Overview

• Announced at Fantastic Fest, the Found Footage Feature Fund will fully finance one trans-directed micro‑budget feature.
• Mark Duplass publicly defended the initiative on X after negative reactions, noting he is contributing earnings from The Morning Show.
• Applications open Oct. 23 and close Nov. 7, with a grantee to be selected in December and a one‑year completion timeline for the film.
• Projects from any genre qualify if they use found footage, archival, collage or other economical approaches to filmmaking.
• The package includes private consultations with Duplass and Patrick Brice, two script consultations from Kevin Nicklays, 15 days of post services from Aesthetica Post, a marketing/deck strategy session and festival submission waivers including Fantastic Fest.