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African Documentary Film Fund
Alter Cine Foundation
American Film Institute DOCS/NBCUniversal
Impact Grants
Arab Culture Fund (ADFP)
Asian Network of Documentary Fund
Austin Film Society Grant
Bay Area Video Coalition
Bell Fund
Berkeley Film Foundation
Bertha BRITDOC Connect Fund
Bertha BRITDOC Journalism Fund
Bertha Film Fund
BFI Documentary Production Fund
BRITDOC CIRCLE Fund
CAAM Documentary Fund
Catapult Film Fund
LINK
http://adff.org/
http://www.altercine.org/index_en.php
http://afi.com/afidocs/
http://arabculturefund.org/
http://acf.biff.
kr/Template/Builder/00000001/page.asp?
page_num=1891
https://www.austinfilm.org/afsgrant
https://www.bavc.org/mediamaker
http://bellfund.ca/
http://berkeleyfilmfoundation.org/apply/
http://britdoc.org/real_funds/bertha-britdoc-
connect-fund
http://britdoc.org/real_funds/bertha-britdoc-
documentary-journalism-fund
http://www.berthafoundation.org/filmfunds.html
http://www.bfi.org.uk/film-industry/documentary- documentaries should read this additional
production-funding
http://britdoc.org/circle
http://caamedia.org/
http://catapultfilmfund.org/how-to-apply/
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Not Yet active. The proposed priority focus of the
projects supported by the Fund will be geared
toward African audiences, and the cultivation of
those audiences, because the best audience for
African stories is in Africa itself. The Fund
will further identify and support films that have
relevance and appeal to global audiences. Africa Unknown
This year, the Foundation will award a grant of
10,000 Canadian dollars to a video or filmmaker to
assist in the production of a documentary project.
The grant is aimed at young video and filmmakers
born and living in Africa, Asia or Latin America Developing
who want to direct a film in the language of their countries,
choice that respects the aims of the Foundation youth Production
The grants will support the outreach and social
action campaigns for the projects, which screened
at AFI DOCS and participated in the inaugural AFI
DOCS Impact Lab, a two-day filmmaker workshop that
engaged participants with policymakers pursuing
social change across a range of issues. outreach, social action
AFAC’s cinema funding is open to all kinds of film
projects – short films, feature narratives, short
documentaries, feature documentaries, animation
and experimental film. AFAC offers funding for
development/scripting, production and post-
production. Projects applying for a development/
scripting grant are eligible for a maximum of
$15,000 while projects applying for a production/
post-production grant are eligible for a maximum Art, culture, development,scripting,
of $50,000. Arab culture production,post-production
The Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund is a
loose coalition of film festival organizers
committed to supporting the production and
distribution of Asian documentaries. Its members
collaborate to build and strengthen the network
among Asian documentary filmmakers, while the
administration and oversight of AND are being Feature length, production,
managed by BIFF. Asian, Korean post-production
AFS awards grants to emerging film and video
artists in the state of Texas. In addition to
grants for production, post-production and
distribution, they provide cash stipends to Texas
filmmakers traveling to prestigious film production, post-production
festivals. Texas and distribution
A ten-month program supporting the development of
projects at all stages of production, and includes
professional mentorship in multi-platform and
transmedia storytelling, curriculum development,
social media and marketing, fundraising and community,
distribution strategy support. social justice all stages of production
The Bell Fund encourages and funds the creation
and development of excellent Canadian digital/TV
multi-platform projects. Canada
The BFF focuses on supporting social, historical
and innovative documentary and dramatic works.
Many of our grant winners have gone on to screen
at U.S. and international film festivals, been
recognized with prestigious awards, received
television broadcasts and are making a difference
around the world. Since its inception, the
Berkeley FILM Foundation has awarded nearly community,
$1,000,000 to projects in the production, post- social, Production, post-production,
production and distribution stages. outreach
The Bertha BRITDOC Connect Fund, a joint
initiative between Bertha Foundation and BRITDOC,
is the first European-based outreach and
engagement fund, and is open to filmmakers from
around the world.
The fund is looking to support smart, strategic
outreach campaigns for ambitious independent
documentary films with a social issue at their
core; films which have the ability to achieve real
change on a local, regional or global level.
Social issues Outreach
The Bertha BRITDOC Fund for Journalism is an
international film fund dedicated to supporting
long form feature documentaries of a journalistic
nature. We are looking for films that break the
important stories of our time, expose injustice, injustice,
bring attention to unreported issues and cameras unreported
into regions previously unseen. world Development, Production
The Bertha Film Fund offers grants for the
creation of social impact documentary content –
both short and long form. The fund is flexible,
offering grants at various stages including
development, production and finishing funds.
Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis and
by invitation only.
we will now consider applications from documentary
filmmakers through twice yearly-pitching sessions
– in London and Sheffield – with a panel of Fund
executives, industry experts and peers. Filmmakers
wishing to apply for production funding for
Development, Production,
information and apply through this new process. completion
The BRITDOC Circle Fund is a funders group bonded
by a passion for enabling the very best
documentary film. The fund was set up in response
to the growing demand by individual
philanthropists and family foundations who are
committed to helping secure a diverse and
independent future for media. Applications by Creative,
invitation only. Environment Production
With support from the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting (CPB), CAAM provides production
funding to independent producers for national
public television.
Documentaries are eligible for production or post-
production funding and must be intended for public
television broadcast. Awards typically range
between $15,000 and $50,000.
production, post-production
CATAPULT FILM FUND provides development funding to
documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story
to tell, have secured access to their story and
are ready to shoot and edit a piece for production
fundraising purposesCatapult Film Fund development
grants range from $5000 to $20,000. Development
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CBA Worldview Scheme
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Cinereach
Creative Capital
Creative District
Creative England Production Fund
Creative Scotland Various Funds
Cross Currents Documentary Fund
Derek Freese Documentary Fund
DOCUBOX
Documentary Company
Doha Film Institute - MENA
Doha Film Institute - Non-MENA
Enjaaz Film Fund
Eurimages
LINK
www.worldview.cba.org.uk
http://www.chickeneggpics.org/
http://www.cinereach.org/grants
http://www.creative-capital.org/pages/ourprogram projects in all disciplines.
http://creativedistrict.com/grant-program/
http://www.creativeengland.co.uk/film/production- projects from regionally-based filmmakers or which
funding
http://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-
programmes/targeted-funding/screen
http://www.hotdocs.ca/i/crosscurrents-doc-fund
http://derekfreesefilm.org/fund.html
http://www.mydocubox.org/category/applications/ from a different angle.
http://www.documentarycompany.com/what_we_do
http://www.dohafilminstitute.
com/financing/grants/guidelines
http://www.dohafilminstitute.
com/financing/grants/guidelines
http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/industry/dubai-film- by Arab film-makers and production funding to film
market/enjaaz/
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/eurimages/default_en.asp European countries.
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New Genres Fund
Working with leading and emerging talent from
around the world, the New Genres Fund will help to
reflect and develop issues of the wider world that
connect new audiences, both in broadcast media and
multiplatform, on an international scale. Grants
of up to £20,000 are available for research,
development and pilots.
Project Development Fund
Projects should aim to promote better New Genres Fund: research,
understanding of the developing world and development, pilot
highlight the challenges and importance for both
developed and developing countries of reducing developing Project Development Fund:
poverty. world development, production
Grants are available to documentary or hybrid
documentary films, as well as new forms of
transmedia and interactive story telling that
expand the documentary form. We accept both
feature- length and short films, and we make
grants to filmmakers living and working in both
the U.S and around the globe. We accept filmmakers
at all stages of their careers and projects at al
stages of the filmmaking process.
Films must be directed or co-directed by a woman
(including female – make co –directors and
transgender/gender non conforming individuals)
All stages
Cinereach supports feature-length nonfiction and
fiction films that are at the intersection of
engaging storytelling, visual artistry, and vital
subject matter.
Grant amounts can range from $5,000 – $50,000 per
project and can be awarded to support any stage of
production, including development, production and
post-production. All stages
Creative Capital provides integrated financial and
advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous
All stages
Their mission is to help film and media makers
#createmore. Giving away up to $5,000 in grants
each month to projects at any stage.
Creative England now offers two strands of film
production funding for both feature and high-end
TV drama.
Our West Midlands Production Fund (WMPF) invests
in the production of feature films and high-end TV
drama from companies based in the West Midlands as
well as from producers looking to establish a base
to film in the region.
The Creative England Production Fund is targeted
at feature films with budgets of up to £2 million
from up-and-coming talent or from established
directors looking to experiment with innovative
approaches. We're particularly interested in
have a strong regional voice. England Production
There are four funds within
the programme:
Film Funding
UK Film, High-End TV and
Animation Tax Credit Advance
Facility
Production Growth Fund
Scotland Screen Skills Fund Scotland
The Fund supports filmmakers from within these
communities, especially emerging talent, who can
illustrate a relationship between their film’s
subject and their own experience. Generously
established by the R & M Lang Foundation and
administered by Hot Docs, the Fund annual awards a
$10,000 grant to one applicant. development, production
Derek Freese Documentary Fund (DFDF) provides
production support for feature-length documentary
films that have both a strong narrative and a
connection to Greater Philadelphia. This award is
given biennially to an independent filmmaker and
provides up to $35,000 in finishing funds production, post-production
DOCUBOX are keen to encourage documentary
filmmaking that expresses a view of the world –
past, present and future – that is both strongly
personal and uniquely East African. We are looking
forproposals and trailers that will lead to
filmsthat enlighten, and inspire audiences
provoking viewers to react, and reflect. We aren’t
interested in films that lecture or preach, or
films thatpursue the latest headlines, because we
believe that great documentaries should lastand
hold a mirror up to our times. Films able to
stimulate the viewer and provoke thought, by
approaching the world as we thought we knew it Africa,
Social justice
The Documentary Company is an EIS fund that will
produce new relevant topical Feature and TV
documentaries with universal resonance, that cross
cultural boundaries and exploit world-wide
markets.
