American Documentary Film Fund
In addition to our annual 7-day film festival, we are proud to share the American Documentary Film Fund with independent American filmmakers who will participate and compete for financing for new projects as well as works in progress. An amount up to $50,000 may be awarded or distributed in any given year. (View our past Film Fund winners.)
A panel of film industry professionals will review a select group of documentary filmmaker projects for funding consideration. Filmmakers will provide detailed story outlines and budgets for their works in progress or new projects. Filmmakers will screen a three (3) minute preview of their film projects before the industry panel and take part in a 10 minute Q&A.
At the end of the closing awards ceremony, the fund winner(s) will be announced. Winning filmmakers will be required to share their finished film at the American Documentary Film Festival within the first year of completion. All filmmakers submitting for this fund must be U.S. citizens or legal residents in order to participate and they must be in attendance at the festival for the Film Fund pitch itself and the closing awards ceremony. The festival shall provide accommodations.
If you believe you have what it takes to make your pitch, please provide an electronic package including your story a three (3) minute preview link in progress or work to be shot. You can go to our homepage to see submission platforms options or just click below. If invited you will need to send us hard copies of the trailer/teaser as well as your story outline and detailed budget.
2019 Competitors:
Sandra Alvarez & Amanda Spain An All American Affair
Jeffrey Schwarz Swanson On Sunset
Taimi Arvidson Hossain
Diane Tsai Back In The Picture
Holly Morris Exposure
Jenny Shi Finding Ying Ying
Ann Rabin Off The Vine
David Vassar Exquisite Wasteland
Sara Jo Wollansky Snapshots Of Zember
Paul Stephenson Take One Shot
Mirrisa Neff This Is National Wake
Colin Scott Horse Nations
