Chicken & Egg Films Announces 2026 (Egg)celerator Lab Grantees and Relocation of Filmmaker Retreats to Canada
Chicken & Egg Films, the Brooklyn-based organization that champions women and gender-expansive documentary filmmakers with funding, mentorship, and access, announces today the grantees of its 2026 (Egg)celerator Lab. Nine feature documentary film projects, all helmed or co-helmed by first- or second-time directors, will receive one year of professional mentorship and a $40,000 production grant. Coinciding with the 2026 (Egg)celerator Lab announcement is news that C&E will, for the first time in the organization’s history, host its signature retreats in Canada. Per a press release, this decision was “in response to the fact that travel to the United States has grown […]
by Natalia Keogan on Jan 21, 2026
