, from development through release, on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.

We support independent, feature-length documentary films (52 minutes and longer) and prioritize budgets under $1.2 million USD excluding distribution and impact expenses. Prior funding or a fiscal sponsor is not required. To ensure the artist’s vision remains central, creative and editorial control must be held by the project’s key creative team.

GRANTS&FELLOWSHIPS

DEADLINE: JUNE 30

Tubi and the Black List are looking for the next great horror film!

The Black List and Tubi have expanded their partnership with a new initiative to provide both emerging and established writers with the opportunity to submit feature scripts within the horror genre with the intention for Tubi to produce and distribute the selected script. Writers can submit their entries beginning March 1, 2026 and the submission period will run through June 30, 2026.

GRANT

DEADLINE: JUNE 30

The Sundance Institute Ignite x Adobe Short Film Fund aims to provide meaningful support for short films through direct project investment and creative consultation. Open only to alumni of the Sundance Institute Ignite x Adobe Fellowship, the short film fund will grant five films $35,000 USD, aiming to provide the resources needed to complete their films within one to two years.

To apply, you must be an Alum of the Sundance Institute Ignite x Adobe Fellowship and have received an application code directly from Sundance Institute.