The MediaMaker Fellowship is devoted to supporting documentary filmmakers grappling with critical issues of our time through the use of bold cinematic language and innovative impact strategies. This fellowship is seeking candidates who have the potential to impact understanding of how documentaries can transform the world, as well as expanding the quality of the art of...Read More
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. provides grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy. For the upcoming grant cycle, they will only be accepting applications in Video/Film and Environmental. Average grants are approximately $1,250. The maximum grant size is $2,500. Interested applicants are...Read More
The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant of $7000 that will be awarded to self-identified lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. Applicants must be based in the U.S. This grant was established by Hammer in 2017 to give needed support...Read More
The Latino Public Broadcasting has open applications for documentary filmmakers making films from a Latino-American perspective. Funding will help filmmakers with production and post-production funding, or with online distribution. Deadline is July 1, 2020. Click here to apply.Read More
The Firelight Media Documentary Lab offers an 18-month fellowship program which supports filmmakers from racially and ethnically underrepresented communities working on their first or second feature length documentary film. The program provides filmmakers with customized mentorship from prominent leaders in the documentary world, funding, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities. Click here for more information and to...Read More
