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SUMMARY:Catapult Film Fund 2025
DESCRIPTION:Opportunity type: Fund\nFor: Filmmakers\nDeadline: 08/09/2025\nRewards: Up to $25k + mentorship + more\nLocation Eligibility: Worldwide\n\nAbout this opportunity\n\nThe Catapult Film Fund provides critical early-stage funding and mentorship for nonfiction filmmakers with distinctive, story-driven, and cinematic films. The Development Grant supports films in development or early production, aiming to help create a fundraising piece. Projects must be at least 28 minutes long and have secured access to story and characters. The Project Accelerator focuses on films exploring the intersection of technology and society. Catapult prioritizes artful, moving storytelling with contemporary relevance and originality.\nPlease note: If selected, grantees must have a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor to officially accept the award.\nRewards\n\nGrants between $5,000 and $25,000 USD\nMentorship and editorial support\nIndustry connections and strategic advice\nTwo progress calls (mid-grant and final)\nPromotion via Catapult channels\n\n\n\nEligibility\n\nApplicants (Project Director) must be 18 years or older and cannot be enrolled in an academic institution.\nDocumentaries must be in development or early production with an intended length of 28 minutes or longer.\nGrant funds must specifically be used to create a fundraising piece, which may include writing, shooting and editing once story and characters are in place.\nApplicants must own the copyright of their production and have artistic, budgetary, and editorial control over their project.\nDirectors can only submit one application per cycle. Catapult does not support filmmakers who are actively contracted with another CFF-supported project and have not completed the final deliverables listed in the Guidelines sections.\nPreviously submitted applications must demonstrate significant changes to the story, characters or project development. If the application has been declined multiple times, we highly recommend you to evaluate whether your project aligns with our guidelines.\nApplicants should have previous film or television production experience in a principal role (director, co-director, producer, co-producer) as demonstrated via key creative personnel filmography and/or visual samples. This may include, but is not limited to, credits and/or materials from the filmmaking team’s previously completed feature-length documentaries.\nCatapult does not make grants to individuals. If selected, applicants must be able to accept grants through a 501(c)(3) organization such as a fiscal sponsor. Projects may apply without a fiscal sponsor but must confirm the designated organization in order to receive funding.\n\n\nEntry Fee\nFree to enterHow to Apply\nApply using the link: Catapult Film Fund\nAll questions regarding this award should be sent to info@catapultfilmfund.org \n
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CATEGORIES:For filmmakers
LOCATION:Worldwide
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