Redford Center Grants

Redford Center Grants

Overview: The Redford Center Grants program supports independent environmental documentaries and their impact campaigns. Since launching in 2016, the program has supported 60 projects and awarded $2 million in funding. According to the International Documentary Association, only 8 of approximately 440 nonfiction film grants exclusively support environmental stories.

Program Structure: The grant operates on a two-year cycle. Year 1 provides $25,000 to support production and impact campaign expenses. Year 2 offers the opportunity to apply for additional funding to support production completion and impact.

Geographic Scope: Applications from anywhere in the world are eligible.

Focus Areas: Projects must be about or intersect with environmental issues and propose or activate solutions. The Center encourages stories about:

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What is NOT Funded:

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Core Values: The Center seeks accountability to and representation of intersectional environmental advocates and artists, including Black, Indigenous, People of Color; Women; people with disabilities; immigrant and refugee communities; LGBTQ+ communities; and all people disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices.

Past Grantee Success: Grantee films have received awards, premieres, and distribution from Netflix, Hulu, HBO, PBS, National Geographic, Sundance Film Festival, Jackson Wild, and DC Environmental Film Festival. Notable projects include Youth V Gov (Netflix premiere 2022), Inventing Tomorrow (2019 Peabody Award winner), To The End (Sundance 2021 premiere, Roadside Attractions theatrical release), Path of the Panther (four Jackson Wild nominations), Adaptation (PBS), Exposure (Jackson Wild Breakthrough Film Award), and Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (PBS POV).

Contact: grants@redfordcenter.org