75 Active Grants for Documentary Filmmakers in 2025: Part 1
Funding a documentary in today’s climate is more challenging than ever. The strategies that worked even five years ago don’t always apply in 2025. Competition is fierce, funders’ priorities are shifting, and traditional funding sources are harder to secure. If you’re a filmmaker, you already know how much time and energy it takes to research, pitch, and apply for grants.
To help you navigate this tougher environment, I compiled an ongoing series highlighting active documentary film grants from around the world. This is 75 active grants for documentary filmmakers in 2025: Part 1 — each entry includes a short description, funding amount, and a direct link so you can learn more and apply. Along with my other posts on Documentary Funding Opportunities for Fall 2025 and Spring 2025, I hope these posts give you a better sense of the resources available for your next project!
How to Use This List
Scan for deadlines: Many grants are cyclical or have one annual application window.
Check eligibility carefully: Some are region-specific or focused on certain themes.
Diversify your strategy: Combine smaller grants with larger, multi-year funding sources.
Think globally: Even if a grant is based abroad, some accept international co-productions.
Grants List
Below is the complete list for this post. Click the grant name to learn more about each opportunity and begin your application process.
AFC Emergency Financial Aid — Short-term financial assistance with costs of necessities to help you maintain your health, housing, or ability to work. In case of a financial shortfall because of illness, injury, or other hardship, this program can help with immediate costs like rent or mortgage, groceries, medical and emergency dental expenses, utilities, phone and internet bills, and more. (Amount: need-based, Organization: Actors’ Fund of Canada (AFC))
NFVF Production Fund — One of the NFVF’s strategic objectives is to increase the number of South African films and previously disadvantaged individuals producing them. Production funding is given for feature films, short films, and documentaries. In addition, the NFVF has set aside R1 million grant each year for the purchase of archive material for feature-length and hour-long documentaries. (Amount: nan, Organization: The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF))
NFI Distribution support minority co-productions — The Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and the Netherlands Film Fund work together to encourage collaboration between Norway and The Netherlands in the development of documentaries. (Amount: up to € 15.000, Organization: Norwegian Film Institute (NFI))
NFF+VAF Minority co-productions — The Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) and the Film Fund annually support a number of feature films and documentaries that are co-produced. (Amount: up to € 50,000, Organization: Flanders Audio Visual Fund (VAF),Norwegian Film Institute (NFI),Netherlands Film Fund)
NEH Media Projects Development Grants — The Media Projects program supports the development, production, and distribution of radio programs, podcasts, documentary films, and documentary film series that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. Projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship and demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical. Media Projects offers two levels of funding: Development and Production. Application available (anticipated) November 15, 2025 (Amount: $75,000 for Development, $700,000 for Production, $1,000,000 for Chair’s Special Awards, Organization: National Endowment for the Humanities)
NEA First Grants for Arts Projects - Media Arts — The National Endowment for the Arts envisions a nation with a robust creative ecosystem that is responsive and adapting to the dynamic, diverse, and evolving nature of the media arts field. Projects supported by the Arts Endowment are intended to support and advance careers for independent film and media artists, media arts practitioners, and artists exploring traditional or expanded forms of storytelling and visual expression using film, cinema, audio, broadcast, new media, creative code, and related formats. In addition, projects supported by the Arts Endowment provide opportunities for the public to deepen appreciation for, and experience, historic or contemporary works in-person, online, or through television or radio broadcast, digital streaming, or any other emerging formats including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. (Amount: Applicants may request an amount between $10,000-$100,000., Organization: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA))
LPB Public Media Content Fund Research and Development Grant — The Public Media Content Fund (PMCF) is an open invitation to independent producers to submit proposals for programs, limited series or short web-based digital video projects (no longer than 20 minutes) on any subject relating to or representative of Latino Americans and is appropriate for public television and/or one of its platforms. (Amount: $20,000, Organization: Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB))
