Stories
What happened after the grant: impact stories, festival dispatches and programme news.
East African shorts at Berlinale
Four films from the East Africa Screen Collective, and what direct funding plus industry exposure produces.
ReadA full house in East Africa for the first EAccelerate Regional Screening
Short films from the 2024 and 2025 cohorts, two world premieres, and a panel moderated by Hawa Essuman.
ReadWhy we fund organisations, not only films
DFA, DOCUBOX, FIDADOC, Koudougou Doc, Lightbox and ASCBF — and the case for funding the field’s infrastructure.
ReadSeven filmmakers join the NTD Doc Series
Six short documentaries rooted in communities affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases, made with The End Fund.
ReadWhat 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.
ReadNo Simple Way Home makes history at the Berlinale
The first South Sudanese film to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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