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For filmmakers around the world, the documentary grants directory guides you to opportunities on how to fund your documentary.
Alter-Ciné Foundation
The Foundation awards a grant aimed at young filmmakers born and living in Africa, Asia or Latin America who want to direct a film in the language of their choice that respects the aims of the Foundation.
Impact Documentary Fund
We invest in 10-15 documentaries year-round on a rolling basis. If you're working on a feature-length or episodic documentary and seeking funding, we invite you to submit.
Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists
The IWMF’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists supports the production of ambitious projects and underreported, globally important stories.
DEI Film Grant
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Film Grant Fund provides intentional support and funding to amplify women, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ centered stories that celebrate running across the spectrum of cultural experiences.
Catapult Film Fund
We provide development funding up to $20,000 to documentary filmmakers who have a strong story to tell, have secured access, and are ready to create a fundraising piece to help unlock critical production funding.
SFFILM Documentary Film Fund
The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) supports engaging documentaries in post-production which exhibit compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an original, innovative visual approach.
Sundance Institute Sandbox Fund
Grants are offered to independent artists who are working at the intersection of science and nonfiction storytelling.
Library of Congress Lavine | Ken Burns Prize for Film
The Library of Congress Lavine Ken Burns Prize for Film is a $200,000 cash award for a late-stage documentary film with a running time of 50 minutes or more.
International Documentary Association Open Call
The IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund provides production funds to documentary films using journalistic research practices while making cinematic and artistically rigorous work accessible to general audiences.
William Greaves Research and Development Fund
The William Greaves Research and Development Fund resources talented, mid-career nonfiction storytellers from racially and ethnically underrepresented communities in the United States, as well as filmmakers who identify as being of Indigenous and/or of African descent.