Announcing the 2025 Climate Story Fund Grantees!
We're thrilled to announce our 2025 Climate Story Fund grantees—and what a lineup it is!
From 808 applications spanning 122 countries, seven extraordinary projects have been selected to receive funding and support. These filmmakers are bringing stories that reveal the deep connections between climate action, justice, and community resilience—narratives that speak to our collective care for the planet and each other. Torres Strait Islanders taking their government to court, Barbudans defending communal land from billionaire developers, "seaweed sisters" navigating ecological change in India, and stories from Lebanon, Scotland, France, and the Balkans.
Meet the 2025 Grantees:
Testimony
Torres Strait Islanders take the Australian Government to court over climate inaction.
Dir. Maya Newell
Prods. Alex Kelly, Barbara Ibuai, Lisa Sherrard, Sophie Hyde, Larissa Behrendt
Writer. Aunty McRose Elu
This Land of Ours
A political and environmental thriller following Barbudans defending communal land from billionaire developers.
Dir./Prod. Ngardy 'Gaddy' Conteh George
Prod. Alison Duke
The God of the In-Between
A poetic portrait of a community of "seaweed sisters" confronting ecological change.
Dir. Archana Phadke
Prods. Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen
The North Wind
A filmmaker follows a doctor and environmentalist whose work blends care for people and nature.
Dir. Eliane Raheb
Prod. Cynthia Choucair
Impact Prod. Joelle ElKhoury-Serrano
ours ~ againn
Scottish communities harness community-owned wind energy to drive both survival and collective stewardship.
Dir./Prod. Hazel Falck
Impact Prod. Flick Monk
Soulèvements / Uprisings
A 16-voice, intergenerational movement resisting land and water grabbing and authoritarian pressures.
Dir. Thomas Lacoste
Prods./Impact Prods. Julie Paratian, Lucie Corman
The Last Nomads (working title)
A shepherd mother-daughter duo fight to defend their land from military encroachment.
Dir./Prod. Biljana Tutorov
Dir./Impact Prod. Petar Glomazić
Prod./Impact Prod. Quentin Laurent
Impact Prod. Bogdanka Ćudić Vilić
Together, these projects represent $765,000 in funding for both production and impact work because great storytelling needs to reach beyond the screen. Each team is invited to attend the Climate Story Unit Impact Lab, and will receive mentorship, strategic support, and the resources to build impact strategies that create real change.
We can't wait to see these stories unfold.
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