Black Documentary Collective

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 🔆 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! 🔆

2026 Speaker Series - Retro Report
Spelman College Professor Shola Lynch Nominated for Two NAACP Image Awards
Podcast – Social Practice CUNY
Michele Stephenson - keynote speaker for the 2026 William and Louise Greaves Filmmaker Seminar
Stanley Nelson Tribute at the Toronto Black Film Festival’s Opening Night!
SEEDS Now Playing in Theaters! 🎟️Discounts Available!
Michele Stephenson & Joe Brewster: The Unblinking Eye

🔔JUST IN!🔔

Call for Proposals: “The Protectors” A Documentary Series by Scientific American | Scientific American
Call for Proposals: “The Protectors” A Documentary Series by Scientific American | Scientific American
Appy to the Filmmaker Fund — Out On Film
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IDFA Professionals | Apply now for TalentScope Documentaire
IDFA Professionals | Apply now for TalentScope Documentaire
Long Story Short — Kickstarter
Long Story Short — Kickstarter
bisobib -
DBTS26 Application
DBTS26 Application
Production Fund - Purin
seedandspark.com
Film Submissions | Showcase Queer Stories — Submit Today — Grove and Pines Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival - FilmFreeway
Raindance Film Festival - FilmFreeway
Tripoli Film Festival - FilmFreeway
Tripoli Film Festival - FilmFreeway
Astra Film Festival home – News
AFAC
Summer Documentary Labs – UnionDocs
Summer Documentary Labs – UnionDocs
Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes 2026 - opens call for submissions
Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes 2026 - opens call for submissions
ATTN FILMMAKERS: Submit Your Film to the 27th Annual Woodstock Film Festival — Woodstock Film Festival
ATTN FILMMAKERS: Submit Your Film to the 27th Annual Woodstock Film Festival — Woodstock Film Festival
LEF/CIFF Fellowship - Points North Institute
2026 Festival Submissions | Tribeca
DOC NYC - FilmFreeway
DOC NYC - FilmFreeway
Woodstock Film Festival - FilmFreeway
Woodstock Film Festival - FilmFreeway
FF Fellowship — Femme Frontera
FF Fellowship — Femme Frontera
Mimesis Documentary Festival - FilmFreeway
Mimesis Documentary Festival - FilmFreeway
Grants Overview — The Berkeley FILM Foundation
Grants Overview — The Berkeley FILM Foundation
London Short Film Festival - FilmFreeway
London Short Film Festival - FilmFreeway
Applications Open for 2026 JFI Grants
Applications Open for 2026 JFI Grants
Call for Proposals: “The Protectors” A Documentary Series by Scientific American | Scientific American
Call for Proposals: “The Protectors” A Documentary Series by Scientific American | Scientific American
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund & Grants for 2025
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund & Grants for 2025
Grant Application - Creative Capital
APPLY | NeXt Doc
APPLY | NeXt Doc
World Cinema Fund | Berlinale
Roy W. Dean Grant Application - From the Heart Productions
Roy W. Dean Grant Application - From the Heart Productions
TorinoFilmLab | TFL Co-Production Fund
New Voices Filmmaker Grant - NewFest
IDFA Professionals | Call for entries: IBF Europe – Minority Co-Production
IDFA Professionals | Call for entries: IBF Europe – Minority Co-Production
IDFA Professionals | IBF Classic
IDFA Professionals | IBF Classic
Sidewalk Film Festival - FilmFreeway
Sidewalk Film Festival - FilmFreeway
ABFF 9:16 Microdrama Project – American Black Film Festival Miami
Videotage: Open Call for Video Essays | Experimental Cinema
Videotage: Open Call for Video Essays | Experimental Cinema
FSC-LEF Fellowship Application Guidelines – The Film Study Center at Harvard University
FSC-LEF Fellowship Application Guidelines – The Film Study Center at Harvard University
Points North Fellowship - Points North Institute
Telly Awards
seedandspark.com
Callaloo Submission Manager
Research & Development Grant | Chicken & Egg Films
Calls for Entry — CENTER Santa Fe NM
Calls for Entry — CENTER Santa Fe NM
Submissions - DOC NYC
Submissions - DOC NYC
INTRO:DOX - CPH:DOX:CPH:DOX
INTRO:DOX - CPH:DOX:CPH:DOX
2026 SUNDANCE INSTITUTE IGNITE X ADOBE FELLOWSHIP - Sundance Collab
2026 SUNDANCE INSTITUTE IGNITE X ADOBE FELLOWSHIP - Sundance Collab
The Whickers | Film and TV Funding Award
The Whickers | Film and TV Funding Award
SUNDANCE Documentary Film Program
SUNDANCE Documentary Film Program
ARTE France | Submit a proposal
The Immersive Market Returns to Cannes! Open Call for Curators Network 2026 - MarchĂŠ du Film
The Immersive Market Returns to Cannes! Open Call for Curators Network 2026 - MarchĂŠ du Film
Special Project Macro Grants | Artist Micro Grants 2026
Submissions - BlackStar
Submissions - BlackStar
HOMEGROWN Season 4 Open Call
HOMEGROWN Season 4 Open Call

Film Festivals 💫

ADIFF: Premier Festival for Films About Africa and the African Diaspora
ADIFF: Premier Festival for Films About Africa and the African Diaspora

WORKSHOPS & LEARNING🎒

Indie Film School — Resitacox.com
Indie Film School — Resitacox.com
Men of Courage – Short Documentary by Byron hurt
DocShop Schedule | Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
DocShop Schedule | Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

SCREENINGS & EVENTS 🎥

SESSION 9 / SEEDS — Justice Film Festival
BAM | Caribbean Film Series
The Inquisitor: Film and Talk - Barbara Jordan Tickets, Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
AI and the Law: What Documentary Filmmakers Need to Know (in March 2026) | International Documentary Association
Webinar Registration - Zoom
maysles documentary center

INDUSTRY NEWS & REPORTS📹

Homepage | International Documentary Association
2026 Oscar nominations: Complete list, snubs, surprises and 'Sinners' makes history - Los Angeles Times
2026 Oscar nominations: Complete list, snubs, surprises and 'Sinners' makes history - Los Angeles Times
The Rise of the Creator-Journalist | The Video Consortium
The Rise of the Creator-Journalist | The Video Consortium
Why Hollywood Is Nervous About Ryan Coogler’s Sinners - Read more!
Why Hollywood Is Nervous About Ryan Coogler’s Sinners - Read more!
ITVS Study on the Filmmaker-Participant Relationship
ITVS Study on the Filmmaker-Participant Relationship
Afrofuturism: Defining Our Own Cinematic Language
Afrofuturism: Defining Our Own Cinematic Language
CMSI Filmmakers Report
How the PRESS Act Will Protect Documentarians
How the PRESS Act Will Protect Documentarians
Documenting Africa: A Report on the Continent's Emerging Documentary Landscape
Documenting Africa: A Report on the Continent's Emerging Documentary Landscape

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