Events
On Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13, Vision Makers Media will partner with MIGIZI Communications to host the Native Youth Media Summit, in Minneapolis, Minn. Featuring a diverse collection of teachers, filmmakers, writers, and other media innovators, the summit will explore ways to harness the power of today’s media for Native-driven storytelling and narrative empowerment. Instructors/presenters will include John Gwinn, Binesikwe Means, Tiana La Point, and Philip Sanchez. The summit also will introduce a new resource for instructors of youth media programs, The Native Youth Media Training Guidebook. This event requires an application. Interested trainers are encouraged to apply here.
DOK Exchange
An XR Conference for makers, thinkers, artists and interdisciplinary lovers at DOK Leipzig. Apply 23 October
LIM 2020
16 filmmakers wanting to develop a feature within a limited budget frame are selected for this scheme that uses creative limitations as a tool.
Apply by 31 October
TorinoScriptLab
A screenwriting programme for fiction feature films, both original ideas and adaptations, in early stages of development.
Apply by 1 Nov
CPH:FORUM
CPH:DOX’s financing and co-production event dedicated to facilitating the development and financing of creative film projects with international potential.
Apply by 15 November
Funding
California Humanities is now accepting submissions for its 2019 California Documentary Project grant program (CPD). Productions in film, audio, and interactive media are invited to compete for research and development grants of up to $10K and production grants up to $50K. You do not have to be a California resident to apply. Submission guidelines and instructions can be found at this link. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 1. http://southerndocumentaryfund.org
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation For
Documentary Photography & Film
Deadline: 30 October
Mirroring the mission of our foundation and themes covered in our still photography grants, we invite documentary filmmakers around the globe to share their human interest stories and submit their “Short-Short” documentary film projects highlighting human unrest, forgotten communities, over-exploited people and environments impacted by war, poverty, famine, disease
Miller / Packan Documentary Film Fund
Deadline: 14 November
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. The next Winter open call ends November 15th, and the Summer open call ends June 15th.
IDFA Bertha Fund
Deadline: 10 December
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.
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