LPB Public Media Content Fund Production Grant — The Public Media Content Fund (PMCF) is an open invitation to independent producers to submit proposals for programs, limited series or short web-based digital video projects (no longer than 20 minutes) on any subject relating to or representative of Latino Americans and is appropriate for public television and/or one of its platforms. (Amount: $25,000 – $100,000, Organization: Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB))
JFNY Grant for Arts and Culture — The Japan Foundation New York office (JFNY) accepts applications from non-profit organizations for projects that take place within the 37 states east of Rocky Mountains listed below for the JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture on a rolling basis throughout the year. This grant aims to support projects that will further understanding of Japanese arts and culture. Successful projects may be granted up to $5,000. Priority will be given to those projects that have secured additional funding from sources other than the Japan Foundation. (Amount: up to $5,000, Organization: The Japan Foundation New York)
Jewish Story Partners (JSP) Grant — The mission of Jewish Story Partners is to stimulate and support the highest quality projects that utilize fresh, nuanced perspectives to expand audiences’ understanding of the Jewish experience—in all its diversity. Beginning in 2024, JSP will be accepting applications through one open call per year. The annual application will open in late fall each year and close in January. Decisions will be announced by early summer. We cannot offer extensions at this time. We are currently accepting submissions through our open call, which will close on January 26th. (Amount: up to $75,000, Organization: Jewish Story Partners)
IWMF Journalism Relief Fund — During the COVID-19 pandemic, the IWMF is turning our attention to how we may best serve our community of women journalists at this unprecedented moment in history. Based on early, anecdotal evidence of cancelled assignments, lost income and an inability to pay essential living expenses, we anticipate a great need for support within our global network of journalists – especially among freelancers with no safety net. (Amount: up to $2,000, Organization: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF))
IWMF Fund for Indigenous Journalists — The Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing & Murdered Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender People (MMIWG2T) directly supports Indigenous journalists’ reporting on violence that targets members of Indigenous nations, both on sovereign ground and in urban settings in the U.S. The dominant media narrative around Indigenous issues, including of Missing & Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), is often criticized by Indigenous journalists as perpetuating stereotypes and lacking critical nuance – victimizing Indigenous people and ignoring their survivorship. Meanwhile, Indigenous people make up less than one percent of working journalists in the U.S. and have little access to major media outlets to tell their own stories to national audiences. (Amount: up to $5,000, Organization: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF))
ITVS Short-Form Open Call — Formerly known as the Digital Open Call, the Short-Form Open Call is rolling and open year-round. We’re looking for exceptional non-fiction stories that spark dialogue and engage a young and diverse audience on public media’s web-based platforms. (Amount: co-production support and up to $40,000 in production license funding, Organization: ITVS)
Islamic Scholarship Fund — The ISF Documentary Film Grant is open to short and feature-length documentary projects currently in production or post-production. Priority will be given to films that exhibit journalistic integrity, originality, and the potential to inform and engage diverse audiences. This grant does not fund development or artist support. Applications must include a clear outline of production or post-production needs. ISF will award grants up to $20,000. (Amount: Up to $20K, Organization: The Islamic Scholarship Fund)
Impact Partners General Fund — We are looking for extraordinary projects that explore the urgent problems and questions of our time using strong, cinematic language. We support 8-10 projects a year with equity financing. UPDATED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS We welcome you to submit an LOI if you meet these eligibility requirements: Films must have both a director and producer attached. Either the director or lead producer must have completed a feature-length film. The full budget to complete and deliver the film should be in the range of $300,000-$1.5million. Impact Partners focuses on social issue documentaries. Please refrain from submitting if your film does not address an urgent societal problem. We review projects year-round on a rolling basis. If you are working on a feature-length documentary and are looking for funding, we welcome you to submit a Letter of Inquiry. LOIs should fit on one page and be around 500 words. Please review the LOI guidelines for our general and development funds before submission. Our team will do our best to respond to your LOI in 4 weeks. If you are invited to submit a full proposal, we will follow up with you directly with next steps. If you have any questions about the LOI or our submissions process or are unsure which fund to apply to, please refer to the FAQ below. For other questions, please Contact Us. (Amount: Equity, Organization: Impact Partners)
