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#FestivalFriday 🎞️ The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Feb 13–22, 2026) is one of the top doc festivals in North America....and Oscar-qualifying for shorts! 🗓️ Final Deadline: Oct 3, 2025 📍 Missoula, Montana 🔗 buff.ly/eV5kX12 #Documentary #FilmFestival

Happening today 🎬 Our Doc Funding Hub workshop is diving into real crowdfunding plans from filmmakers in the room. Get live feedback on your own plan - or listen in and apply the lessons to yours. Starts 12pm ET / 5pm PT → buff.ly/ovFnzMo #Documentary #IndieFilm #FilmFunding

🎬 Looking for a lab that helps your doc do more than just play to an audience? The Envision Impact Lab by Perspective Fund is now accepting applications. Deadline: September 21, 2025. 🔗 buff.ly/IrzWxM0 #FundingMonday #DocumentaryFunding #ImpactLab

Thinking of crowdfunding your documentary? This Wednesday, our Doc Funding Hub workshop is dedicated to reviewing real campaign plans. Bring yours for live feedback, or learn from seeing others get workshopped. Join as a one-off or as a Hub member →

🎬 #FestivalFriday: The Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival returns April 9–12, 2026! Oscar-qualifying for shorts & mini-docs, it celebrates bold, socially engaged storytelling. Submit by Sept 30! 👉 sebastopolfilm.org #FilmFestival #Documentary

🌟 #FundingMonday spotlight: The Firelight Fund is open till Sept 18, offering up to $50K in grants for docs by Black, Brown & Indigenous filmmakers in the U.S. & territories. Social-justice storytelling - this is your moment? 👉 buff.ly/0JMOch2 #Docs #Grants #filmfund

#FestivalFriday Documentary storytellers: the Rome International Documentary Festival (RIDF) is open for entries! Final Deadline: 15 September 2025 Categories: World-Doc, Ita-Doc, Short-Doc - think bold, creative films completed after 1 January 2024.

#FestivalFriday LAST CALL: Submit to DOC LA by Sept 8, 2025! Shorts, features, experimental & more—all genres welcome. Rolling notifications by Sept 24. Submit here: buff.ly/UJGt9r9 #documentary #filmmaker

#FundingMonday The Catapult Film Fund is closing soon for applications! Submit for the Development Grant or new Project Accelerator by Sep 8, 2025 (5 PM PT). Details & apply: buff.ly/cOHo5Ph #DocumentaryFilm #FilmFunding

#FestivalFriday 🎥 The NYC Short Documentary Film Festival returns for it's 11th year on Nov 2, 2025! Dedicated to nonfiction shorts 20 minutes or less, screened in the heart of NYC. 📅 Final submission deadline: Aug 31, 2025 👉 nycsdff.com

#FundingMonday 🎬 Texas-based filmmakers, take note! The 2025 AFS Grant for Short Films is now open. Grants support shorts in any style or genre, with a focus on uplifting diverse Texas voices. 📅 Deadline: Sept 4, 2025 (6 PM CT) 👉

🎬 #FestivalFriday Submit your doc to Jackson Doc Fest - formerly Lane Doc Fest - in Jackson, Tennessee! 🗓 Final deadline: 30 Aug 2025 | Gala & awards: Oct 11, 2025 Details: buff.ly/l0kHUaq #docfestival #DocumentaryFilm #JacksonDocFest

⏳ Last chance! Join serial-doc funder Hank Rogerson tomorrow for Part 2 of our doc crowdfunding series - how to keep your campaign alive + thriving once it’s live. 📅 Aug 13 | 12–1pm ET 🎟 buff.ly/XQQhJEY #DocFunding #Crowdfunding #Documentary

🎥 #FundingMonday The MOIN NEST development programme from Germany’s MOIN Filmförderung offers: • NEST Space: €7,500 base + up to €50K for docs • NEST Classic: €7,500 base grant Deadline: Aug 25, 2025. One application - pick your track! Apply here 👉 buff.ly/Xvk29jC #docfunding #filmmakers

🎯 Crowdfunding your doc? Join serial-doc funder Hank Rogerson for Part 2: keeping momentum once your campaign is live. 📅 Aug 13 | 12–1pm ET Bonus: Replay of Part 1 included! 🎟 buff.ly/XQQhJEY #DocFunding #Crowdfunding #Documentary

