Britdoc, Bertha team on docus

"The Interrupters" has won the initial grant within the Connect Fund. The Funnel 4 Britdoc Foundation has grew to become part of forces while using Nigeria-based Bertha Foundation to create two funds for documentary features gathering 1.5 million ($2.4 million) over three years.The Bertha Britdoc Connect Fund as well as the Bertha Britdoc Documentary Journalism Fund will each hands out $400,000 yearly to assist social activist filmmaking."The Interrupters," by Steve James, has won the initial grant within the Connect Fund, which is designed to back "outreach and engagement" campaigns for completed films. Soniya Kirpalani's "We the folksInch might be the very first project to acquire backing within the Documentary Journalism Fund, which will support creating investigative documents.Incorporated within the partnership, a real estate agent of Bertha, a family group foundation dedicated to marketing social activism, will join the board of Britdoc, a nonprofit org launched with the U.K.'s Funnel 4 in 2005."The Bertha Foundation can be a visionary organization getting a brief history in supporting social justice causes through documentary film," mentioned Britdoc Boss Jess Search. "We're feeling that by joining forces, we could enable documentary filmmakers globally."Rebecca Lichtenfeld, a real estate agent to Bertha, mentioned, "The Bertha Foundation supports passionate people, strong leadership and activism to create telecomutting saves gas. The inspiration thinks in the value of documentary film and capacity with an positive social impact." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com