NALAC Fund for the Arts - Organization Grant — The NFA Organization grant program is for U.S.-based organizations whose primary mission is focused on Latino arts and culture in any arts discipline. Individuals are not eligible to apply in this category. (Amount: nan, Organization: National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC))
Nation Film Board Filmmaker Assistance Program — To strengthen the circulation and distribution of audio-visual works supported at the production stage. (Amount: up to $7,500 CAD for shorts and $15,000 CAD for features, Organization: National Film Board of Canada)
Native American Unscripted Workshop — The Native American Unscripted Workshop is a week-long creative and development program that targets indigenous documentary filmmakers, journalists, producers and content creators. Established in 2021, the workshop provides genuine access to unscripted networks, studios and production companies that provide reality, lifestyle, sports and journalism content. The workshop selects 10 fellows through an application and multi-tiered interview process. The week-long program has selected participants take part in an intensive program that has them meet with creative executives from renowned unscripted brands that include CNN, NBC News, Yahoo and Turner Sports. This provides a unique opportunity to learn about unscripted corporate brands, gain insight regarding non-fiction feature and docu-series projects, and their process when seeking new talent. In addition, fellows meet with established showrunners and documentary filmmakers to provide additional information. The five day total immersion workshop is mentored and guided by documentary filmmakers and veteran producers in non-fiction television. The Native American Unscripted Workshop concludes with each selected fellow pitching a docu-series or feature documentary before a panel of creative executives. (Amount: week-long creative lab that provides access to creative executives, experienced producers and veteran documentary filmmakers, Organization: Native American Media Alliance)
MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists — MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program is an innovative support model that gives artists in all disciplines a range of financial and professional development tools to help them achieve greater business success and financial independence. Launched in 2008, the Assets for Artists program has served more than 1,000 artists in 5 states. Our 2021 Capacity-Building Grant program will enroll a group of Rhode Island-based artists who can benefit from peer networking, professional development support, and capacity-building working capital grants of $1,000. (Amount: $2,000 - $3,000, Organization: MASS MoCA)
Movies that Matter Impact Grant — Your documentary or nonfiction project or idea should use emerging technology or use 'old tech' (projections, multichannel video, console video games, VFX, 3D, etc.) in new or inventive ways. Fiction stories are not eligible for the MIT Open Documentary Lab. (Amount: €7,500, Organization: Movies that Matter)
Movies that Matter Start-up Grant — Movies that Matter supports film events in their initial phase. Only the 1st and 2nd edition can be supported through a start-up grant. (Amount: €5,000, Organization: Movies that Matter)
Maine Humanities Council Arts & Humanities Grants — Arts and Humanities Grants supports organizations in Maine that present stories and cultural expressions of the state, its communities, and its people. A partnership between the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Arts Commission, these grants support innovative community projects that have both arts and humanities components. (Amount: up to $1,000, Organization: Maine Humanities Council)
Maine Humanities Council Major Grants — Funded primarily by the State of Maine, the MHC Grants Program assists Maine’s nonprofit organizations in developing public projects that incorporate one or more humanities disciplines. We are particularly interested in supporting projects that: Stimulate meaningful community dialogue, Attract diverse public audiences, Are participatory and engaging, Invite discovery of the humanities in interesting and exciting ways, Incorporate the guidance of humanities professionals, Are free, and Are collaborative. (Amount: $1,001 to $7,500, Organization: Maine Humanities Council)
Maine Humanities Council Mini Grants — The Maine Humanities Council Mini Grants program distributes funding to nonprofit organizations in Maine for humanities programs and projects that have broad public outreach. (Amount: up to $2,000, Organization: Maine Humanities Council)
Music on Film-Film on Music (MOFFOM) Documentary Grant — The MOFFOM grant provides up to $20,000 annually in finishing funds for scoring, composition, and music licensing efforts for feature-length documentaries directly related to music in post-production. Please review the guidelines and submission requirements below to determine whether your project qualifies. Since its inception in 2017, the MOFFOM grant program has supported 19 projects – view the previous winners below. (Amount: Up to $20,000, Organization: Denver Film)
