Helping independent documentary filmmakers develop the skills and resources to tell their story. From funding to development to distribution.
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The 2026 #GriersonAwards are now open for entries🏆
Submit your #Documentaries & #FactualProgrammes across 16 categories.
Deadline: 22 May 2026
Find out more & enter 🔗 bit.ly/4rjUJTr
#Grierson #BritishDocumentaryAwards in association with @all3media
ALT A blue image with the Grierson Awards logo with All3Media is in the corner. White header text reads Entries Open. Smaller text: griersontrust.org/grierson-awards. Submit your documentaries by Fri 22 May 2026
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Live masterclass: Documentary Storytelling, Phase by Phase with Daniel Raim. Tue 17 March, 5pm GMT. Includes access to 'Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story' + the script, plus live Q&A. Register: courses.desktop-documentarie…
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Whether you're making your first short or deep in a feature, support matters. Check out the new DOC NYC Filmmaker Resource Directory — a one-stop hub to help at any stage. Updated quarterly with tools from @IDA, @POVdocs, @DesktopDocs + more!
docnyc.net/new-filmmaker-res…
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Our EP @TJ1895 joins Peter Hamilton of DocumentaryBusiness.com to share insider knowledge about pitching doc ideas to film buyers. Sign up for the @DesktopDocs workshop “Develop, Pitch and Sell Your Documentary Ideas” at bit.ly/IdeasForDocs. #documentaryfilmmaking
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#CallingFilmmakers | Win up to £10,000 to fund your #Documentary 🎥
We've teamed up with @audibleuk to find and fund extraordinary stories that celebrate the transformative power of storytelling through sound.
Submit by 21 April. Free Entry: asff.co.uk/listening-pitch/
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Core App 3.0 is here! The Nonfiction Core Application was created by a collaboration between IDA and @sundanceorg in 2016. See what's new in Core App 3.0 below!
documentary.org/blog/introdu… – at Los Angeles, CA
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Applications are open for our latest #GriersonDocLab training programme in partnership with @NetflixUK - this time in documentary development💡
Deadline to apply is Thursday 3 April at 5pm 📅
Find out more and apply at 🔗 bit.ly/4aJWFOK
ALT A photo of trainees at networking event in corner, Grierson DocLab Development with Netflix logo at the bottom. Text reads: Applications Now Open. Are you an ambitious creative looking to accelerate your career in documentary development? Apply for Grierson DocLab: Development, in collaboration with Netflix by Thurs 3 April 2025. griersontrust.org/grierson-doclab
DesktopDocumentaries retweeted
📅STANDARD DEADLINE | CLOSING SOON! 😱
⏰ A reminder that you have two weeks left to get your film in by our Standard Deadline.
We welcome documentary and non-fiction films of all lengths and from all around the world
🔗 sheffdocfest.com/news/2025-f…
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Our EP @TJ1895 joins Peter Hamilton of DocumentaryBusiness.com to share insider knowledge about pitching doc ideas to film buyers. Sign up for the @DesktopDocs workshop “Find, Develop & Pitch Documentary Ideas That Sell” at bit.ly/IdeasForDocs. #documentaryfilmmaking
DesktopDocumentaries retweeted
Our EP @TJ1895 joins Peter Hamilton of DocumentaryBusiness.com to share insider knowledge about pitching doc ideas to film buyers. Sign up for the @DesktopDocs workshop “Find, Develop & Pitch Documentary Ideas That Sell” at bit.ly/IdeasForDocs. #documentaryfilmmaking
DesktopDocumentaries retweeted
2022 Roy W. Dean Short Film Grant is now accepting submissions fromtheheartproductions.com/… Grant is open to narrative fiction shorts, live action or animated. Winner to receive $3,000 plus thousands more in donated services #filmgrant #shortfilm
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"A new documentary from @OptimistFilms (Living On One Dollar and Salam Neighbor) broke the all time record for highest-ever crowdfunded documentary" Thank you @DesktopDocs! I've been reading your site for years, and excited to now be on it.
desktop-documentaries.com/cr…
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We’re excited to work with our friends at @DesktopDocs to bring you this in-depth online course, Selling Your Documentary To Netflix. It’s an insider’s guide to getting your doc project on Netflix. Visit bit.ly/2RwaKuY #documentaryfilmmaking #indiefilmmaker #filmstudent
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🚨 Breaking: We are proud to announce Tabitha Jackson (@TABULA4) as the new Director of the #Sundance Film Festival. She follows John Cooper (@cooperdance), who served in the role for 11 years and will assume a newly-created Emeritus Director role. bit.ly/2tqj5Es
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Only 2 days left to apply for our Youth Jury Programme! We're looking for five young film enthusiasts to celebrate, share and debate non-fiction arts with us.
This is a free opportunity, no specific qualifications or experience are required to apply: bit.ly/2tAEOJx
DesktopDocumentaries retweeted
‘On Her Shoulders’: How One Remarkable Woman Can Save the Yazidi People of Iraq bit.ly/2yiDrho
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Just TWO weeks left to apply for Production Grants (up to $100k!) from #enterprisedocfund! App deadline: 4/1/18 (and don't miss our Facebook livestream Q&A w/ @carrielozano & @dana_merwin this Friday!) documentary.org/enterprise
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3 Rules For Making A #DocumentaryFilm - Peter Nicks [FULL INTERVIEW] ow.ly/t8bx30j2wYa
#film #filmmaking #documentaries #documentary #cinemaverite #docs #theforcemovie #mustsee
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Just try and look away from the amazing #timelapse vid of the offloading of supplies to the continent of #Antarctica. But thats how DP & #docfilmmaker @Antzkiwi rolls. Cant wait to share this episode this Friday! bit.ly/2Cl6alF – at Henrietta, NY
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Join us Wed., Feb 7th at 10a PST on The Art of Film Funding radio show with Attorney Bob Seigel ow.ly/IsJg30icjGk