Meet The Whickers Film & TV Funding Award Finalists 2025
We are thrilled to unveil our five projects, six finalists for the 2025 Whickers Film & TV Funding Award.
Chosen by our distinguished judging panel of documentary commissioners, international distributors, and filmmakers, these finalists will present their projects to the panel and a live audience at The Whickers Pitch on Sunday, June 22nd, during Sheffield DocFest 2025. The winning project will be granted £100,000 towards its production, while a runner-up will receive a £20,000 development fund.
Raul Niño Zimbrano, Creative Director, Sheffield DocFest and one of our esteemed judges said of this year’s entries:
“This is truly the strongest selection I’ve seen in all my years of judging The Whickers Film & TV Awards. The quality is remarkable!”
The 32nd edition of Sheffield DocFest will take place from Wednesday 18th June to Monday 23rd June 2025. Industry Passes and tickets are now available for purchase here.