🎬 Storytellers, filmmakers, and media innovators—this is your moment. The DOC SOCIETY Climate Story Fund is now accepting applications for 2025, supporting powerful narratives that illuminate the interconnectedness of all life and inspire global climate action.
They need stories that spark emotion, challenge norms, and drive action—whether through documentary, fiction, or impact campaigns. From environmental restoration to social justice, ethical migration, and responsible technology use, these stories must help audiences envision and demand a better future.
🎥 WHAT DOES THE FUND SUPPORT?
📌 Up to $125,000 in funding for:
✅ Completion of nonfiction projects
✅ Impact pilots for completed nonfiction & fiction projects
💡 WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
🎭 Diverse storytelling—Romance, comedy, thrillers, and everything in between
🌍 Perspectives from underrepresented communities
🔥 Narratives that shift beliefs and catalyze real-world climate action
📢 Stories that reach critical audiences via film, digital platforms, streaming, and more
Since 2021, the Doc Society Climate Story Fund has awarded over $4M to 50+ projects, spanning Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia—with projects landing on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Spotify, BBC, and more.
📅 KEY DATES
🗓 Feb 26, 2025 – Info webinar
🗓 Mar 10, 2025 – Applications close at 7 AM PT
🗓 July 25, 2025 – Grantees announced
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