(Egg)celerator Lab
For first- and second-time directors
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab. To learn more about the (Egg)celerator Lab and get a head start on the 2021 (Egg)celerator Lab Open Call, please go to the Programs webpage or sign up for our newsletter.
- Download the application questions from the 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab.
- Chicken & Egg Pictures has opted into the Documentary Core Application. Learn more.
Chicken & Egg Award
For experienced documentary directors in the US
Unsolicited applications to the Chicken & Egg Award are not accepted. Filmmakers are invited to apply through a nomination process. Every year, Chicken & Egg Pictures invites a group of experts in the field from all around the country to nominate potential candidates for this Award.
To learn more about the Chicken & Egg Award, please go to the programs webpage.
Project: Hatched
A completion fund for nonfiction filmmakers
Unsolicited applications to the Project: Hatched are not accepted at this time. Project: Hatched is open only to AlumNest filmmakers and filmmakers who are invited to apply by Chicken & Egg Pictures team members.
The deadline to apply to step one of the application process for Project: Hatched 2020 was Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 3:00 PM EDT. Filmmakers who are eligible to apply to Project: Hatched will receive approval of their step one application via email within three weeks of submission. This email will contain guidelines for step two, including a link to step two.
Docs by the Dozen
Short films and nonfiction series
Unsolicited applications to Docs by the Dozen are not accepted. Chicken & Egg Pictures is currently building partnerships with media companies, film funders, distributors, and other corporate partners with the intention of commissioning shorts on a variety of subjects in 2019 and 2020. We will be announcing partnerships in the summer and fall of 2019.
AlumNest
Alumni program for Nest-supported filmmakers
If you are a Chicken & Egg Pictures grantee, request access to the private group here.