artemis rising foundation filmmaker fellows 2025-26

The Artemis Rising Foundation Filmmaker Fellows (ARFFF) Program at Barnard College is now accepting fellowship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Each year, Barnard welcomes up to six established film/video makers as Artemis Rising Foundation Filmmaker Fellows. During their fellowship time, fellows teach courses of their own design on Barnard’s campus. These courses, which can be either mini-courses or semester-long, could explore aspects of film/media production including content development, writing for screens, camerawork, directing, and editing.

In the 2025-2026 academic year, we are soliciting applications from makers interested in teaching a course in one of the following areas: writing for television, animation, sound design, directing, production (lighting theory and practice) and post-production (video editing, color correction), as well as the future of the field.

Mini-courses are either 2 or 4 weeks (usually in September/October in the fall, or January/February in the spring). Semester-long courses are also offered in both the fall and spring.

Barnard seeks a diverse pool of applicants and it especially welcomes those from underrepresented backgrounds. At this time, international applicants are only being considered for mini-course appointments; Fellows selected for semester-long appointments must have US work authorization.