Mountainfilm Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship — Mountainfilm is committed to supporting documentary filmmakers in telling stories that support our mission to inspire audiences to create a better world. We seek non-fiction stories celebrating adventure, activism, social justice, culture, environment and indomitable spirit. Applications for Mountainfilm's 2025 Commitment Grant and Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship are open from July 1-16, 2025. Please note that if you are an early career filmmaker we will select an Emerging Filmmaker from the pool of Commitment Grant applicants for our Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship (more information below). The fellowship provides one filmmaker with a yearlong mentorship, including edit and story consultation, networking opportunities and a cash award. In addition, the fellowship includes a trip to Telluride during the festival over Memorial Day weekend, covering travel, lodging and a Mountainfilm pass*. (Amount: The fellowship provides one filmmaker with a yearlong mentorship, including edit and story consultation, networking opportunities and a cash award. In addition, the fellowship includes a trip to Telluride during the festival over Memorial Day weekend, covering travel, lodging and a Mountainfilm pass. , Organization: Mountainfilm)*
Mama Cash Resilience Fund — Mama Cash supports ambitious feminist and women's rights organisations and initiatives led by and for women, girls, trans and intersex people. We advise groups wishing to apply to consider the Mama Cash selection criteria and priority. (Amount: €5,000 to €50,000, Organization: Mama Cash)
Fund for Investigative Journalism: General Grant — Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. The Fund provides grants to journalists for investigative stories that break new ground – which means they uncover wrongdoing in the public and private sectors and reveal information that was previously unknown or hidden. Below is an overview of the grant application. You can also watch this short video about what to include in the grant application and watch this short video about how to craft an effective proposal. (Amount: $5,000 - $10,000, Organization: The Fund for Investigative Journalism)
Oregon Production Investment Fund — The Oregon Production Investment Fund offers qualifying film or television productions a 25% cash rebate on production-related goods and services paid to Oregon vendors and a 20% cash rebate of payroll’d wages paid for work done in Oregon including both Oregon and non-Oregon residents. The labor portion of this rebate can be combined with the Greenlight Oregon program for an effective labor rebate of 26.2%. (Amount: nan, Organization: Oregon Film)
Open Fund for Individuals — The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. (Amount: £500 and £50,000, Organization: Creative Scotland)
NALIP Digital Incubator — The Director Incubator will support five directors in bringing their narrative short films to life with a $35,000 production and post-production grant per film. This incubator aims to serve as a stepping stone for participants looking to develop their work into feature films or television projects, or furthering their careers as directors in the entertainment industry. Selected filmmakers will receive hands-on mentorship and guidance throughout the entire filmmaking process—from pre-production through post-production and distribution strategy. Participants will also gain industry exposure through NALIP’s signature events, including: NALIP Media Summit Diverse Women in Media Forum NALIP Accelerator program (Amount: $35,000 production and post-production grant for 5 films, Organization: National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP))
Mountainfilm Commitment Grants — Mountainfilm is committed to supporting documentary filmmakers in telling stories that support our mission to use the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. We seek non-fiction stories celebrating adventure, activism, social justice, culture, environment and indomitable spirit. The Commitment Grants are focused on supporting documentary filmmakers in the production or post-production stages. Mountainfilm promotes and encourages diversity behind the camera. We welcome applicants from any country. Funding for this program is provided by Mountainfilm’s Filmmaker Fund, Borsecnik/Weil Family and Jess Stevens and Stephen Pollard in honor of the life of Isabella de la Houssaye. (Amount: $1,000 to $5,000, Organization: Mountainfilm)
McKnight Artist Fellowships — The McKnight Foundation’s Arts program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Established in 1981, the McKnight Artist Fellowships provide annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in ten areas. Eight arts organizations oversee the administration of the fellowships and structure their own programs to respond to the unique challenges of different creative disciplines. (Amount: $25,000, Organization: The McKnight Foundation)
Moving Image Fund Production Grant — LEF invests in documentary film and video projects that demonstrate excellence in technique, originality of vision and voice, and creativity in form. The strongest proposals will be those that clearly articulate the ways in which the proposed project aligns with the program’s funding criteria. (Amount: up to $15,000, Organization: LEF Foundation)
