Sponsorship, Patronage and Residencies
A call for proposals for the upcoming cycle from 2027 to 2029 was launched on 22 January 2026, with the application deadline on 15 March 2026.
The new call has a wider scope: In addition to the initial focus on gender equality, the new call is also open to initiatives that promote diversity and/or inclusion.
2024-2026
- Le Lab – "Femmes de Cinéma" (France)
- Locarno Pro – Step In (Switzerland)
- Mifa Annecy (France)
- Olhares Do Mediterraneo – Women’s Film Festival (Portugal)
- Pop Up Film Residency (Slovakia)
- Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs (Romania)
- Woman in Fan – Sitges Foundation (Spain)
2021-2023
- Europe! Voices of Women in Film (EFP)
- The Purple Meridians (Streamthings)
- Nipkow Programme
- Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs Workshop 2021
- Pop up Film Residency
- STEPIN – Locarno Pro
2020
Patronage without any financial participation can be requested for film-related activities in the area of gender equality, diversity and inclusion, in accordance with the guidelines on patronage.
In 2024/2025, patronage has been awarded to CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator and Fiction Orbit, and to HerArts Film Lab.
2020
Venice-Biennale
- Patricia Pérez Fernandez
Berlin Nipkow
- Ana-Felicia Scutelnini