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Completion Fund Archives

    The Frameline Completion Fund provides post-production grants to emerging and established LGBTQ+ filmmakers so that they can get their films across the finish line. Established in 1991, the program has funded nearly 200 films with nearly $700,000 in grants.

    To learn more about applying for the current or future grant cycle, please visit our dedicated Frameline Completion Fund page.

    Completion Fund at a Glance

    1991—2025

    • Number of films funded: 197
    • Total Amount Awarded: $692,500
    Guinevere Turner and Rose Troche celebrate the restoration of their Completion Fund film, "Go Fish," at Frameline48.

    Past Completion Fund Recipients

    2025 | $25,000

    "Rainbow Girls" by Nana Duffuor.

    2024 | $25,000

    "Sally!" by Deborah Craig.

    2023 | $25,000

    "Chasing Chasing Amy" by Sav Rodgers.

    2022 | $22,500

    "Playland" by Georden West.

    2021 | $25,000

    "FANNY: The Right to Rock" by Bobbi Jo Hart.

    2020 | $30,000

    "Disclosure" by Sam Feder.

    2019 | $25,000

    "Lingua Franca" by Isabel Sandoval.

    2018 | $25,000

    "Leitis in Waiting" by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson & Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu.

    2017 | $25,000

    "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin" by Jennifer M. Kroot & Bill Weber.

    2016 | $25,000

    "Kiki" by Sara Jordenö.

    2015 | $25,000

    "Blue ID" by Burcu Melekoglu & Vuslat Karan.

    2014 | $25,000

    "Appropriate Behavior" by Desiree Akhavan.

    2013 | $21,000

    "Valencia" by Cary Cronenwett, Cheryl Dunye, Clement Goldberg, Silas Howard, Joey Soloway, Samuael Topiary, Courtney Trouble, et al.

    2012 | $25,000

    "To Be Takei" by Jennifer M. Kroot.

    2011 | $25,000

    "Vito" by Jeffrey Schwarz.

    2010 | $25,000

    "The Owls" by Cheryl Dunye.

    2009 | $20,000

    "Soundless Wind Chime" by Kit Hung.

    2008 | $50,000

    "Open" by Jake Yuzna.

    2007 | $40,000

    "Pariah" by Dee Rees.

    2006 | $30,000

    "Family Reunion" by Ísold Uggadóttir.

    2005 | $20,000

    "Red Without Blue" by Benita Haschold, Brooke Sebold & Todd Sills.
    • The Believers, directed by Todd Holland
    • The Journey (Sancharram), directed by Ligy J. Pullappally
    • Prom Night, directed by Ilsa Bertolini & Stephanie Miller
    • Red Without Blue, directed by Benita Haschold, Brooke Sebold & Todd Sills

    2004 | $15,000

    "Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria" by Victor Silverman & Susan Stryker.

    2003 | $15,000

    "Brother to Brother" by Rodney Evans.

    2002 | $15,000

    "By Hook or By Crook" by Harry Dodge & Silas Howard.

    2001 | $15,000

    "The Cockettes" by David Weissman & Bill Weber.

    2000 | $10,200

    "A Boy Named Sue" by Julie Wyman.

    1999 | $15,000

    "Southern Comfort" by Kate Davis.

    1998 | $8,000

    "The Brandon Teena Story" by Susan Muska & Greta Olafsdottir.

    1997 | $6,000

    "Surviving Friendly Fire" by Todd Nelson.

    1996 | $6,000

    "The Watermelon Woman" by Cheryl Dunye.

    1995 | $6,000

    "Alkali, Iowa" by Mark Christopher.

    1994 | $6,000

    "Out in Africa" by Johnny Symons.

    1993 | $5,000

    "Go Fish" by Rose Troche.

    1992 | $6,000

    "The Dead Boys' Club" by Mark Christopher.

    1991 | $5,000

    "Last Call at Maud's" by Paris Poirier.