Moving Image Fund Post-Production Grant — LEF invests in documentary film and video projects that demonstrate excellence in technique, originality of vision and voice, and creativity in form. The strongest proposals will be those that clearly articulate the ways in which the proposed project aligns with the program’s funding criteria. (Amount: up to $25,000, Organization: LEF Foundation)
Moving Image Fund Pre-Production Grant — LEF invests in documentary film and video projects that demonstrate excellence in technique, originality of vision and voice, and creativity in form. The strongest proposals will be those that clearly articulate the ways in which the proposed project aligns with the program’s funding criteria. (Amount: up to $5,000, Organization: LEF Foundation)
The Sisters in Cinema Documentary Fellowship — The Sisters in Cinema Documentary Fellowship supports Black women and gender nonconforming non-fiction directors currently in production on films that center our stories. The career-long fellowship provides recipients with a financial award, fiscal sponsorship and individually tailored mentorship focused on both professional and project development. (Amount: $5,000, Organization: Sisters in Cinema)
STORYHIVE Voices — STORYHIVE is providing grants of $10,000 each to produce a locally reflective nonfiction series of 6 to 10 episodes. We’re seeking stories that capture the voice, personality and experiences of communities across Western Canada. Projects may be featured on TELUS platforms including TELUS Optik TV On Demand and STORYHIVE’s YouTube channel. (Amount: $10,000, Organization: STORYHIVE)
Shifting Voices Fund — The Shifting Voices Fund is open to a variety of stories and media developed by BIPOC creators, including feature-length films (over 40 mins) that explore, dissect, and celebrate BIPOC perspectives and experiences. In particular, we are looking to support stories that spotlight historically excluded cultures, history and experiences in America. (Amount: $5,000 to $50,000, Organization: Chicago Media Project)
SFFILM Documentary Film Fund — The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) supports riveting documentaries in post-production distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters and an innovative visual approach. DFF grants, awarded once each year to documentary feature projects, are open to filmmakers internationally. Exact amounts of individual grants and the number of grants made will be determined on an annual basis. (Amount: $10,000 – $15,000, Organization: SFFILM)
SDI Consultancies — Throughout the year we offer professional consultancies to Scotland-based filmmakers, for projects (shorts and features) in development, production or distribution. Our consultants include SDI core team members as well as first rate UK based and international external advisors. (Amount: one-on-one session by offering advice on pitching and suggesting funding opportunities; we may be able to facilitate introductions to industry contacts who can help, or we may form a direct collaboration, Organization: Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI))
SDI Bridging the Gap — Bridging the Gap is one of the leading documentary new talent initiatives in the UK, offering intensive training and commission opportunities to emerging filmmakers. The programme helps the filmmakers to develop their 10-minute documentary projects and allows them the chance to work closely with industry professionals and SDI over a period of nine months. (Amount: up to £8,500, Organization: Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI))
SDF Production Grant — The SDF Production Grant supports documentaries made by filmmakers living and working in the American South, funded with the generous support of The MacArthur Foundation. (Amount: $15,000, Organization: Southern Documentary Fund (SDF))
ScreenCraft Film Fund — In partnership with BondIt Media Capital, ScreenCraft is offering two production grants per year to talented filmmakers for narrative features, short films and TV pilot series scripts and documentaries that display originality, vision & exceptional potential. Grant amounts will vary from $10,000 to $30,000 depending on the scale and merit of each project. This program includes creative development from the ScreenCraft team and production guidance and resources from BondIt Media Capital and Buffalo 8 Productions. (Amount: up to $30,000, Organization: ScreenCraft)
Screen Australia First Nations Production Program — This program seeks to support strong and distinctive documentary projects primarily to assist in the professional development of the key creative team. (Amount: up to a maximum of $100,000, provided that the project has a post-production presale to a domestic broadcaster with a licence fee of at least $30,000 per broadcast hour or part thereof, Organization: Screen Australia)
Screen Australia First Nations Development Program — This program seeks to provide practitioners with the opportunity to create appropriate written and/or visual materials to ensure that projects are as strong as possible when competing for production finance. Emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander producers are encouraged to apply. (Amount: to $30,000 AUD, Organization: Screen Australia)