Development, production and post-production
funding is available for first- and second-time
directors from the MENA region for feature-length
projects. Short films are eligible for production
funding only. Established MENA directors may apply
for post-production funding for feature-length
projects.
Post-production funding is available for feature-
length projects by first- and second-time non-MENA
directors.
Enjaaz is the post-production and production
funding support programme at the heart of the
Dubai Film Market. Enjaaz provides vital post-
production financial support to film projects led
projects helmed by Gulf film-makers. production, post-production
Eurimages promotes the European audiovisual
industry by providing financial support to feature
films, animations and documentaries produced in
Europe. In doing so, it encourages co-operation
between professionals established in different
distribution
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Field of Vision
Film Independent - Various
Filmmaker Fund
Ford Foundation: JustFilms Initiative
Fork Films
Frameline Completion Fund
Fritt Ord
From the Heart Productions
Global Film Initiative
The Guardian Documentary
Gucci-Tribeca Documentary Fund
Hartley Film Foundation
HOT-DOCS Cross Currents fund
HOT-DOCS Shaw Media Fund
LINK
https://theintercept.com/fieldofvision/ https:
//theintercept.com/staff/
http://www.filmindependent.org/labs-and-
programs/grants-and-awards/#.U8PaC41dXC8
http://www.filmmakerfund.com/
http://www.fordfoundation.org/
http://www.forkfilms.net/funding/
http://www.frameline.org/filmmaker-
support/frameline-completion-fund
http://www.fritt-ord.no/en/programomrader/
http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-
guidelines.shtml
http://www.globalfilm.org/granting.htm
http://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-
guardian-documentary
http://www.tribecafilminstitute.
org/filmmakers/gucci_documentary/
http://hartleyfoundation.org/grants
http://www.hotdocs.ca/i/crosscurrents-doc-fund
http://www.hotdocs.
ca/funds/shaw_media_hot_docs_funds/
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Field of Vision is a filmmaker-driven visual
journalism film unit co-created by Laura Poitras,
AJ Schnack and Charlotte Cook that pairs
filmmakers with developing and ongoing stories Shorts,
around the globe. Episodic
Each year, Film Independent awards a number of
grants and fellowships to help filmmakers with
their current projects, as well as to recognize
them for past accomplishments. This past year, we
gave an estimated $775,000 in cash grants and in-
kind donations to our selected Fellows. All stages
The Filmmaker Fund is committed to both proven and
emerging filmmakers with assistance at every stage
of production and post-production. Grants of up to
$75K as well as an invitation to an annual
retreat, festival navigation and distribution production, post-production
strategy. distribution
we are investing $10 million a year over five
years in documentary projects that address urgent
social issues and help us understand our past,
explore our present and build our future. Our goal
is to expand the community of emerging and
established filmmakers who often lack funding, and
help them to realize their visions and reach
audiences.
Fork Films awards grants to full-length non- peacebuilding,
fiction films that foster a culture of human rights,
understanding and work towards a more peaceful and and social
just society, while utilizing powerful and justice, with a
artistic storytelling methods. Specifically we particular
seek films that promote peacebuilding, human emphasis on
rights, and social justice, with a particular projects that
emphasis on projects that bring women’s voices to bring women’s development, production,
the forefront. voices post-production
The Frameline Completion Fund provides grants to
emerging and established filmmakers. This program
seeks to provide a much-needed source of financial
contributions to artists who often struggle to
secure funding to complete their works.
Submissions are being accepted for documentary,
educational, narrative, animated or experimental
projects about LGBTQ people and their communities.
Grants up to $5,000 are available for films that
represent and reflect LGBTQ life in all its
complexity and richness.
Through project support, prizes and grants, the
Foundation has strived to achieve that goal for 30
years. As a link in the celebration of its 30th
anniversary in 2004, the Foundation increased the
parameters of its production support for
television documentaries. The Freedom of
Expression Foundation made a total of MNOK 12
available for programmes designed to provoke
public debate.
