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”

You can find a list of FAQs here. 

        Applications will be accepted until 5:59PM on Monday, September 22, 2025.
        Questions? Email us at aapivoicesfund@kartemquin.org.