Screen Australia Documentary Production Producer First Program — The Producer First Program supports content makers to produce features, series and single documentaries for theatrical, free-to-air television broadcast (FTA), streaming platforms across Broadcast Video on Demand (BVOD), Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) and Advertising Video on Demand (AVOD). (Amount: up to $500,000 AUD, Organization: Screen Australia)
Screen Australia Documentary Production Direct-to-Audience Program — Direct-to-Audience projects are those that have not been commissioned by any third party and for which the first and primary release window is Direct-to-Audience e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Virtual Reality (VR), Extended Reality (XR) or Augmented Reality (AR) platforms. (Amount: up to 80% of the total project budget, Organization: Screen Australia)
Screen Australia Documentary Platform First Program — The Platform First Program supports content makers to produce features, series or single documentaries that have a confirmed Commissioning Platform i.e. market attachment for Free-To-Air (FTA) television broadcast and streaming platforms across Broadcast Video on Demand (BVOD), Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) and Advertising Video on Demand (AVOD). (Amount: up to $500,000 AUD, Organization: Screen Australia)
Screen Australia Documentary Funding P&A Plus Program — This program is designed to enhance the distribution and marketing of quality Australian films across traditional and alternative release platforms. (Amount: The amount provided will be determined with regard to estimated gross receipts, the proposed use of the funds and the strategy for the entire release., Organization: Screen Australia)
Roy W. Dean Film Grants — The Roy W. Dean Film Grants funds independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films that are unique and make a contribution to society that, without its help, might otherwise never get made. (Amount: $3,500 and production services, Organization: From the Heart Productions)
Rough Cut Retreat — At the height of summer, when filmmakers are neck-deep in the editing process, the Rough Cut Retreat offers a one-of-a-kind mentorship experience. Launched in 2016, RCR unites nonfiction filmmakers and mentors in a creative, supportive, and engaged atmosphere. Rough Cut Retreat offers filmmakers & their projects thoughtful feedback to help move films from a rough cut to a final cut with an eye on winter festival deadlines. This year, the retreat will convene at the Carey Institute for Global Good’s sprawling, 100-acre campus. It encourages a free-wheeling environment where filmmaker's visions are supported by mentors hand-picked for their editorial strength and generosity of spirit. Both True/False and Catapult are dedicated to supporting documentary work whose content and aesthetics push boundaries, and that provoke dynamic discussion. (Amount: Domestic travel, lodging and food, Organization: Catapult Film Fund Development Grant,True/ False Film Festival)
Rooftop Filmmakers Fund — Unlike festivals which give awards for filmmakers’ past works, the Rooftop Filmmakers Fund is an opportunity to help our community of filmmakers make their next movie. Rooftop Films set aside $1 from every ticket sold and $1 from every submission fee received and grants those funds to alumni filmmakers for their film productions. We’ve been screening films since 1997, and every filmmaker who has ever shown a film with Rooftop is eligible for our grants. Only filmmakers who have screened a movie at Rooftop Films’ festival are eligible. (Amount: nan, Organization: Rooftop Films)
Rogovy Foundation Miller / Packan Film Fund — The Miller / Packan Film Fund supports documentaries that Educate, Inspire and Enrich. The Fund is financed through the Rogovy Foundation. We believe in the transformational power that comes from enlightening narratives and inspiring characters. Please note that fund has two open call periods, May 15th and November 15th. (Amount: The Fund supports filmmaking in advanced development (up to $15,000), production and post-production stages (up to $25,000)., Organization: The Rogovy Foundation)
Rogers Series Fund — Supporting the production of Canadian independently produced series for television and online undertakings. The fund will support the production of series in the following genres: drama, documentary, children’s programming, educational, instructional, performing arts, and variety. (Amount: up to $500,000 CAD, Organization: The Rogers Group of Funds)
Rogers Documentary Fund — The demand for real stories about real people has never been stronger. That´s why we launched the Rogers Documentary Fund – to support the creation of original Canadian documentaries. We also launched a public-private partnership with Telefilm Canada that provides financing to theatrical documen- taries at the production or post-production stage. (Amount: up to $100,000 CAD, Organization: The Rogers Group of Funds)
