
Sandbox Film Fund 2025
Opportunity type: Grant
For: Filmmakers
Deadline: 21/07/2025
Rewards: Up to $100,000
Location Eligibility: Worldwide
About this opportunity
The Sandbox Fund, a partnership between the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund and Sandbox Films, supports feature-length nonfiction projects that engage with science through innovative storytelling. The Fund seeks to amplify underrepresented voices and perspectives in science, especially for audiences who may not typically consider themselves science enthusiasts.
The Fund supports projects at all stages—from development through post-production—and emphasises diverse subjects, creative approaches, and fresh perspectives in science storytelling.
Rewards
- Development (up to $40,000)
- Production (up to $100,000)
- Post-Production (up to $100,000)
Eligibility
Filmmakers from U.S. and international nonfiction projects are eligible, with a focus on feature-length documentary projects. Grants are offered to independent artists who are working at the intersection of science and nonfiction storytelling.
Entry Fee
Free
How to Apply
Apply using the link: Sandbox Film Fund
All questions regarding this award should be sent to dfp@sundance.org
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