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Sundance Funds $1M+ for 19 Global Docs
29 Sep
Summary
- Sundance Institute awarded over $1 million to 19 global documentary projects.
- Funded films cover diverse topics from Alcatraz history to interstellar communication.
- Projects hail from 14 countries, spanning development, production, and post-production.
Sundance Institute has announced its 2026 documentary fund grantees, awarding more than $1 million in unrestricted funding to 19 filmmaker-led projects. These grants will support the films through development, production, and post-production stages.
The selected projects span 14 countries, including the U.S., Canada, India, Iran, and France, highlighting a global commitment to nonfiction storytelling. Topics range from the Alcatraz occupation and the internet archive's preservation to the bond between Koko the gorilla and her scientist, and the pursuit of interstellar communication.
This initiative by the documentary film program provides financial, creative, and strategic assistance to storytellers at all career stages. The program celebrates its 25th anniversary next year, with founding partner Open Society Foundations being a key supporter.
