We are grateful to Netflix for their support of this program and their investment in the sustainability of nonfiction filmmakers’ careers.”

Grantees can also use the funds for expenses such as salaries or caregiving costs for the team members during the filmmaking process. Wolfson continued, “We designed the grants to be flexible–to support the time and space for filmmakers to think, plan, and write. “We created the Chicken & Egg Pictures Research & Development Grant in response to the reality that it is challenging for women and non-binary filmmakers to make a living in documentary, especially when they are fundraising for a new project,” said Jenni Wolfson, CEO of Chicken & Egg Pictures. The 27 grantees were selected from among 170 applications representing 36 countries and myriad topics ranging from criminal justice in Romania, Feminist AI in Bolivia to the effects of the war in Ukraine. The grantees are experienced filmmakers who have directed or co-directed at least two feature-length documentary films. The 2023 Chicken & Egg Pictures Research & Development Grant is supported by Netflix’s Fund For Creative Equity, a dedicated effort to help build new opportunities for underrepresented communities within entertainment. Chicken & Egg Pictures’s team will also provide grantees with peer support, connecting them to the broader documentary community for mentorship and networking opportunities. Supported by Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, the grants provide experienced directors with $10,000 for research or $20,000 for development of a new documentary project - stages of the filmmaking process that are often unpaid and unsupported. Chicken & Egg Pictures announced today the 27 filmmaking team recipients of its inaugural Chicken & Egg Pictures Research & Development Grant.

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