Uncompromising Cinema

The Fellowship

INVESTING IN GLOBAL FILMMAKERS

Aimed at giving support, guidance, counsel and mentorship to exceptional documentary film-teams from around the globe who find themselves grappling with challenges and in vulnerable circumstances.

Ten film-teams from around the world will be awarded NO NATION FILMS’ Fellowship in 2023 and 2024.

Fellows will receive guidance, mentorship, and counsel towards completing their feature-length documentary films.

NO NATION FILMS’ Fellowship is launched in honour of our 10th anniversary.

NEW! Applications is closed.

Please check the FAQ section below to find out how you can apply for the Fellowship in 2024.

While we continue to award The Fellowship at our discretion, collaborating with certain labs and workshops, the new application process provides an additional opportunity for film teams to be considered.

Our Fellows

  • Fellowship Grantees

    Awarded @ Docs by the Sea

    September 2023

  • Nupur Agrawal and Shivajee Biswanath

    Downhill Kargil

    India | First-feature

    Two young girls from Kargil embark on a journey against all odds to play for the Indian National Women’s Ice Hockey Team.

  • Catherine Chan & Wong Siu-pong

    The Whisper of Sunlight

    Hong Kong | 2nd-Feature

    Three teenage girls from Hong Kong face a rare brain cancer as they transition into adulthood. They set forth to Germany as a last hope to fight for their lives.

  • Selection October 2023

  • Mina Keshavarz

    Undisclosed Project

    Iran & Germany | 3rd-Feature

  • Joud Hasan

    Untitled

    Palestine & Germany | First-Feature

    A personal narrative in development.

  • Selection January 2024

  • Hanz Rippe and Fernanda Pineda

    The Shadow of Yolüja

    Colombia | 1st-Feature

  • Noora Said and Yousef Hammad

    Working Title: House No.11

    Palestine | 1st-Feature

    Through archival and current family accounts, a three-generational narrative delves into the family's battle to preserve their home in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

FAQs

What is the Fellowship?

Our Fellowship comprises an all-encompassing mentorship and consultancy package that extends throughout a range of adaptable weeks, over a six-month period. It is designed to offer flexibility and convenience.

Sessions can take place either in person or online, involving activities such as creative discussions, film counsel, reviewing film-files, proposals and budgets, providing notes on preliminary edits or rough cuts and addressing an array of concerns and queries expressed by the awarded film-teams.

How many Fellows will you award?

Each Fellowship is awarded in discretion to a single director-producer team working on a documentary film project with compelling story and artistic ambition.

In total, 10 teams will be awarded in 2023 and 2024.

Are Fellows expected to commit to No Nation Films?

Fellows agree to commit to the schedule and fellowship program.

Given that No Nation Films Fellowship includes a mentorship and consultancy program, it should be cited in the film’s financial plan as an in-kind contribution, and credited among other similar contributors in the film end-roll credits as well as all the film’s communication.

Can I apply for the Fellowship in 2024?

Yes, starting in 2024, we have introduced a new application process to accommodate the high demand and consider a wider range of film teams and projects.

Interested film teams can apply for The Fellowship by filling out an application through FilmFreeway.

Please be aware that application fees
will only be refunded for successful fellows.

The deadlines are:

  • Early-bird Deadline: January 25, 2024

  • Regular Deadline: February 16, 2024

  • Late Deadline: March 8, 2024

The Fellowship is to start from April 1st onwards.

Are Fellows automatically eligible for any co-production?

The Fellowship allows us to accompany the film-teams and the development of their project closely for potential future collaboration.

Fellows are automatically eligible for the co-production program if they consider to apply. However, it doesn’t guarantee a selection. All applicants to the co-production program will be subject to a juried process.

Do you have plans to present awards on an annual basis?

The award was created for the occasion of celebrating the 10th anniversary of No Nation Films inauguration during 2024.

It will be awarded throughout 2023 and 2024. Currently no further plans are set for the future.

Do you offer a Mentorship outside the Fellowship Program?

Please check our consultancy service to see how you can get similar mentorship, counsel or consultancy.

Interested in supporting us?

If you would like to support the Fellowship program, please email us.