An independent jury, consisting of Film Director
Maria Fuglevaag Warsinski (chair), Lecturer
Nazneen Khan-Østrem, Professor Bjørn Sørenssen and
Dean Malte Wadman, has assessed the applications
and arrived at a final result.
The Roy W. Dean Grant funds short films,
documentaries, and independent features that are
budgeted under $500,000. They must be films that
are unique and make a contribution to society.
We fund compelling stories about little known
subjects, historical films, and films that touch
hearts. We like films that expose, and bring,
important information to light; as well as films
about little known people when there is a good
story. We are story-tellers, and that is the main
criteria for entering and winning our grants;
stories that can change, heal, and enrich, our
lives. Social impact
The Global Film Initiative's Granting Program
awards fifteen to twenty grants per year, of up to
$10,000 each, to filmmakers whose work exhibits
artistic excellence, authentic self-representation
and accomplished storytelling. Funds received from
grants are used to support completion of film
production and to subsidize post-production costs
such as laboratory and sound mixing fees, and pre-production, production,
access to advanced editing systems. post-production
A weekly slot for new short international
documentary stories, produced by the best
independent filmmakers.
Provides finishing funds to feature-length
documentaries which highlight and humanize issues
of social importance from around the world. For
films, based anywhere, that are in production or
post-production with the intended premiere
exhibition. Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000. production, post-production
Hartley Film Foundation provides support through
seed grants for documentaries that the Foundation
fiscally sponsors.The Foundation does not provide
production, finishing or outreach grants.
Hartley awards grants for documentaries in the Religion,
areas of world religions and spirituality. spirituality
The CrossCurrents Doc Fund is an international
production fund that aims to foster storytelling
from within communities whose perspectives have
been historically underrepresented or
marginalized. The Fund supports the work of
filmmakers from within these communities rather
than those looking in from the outside. It
prioritizes emerging filmmakers who can illustrate
a relationship between the film’s subject and
their own experience. development, production
The Shaw Media-Hot Docs Funds consist of a $3-
million completion fund and a $1-million
development fund. In nurturing Canadian talent and
giving voice to a diversity of viewpoints, the
Funds will ultimately help Canadian documentaries
reach new audiences and much-needed financial
support to filmmakers facing financing gaps at
critical stages in their projects. Hot Docs will
manage and disperse the Funds’ benefit monies over
a seven-year period development, completetion
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http://www.hotdocs.
ca/shawmedia/hot_docs_blue_ice_film_documentary_f disbursements will be made over the next five
und
HOT-DOCS-Blue Ice Film Fund
http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.
Hubert Bals Fund com/professionals/hubert_bals_fund/
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/idfa-bertha-fund/ibf- and distribution of documentaries realized thru
IDFA Bertha Fund (Europe) europe.aspx
IDFA BERTHA Fund (formerly Jan Vrijman http://www.idfa.nl/industry/idfa-bertha-
Fund) fund/about.aspx
http://www.impactpartnersfilm.
Impact Partners com/about_filmmakers.php
Influence Film Foundation http://www.influencefilmfoundation.com/
ITVS Funds http://itvs.org/funding
http://www.jeromefdn.org/apply/mn-nyc-film-
Jerome Foundation video/review-funding-process
http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-
Just Films grants/justfilms/
Knight Foundation http://www.knightfoundation.org/apply/
Latino Film Fund http://latinofilmfund.org/home/filmgrants/
Lee Hysan Documentary Seed Grants http://www.hkdocumentary.com/seed-grants/
LEF Foundation http://www.lef-foundation.org/
Loreen Arbus Grant http://www.nywift.org/article.aspx?id=LAS
Macarthur Foundation
http://www.macfound.org/programs/media/
Mama Cash http://www.mamacash.org/apply-for-a-grant-2/
http://www.mrofoundation.org/?page/84070/film-
Manuel Rivera Ortiz Foundation grants
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-
europe/funding/development-single-project-slate- cinema release, television broadcasting or
MEDIA EU funding_en
Miller / Packan Film Fund http://rogovy.org/film-fund/
DESCRIPTION THEME TAGS PROJECT STAGE
The Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund is a
$1-million production fund will provide financial
support to independent documentary filmmakers
based in developing African countries, with the
goal of helping to increase the quality and
quantity of social, cultural and political
documentaries produced in the region. Generously
established by Toronto-based Blue Ice Film, the
Fund will be administered by Hot Docs and
years.