RJI Institutional Fellowship — The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute invites proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to partner with us on innovative projects that strengthen journalism's future. Institutional fellowships are designed to unlock some of the thoughtful, meaningful ideas in your newsroom or company that for various reasons haven't been able to be explored yet. RJI will collaborate with a leader at your institution or company who can develop the idea and lead a team that will make it a reality. That leader will be named an RJI Fellow but will continue working at his or her job. The stipend for this fellowship will be paid to the company or institution to be used for salary relief for the fellow, or for another purpose that the company or institution determines will best ensure the success of the fellowship project. The project will be implemented and tested at the institution or in a newsroom of their choice. (Amount: Fellow’s institution receives a $25,000 stipend + $5000 impact bonus, payable in increments as deliverables are met for each stage of the fellowship. , Organization: Reynolds Journalism Institute)
RJI Residential Fellowship — The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute invites proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to partner with us on innovative projects that strengthen journalism's future. Nonresidential fellowships are designed for entrepreneurial individuals with a strong interest in journalism and issues related to digital communications. Your fellowship can tackle something you are interested in pursuing on your own or something that could benefit a current employer. Successful ideas, products or strategies should serve as a model for the news industry or help the industry get smarter, faster and nimbler. You do not need to live in Columbia but you will need to make at least one visit to consult with RJI leadership and staff. Your project will be implemented and tested in the newsroom of your choice. (Amount: Up to $100,000 for project expenses + a $5k monthly living stipend., Organization: Reynolds Journalism Institute)
RJI Nonresidential Fellowship — The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute invites proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to partner with us on innovative projects that strengthen journalism's future. Residential fellowships are designed for individuals who want to collaborate with RJI staff, students and faculty on-site at our institute in Columbia, Missouri. Residential fellows spend eight months on campus at the Missouri School of Journalism to take advantage of the intellectual and technological resources of RJI and the Missouri School of Journalism. Resource examples include access to programmers and app developers, support to conduct market research, and paid students to produce multimedia content. (Amount: $25,000 stipend + a $5000 impact bonus, payable in increments as deliverables are met for each stage of the fellowship., Organization: Reynolds Journalism Institute)
RIFF Arts Institute Fellowship — Screenwriting, Artist Development, Producing Fellowships plus General Industry Fellowships for Film and Business, Production Assistant & Coordination, and Music Fellowships offered twice per year. (Amount: $100 - $500 mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities with RAI, its colleagues or partners., Organization: The Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF))
Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring — Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring is a five-year grant and mentorship program for film composers of diverse ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and abilities that are historically underrepresented in film composition. The fund assists US-based projects currently in production/post-production where additional support and/or mentoring would be beneficial to film composers who are at a pivotal point in their career in which the project will help them break through to the next stage of their profession. (Amount: averaging $20,000, Organization: SESAC)
Redford Center Grants — The Redford Center Grants program celebrates and supports diversity. We provide early-stage development and production funding to independent media makers telling hopeful stories that drive awareness, education and tangible action on a variety of environmental topics. *(Amount: - $20,000, Organization: The Redford Center)*
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants — New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to partner with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to administer a new emergency grant program called Rauschenberg Emergency Grants. This marks the first phase of a program that will be in the tradition of Change, Inc., a non-profit foundation established in 1970 by Robert Rauschenberg to assist professional artists of all disciplines in need of emergency medical aid. (Amount: up to $5,000, Organization: New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA))
Pulitzer Center Travel Grant — The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting funds international travel costs associated with reporting projects on topics and regions of global importance, with an emphasis on issues that have gone unreported or under-reported in the mainstream American media. The amount of individual travel grants will depend on the specific project and detailed budget planning. Most awards fall in the range of $5,000 to $15,000 but depending on project specifics may be higher. (Amount: $5,000 to $15,000, Organization: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting)
