Treasure State Grant Program

A blue emblem with text 'Treasure State Grant' and a depiction of a unicorn in a water tower, surrounded by laurel branches.

Empowering Montanans

Our mission is to build a vibrant and sustainable film community in Montana. We believe that for our local industry to truly thrive, Montanans must be empowered to lead as writers, producers, showrunners, and directors. Our goal is to cultivate a new generation of local talent, ensuring Montanans are at the helm of projects and shaping the future of filmmaking & storytelling under the big sky.

Our Treasure State Grant program is designed to make that vision a reality. We provide local filmmakers with essential resources like equipment, offices, studio time, post-production services, and mentorship to help them take the next step in their careers.

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Past Grant Recipients

  • A person sitting on the forest floor among tall grass and trees during autumn, with orange and yellow leaves on the trees.

    Bitterroot (2024)

  • A movie poster for 'Treasure State' featuring a woman in the foreground wearing a yellow floral dress, hat, and pearl necklace, with two men in the background, one wearing a cowboy hat and the other with dark hair.

    Treasure State (2022)

  • Movie poster for 'Double Nickel' depicting three characters: a man with a bald head and a beard in a brown suit, a woman with curly red hair in a teal shirt, and a woman with long black hair, sunglasses, and a black hat. A shadowy figure with antlers is in the background. The text includes the names Michael Spears, Gillian Todd, and Jeff Medley, and the tagline "A Nightmare in Noir."

    Double Nickel (2023)

  • A man appears to be rescuing a person from a ditch while a woman looks on, along a wooded path with a wooden fence on one side.

    The Blue Death (2024)

  • The image is divided into three sections with text labels. The top section shows a woman with curly hair crawling through a field of green grass and yellow and white flowers, with the label "WED." The middle section depicts a woman with curly hair crouching behind a fallen tree in a forest, looking frightened, with the label "THE." The bottom section features a silhouetted woman with curly hair standing in an indoors setting illuminated by red lighting, with the label "DARK."

    Wed The Dark (2026)