Africa Development, production
The country of development and production should
be on the DAC-list. The Fund is restricted to the
support of feature films and creative feature-
length documentary projects with theatrical
potential. Shorts, documentaries and films
specially made for television will not be taken in script, development, post-
consideration. production
Aims to stimulate the collaboration between
independent European producers and producers from
developing countries by supporting the production
International co-production
co-productions. and distribution support
The IDFA Bertha Fund is the only fund in the world
dedicated solely to stimulating and empowering the
creative documentary sector in Africa, Asia, Latin
America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern
Europe. - See more at: http://www.idfa.
nl/industry/idfa-bertha-fund/about.aspx#sthash.
jNigMeoH.dpuf
At Impact Partners, we look to finance powerful
documentaries that address contemporary social
issues. We welcome unsolicited submissions. production, post-production
Influence Film Foundation provides grant funding
to late-stage documentary film projects. Because
it’s increasingly difficult to find the resources
needed to make great documentaries, we actively
participate in unlocking new funding options. Each
grantee will receive guidance in developing
partnerships and entering the marketplace with the
most effective positioning.
Open Call provides completion funds for single
nonfiction public television programs on any
subject, and from any viewpoint. Projects must
have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-
progress video. Open Call funding is only
available to independent producers who are
citizens or legal residents of the U.S. and its
external territories. production
The Jerome Foundation, offers grants to not-for-
profit arts organizations and to fiscal sponsors
applying on behalf of artists for the creation,
development, and production of new works by
emerging artists in New York City and Minnesota.
JustFilms focuses on film, video and digital works
that show courageous people confronting difficult
issues and actively pursuing a more just, secure
and sustainable world. social justice
We are always looking for innovative ideas that
advance informed and engaged communities. To apply
for funding, all you have to do is submit a brief
letter of inquiry.
Both narrative and documentary films are
considered for our seed grant program. The
projects we seek to support are well-crafted film
projects, which present unique, true-to-life
Latino stories and further our mission to “expand
the Latino perspective” presented through media.
We will consider fictional stories and films
exploring real-life issues taking place in the development, pre-production,
United States or internationally. Latino production
Up to 5 seed grants per year for Hong Kong
residents or for Hong Kong related subjects. The
Lee Hysan Foundation will provide seed funding and
in collaboration with JMSC and CNEX, provide
mentorship and professional guidance on production
and post-production to start-up filmmakers. Hong Kong Development
LEF is a private family foundation that funds
creative endeavors in California and the New
England region. LEF values strong aesthetics,
entrepreneurial thinking, and a spirit of
adventure in all of the projects it supports. Pre-production, production,
Creative post-production
Through the generosity of Loreen Arbus, New York
Women in Film and Television has established the
Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant. The film
completion grant for $7,500 will be awarded to a
woman filmmaker for a film on physical or
developmental disability issues.
MacArthur supports the production and distribution
of news and documentary programs for television, Social
radio, and the web that help inform the American challenges,
public about important domestic and international unreported
current affairs and policy issues. world production, post-production
Mama Cash supports ambitious feminist and women's
rights organisations and initiatives led by and
for women, girls and trans people. Mama Cash also
supports women’s funds.
Womens issues
Manuel Rivera Ortiz Foundation for documentary
Photogrpahy & film will award a $5000 USD grant to
a single completed 'Short- short' documentarry
film project. Our grant is open to up and coming,
independent film makers and sirectors in all
countries. Participants must be committed to the
field of reportage and documentary filmmaking. social issues
To increase the capacity of film producers to
develop European Audiovisual works with a
potential to circulate in the Union and beyond,
and to facilitate European and international
cooperation. This scheme supports proposals to
develop a Single Project or a Slate of 3 to 5
projects (Slate Funding) intended primarily for
commercial exploitation on digital platforms. development
The Miller / Packan* Film Fund supports
documentaries that Educate, Embrace and Inspire.
The Fund is financed through the Rogovy Social issues,
Foundation. We believe in the transformational education,
power that comes from enlightening narratives and environment, advanced development,
inspiring characters. civics production, post production
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Movies that Matter - START UP GRANT
Movies that Matter - IMPACT GRANT
Mountain Film Commitment Grant
NEH Bridging Cultres
NextPix/FirstPix
New York Times Op-Docs
NYSCA Fund
Open Meadows Foundation
Panavision filmmaker programme
Pare Lorentz Fund
Points North Fellowship
Prince Claus Fund
Pulse BRITDOC Fund
The Redford Center Grants
Rockefeller Foundation
LINK
http://www.moviesthatmatter.
nl/english_index/international/support_programme/ distribution and film outreach projects.
http://www.moviesthatmatter.
nl/english_index/international/support_programme/ distribution and film outreach projects.
http://www.mountainfilm.
org/initiatives/commitment-grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/bridging-
cultures-through-film-international-topics
http://nextpix.com/v1_1/projects/firstpix.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/opinion/about- and artists are welcome. Join the conversation on
op-docs.html
http://www.earts.
