Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Yahoo and Nonfiction Hotlist Partner for Documentary Shorts
Yahoo and The Nonfiction Hotlist have teamed up to help documentary filmmakers.
They will pick 20 short films to show to people all over the world.
Filmmakers can send in their films from now until March 6, 2024.
The films must be between 10 and 40 minutes long and in English.
They also need to have been made between 2023 and 2026.
Yahoo will show these films on its websites and also pay the filmmakers.
This is a great way for filmmakers to get their work seen and earn money.
Yahoo and The Nonfiction Hotlist partner to distribute 20 documentary shorts globally.
Filmmakers can submit projects from February 2024 to March 6, 2024.
Films must be 10-40 minutes long, in English, and completed between 2023-2026.
Selection criteria include artistic merit, storytelling, and cultural relevance.
Yahoo will distribute films across its properties and provide additional content and fair compensation for filmmakers.
- Who
- Yahoo and The Nonfiction Hotlist
- What
- Partnership to distribute 20 documentary shorts
- When
- Submissions accepted from February 2024 to March 6, 2024
- Where
- Globally via Yahoo's properties
- Why
- To provide filmmakers with compensation, exposure, and professional opportunities
- Partnership
- Yahoo and The Nonfiction Hotlist
- Number of Films
- 20
- Submission Period
- February 2024 to March 6, 2024
- Film Length
- 10 to 40 minutes
- Language
- English
- Completion Date
- Between January 2023 and March 2026
- Selection Criteria
- Artistic merit, powerful storytelling, and cultural relevance
- Distribution Platforms
- Yahoo Sports Network, Yahoo Finance FAST channels, yahoosports.tv