Deadline: 31 March 2016
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation is currently inviting applications for its Short-Short Documentary Film 2016. Documentary film makers around the globe can share their human interest stories and submit their “Short-Short” documentary film projects highlighting human unrest, forgotten communities, over-exploited people and environments impacted by war, poverty, famine, disease, exploitation and global distress.
Grants available
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film will award a US$5,000 grant to a single completed “Short-Short” documentary film project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Application is open to up-and-coming, independent film makers and directors in all countries. Participant must be committed to the field of reportage and documentary film making.
- All entries must be individual, stand-alone non-fiction documentary films.
- To be eligible for our Short-Short Documentary Film Grant a documentary film must have been completed no earlier than two years.
- Provided they were completed no earlier than two years.
- Advertisements of any sort will not be permitted as part of your submission imbedded, implied, or as part of its running credits.
- Only documentary works are eligible.
- Participants must own or hold all necessary rights
- Dialogue and narration can be produced in any language.
- All non-English dialogue and narration must be provided with English subtitles.
- Judging will take place in two rounds.
How to Apply
All Applicants must complete a grant application and submit all required supporting Documents through the website.
For more information, please visit Short Documentry Film.