org/usr/2015_Presentation_Funds_Guidelines.pdf
https://sites.google.
com/site/openmeadowsfoundation/
http://www.panavision.com/info-rules
http://www.documentary.org/parelorentz
http://camdenfilmfest.org/pointsnorth/fellowship Film Festival.
http://www.princeclausfund.
org/en/programmes/grants-collaborations
britdoc.org/genesis
http://www.redfordcenter.org/for-
filmmakers/grants-program
http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/grants
DESCRIPTION THEME TAGS PROJECT STAGE
START UP GRANTS - with tailored advice and a grant
of up to EUR 7,500, for new, innovative projects
and starting festivals.
*To promote the screenings of human rights cinema
worldwide, Movies that Matter Support Programme
offers modest small grants to human rights film
events in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle
East and Eastern Europe, especially in countries
with limited resources and freedom of press. These
events can take various forms, such as human
rights film festivals, LGBT festivals, mobile
cinema projects, school screenings, grassroots
Human rights Development
IMPACT GRANTS- for more established festivals that
aim to increase their effectiveness and impact,
with a grant amount of up to EUR 10,000.
*To promote the screenings of human rights cinema
worldwide, Movies that Matter Support Programme
offers modest small grants to human rights film
events in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle
East and Eastern Europe, especially in countries
with limited resources and freedom of press. These
events can take various forms, such as human
rights film festivals, LGBT festivals, mobile
cinema projects, school screenings, grassroots
human rights distribution, impact
We are committed to help creative individuals tell
stories that represent the spirit of Mountainfilm.
Every year, we award five grants for $5,000 each
to filmmakers, photographers, artists and
adventurers whose projects are intended to move
audiences to action on issues that matter.
NEH’s Division of Public Programs supports
activities that engage millions of Americans in
understanding significant humanities works and
ideas. The Bridging Cultures through Film:
International Topics program supports films that
examine international themes and subjects in the
humanities. The films are meant to spark
Americans’ engagement with the broader world by
exploring countries and cultures outside of the
United States. development. production
Nextpix/Firstpix will fund films with a budget
under $250k that are the first or second film by a
director and are crowdfunding part of that budget.
Rather than fund on a pre-determined cycle, we
will accept queries from any film that is being
crowdfunded at any point during the year. The film
should have a positive humanitarian message. We
will accept queries from any film that is being Humanistic
crowd funded at any point during the year. media Crowdfunding
Op-Docs is The New York Times editorial
department’s award-winning section for short,
opinionated documentaries, produced with wide
creative latitude and a range of artistic styles,
covering current affairs, contemporary life and
historical subjects. Documentary submissions by
both renowned and emerging independent filmmakers
Twitter with #nytopdocs.
NYSCA accepts grant proposals each year from
nonprofit organizations incorporated in New York
State. NYSCA is organized into discipline-based
funding areas.
Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making
organization seeking projects that promote
gender/racial/economic justice. The projects must
be led by and benefit women and girls,
particularly those from vulnerable communities.
Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that do not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion,
national origin, gender identity and expression, gender/racial/
sexual identity and expression, age or ability. It economic
offers grants of up to $2000. justice
Panavision® believes in helping students and
beginning filmmakers achieve their dreams. More
than 25 years ago, Panavision launched the New
Filmmaker Program, an ongoing grant program that
loans camera packages to film schools, training
programs, and independent filmmakers – at little
or no charge. Panavision’s commitment to the
industry's future provides student and beginning
filmmakers the opportunity to work with
professional grade equipment early in their
careers. pre-production
The 2014 Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund will
provide production grants totaling $95,000 to be
used in the creation of original, independent
documentary films that illuminate pressing issues
in the United States production, post-production
The Points North Fellowship is a unique
opportunity for six documentary filmmakers (or
filmmaking teams) to develop their feature-length
works-in-progress through a combination of focused
industry mentorship, workshops, meetings and a
public pitch session at the Camden International
Development
Prince Claus fund supports innovative, high
qulaity cultural inititives, in spaces where
resources and opportunites for cultural
expression,, creative production and research re
limited
10 x £5000 grants per year for development of
boldly creative documentary cinema. Plus offer of
co-production and further finance to some selected
projects. Creative Early development
Redford Center Grants will provide grants,
mentorship opportunities, and networking support
to impact filmmakers who understand the power of a
well-told, well-timed story to inspire positive
change in the world. This year the program will
provide support for five feature-length,
environmentally-focused impact film projects in
the early stages of development. Environment Development
Through grantmaking, The Rockefeller Foundation
works to spread the benefits of globalization to
more people in more places around the world.
