Catapult Film Fund is dedicated to supporting nonfiction filmmakers with critical early stage funding and mentorship to launch distinctive, story-driven, and cinematic films

We believe in taking a chance on filmmakers who have ideas for artful and compelling nonfiction films that make us think differently about the world.Every day, we help launch new projects by providing research and development funding for documentary filmmakers because getting films off the ground is incredibly hard.

Our Mission

Catapult Film Fund is dedicated to supporting nonfiction filmmakers with critical early-stage funding and mentorship to launch distinctive, story-driven, and cinematic films.

About Us

We believe in taking a chance on filmmakers who have ideas for artful and compelling nonfiction films that inspire us to think differently about the world. Catapult provides research and development funding to documentary filmmakers who have a meaningful story to tell, have secured access to their story, and are ready to create a visual sample to help unlock production support.

We embrace supporting filmmakers at a stage where funding for projects is hard to find and considered the riskiest. We seek filmmakers with authentic voices who tell stories with integrity, creativity, and genuinely represent their vision and perspective. Catapult supports a wide range of subject matter, stories, and storytelling approaches.

The Catapult team serves as advisors and advocates for our community of filmmakers. We amplify the impact of the grants by providing customized mentorship to filmmakers.

Since our founding in 2010, we have awarded over $5.4 million in direct grants to filmmakers.

CATAPULT FILM FUND

Connect with us info@catapultfilmfund.org