Programs

Trailblazer Grant

Transgender Film Center 2023-24 Trailblazer Grant. The Trailblazer Grant is back! The Transgender Film Center will give two trans filmmakers $10K each to make their short films. Applications open November 10, 2023. transfilmcenter.org/trailblazer

The Transgender Film Center Trailblazer Grant provides funding for short films written, directed, or produced by transgender creators.

Applications are OPEN now until December 18, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST.

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Career Development Lab

A new 12-week intensive aimed at accelerating the careers of some of the most promising transgender and nonbinary creators in film and television. Eight creators chosen for the lab will participate in a connected series of virtual classes, in-person workshops and hands-on site visits designed to develop the skills – and understand the sometimes unwritten expectations – that determine success in the entertainment field.

The program is funded by Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, a dedicated effort to help build new opportunities for underrepresented communities within entertainment. In addition to the program curriculum, all selected creators will receive a $10,000 unrestricted grant to support their participation in the program, and travel and accommodations related to in-person experiences will also be covered.

Warner Bros. Discovery Access Early Career Bootcamp

The Warner Bros. Discovery Access Early Career Bootcamp seeks to serve the untapped potential of early career talent who have deep aspirations to work in the entertainment industry, but little access to resources and opportunity.

When the program was active, the Transgender Film Center would between 6-10 applicants per year for this prestigious cohort.