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Roy W Dean Film Grants
SANAD Fund
Scottish Documentary Institute / Bridging
The Gap
SFFS Documentary Film Fund
Silver Fund
SORFOND: Norwegian South Film Fund
Southern Documentary Fund
Sundance Documentary Fund
Telefilm Canada
TFI Documentary Fund
TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund
TFI New Media Fund
The Diverse Voices Project (POV - PBS)
The Documentary Company
The Fledgling Fund
The Guardian
The Jerome Foundation
LINK
http://fromtheheartproductions.com/how-to-apply- stories that can change, heal, and enrich, our
for-grants/
http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/sanad-
fund/about
http://www.scottishdocinstitute.com/
http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker360/grants#.
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http://www.silverfundfilms.com/
http://www.filmfrasor.no/sorfond/about
http://southerndocumentaryfund.org/home/
http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-
fund/
http://www.telefilm.ca/en/funds-and-
programs/theatrical-documentary-program
https://tribecafilminstitute.
org/programs/detail/tfi_documentary_fund
https://tribecafilminstitute.
org/programs/detail/tfi_latin_america_media_arts_ Grants up to $10,000 for projects that are in
fund
https://tribecafilminstitute.
org/programs/detail/tfi_new_media_fund
http://www.pbs.org/pov/filmmakers/diverse-voices- support stories about diverse communities produced
project.php
http://www.documentarycompany.com/
http://www.thefledglingfund.org/apply/
http://www.theguardian.com/profile/charlie-
phillips
http://www.jeromefdn.org/apply
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The Roy W. Dean Grant funds short films,
documentaries, and independent features that are
budgeted under $500,000. They must be films that
are unique and make a contribution to society. We
fund compelling stories about little known
subjects, historical films, and films that touch
hearts. We like films that expose, and bring,
important information to light; as well as films
about little known people when there is a good
story. We are story-tellers, and that is the main
criteria for entering and winning our grants;
lives.
SANAD has 500,000 USD at its disposal annually and
makes grants in the following categories:
Development: Up to 20,000 USD per project
Post-production: Up to 60,000 USD per project
SANAD reserves the right to determine the amount
of the grant awarded to each recipient. development, post-production
The initiative aims to bridge the gap between
training/graduation and a first commission by
offering Scottish-based filmmakers the opportunity
to work closely with Scottish Documentary Scotland,
Institute and make 10 minute documentaries. Shorts Development
The SFFS Documentary Film Fund supports riveting
documentaries in postproduction distinguished by
compelling stories, intriguing characters and an
innovative visual approach. A total of $300,000
has been disbursed between 2011 and 2013 to
documentary filmmakers nationwide. Post-production
The Silver Fund is looking to support productions
at an already advanced stage of development, to
assist those stand-out projects that are ready to
go into production, but which are not yet fully
financed.
The grant shall contribute to strengthen film as a
cultural expression, to promote diversity and
artistic integrity on the international film
scene, and to strengthen freedom of expression.
The grant shall also contribute to an increased
cooperation between Norwegian and international
film industries. The purpose of SØRFOND grants is
to stimulate the production of films in developing
countries where such production is limited by
political or economic causes. Production
The Southern Documentary Fund is a nonprofit 501
(c)(3) arts organization that cultivates
documentaries made in or about the American South.
Inspired by our core belief that documentaries
have the power to change lives, SDF serves as a
leading advocate for powerful Southern
storytelling, providing filmmakers with
professional support, fiscal sponsorship, and Development, production,
creative community. North Carolina post-production
Sundance Documentary Fund and Awards are a core
component of the Documentary Film Program (DFP).
The Fund provides creative and financial support
to cinematic, feature documentaries from
independent filmmakers globally. We provide
$1M-$2M in non-recoupable financing annually
across all stages of development, production,
post-production, and strategic audience
engagement. Production
The Theatrical Documentary Program is a
partnership between Telefilm Canada and the Rogers
Group of Funds. This unique public-private
collaboration provides financing for feature-
length documentary projects during their
production and post-production stages. Production, post-production
For films, based anywhere, that are in advanced
stages of development or in production or post- Development, production,
production. Grants of at least $10,000. Creative post-production
Supports innovative film and video artists living
and working in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and
South America whose works reflect their diverse
cultures in the documentary or mixed media form.
