Artemisia Fellowship 2026 in film
Filmmakers, artists, and interdisciplinary creators are invited to submit nonfiction film projects (documentary, experimental moving image, animation, or installation) in development, production, or post-production for funding and mentorship support.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 4 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- RMB 50,000–RMB 200,000 for Documentary & Nonfiction Features; RMB 20,000–RMB 100,000 for Expanded Media & Spatial Narratives; plus access to workshops, one-on-one mentorship, and ongoing creative support
About
Overview
The Artemisia Fellowship, initiated by Jilu Commune, supports nonfiction film works from filmmakers, artists, and interdisciplinary creators from China and beyond. The fellowship encourages bold and adventurous practices that respond to the complexities of the contemporary world. Now in its second edition, the 2026 Artemisia Fellowship features two main application tracks.
Application Tracks
- Documentary & Nonfiction Features: Supports documentary and nonfiction feature-length projects (minimum 60 minutes), including author-driven documentaries, observational documentaries, hybrid documentaries, animated documentaries, and other expanded nonfiction forms. Projects may be in research, development, production, or post-production.
- Expanded Media & Spatial Narratives: Supports artistic practices grounded in engagement with reality, including experimental moving image, animation, artist films, sound art, installation, performance, immersive media, computational media, and other interdisciplinary forms.
Grants
- Documentary & Nonfiction Features: RMB 50,000–RMB 200,000
- Expanded Media & Spatial Narratives: RMB 20,000–RMB 100,000
- Selected projects may also receive access to workshops, one-on-one mentorship, and ongoing creative support throughout their development.
Eligibility
- At least one principal creator is a citizen of China
- At least one principal creator resides in China
- The production company is a legally registered entity in mainland China
- The primary filming and production locations are in China
Key Dates
- Deadline: 31 August 2026
- Award
- RMB 50,000–RMB 200,000 for Documentary & Nonfiction Features; RMB 20,000–RMB 100,000 for Expanded Media & Spatial Narratives; plus access to workshops, one-on-one mentorship, and ongoing creative support
- Theme
- The fellowship supports bold and adventurous nonfiction film and interdisciplinary artistic practices that respond to the complexities of the contemporary world, with two tracks: documentary/nonfiction features and expanded media/spatial narratives.
- Eligibility
- At least one principal creator must be a citizen of China, reside in China, or have the production company legally registered in mainland China, or primary filming and production locations in China.
- Audience
- Filmmakers, artists, and interdisciplinary creators from China and beyond
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