🎬 #FestivalFriday The Turkish World Documentary Film Festival is now accepting submissions. 🗓 Final deadline: Aug 30, 2025 📍 Open to global docs focused on Turkish culture or communities Find out more: buff.ly/EmanFlI #IndieDocs

🎬 #FundingMonday The Southern Documentary Fund is offering $15K grants to 7 projects with strong Southern roots. Deadline: Aug 15, 2025 More info 👉 buff.ly/MLYlSgd #IndieFilm #DocFunding #SouthernDocs

🎬 #FestivalFriday Final deadline for DOC LA is Aug 21! Showcase your doc in Los Angeles this fall - they love bold, global, and emerging voices. 🔗 Submit:

We’re live! Introducing Disability Media Alliance, a global nonprofit building infrastructure to resource disabled nonfiction media makers!Learn more about our work to support disabled perspectives in nonfiction media making: disabilitymedia.org Image ID next post #DisabilityMedia #DisabilityJustice

🌍 Young documentary filmmakers from the Global South - this one's for you. 🎬The Alter-Ciné Foundation has a $10k CAD grant to support filmmakers born and living in Africa, Asia or Latin America. 🗓️ Deadline: August 15, 2025 🔗 buff.ly/HKqkx2h #FundingMonday

🎥 #FestivalFriday Got a doc with Italian roots? Documentaria in Sicily is calling! 🌿 📍 In the stunning town of Noto 🗓 Final deadline: Aug 10 🎬 Italian shorts + features 🏆 Multiple awards, live events & more buff.ly/DSBpbBm #DocumentaryFilm #FilmFestival

🎬 Final class is TODAY - but you can still join! Learn how to use Midjourney to create stunning AI visuals for your doc: 🎥 B-roll 📽️ Reenactments 🌀 Abstract scenes ✅ All replays available for 1 year! Join now → buff.ly/h39Cfel #DocumentaryFilm #Midjourney #AIinDocs

🎬 TODAY! Talking all things CROWDFUNDING at our live Doc Funding Hub session for documentary filmmakers. ✅ Pre-launch tips ✅ Platform picks ✅ Real campaign lessons 🕓 9am PT, 12pm ET, 4pm UTC 👉 buff.ly/7LVp37X #CrowdfundingDocs #DocFunding #DocumentaryTips #FilmFunding

🎬 #FundingMonday The AXS Film Fund offers $10K grants to support nonfiction creators living with disabilities or chronic illness - or working with someone who is. ⏰ Deadline: July 31 🔗 buff.ly/Y6ngkvM #AXSFilmFund #DocumentaryFunding #InclusiveStorytelling

🎬✨ #FestivalFriday Spotlight! Docuworld Film Festival in London is calling for compelling docs with narratives that "inspire, educate, and provoke thought". Final deadline: July 31, 2025. Festival runs Oct 3–5, 2025 at Curzon Bloomsbury. Enter today! 🌍

🎙️ Fundraising is challenging, but it doesn’t have to be so lonely. Filmmaker & Desktop Docs instructor Jilann Spitzmiller shares her practical tips on The Art of Film Funding podcast. 🎧 Listen: buff.ly/HbHBexv 💡 Explore our Doc Funding Hub: buff.ly/fqeNVxH

🎬🔬 Got a compelling doc idea at the crossroads of science & culture? @Sundance.org Sandbox Fund offers grants up to $100K + mentorship! ⏰ Apply by July 21: buff.ly/q4FLq4N #FundingMonday

#FestivalFriday Spotlight! @PortoPostDoc is accepting submissions for its 2025 edition (20–29 Nov in Portugal). Known for celebrating innovative and hybrid nonfiction, it’s a gem on the European festival circuit. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025 More info: 👉

🎬 Starts TOMORROW! Learn how to use #Midjourney to create stunning AI visuals for your doc, from b-roll and reenactments to abstract story sequences. Taught live by Sundance-winning filmmaker @philipashane.bsky.social. 🎟️ Still time to sign up → buff.ly/OeuJXk4 #DocumentaryFilm #AIforFilmmakers

🎬 Happening TODAY: How to Create a Professional Documentary Budget in 2025 Join us LIVE today at 12pm ET for a powerful budgeting session with award-winning filmmaker Jilann Spitzmiller. 🎟️ Use this link to Register Now and sign up for FREE: 👉 buff.ly/nlrEa5A #documentaryfilmmaking #docbudget

