Here is the list of upcoming Film Grants for Documentaries to bring your important story to life. For filmmakers around the world, this massive #filmfunding resource shows you the #documentary grants by upcoming deadline. Apply with ease by just clicking on the links for more information on each grant.
Documentary Funding
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
As mainstream media moves away from in-depth coverage of domestic and global social issues, documentaries have become an important and much needed tool to draw attention to these contemporary international conflicts.
One World Media Fellowship
The fund is for non-fiction media across all platforms (film, radio, print, photojournalism, online and multimedia) that tells original and engaging stories from the developing world.
National Film Board of Canada Filmmaker Assistance Program
The National Film Board’s mandate is to reflect Canadian values and perspectives through the production and distribution of innovative Canadian audiovisual works accessible in relevant media of today.
Movies that Matter
To promote the screenings of human rights cinema worldwide, Movies that Matter offers 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.
The Film Collaborative Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal Sponsorship is used when a non-profit film or film-related project or event wants to secure funding from individual, foundation, government or corporate sources that give only to nonprofit organizations with IRS tax-exempt status.
Just Films Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation seeks to reduce inequality in all of its forms, and artist-driven documentary and emerging media projects are crucial to this effort.
The Doc Shop Toronto
The Hot Docs industry conference and market in Toronto offers exceptional professional development, networking, and business opportunities to dcumentary filmmakers and industry professionals at all levels of experience.
The Film Fund
Get up to $10,000 to produce your independent short film by writing one sentence. We've given away over $21,000 to filmmakers to make their shorts. All based on one sentence.
Miller / Packan Documentary Film Fund
The Rogovy Foundation is proud to announce an increase in its annual Miller / Packan Film Funding. Awarded bi-annually, the Fund awards grants totaling $200,000 to between six and twelve documentary film projects per year.
San Francisco Society Documentary Film Fund
SFFILM Makers offers a wide range of funding and artist development services for fiction and documentary filmmakers all over the world.
Film Funding Newsletter
Receive the free upcoming film grants delivered to your mailbox once a month. Film funding is available to filmmakers anywhere in the world, with lots of time to apply.
Film Business Plan
The film business plan is a step-by-step guide on how to structure your film as a business and projects what your film will cost to develop and operate.
