Runway launches fund to provide artists resources to make one hundred films
September 26, 2024
by Cristóbal Valenzuela
Runway launches fund to provide artists resources to make one hundred films
We believe that the best stories are yet to be told, but that traditional funding mechanisms often overlook new and emerging visions within the larger industry ecosystem. With that in mind, we are excited to announce the introduction of The Hundred Film Fund. A new effort from Runway and Runway Studios to help produce and fund one hundred films which make use of AI to tell their stories.

The Hundred Film Fund is an open call to all creative professionals who have AI-augmented film projects in the pre- or post-production phases and are in need of funding. All formats of film are eligible including features, shorts, documentaries, experimental projects, music videos and more. At present, the fund sits at $5M with the potential to grow to $10M.

Applications are now open and grants range from $5K to $1M+ with an additional $2M in Runway credits to be awarded.

Alongside the Runway team, The Hundred Film Fund is proud to include prominent members of the industry on its Advisory Panel, serving as advisors that can help amplify projects, offer advice and co-produce select projects.



Current Advisory Panel members include:

Jane Rosenthal
Cofounder
Tribeca Festival

Christina Lee Storm
EMPG Governor
The Television Academy

Stefan Sonnenfeld
Founder and Senior Colorist
Company 3

will.i.am
Artist, Actor and Producer

Richard Kerris
VP GM Media & Entertainment
NVIDIA

More members to be announced in the coming weeks.



I'm thrilled to be joining the Advisory Panel for Runway's Hundred Film Fund to help give filmmakers and artists around the world the opportunity to iterate and play with new and emerging tools like Runway. I look forward to seeing new stories and methods of storytelling that this Fund will unlock for filmmakers who may not otherwise have the resources they need to tell their stories.
-Christina Lee Storm, Creative Producer, Governor of the Television Academy's Emerging Media Programming peer group

While developing innovative technologies like Gen-3 Alpha is at the forefront of what we do at Runway, putting these tools into the hands of creative professionals is doubly important in our mission to ensure that the future of storytelling is artist-led.

If you are a professional director, producer, screenwriter or creative looking to tell new stories with an AI-augmented project in need of funding, we invite you to apply at runwayml.com/TheHundredFilmFund