Program Description: 

Title: 2025 Documentary Film Fellowship

Application deadline: 10 June 2025

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2025 Documentary Film Fellowship: Overview

Applications are now open for the 2025 Documentary Film Fellowship, organized by StoryMi Academy in partnership with the French Embassy in Nigeria. This 4-month fully-funded program is designed to support passionate Nigerian documentary filmmakers in producing powerful, original stories with expert mentorship and production funding. The fellowship provides an opportunity to create a 15–20 minute documentary, with potential global exposure through international film festivals.

Program Duration: August – November 2025
Location: Lagos (In-person sessions) & Virtual (Mentorship and check-ins)

2025 Documentary Film Fellowship: Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be professional filmmakers based in Nigeria

• Have experience in filming, editing, or producing

• Be committed to non-fiction storytelling (no fiction or reenactments)

• Be available full-time during the program (August – November 2025)

• Have a strong passion for urgent, local stories related to identity, environment, history, culture, or social issues

Not Eligible:

• Beginners, film students, or fiction filmmakers

• Those planning dramatizations or reenactments

2025 Documentary Film Fellowship: Benefits

• ₦2,000,000 production grant to produce your documentary
• Mentorship from top industry experts like Ike Nnaebue and Chika Oduah
• Workshops on storytelling, filmmaking, and editing
• Potential global exposure at an international documentary festival (January 2026, merit-based)