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Data and stories. Every figure states its unit, its date and its source — and what we can’t count yet is listed openly.

50awards published since 2020Counted from DocA’s cycle pages. As of September 2026.From site records, unverified
6released films traced to 2020–21 awardsFrom award records. As of September 2026.From award records
20countries where funded filmmakers are basedBy the filmmaker’s base. As of September 2026.From site records, unverified
$10kin impact prizes at two Doc Day eventsNairobi and FESPACO, 2025. Real Reel Impact.From award records

Where support goes

Projects in the catalogue, by the stage DocA funded.

Development3
Production9
Postproduction1
Impact Production5
Organisation support6

Where the filmmakers are

Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana Haiti Kenya Madagascar Mali Morocco Mozambique Nigeria Réunion Senegal Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda

Counted by where the filmmaker is based. An interactive map is a later phase; every record already carries its country.

Festival outcomes

Where DocA-funded films premiered

Official selectionIDFAFranc CFAPanoramaBerlinale2022Official selectionIDFAZébus

What we can’t count yet

Showing the gaps is part of the credibility. These are the questions DocA is answering before the figures above are final.

  • GAPWhich project the 2020 award to Nantenaina Lova funded: Sitabaomba or Bomb Bay.
  • GAPWhether 2022 had no cycle, or its page is missing.
  • GAPThe 2021 stage for Natasha Craveiro, Patience Nitumwesiga and Alyaa Musa.
  • GAPHow the seven NTD Doc Series grantees pair into six films.
  • GAPACP DOConnect’s year, participant countries and stage.
  • GAPWhether “over 40 beneficiaries” counts people, projects or awards.

Impact stories

All updates
Story, 2025

Why we fund organisations, not only films

DFA, DOCUBOX, FIDADOC, Koudougou Doc, Lightbox and ASCBF — and the case for funding the field’s infrastructure.

ReadStory, 2025

Seven filmmakers join the NTD Doc Series

Six short documentaries rooted in communities affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases, made with The End Fund.

ReadStory, 2025

What two Doc Days taught us about impact across East and West Africa

Nairobi and Ouagadougou, USD 10,000 in direct support, and a growing community of African impact-driven storytellers.

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