JustFilms Grants

JustFilms Grants, funded by the Ford Foundation, supports artist-driven documentary and emerging media projects that address social justice issues and challenge inequality. By providing resources and support, JustFilms aims to empower storytellers, enhance their creative capacity, and expand the reach of their impactful narratives. This initiative is crucial for transforming stereotypes and building cultural power in marginalized communities, fostering civic engagement, and promoting equity through innovative visual storytelling.

NOTE: In order to limit the burden on applicants and reviewers, we are requesting you complete this short eligibility quiz first. If you are eligible, you will be advanced to the full submission form.
As part of the Creativity and Free Expression program, JustFilms funds social justice storytelling and the 21st-century arts infrastructure that supports it.
JustFilms inquiry
JustFilms supports independent film and emerging media projects that explore urgent social justice issues and seek to challenge inequality in all its forms.

Eligibility

We support artist-driven, non-fiction film and new media storytelling projects that explore aspects of inequality and the organizations and networks supporting these projects.All projects submitted for JustFilms grants will be judged on the basis ofArtistic excellenceContemporary relevanceAlignment with Ford prioritiesPotential for strategic impactPotential to transform stereotypes, beliefs, and value systemsCreativity and innovation in formPotential to build cultural power and voice in marginalized communities