Hot Docs-Blue Ice Flim Documentary Fund for African Documentaries

Hot Docs-Blue Ice Film Documentary Fund

The Hot Docs – Blue Ice Film Documentary Fund is a grant program providing financial support to African documentary filmmakers for development and production. Development grants of $3,000 – $8,000 and Production grants of $5,000 – $40,000 are awarded to approximately four to 10 projects annually.

The $1-million fund was created to enable more African documentary filmmakers to tell their own stories and contribute to a new generation of the African documentary community. Applications are open to professional filmmakers who are citizens and residents of continental Africa and are also living and working in the region.  In addition to financing, the initiative also offers valuable resources to support production and professional development, and offers filmmakers opportunities to access the international documentary community. Through an accompanying peer-to-peer mentorship program, grantees may team with international production partners to bring their projects to international markets, festivals, broadcast and online audiences. Additionally, grantees will have travel, accommodation and accreditation support to attend Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Hot Docs Blue Ice Filmmakers Lab.

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Metro Screen offers a variety of film grants

“Metro Screen’s production support programs are unique with participants receiving a cash budget, production facilities, training, mentorship, script development and a cast and crew screening with particular emphasis placed on a diverse production slate that allows individuals to take risks.”  The categories are:

• First Break – $3000 for emerging filmmakers with no previous credits
• Breakout – $15,000 for emerging filmmakers with one previous credit
• Indigenous Breakthrough – $22,000 for Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander Australian emerging film makers with one previous credit
• Out-there and Deadly – filmmakers of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, the opportunity to develop their film and storytelling skills through the production their short work
• Jump Start – $45,000 worth of in-kind equipment and facilities
• Pitching Competition – $15,000 prize

Find out more about grants and funding in the grants and funding category.

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