The BFI today announced that it will invest $7 Million (£6M) of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding over three years in Doc Society
today announced that it will invest $7 Million of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding over three years in Doc Society.
The cash award is part of the BFI’s rollout for its new National Lottery Strategy and will go toward supporting the documentary-focused non-profit in its distribution of funding across features, shorts, and talent development. The BFI Doc Society Fund will also be open for applications from April-June 2023. Recruitment will start imminently for a new executive who will lead the fund, working closely with Sandra Whipham and Shanida Scotland, Directors of Doc Society.Spike Lee Teases "Bombshell" Colin Kaepernick Doc & Predicts Angela Bassett Oscar Win As He Accepts BFI Fellowship Award
The BFI has said Doc Society will also “develop and evolve” the funding and support it offers filmmakers from April 2023 to meet the new BFI’s new National Lottery strategic priorities. These structural changes will include a stronger focus on regional and national opportunities through the BFI Doc Society Fund to support features and shorts.
Founded in 2005 and initially supported by UK broadcaster Channel 4, Doc Society was selected for the BFI cash award following an open application process. The non-profit has been a BFI partner since 2017. Projects supported by the BFI and Doc Society include Kathryn Ferguson’s Sinéad O’Connor doc
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