AFS Travel Grant — The goal of the travel grant is to help filmmakers towards career leaps by supporting their travel to festivals and events that could make a significant impact on their film’s reach and their career in general. Even those filmmakers who get their films into major film festivals are frequently broke since they’ve spent all their money just finishing their film. The AFS Travel Grant aims to assist Texas filmmakers during this critical moment. (Amount: Texas-based filmmakers with proof of travel and an official acceptance letter to a festival on the AFS Travel Grant list are eligible to receive $500 for festivals in the US, Canada, and Mexico and/or $1000 for festivals outside of North America. Filmmakers can receive TWO travel grants during the life of their film, not to exceed $1,500., Organization: Austin Film Society (AFS))
CMF Innovation & Experimentation Program Production Support — The objective of the Innovation & Experimentation Program is to fund Canadian interactive digital media content and application software that is innovative and leading-edge. (Amount: Maximum Contribution of the lesser of 75% of the Project’s Eligible Costs or $1.5 million CAD, Organization: Canada Media Fund)
CMF French POV Program — The French POV Program is designed to encourage one-off point-of-view (POV) documentary production in the French market. As part of the CMF's Convergent Stream, projects funded must include content to be produced for distribution on at least two platforms, one of which must be television. (Amount: the lesser of 49% of the Project’s Eligible Costs or $400,000 CAD, Organization: Canada Media Fund)
CMF English POV Program — The English POV Program is designed to encourage one-off point-of-view (POV) documentary production in the English market. As part of the CMF's Convergent Stream, projects funded must include content to be produced for distribution on at least two platforms, one of which must be television. (Amount: the lesser of 49% of the Project’s Eligible Costs or $400,000 CAD, Organization: Canada Media Fund)
CMF Pre-Development and Development Funding — The Early-Stage Development Program, which forms part of the CMF’s Convergent Stream, allocates funding to Eligible Projects at the beginning of a Project’s creative process. (Amount: up to $40,000 CAD, Organization: Canada Media Fund)
Connecticut Humanities Fund Planning Grants — Planning Grants can fund the research and development of interpretive digital media projects, such as digital exhibits, virtual tours, and documentary films. Such work may include time and travel needed to conduct scholarly research, investigation and analysis of software, hardware, and other technology to be used, conducting surveys or focus groups with key stakeholders (scholars, educators, community members, etc.), creation of sample text, wire frames, site maps, and structural layout and plans of the media to be created, and marketing plans for the finished product. (Amount: up to $20,000, Organization: CT Humanities)
Dan David Prize — The Dan David Prize celebrates the work of early and midcareer scholars and practitioners whose work illuminates all aspects of the human past, including those working in the field of historical documentary filmmaking. (Amount: $300,000, Organization: nan)
Croatian Minority Co-Production Support Scheme — We provide funding for fiction, documentary and animation films, both feature length and shorts originating outside Croatia in which a Croatian producer is involved as a creative collaborator and provider of a minority of the finance needed; and where the film is structured as an official co-production. (Amount: nan, Organization: Hrvatski audiovizualni centar (HAVC))
Creative Capital — Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in all disciplines. creative Capital is one of the only national nonprofit organizations that awards grants to individual artists through an open application process. They are a premier provider of risk capital in the arts, taking chances to support ideas that are bold, innovative and genre-stretching. Their individualized approach surrounds artists with the financial and advisory resources they need to realize their artistic visions and build sustainable careers. (Amount: up to $50,000, Organization: Creative Capital)
CPH:LAB — CPH:LAB is conceived as an incubator for documentary projects that seek to explore the potential of digital technologies and advance new visions of what a documentary can be in a digital age. It offers a space for experimentation and collaboration in creative, cross-disciplinary partnerships across film, the creative arts, science, technology and social entrepreneurship. CPH:LAB assists the development, production and launch of a number of documentary projects, that push the envelope in terms of creativity and the use of technology to create an impact on people and society through new ways of storytelling, for new platforms, reaching new audiences. (Amount: nan, Organization: CPH:DOX)
Connecticut Humanities Fund Implementation Grants — Implementation Grants can fund the production of documentary films. These grants are designed to strengthen the humanities content and approach of documentary media productions and help propel projects toward completion. (Amount: up to $20,000, Organization: CT Humanities)