Redford Center Grants

Supporting environmental filmmakers and frontline stories

Since launching in 2016, The Redford Center has remained one of the few entities exclusively funding and providing multi-faceted grant support to independent environmental documentaries. According to the International Documentary Association, there are about 440 grants in the nonfiction film funding landscape, and of that, only 8 awards exclusively support environmental stories.

To date, Redford Center Grants have supported nearly 50 projects and awarded more than $1.3 million in funding. Redford Center grantee films have received awards, premieres, and distribution from industry leaders including Netflix, Hulu, HBO, PBS, National Geographic, Sundance Film Festival, Jackson Wild, DC Environmental Film Festival, and many more.

The Redford Center Grants program is designed to support feature documentaries and episodic docuseries at any stage of development, production, or post production. It currently operates on a two-year cycle and provides funding, access to a network of industry and environmental experts, a professional development retreat, and the opportunity to apply for second-year funds. 

“The Redford Center came on early in this process for me. And as a first time feature director, I think that was a huge boost – meeting other people and having confidence that someone believes in your story.”

– Christi Cooper
Director, Youth V Gov
2018-2019 Grantee