Music on Film-Film on Music (MOFFOM) Grant

Denver Film will accept Letters of Intent for prospective MOFFOM funding consideration from 1 March to 1 June 2026.

Upon review of LOIs, a select number of projects will be invited to submit full applications; an independent evaluation jury will determine awardees.

A total of $20,000 in grant funding will be distributed amongst awardees at the discretion of the evaluation jury.
Grant recipients and their fiscal sponsors will be asked to sign a grant agreement and to submit progress reports on the project.

• MOFFOM offers grants to selected feature-length documentary films in post-production.
• We consider feature-length films as having a run time of 70 minutes or longer.
• Competitive applications should include the most complete work sample possible in their initial submission.
• Must be able to provide at least a rough cut by the August 3 finalist deadline.
• We do not consider proposals for fiction films, docu-dramas, student projects, or outreach campaigns.
• Applicants must be 18 years or older.
• A fiscal sponsor is required to receive funding. International applicants may apply but must have a U.S.-based fiscal sponsor should a grant be awarded. Grant recipients and their fiscal sponsors will be asked to sign a grant agreement and to submit progress reports on the project.

• March 1, 2026: Call for LOIs Opens
• June 1, 2026: Call for LOIs Closes
• August 3, 2026: Finalists Asked to Submit Full Applications
• September 4, 2026: Finalist Applications Due
• October 2026: Grantees Selected & Announced at 49th Denver Film Festival