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Sundance
Documentary Fund
Objective
Sundance Institute Documentary Fund grants are announced twice a year. Since its establishment,
the Fund has supported more than 500 films in 61 countries. A committee of human
rights experts and film professionals give their recommendations of projects submitted by filmmakers
around the world. The Fund reviews between 1,400 and 2,000 proposals annually,
choosing among them 35 to 50 proposals for support each year. In funding such works, the
Documentary Fund encourages the exchange of different ideas that is crucial for building up an
open society and a public dialogue that revolve around contemporary issues.
Funding Amount
Special
The funding amount is up to 50.000 USD.
If the candidate has already received a grant from the Documentary Fund, there
is an additional category for which he can apply for the same project. Audience
Engagement grants support innovative outreach and engagement campaigns
and cutting-edge multiplatform engagement strategies.
The fund is initiated by
The Documentary Fund, established at Sundance Institute (www.sundance.org) in 2002 with a
gift from the Open Society Institute (www.soros.org) and is supported by grants from the Ford
Foundation (www.fordfound.org) and Open Society Institute, among others.
Conditions
Conditions
| USA
Applications are required to include edited material that is approximately 20 to 75 minutes
for the proposed project. The reel should convey the narrative and aesthetic visual in the final
version of the film. If available for consideration, longer cuts and fine cuts may be submitted.
A previous sample of work must also be attached with the application.
information and contact
Sundance Institute
5900 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
Tel: ++1-310 360 1981 - Fax: ++1 310 360 1969
Email: dfp@sundance.org - www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-fund