βΌοΈ Deadline Extended βΌοΈ
The RRI Startup Grants are now open until 20 April 2026.
If youβre working on a documentary with a clear impact goal, this is your window to secure up to $10,000 in funding for your campaign.
Apply now: https://t.co/fHmbAebvCY
π Ready to make an impact?
Apply for the RRI Start-up Impact Grant under the RRI Program!
This call is open to African documentary producers with feature films with impact potential. Up to $10,000 grants available.
Deadline: 13th April 2026
Apply: https://t.co/fHmbAebvCY
π’ Open Call - Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant
The EAccelerate Programme is looking for a skilled M&E professional to conduct close-out interviews, analyse programme data, and deliver a comprehensive report for the 2025β2026 cycle.
Apply Here - https://t.co/IqT6pjy6VA
THANK YOU NAIROBI! π¬
Full house for the EAccelerate Regional Screening β 2 world premieres, inspiring films from the 2024 & 2025 cohorts, and amazing conversations with filmmakers! π
DocAβs first East Africa screening is coming to Nairobi! π¬
Watch short films from the EAccelerate cohorts, including two world premieres.
π 30 Jan 2026 | 4β9 PM | Prestige Cinema
Q&A with filmmakers & live performance.
RSVP: https://t.co/IqT6pjy6VA
#DocA#EAccelerate
π¨ Call for Proposals!
East Africa Screen Collective (EASC) is seeking consultants to develop the Business Plan for the East African Screen Collective. Read full details on our website.
Deadline: Oct 22, 2025
Apply via link: https://t.co/IqT6pjy6VA
β οΈ Our website is currently under maintenance.
If you are applying for the EAccelerate Call for Mentors, please use the link below to submit your application:
ππ½ https://t.co/EOp4PZQ9eA
Do you have 5+ years in the film industry?
The EAccelerate Fund 2025 is calling for mentors to guide bold, original short films.
Be part of shaping the future of East African cinema.
π Deadline: Aug 28
ππ½ Apply here: https://t.co/IqT6pjy6VA
#EAccelerateFund#DocumentaryAfrica
From the ground up π African documentary filmmakers are rewriting the distribution playbook - combining cinema, digital, and community engagement for maximum impact. Incredible panel at #DurbanFilmMart! #DocA
OPEN CALL for African Filmmakers: WHY FREEDOM? (Africa Edition)π¬π
In partnership with @TheWhyFound , weβre calling on filmmakers across the continent to pitch short documentaries (5β15 min) that explore freedom, from your perspective, in the context you know best. Political, personal, social, economic, or environmental β all interpretations are welcome.
With democracy and individual freedoms under increasing pressure, this series is part of a global effort to spotlight the many lived realities of what freedom looks like, feels like, or is still being fought for.βπ½β¨
From grounded reflection to bold perspective, weβre looking for 6 clear, compelling narratives β anchored in voices youβre well-positioned to share, with real connection to the people, places, or moments at their core.
Call Details:
πΉ $7,000 USD production grant
πΉ Online Story development lab
πΉ 5-day Physical Editing Lab Mentorship in Nairobi (Dec 2025)
πΉ Global distribution via THE WHY Foundation
***Deadline: 12 August 2025***
βTo be free is not merely to cast off oneβs chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.β β Nelson Mandela π«
If your story questions what freedom is, or isnβt , in your context, we want to hear it.
Apply now via : https://t.co/lSywn8CZsW
#WHYFreedom #Docubox #AfricanFilmmakers #OpenCall
@durbanfilmmart A thoughtful panel about documentary distribution with Sam Soko (Kenya), Theresa Hill (South Africa), Mohamed Said Ouma (Kenya/Comoros) and Jeanne Deny (France/Egypt).
Are you an East African filmmaker? π¬
The EAccelerate Fund 2025 is here to help you bring your short film to life with up to β¬20,000 in funding, mentorship, and a chance for international visibility.
π Deadline: 21 July 2025
β‘οΈ Apply now: https://t.co/IqT6pjy6VA
π¬ EAccelerate Fund 2025 is open!
Funding, mentorship & visibility for East African filmmakers.
β‘οΈ Apply by 21 July β https://t.co/IqT6pjy6VA
#EAccelerateFund#DocA#EASC
π¬ Tomorrow! Join us on Zoom at 10:00 BST for a powerful convo on Impact Production in the African Context at the Festival of Media Production, Bournemouth University.
With: Miriam Ayoo, Prince O. Nyambok II & Liani Maasdorp.
π - https://t.co/1UiailBmAb
π¬ Tomorrow! Join us on Zoom at 10:00 BST for a powerful convo on Impact Production in the African Context at the Festival of Media Production, Bournemouth University.
With: Miriam Ayoo, Prince O. Nyambok II & Liani Maasdorp.
π - https://t.co/1UiailBmAb
Meet Salma SARY from Morocco π²οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½, one of our SYS Grantees, as she introduces her powerful documentary project Sounds of Freedom. Wishing her all the best as she brings this beautiful story to life! @Ghribagaze
#DocA #ShootYourShort #ShortDocs
Hear from Shaeera, one of our first Shoot Your Short grantees, as she introduces Babu Komba: A Stranger in Zanzibar. We can't wait to follow along as she brings this story to life! β¨
@shaeera_k#DocA#ShootYourShort#ShortDocs