#FundingMonday 🎥 Documentary creators: Applications are open till July 16, 2025 for Mountainfilm’s Commitment Grants ($1K–$5K). Project must be in prod or post. Apply now! 👉 buff.ly/HVj2fJi Tag a fellow filmmaker 🎬

🎬 #FestivalFriday Lunenburg Doc Fest (Sept 17–21, Nova Scotia, Canada) is calling for submissions! 🌊 A coastal gem with a warm, doc-loving community. Final deadline: July 25 🎟 Submit: buff.ly/Gwz4GEC #Documentary #FilmFestival #IndieFilm

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🎬 New webinar on how to master documentary budgeting in 2025 Learn to craft a funder-ready budget - without the overwhelm. 🗓️ July 8 | ⏰ 12pm ET 🎓 With Jilann Spitzmiller 🎟️ Sign up → buff.ly/EguKlhF #documentary #budgets #filmmaking #indiefilm

#FundingMonday 💰 The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund offers $10K–$15K to feature doc filmmakers in post-production. 🎥 Got a bold, cinematic doc? 🗓 Final deadline: July 7 Apply here → buff.ly/1purUku #DocumentaryFunding #IndieFilm

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🎬 #FestivalFriday The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is back for its 34th year - and it’s Oscar-qualifying for Documentary Shorts! 🗓 Final deadline: July 15 📍 Hot Springs, Arkansas 🎥 Shorts + features welcome 🔗 buff.ly/1wp6eh5 #DocFilm #OscarQualifying #HSDFI #FilmFestival

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🎬 #FundingMonday Calling all lesbian filmmakers! The Barbara Hammer Grant offers $5,000 to support bold, experimental moving-image work - docs, hybrids, animation & more. 🗓 Deadline: July 2 📍 U.S.-based applicants 🔗 buff.ly/EehKh6X #QueerArt #LesbianFilmmakers #DocFunding #ExperimentalFilm

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📽️ #FestivalFriday Tokyo Doc Film Festival is looking for bold, compelling nonfiction stories from around the world. 🌏 Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo 🗓 Final deadline: June 30th 🎥 Accepting shorts + features 🔗 buff.ly/xRCwnBy #DocFilm #FilmFestival #IndieDocs #Documentary

🚀 HAPPENING TODAY!! 🎬 Doc Funding Hub Webinar: "Navigating Niche Foundations" How do you find and engage with the right smaller foundations for your documentary, out of the thousands that exist? 🗓️ TODAY | 9am PT / 12pm ET / 4pm UTC 👉 buff.ly/MiNVgwe #DocFunding

🎬 #FundingMonday The Roy W. Dean Grant supports films that are “unique and make a contribution to society". 🎯 Human rights, social justice, and unique POVs welcome 🗓 Summer deadline: June 30 💰 Includes cash + in-kind services 🔗 buff.ly/TKoqDtm #IndieFilm #DocFunding #SocialImpact

🎬 Next Doc Funding Hub Webinar: "Navigating Niche Foundations" 🗓️ June 18 | 9am PT / 12pm ET / 4pm UTC How do you find and engage with the right smaller foundations for your documentary, out of the thousands that exist? 👉 buff.ly/MiNVgwe #DocFunding #Filmmakers

#FestivalFriday 🎥 ZINEBI (Bilbao), Spain’s premier Class A documentary & short film fest, is calling for submissions! Short docs ≤30 min, made post-Jan 2024 Deadline: June 20, 2025 Festival dates: Nov 21–28, 2025 Don’t miss your chance to screen at an Oscar‑/BAFTA‑qualifier!

Ben Makinen ran an entire film festival solo — in Bali — focused on AI storytelling. No crew. No big budget. Just passion and follow-through. With one edition down and the next planned for September, he shares the raw truth of what it takes: buff.ly/hZYjtXW #DIYFilmFest #AIfilm #BIAIFF

#FundingMonday: The Latino Public Media Content Fund is open! Grants from $10K – $100K (R&D, production, post‑production) for Latino-focused documentary storytelling by US filmmakers Deadline is June 26, 2025. 🎥 Step up and share Latino perspectives on public media platforms!