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Film Grants Human Rights - 2024

NEH Media Production Grant

Humanitarian Documentary Fund for US Filmmakers

The Media Projects program supports the development, production, and distribution documentary film  that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways.

Nederlands Filmfonds

Minority Documentaries and Feature Films

The Fund supports the realisation of minority co-production feature films, long animated films and documentaries.

Alter-Ciné Foundation

Indigenous Language Documentaries

The Foundation awards a grant aimed at young filmmakers born and living in Africa, Asia or Latin America who want to direct a film in the language of their choice that respects the aims of the Foundation.

Humanities for All

Film Projects in California

Humanities for All is a grant program that supports projects from Californians, encourages greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences.

Movies that Matter

Funding for Film Festivals

We offer a start-up grant for new human rights film festivals / events and an impact grant for existing events that want to increase their impact or want to add new activities to their programmes.

CrossCurrents Doc Funds

Underrepresented Filmmakers

The CrossCurrents Fund is an international fund for filmmakers who are members of or have a deep connection to the underrepresented and marginalized community.