One World Media awards

We’re delighted that four WorldView-supported films have been nominated for the 2015 One World Media awards. Miners Shot Down and Virunga have both received a nomination for the Documentary Award, with Virunga also being nominated for the Corruption Reporting Award. Casablanca Calling has been nominated for the Women’s Rights in Africa Award, whilst our digital project The Shirt

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Grant funding opportunity!

WorldView and WaterAid are inviting filmmakers to pitch story ideas for the chance to be awarded a grant of up to £3,000 to make a documentary film, in time for World Water Day 2016. The global water crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing us today, but we know there are inspirational people who

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Dukhtar hits UK cinemas

Dukhtar, a recipient of WorldView’s New Genre Fund, began its UK theatrical release with Mara Pictures on 3rd April 2015. Dukhtar (Daughter) is a drama/ thriller set in the mountains of northern Pakistan about a young mother on the run with her ten year old daughter to save her from a child marriage. The film is inspired by true

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Judging panel for #sH2Orts: The Future of Water

With our sH2Orts competition entering its second stage, we have put together a diverse and highly experienced panel of judges to assess the pitches initially shortlisted by WorldView and WaterAid. Their opinions will help us to make the final decision as to which filmmakers will receive grants of up to £3,000. The participating judges have diverse and unique

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