Our Year at Chicken & Egg Pictures
In 2021, we provided over $1 million in grants to 45 women and gender nonconforming documentary filmmakers based in 10 countries.
We hired 2 new staff members to build internal capacity and expand our programs.
6 international, advanced-career filmmakers received funding and mentorship as recipients of the Chicken & Egg Award.
10 documentaries by first- and second-time directors participated in the (Egg)celerator Lab; filmmakers pitched their projects at Sheffield Doc/Fest to an audience of 400+.
Through Project:Hatched, 12 social issue films were awarded grants and mentorship and embarked on ambitious impact campaigns. Project: Hatched will launch as an open call in December!
We imagined new ways to support our filmmaker community, and we implemented new AlumNest programming, such as story workshops and 1:1 meetings