2025-2027 Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund at Kartemquin Films, Round Two

Applications for Round two of the Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund at Kartemquin (KTQ) Films are officially open!

Requirements

Funding will be competitive and project applicants must:

• Highlight stories centering Asians/Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders;
• Be working on a high-impact story that reflects the varied experiences of AAPI communities based in the US;
• Be working on a short documentary project (no features or series will be accepted at this time); and
• Be prepared to enter into a co-production agreement with KTQ;

For this Fund, KTQ is looking to support:

• Projects by filmmakers who have meaningful connections to the communities on which their project focuses; and
• Stories that are struggling to secure funding or may not be clearly “commercially viable”
  

Application Instructions

The timeline will be as follows (subject to change, please check KTQ’s website for updates):

• Applications deadline: Tuesday, June 30 at 11:59pm CST
• Applications Review Period: Summer 2026
• Notification of Decisions: mid to late September 2026
• The Accelerator begins in October and runs for 12 months

Submit your application via this link.