ABOUT THE FUND
Thank you for your interest in the Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund at Kartemquin Films!
Funding will be competitive and project applicants must:
- Must highlight stories centering Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander stories;
- Be working on a high-impact story that reflects the varied experiences of AAPI communities based in the US;
- Be working on a short documentary project (no features or series will be accepted at this time); and
- Be prepared to enter into a co-production agreement with KTQ;
For this Fund, we are looking to support:
- Projects by filmmakers who have meaningful connections to the communities on which their project focuses; and
- Stories that are struggling to secure funding or may not be clearly “commercially viable”
KEY DATES & FUNDING DECISIONS TIMELINE - ROUND 2, 2026
The timeline will be as follows (subject to change, please check back for updates):
- Applications DEADLINE: Tuesday, June 30th, 11:59 PM CST
- Applications Review Period: Summer 2026
- Notification of Decisions: mid to late September 2026
- The Accelerator begins in October and runs for 12 months
Questions? You can find a list of FAQs here. Email us at aapivoicesfund@kartemquin.org.