IDA Awards Enterprise Grants to 11 Docs in Production Around the World (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor Eleven documentary projects from six countries have been selected for the Intl. Documentary Assn.’s annual Enterprise Documentary Fund Production Grant.
Selected from 248 applicants, the 15 directors behind the 11 docus will receive a total of $600,000 in production grants. Established in 2017, the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund supports in-depth explorations of original, contemporary stories that integrate journalistic practice into the filmmaking process.
The fund is financially supported by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, with additional support from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation.
In its six-year history, the fund has given over $4.5 million in grant money to nonfiction filmmakers. The 11 selected projects are currently in production in six countries: Armenia, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Russia and the United States.
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