Resources // Voice & Multimodal AI
Runway – Hundred Film Fund
- Cash prize
Offer Up to $1M/film
Suits for Creators
Updated Jun 2026
The offer
- A fund to back up to 100 AI-augmented films (any format/length) in pre/post-production. The money is a cash film grant. Runway pays it out in cash.
- Cash pool: $5M (with potential to grow to $10M); per-project grants $5K-$1M+. Plus up to $2M in Runway credits allocated across projects.
- Advisory panel of industry figures; select projects may get co-production via Runway Studios. Rolling/ongoing (no deadline).
Who qualifies
- Already working on a film that uses Runway’s generative tech in the pipeline and needs funding to finish; project in late development / early production (completed films not accepted)
- Any format/length; English subtitles required if not in English; production must finish within 12 months; filmmakers 18+ worldwide where lawful; no branded content
- One submission per project; one selection per applicant per annual rolling period; apply in English via the form
Community Insights
The Hundred Film Fund is Runway’s cash grant program for AI-augmented filmmaking. It offers a $5M pool (potentially $10M), $5K-$1M+ per project, plus a shared $2M in Runway credits. The program comes with an industry advisory panel and possible Runway Studios co-production. It is rolling and ongoing, and it does not take your IP. Independent discussion is thin. Coverage is mostly trade-press rewrites of the launch, and the broader context is that AI in filmmaking remains controversial among filmmakers and audiences. The headline money is a cash film grant paid out in cash, separate from the Runway credits.
Best Practices (from community tips)
- Apply only with a real in-progress film that already uses Runway in the pipeline and needs finishing funds. Completed projects are not accepted.
- Mind the conditions: finish within 12 months, English subtitles if not in English, no branded content, one submission per project.
- Treat the $2M credits as separate from the cash grant; the headline money is the $5K-$1M+ cash.
- Expect production-update / showcase obligations if selected (reported in coverage).