Sundance Institute Documentary Fund 2026: results
Applications closed 15 Jun 2026
Usa, United States
Usa, United StatesThe organiser announced 21 grant recipients.
Free: every name, the awards and works, the organiser’s announcement — and the results of every other call.
Who got in
The organiser has announced who won. Names are free with sign-in.
- 21grant recipients
Free with sign-in: who won and every name (21), awards and works, the organiser’s announcement
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The programme
- About the programme
- This globally prestigious fund provides vital capital for independent moving-image artists engaged in feature-length nonfiction storytelling.
- What the call offered
- Market-defining signaling mechanism to secondary equity investors, international co-producers, and global exhibition platforms, establishing logistical viability and international credibility.
- Who could apply
- Open to independent filmmakers and video artists globally. Projects must be feature-length documentaries (52 minutes and longer) in development, production, or post-production with budgets under $1.2 million USD. The key creative team must retain absolute creative and editorial control; NGOs, advocacy, educational films, and branded content are explicitly ineligible.
How it went
- Applications closed15 Jun 2026
- Results announced
Free: every name, the awards and works, the organiser’s announcement — and the results of every other call.