Blog: TFI/ESPN Short Documentary Program

Check out our inaugural TFI ESPN Short Doc Program

Mentors include Academy Award-Winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams & Editor David Teague

The beautiful intersection of sports & film

Three student filmmaking teams are awarded the TFI/ESPN Future Filmmaker Prize, an $18,000 production grant + mentoring.

The prize aims to spotlight aspiring media makers producing creative, story-driven films that focus on issues of social importance through the lens of sports, athletics, or competition.

Submissions are now open for 4 of our filmmaker grant programs. 

Recognizing short-form docs highlighting sports and social issues.