The Listening Pitch is a Documentary Film Grant run by Aesthetica
and Audible. Two grants of up to £10,000 will be awarded to fund new
documentaries that reveal the power of listening. Since 2021, we have funded
and produced eight films. Winning projects have gone on to be acquired by
Guardian Documentaries and screen at SXSW, BFI Flare, Sundance and
San Francisco International Film Festival. It is Free to Submit Your Pitch.
istening Pitch is Open For Entries
Now in its 5th year, the Aesthetica x Audible Listening Pitch continues to celebrate the transformative power of storytelling through sound. This is your opportunity to create something extraordinary. We’re looking for original stories that explore the limitless ways we interpret the world around us. Let’s hear your story – and imagine the world differently. Apply for two grants of up
to £10,000. Deadline 21 April 2025.Submit Your Pitch »
What We’re Looking For
We want stories that challenge, inspire & connect us, offering unique points of view and unexpected insights. All documentary styles are welcome. Whether your story is observational, personal, experimental, or investigative, we encourage you to think boldly and break boundaries. Sound must take centre stage in your storytelling. The audio landscape – be it dialogue, natural soundscapes, music, or effects – should be integral to the narrative, immersing the listener and driving the story forward.Submit Your Pitch »
What is the Listening Pitch?
The Listening Pitch is two Documentary
Film Grants of up to £10,000 per project,
delivered in partnership between Audible
and Audible. We are committed to telling
stories with impact that all have listening
at the forefront. Winning films will
premiere at Aesthetica Film Festival and
previous winners have gone on to screen
at SXSW, BFI Flare, San Francisco
International Film Festival and Sundance.
Previous Winners
Last year’s winning documentaries were
Greensound by Liberty Smith and Ornella
Mutoni’s The Things We Don’t Say, which
has since been acquired by Guardian
Documentaries. Previous winning projects
include Banana, by Matthew Herbert;
Old Lesbians by Meghan McDonough; Birdsong by Sparsh Ahuja and Omi
Gupta; Speed of Sound by Jade Ang
Jackman; Echo by Ross McClean; Blind
as a Beat by Jessi Gutch and Liz Jackson.
Watch Winning Documentaries »
Submit Your Pitch
The Listening Pitch is free to enter. This is
the perfect opportunity to create a new,
powerful documentary that resonates with
audiences from all around the world.
From personal experiences to universal
truths, we’re seeking narratives that
uncover the unseen, unheard and
unspoken – showing us just how much of
life depends on our ability to truly listen.Submit Your Pitch »
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