Documentary Film Grants
for Independent Filmmakers
Find funding for your film!

SFFILM Documentary Film Fund 
The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund is open to feature-length documentary films from anywhere in the world that are within three months of beginning post-production. …

MOFFOM Documentary Grant 
The Music on Film-Film on Music (MOFFOM) grant awards a total of $20,000 in finishing funds for scoring, composition, and music licensing efforts for feature-length …

AlterCiné Foundation Documentary Film Grant 
Grant amount: up to $10,000 CAD Every year, AlterCiné Foundation awards one grant of 10,000 Canadian dollars and a few 5,000 Canadian dollars grants …

Screen Australia’s Documentary Development Fund 
Grant amount: up to $30,000 AUD Screen Australia’s Documentary Development program primarily supports one-off and series documentaries, including online …

Sundance Institute Sandbox Fund 
The Sandbox Fund offers grants, engagement events, and other opportunities for independent artists seeking to explore the intrinsic link between science …

ITVS Diversity Film Fund For Filmmakers Of Color 
Funding Amount : $25,000 The ITVS Diversity Development Fund has one funding round per year, with a deadline in September. We’re looking for exceptional …

Whicker's World Film and TV Funding Award | Documentary Film Grant 
Grant Amount: £80,000 and £15,000 The Film and TV Funding Award is awarded annually to an emerging filmmaker from anywhere in the world with the most …

BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship | Documentary Film Grant 
Grant Amount: $10,000 Since 1991, BAVC's MediaMaker Fellowship has provided in-kind training and support for independent artists at work on social-issue …

The IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund  
Grant amount: Up to $15,000 Phase of Production: Development/Pre-Production The IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund provides development funds to documentary …

Chicken and Egg Pictures: The (Egg)celerator Lab Open Call 
Announcement: THE (EGG)CELERATOR LAB IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD FOR 2022 The (Egg)celerator Lab (formerly the Accelerator Lab) is focused on identifying …

THE 2023 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM 
Winner receives $200,000 in finishing funds. Submissions are open until May 15, 2023 The Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film is a …

JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant 
JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) offers the annual JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant. …

The Rogovy Foundation: Miller / Packan Documentary Film Grant 
The Miller / Packan Documentary Film Fund provides grants to feature-length non-fiction projects that address social issues and inspire others. The Fund …

Catapult Film Fund | Documentary Film Grant 
The Catapult Film Fund provides documentary film grants of up to $20,000 to support powerful, artful storytelling across a broad spectrum of issues and …

Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund (For African Filmmakers) 
Toronto, ON Canada - The Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund is a grant program providing financial support to African documentary filmmakers for …

International Journalist's Network | Documentary Funding Grants 
The International Journalist's Network provides a wide variety of opportunities for full-time, freelance, professional, semi-professional and citizen …

Roy W. Dean Film and Video Grants | Documentary Film Grant 
The Roy W. Dean Film and Video Grants are managed by Carol Dean and From The Heart Productions. "I want great stories with compelling characters. We fund …

Doc Society | Documentary Film Grants 
Doc Society (previously BRITDOC) is a UK-based non-profit committed to enabling great documentary films and connecting them to audiences globally. Since …

Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund | Documentary Film Grant 
The Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund Total Grant Fund: $115,000 Individual grants will range from approximately $15,000-$25,000 The Pare Lorentz …

Southern Documentary Fund | Documentary Film Grant Funding 
Stories are at the heart of the work of the Southern Documentary Fund. Stories that come from the varied landscapes of the American South -- its people, …

Sundance Institute | Documentary Fund 
The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund provides support for U.S. and international documentary films that focus on current human rights issues, freedom …

Austin Film Society Film Grants 
Since its inception in 1996, the AFS Grant has awarded over $2 million in cash grants and $340,000 in-kind goods and services to 425 Texas filmmakers, …

Women In Film | Film Finishing Fund Grant (WIFF FFF) 
The Women In Film Foundation's Film Finishing Fund (WIFF FFF) supports films by, for or about women by providing cash grants of up to $15,000 and in-kind …

The Independent Television Service (ITVS) | Documentary and Television Funding 
ITVS funds, distributes, and promotes new programs primarily for public television. We work with independent producers to create and present programs that …