Film and TV Funding Award

The Film & TV Funding Award is awarded annually to an emerging filmmaker from anywhere in the world with the most promising pitch for a director-led documentary. The main award is £120,000 with a runner up development grant worth £25,000.

Applications are now closed.

The Podcast Pitch

The Podcast Pitch is a joint initiative with Sheffield DocFest now in its third year.  This year The Whickers are giving a £15,000 production award to the winner and £5,000 to a runner up.

Applications are now closed.

Bursary Schemes

We have teamed up with four established documentary development forums in parts of the world where funding is limited due to economic or socio-political reasons. Through them we are awarding a £3,000 bursary each year.

See our partners’ websites for application deadlines.