Deadline: 12 March 2024
The Catalyst International Film Festival is delighted to announce the Short Documentary Award for emerging filmmakers.
Award Information
- The successful applicant will be awarded €10,000 to support the making of a short documentary.
Process
- Shortlisted applicants will be asked for additional information, the details of which will be outlined in an email from Catalyst and must be provided to Catalyst within a ten day period. Shortlisted applicants will be called for interview. Interviews will take place during Catalyst International Film Festival. The proposed date for interview is Saturday April 20, 2024 during the Catalyst International Film Festival in Limerick city.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposed short documentary films will be between 10 and 15 minutes long.
- Catalyst welcomes both English and Irish language applications.
- Open to NI and ROI based filmmakers.
- Thematically they expect the film to creatively explore some aspect of equality, diversity and inclusion in Ireland.
- Projects must demonstrate diversity and gender balance in the following three areas: on-screen representation, story content and diversity behind the camera.
- At least one paid internship must be available for a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in the screen industries.
- This bursary is not open to applicants who are full-time or part-time students.
For more information, visit CIFF.