Development, production,
production or post-production. post-production
Funding and support to non-fiction, social issue
media projects which go beyond traditional
screens—integrating film with content across media
platforms, from video games, apps, social networks
and Web. For projects based anywhere in advanced
development or beyond. Grants range from $50,000
to $100,000. Advanced development
The Diverse Voices Project IV (DVP), with up to
$100,000 in co-production funding available to
emerging filmmakers, is POV's initiative to
by emerging makers. Production
We're looking for compelling stories within the
four categories of Human Interest, Politics,
Music, and Nature and the Environment. Human interest,
politics,
We're looking for strong commercial proposals with music, nature
international appeal from experienced producers, and the
directors and production companies. environment
Fledgling has one open application cycle per year
for film and creative media projects. Most of
these grants support outreach and audience
engagement for social issue documentaries and
range from smaller planning grants to
implementation grants for projects that have a
clear plan ready to launch. A small number of
these grants support post-production for timely
projects that have strong social change potential.
All of these grants typically range from $5K to
$30K. Social issues Outreach, engagement
Various pitching opportunities and commissions for
short documentaries to be featured on the Guardian
website. Contact the Head of Documentaires for
details.
General Program: open to not-for-profit arts
organizations and to fiscal sponsors applying on
behalf of artists for the creation, development,
and production of new works by emerging artists in
New York City and Minnesota.
New York City and Minnesota Film, Video, and
Digital Production Programs: open to emerging
individual film, video, and digital production Creation, development,
artists. production
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Tipping Point Film Fund
Valentine Foundation
Visions Sud-Est
Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development
Awards
Whicker's World Foundation
Women in Film Finishing Fund
Women Make Movies Production Assistance
Programme
World Cinema Fund (Berlinale)
LINK
http://www.tippingpointfilmfund.com/site/about-
us/why-tipping-point/
http://www.valentinefoundation.
org/grantmaking/application-procedure/
http://www.visionssudest.ch/en/regulations
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/funding/public-
engagement/funding-schemes/broadcast-games-and-
film-awards/development-awards/index.htm
http://whickersworldfoundation.com/award-
categories/
http://www.wif.org/foundation/film-finishing-fund
http://www.wmm.
com/filmmakers/production_assistance.shtml
https://www.berlinale.
de/en/branche/world_cinema_fund/wcf_profil/index. East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the
html
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We want to create a fund supported by individuals
joining us on a film’s journey – from development
to production, distribution to campaigning…
combining the energies of film-makers, film-goers
and activists – and building a base of forward
looking, committed supporters backing great films
and film-makers. Social justice All stages
A charitable foundation committed to funding
organizations and programs that produce
significant change in the social, economic and
political systems and institutions that impact the
lives of women and girls in order to make those
lives more equitable. Grants are given in
accordance with specific “Social Change
Indicators” developed by the Women’s Funding
Network. The Trustees are interested in funding
organizations and programs for girls and women who
are systemically underserved.
To encourage independent production and subsequent
distribution in Switzerland and in Europe of full-
length (with a duration of at least 70 minutes)
cinema fictional films and documentaries in
postproduction (no short films, no TV films!) from
the South and East. This support should
furthermore play a 'catalyst' role for the film
industry in the country of origin of the
production.
All the projects for which financial support is
requested must be proposed exclusively by a
company based in a country from the South (Africa,
Latin America and Asia) or from Eastern Europe
(excluding EU members) and regularly producing
films by filmmakers in these countries. Therefore,
the main part of the project must be shot in these
countries and - except in special circumstances -
in the local or regional language.
Production, post-production
Development Awards support the development of
broadcast, games or film proposals that engage the
audience with issues around biomedical science in
an innovative, entertaining and accessible way.
We are interested in funding individuals and
organisations with brilliant early-stage ideas for
television, radio, games platforms or cinema. In
broadcast we are keen to receive proposals in all
genres, though we are particularly interested in
series, format ideas and drama; multi-platform
proposals are welcomed
Development Awards are worth up to £10 000, for a
maximum of one year.
Development, production
Each year £80,000 will be awarded to a new
director with the most promising pitch for an
authored documentary which fulfils the core
criteria of the foundation and can be completed
for screening with this award. The money will be
paid in instalments to the director’s film
company, enabling a project which deserves to be
realised, to reach as wide an audience as
possible. Production, post-production
The Women In Film Foundation’s Film Finishing Fund
(WIFF FFF) supports films by, for or about women
by providing cash grants of up to $15,000 and in-
kind services.
Advanced production, post-
production
The Women Make Movies Production Assistance
Program was established in 1988 to develop and
support women in independent production. The
Program fulfills this mission by offering fiscal
sponsorship to film and video projects and by
providing independent filmmakers with valuable
information and guidance through our semi-annual
workshops. Together these programs reflect Women
Make Movies commitment to outreach and development
of both emerging and established women film and
video makers. Women's issues
The World Cinema Fund has an annual budget of
approximately € 350,000 and supports exclusively
the production and distribution of feature films
and feature-length documentaries. The support is
focused on the following regions: Latin America,
Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle
Caucasus. Production, distribution
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