Global Health Film Grant 2025

• Eligibility Criteria: Applications are open to experienced filmmakers with 5+ years of professional experience who are from and working in the Global South.
  Applicants must propose a short documentary (under 25 minutes) focused on global health issues in underreported or underrepresented contexts.
  Selected grantee will become part of the 2025 One World Media Fellowship and benefit from the full year-long support programme.
• Type of Funding: Media Support
• Target Region: Global South
• Application Language: English

Objectives

• Support the production of impactful short documentaries on global health issues
• Promote solution-oriented and accountability-driven storytelling
• Amplify underrepresented voices and new perspectives on systemic health challenges and innovations
• Foster cross-sector collaboration among global media organizations

Project Themes

• Underreported global health issues, including systemic healthcare barriers and health inequalities
• Investigations into pandemic preparedness, vaccine access, mental health, and maternal mortality
• Stories exploring scientific and medical advances in prevention, treatment, and health system reform
• Food insecurity, emerging epidemics, and healthcare innovation in the Global South
• Solution-focused journalism that highlights promising initiatives or models

Financial Support: Up to £20,000

Deadline: 20 August 2025

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