The BRITDOC Foundation & PUMA.Creative:
Championing Independent Documentary
We are delighted to announce a new long-term partnership between The BRITDOC Foundation and PUMA.Creative. We’ve created a series of awards providing financial support, creative counsel and industry recognition to international documentary filmmakers, whose creative storytelling highlights social justice, peace or environmental issues.
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PUMA.Creative Catalyst AwardsAn international documentary development fund awarding films of up to 5,000 euros each. This is a rapid response fund, providing resources in the early stages of documentary projects, to shoot and edit a film trailer. The fund is open to filmmakers of any nationality and awards will be given on a triannual basis.
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PUMA.Creative Impact AwardA major new annual award to honour the documentary film which has created the most significant social impact. Selected by an independent panel of judges, a 50,000 Euro prize will be awarded at an annual gala to support and celebrate the filmmakers and audience engagement team.View full criteria |
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PUMA.Creative Catalyst ProgrammeTo encourage the richest representation of voices, the PUMA.Creative Catalyst Programme will offer support to global documentary filmmakers without easy access to broadcasters and film markets. We will be partnering with different international organisations to deliver this programme and will shortly announce the first schemes in the News section of this site. |
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PUMA.Creative Mobility AwardsGetting filmmakers to the stories that matter, the Mobility Awards are awarded to documentary filmmakers at all stages of the production process, to enable them to travel to locations during filming, or after completion for audience engagement. Filmmakers cannot apply for a PUMA.Creative Mobility Awards. These awards are made at the discretion of the The BRITDOC Foundation & PUMA.Creative editorial teams and announced at the Good Pitch events throughout the year.View past recipients |
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PUMA.Creative Film ProgrammeFrom open air screenings to galleries, schools and museums, the PUMA.Creative Film Programme will be taking the very best documentary films to new audiences around the world. Films that have been supported by the PUMA.Creative Programmes or which fit the core values of PUMAVision Safe, Peace and Creative. The first screening events will be announced shortly in the News section of the site. |
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PUMA.Creative Ambassador Award
The PUMA.Creative Ambassadors are advocates and experts representing the worlds of film, the arts, academia, social change and journalism. Individuals who have become internationally recognized for their contributions in their fields, people who are passionate about independent filmmaking and the power of media to create change.
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