DesktopDocumentaries @DesktopDocs
Helping independent documentary filmmakers develop the skills and resources to tell their story. From funding to development to distribution. desktop-documentaries.com Global Joined April 2010-
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#FestivalFriday Documentary storytellers: the Rome International Documentary Festival (RIDF) is open for entries! Final Deadline: 15 September 2025 Categories: World-Doc, Ita-Doc, Short-Doc - think bold, creative films completed after 1 January 2024. buff.ly/xDjm5m7
#FundingMonday Heads up, documentary creators! The Eurimages Co‑Production Support round is open and the next deadline is: 9 September 2025. It offers soft loans or subsidies for doc features (minimum 70 min), funded across at least two member states. buff.ly/Py6LDw6
#FestivalFriday LAST CALL: Submit to DOC LA by Sept 8, 2025! Shorts, features, experimental & more—all genres welcome. Rolling notifications by Sept 24. Submit here: buff.ly/UJGt9r9 #documentary #filmmaker
#FundingMonday The Catapult Film Fund is closing soon for applications! Submit for the Development Grant or new Project Accelerator by Sep 8, 2025 (5 PM PT). Details & apply: buff.ly/jofLqBp #DocumentaryFilm #FilmFunding
#FestivalFriday 🎥 The NYC Short Documentary Film Festival returns for it's 11th year on Nov 2, 2025! Dedicated to nonfiction shorts 20 minutes or less, screened in the heart of NYC. 📅 Final submission deadline: Aug 31, 2025 👉 nycsdff.com
#FundingMonday 🎬 Texas-based filmmakers, take note! The 2025 AFS Grant for Short Films is now open @austinfilm. Grants support shorts in any style or genre, with a focus on uplifting diverse Texas voices. 📅 Deadline: Sept 4, 2025 (6 PM CT) 👉 buff.ly/1GN5Ef5
🎬 #FestivalFriday Submit your doc to Jackson Doc Fest - formerly Lane Doc Fest - in Jackson, Tennessee! 🗓 Final deadline: 30 Aug 2025 | Gala & awards: Oct 11, 2025 Details: buff.ly/vhdYp4e #docfestival #DocumentaryFilm #JacksonDocFest
⏳ Last chance! Join serial-doc funder Hank Rogerson tomorrow for Part 2 of our doc crowdfunding series - how to keep your campaign alive + thriving once it’s live. 📅 Aug 13 | 12–1pm ET 🎟 buff.ly/XQQhJEY #DocFunding #Crowdfunding #Documentary
🎥 #FundingMonday The MOIN NEST development programme from Germany’s MOIN Filmförderung offers: €7,500 base grant + up to €50K for docs via NEST Space Deadline: Aug 25, 2025. One application - pick your track! Apply here 👉 buff.ly/Xvk29jC #docfunding #filmmakers
🎯 Crowdfunding your doc? Join serial-doc funder Hank Rogerson for Part 2: keeping momentum once your campaign is live. 📅 Aug 13 | 12–1pm ET Bonus: Replay of Part 1 included! 🎟 buff.ly/XQQhJEY #DocFunding #Crowdfunding #Documentary
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-…
🎬 #FestivalFriday The Turkish World Documentary Film Festival is now accepting submissions. 🗓 Final deadline: Aug 30, 2025 📍 Open to global docs focused on Turkish culture or communities Find out more: buff.ly/ZFUHlPH #DocFest #IndieDocs
🎬 #FundingMonday @SouthernDocFund is offering $15K grants to 7 projects with strong Southern roots. Deadline: Aug 15, 2025 More info 👉 buff.ly/MLYlSgd #IndieFilm #DocFunding #SouthernDocs
🎬 #FestivalFriday Final deadline for DOC LA is Aug 21! Showcase your doc in Los Angeles this fall - they love bold, global, and emerging voices. 🔗 Submit: buff.ly/TMt4BBJ
🌍 Young documentary filmmakers from the Global South - this one's for you. 🎬The Alter-Ciné Foundation has a $10k CAD grant to support filmmakers born and living in Africa, Asia or Latin America. 🗓️ Deadline: August 15, 2025 🔗 buff.ly/HKqkx2h #FundingMonday
🎥 #FestivalFriday Got a doc with Italian roots? Documentaria in Sicily is calling! 🌿 📍 In the stunning town of Noto 🗓 Final deadline: Aug 10 🎬 Italian shorts + features 🏆 Multiple awards, live events & more buff.ly/hvs9yfU #DocumentaryFilm #FilmFestival
🎬 Final class is TODAY - but you can still join! Learn how to use Midjourney to create stunning AI visuals for your doc: 🎥 B-roll 📽️ Reenactments 🌀 Abstract scenes ✅ All replays available for 1 year! Join now → buff.ly/Xk4HCmE #DocumentaryFilm #Midjourney #AIinDoc
🎬 TODAY! Talking all things CROWDFUNDING at our live Doc Funding Hub session for documentary filmmakers. ✅ Pre-launch tips ✅ Platform picks ✅ Real campaign lessons 🕓 9am PT, 12pm ET, 4pm UTC 👉 buff.ly/7LVp37X #CrowdfundingDocs #DocFunding #DocumentaryTips
🎬 #FundingMonday The AXS Film Fund offers $10K grants to support nonfiction creators living with disabilities or chronic illness - or working with someone who is. ⏰ Deadline: July 31 🔗 buff.ly/FNtpcBL #AXSFilmFund #DocumentaryFunding #InclusiveStorytelling
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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