Vimeo Opens Submissions for Its Second Short Film Grant
Summary
The platform doubled last year's total prize pool to $300,000 across five winners, adding Panavision equipment and mentors including Kogonada and Josephine Decker
Vimeo opened submissions September 21 for the second edition of its Short Film Grant Program, doubling the total prize pool from $150,000 to $300,000, split among five emerging filmmakers who will each receive $60,000, according to the company and Indie Shorts Mag. The 2025 inaugural round drew more than 3,100 submissions. This year's program adds equipment and resource support from Panavision, Other World Computing, AJA and ShotDeck, plus a Vimeo Advanced subscription with distribution support. Winners are selected by a jury including filmmakers Kogonada, Josephine Decker, Pete Ohs, Sarah Winshall and cinematographer Jomo Fray. "There are so few initiatives that support short filmmaking, and so many filmmakers trying to make shorts," said 2025 winner Sofia Camargo. Winners will be notified by March 15, 2027.