July 08, 2026 | Filed under: Filmmaker's Resources
Santa Fe Film Institute (SFFI) has announced this year's filmmaker granting cycle, which will award $50,000. The grants are set to close on July 20, 2026.
The nonprofit Santa Fe Film Institute, which presents the Santa Fe International Film Festival each October, will provide up to $40,000 in Regional Grant funding and up to $10,000 for the Los Luceros Grant.
Filmmakers applying to the Regional Grant must live in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, or Texas, and filmmakers applying to the Los Luceros Grant must live in Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, or Taos County and will be expected to create a film partially or fully shot at the Los Luceros Historic Site.
Santa Fe Film Institute and the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area will also collaborate to present up to $2,000 for a scholarship for Northern New Mexico students pursuing film studies in 2026, and the application will open Aug. 4.
For both the NRGNHA Scholarship and the Los Luceros Grant, applicants must reside in Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, or Taos County.
To apply, please visit santafefilminstitute.org