Call for entries for Grierson 2013
The Grierson Trust announces two new award categories for the 2013 British Documentary Awards. Call for entries for the UK’s most prestigious documentary awards.
Read more
The Grierson trust
The Grierson Trust commemorates the pioneering Scottish documentary maker John Grierson (1898 - 1972), famous for Drifters and Night Mail and the man widely regarded as the father of the documentary.
Each year, The Grierson Trust recognises the best documentary filmmaking from Britain and abroad through the British Documentary Awards. The Trust encourages new filmmakers through its Education and Mentoring schemes.
Dates for Grierson 2013: The British Documentary Awards
Grierson 2013 is open to documentaries that have had their fiirst UK screening between 1 May 2012 and 30 April 2013. Entries for Grierson 2013 will be accepted online from Tuesday, 2 April and the closing date for entries is Friday, 31 May.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive notifications about the awards, click here.
Latest news
-
2 April 2013
-
28 Jan 2013
The Grierson Trust announces two new trusteesThe Grierson Trust – announced two new appointments today as Channel 4’s Emma Cooper and Coutts & Co’s Judith Chan.
Read more -
6 Nov 2012
The Grierson Trust announces the winners 2012The Grierson Trust takes great pleasure in announcing the winners of Grierson 2012 – The 40th Anniversary British Documentary Awards supported by Sky Arts HD and Coutts. Read more
-
23 Oct 2012
BFI LFF Grierson Documentary Winner AnnouncedBFI London Film Festival 2012: The Grierson Award for Best Documentary is won by Alex Gibney, director and screenwriter of Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God. Read more
-
11 Oct 2012
Trustees’ Award 2012: Kevin MacdonaldOscar-winning film-maker Kevin Macdonald is the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Coutts Grierson Trustees’ Award. Read more
-
2 Oct 2012
Grayson Perry to host the Grierson AwardsThe Grierson Trust is proud to announce that the celebrated award-winning ceramic artist, TV presenter and cultural commentator Grayson Perry will host Grierson 2012: The British Documentary Awards in association with Sky Arts HD. Read more
-
25 Sept 2012
Nominations for the Griersons 2012 are announcedThe Grierson Trust announces the 2012 nominations for the British Documentary Awards. Read more
-
31 July 2012Shortlist for the Griersons 2012 is announced
The official build up the 40th Anniversary Griersons begins as The Grierson Trust announces the shortlist for the 2012 British Documentary Awards in association with Sky Arts. Read more
-
3 April 2012Call for entries for Grierson 2012
The Grierson Trust launches its annual call for entries to the UK’s most prestigious awards in documentary film making: Grierson 2012 – The British Documentary Awards. Read more
-
28 March 2012
New training programme announcedFirst Light and The Grierson Trust are working in partnership to offer free places to a diverse range of 18 – 25 year olds to attend a specially formulated training course that will concentrate on documentary filmmaking for new entrants. Read more
-
30 January 2012
Two New Trustees Join the Board of The Grierson TrustThe Grierson Trust – guardians of the British Documentary Awards – announced two new appointments to its Board today. Acclaimed documentary directors Alex Cooke and Morgan Matthews join the Board of Trustees, chaired by Dawn Airey. Read more
-
2 November 2011
The Grierson Trust announces the winners 2011The Grierson Trust takes great pleasure in announcing the winners of The Griersons 2011 – The British Documentary Awards supported by Sky Arts HD and Honda. Read more
-
28 October 2011
Werner Herzog, crowned at 55th BFI London Film FestivalAt last night’s 55th BFI London Film Festival, Werner Herzog’s Into The Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life was crowned with The Grierson Award for Best Documentary. Read more
