SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking
Applications now open.
Launched in May 2024, the SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking provides $400,000 in funding available for Washington State documentary filmmakers, thanks to generous funding from the Satterberg Foundation.
These grants are awarded to storytellers with projects rooted in moral courage, who take action despite the risk of negative consequences for doing so.
Applications open now through July 2025.
2024 AWARDEES
The 2024 awardees were announced September 19, 2024, from over 89 submissions. The six finalists were selected by a panel of judges spanning from notable documentary filmmakers to Washington film leaders including Nesib CB Shamah (Washington Filmmaker and Satterberg Foundation Board Member), Melanie Miller (Producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary Navalny), Derek Edamura (Northwest Film Forum Executive Director), and Beth Barrett (SIFF Artistic Director).
Selected projects were: