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I recently found out about The Documentary Core application. If you are interested in applying for film grants, this should make your life easier.
There are quite a few film grants out there that all basically ask for the same things. Sundance and the IDA (International Documentary Association) have joined forces to create a common funding application that is being adopted by a growing number of film foundations.
While they are not yet there on the common funding application, they have been able to reach agreement on the pieces of your application. Each grant will want you to fine tune to their specifications, but you can take the grant elements that you create and drop them into the respective grants.
This should save filmmakers countless hours of tweaking and turning words from one application to another. Good luck!
Here is the link to info: https://www.documentary.org/funding/documentary-core-application-project
