The Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund provides finishing funds to feature-length documentaries which highlight and humanize issues of social importance from around the world. Funded films are driven by thoughtful and indepth storytelling, bolstered by a compelling visual approach.

As mainstream media moves away from in-depth coverage of world affairs, domestic issues and social conflicts, the documentary has become an important and much needed tool to draw attention to the serious issues facing our world today. At the same time, the craft of the documentary is expanding in exciting directions, merging diverse points-of-view with new technologies and responding to the immediacy of the internet.

Funding

In 2010, the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, through the Tribeca Film Institute, will offer a total of $100,000, provided as grants ranging from $10,000 - $25,000.

Guidelines

The Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund is seeking feature-length documentaries that are in the stages of advanced production or post-production with an intended premiere in late 2010 or early 2011. Eligible films should explore broad social issues or movements through engaging stories that may have potential impact and the ability to inspire dialogue. Films may also challenge the status quo by examining people who are ignored, ostracized or otherwise marginalized; or those fighting for social or political change. We are looking for films that are suitable in style to be able to sustain a festival and/or theatrical run and that could resonate with a mainstream U.S. audience.

Questions

Please visit our frequently asked questions page. More information about submission requirements will be provided through the Rules and Regulations. If you have any further questions regarding the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, please send an email to documentary@tribecafilminstitute.org.