Tribeca Film Institute® (TFI) and Gucci announced the 2015 grant recipients for the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund for production and finishing finances, along with year-round support and guidance, to feature-length documentary films that highlight and humanize critical domestic and international social issues.
Ten projects have been selected from 540 submissions to receive a total of $150,000 in grants, to be administered by TFI. Now in its eighth year, the fund has supported 64 films and provided more than $1 million in grants.
This year, the AOL Charitable Foundation joins the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund to present grants to four filmmakers whose documentaries illuminate the lives of women and youth around the globe, and spotlight the ways they are working to improve their communities and futures.
The grantees were selected by a jury comprised of: Filmmaker Rachel Boynton (BIG MEN, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS), Common, Filmmaker Gia Coppola (PALO ALTO), Dyllan MCGEE (Founder & Executive Producer of MAKERS and McGee Media), Charlie Phillips (Head of Documentaries, The Guardian), and Debbie Zimmerman (Executive Director, Women Make Movies).
