Good Pitch Chicago brings together Midwestern filmmakers with nonprofits, foundations, philanthropists, brands and media around leading social issues—to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners, good for the films and good for society.

Born out of the conviction that documentary is a powerful tool for creating social change, Good Pitch Chicago offers a unique opportunity to create a coalition around unique film projects, providing potential to network and build partnerships around creative funding strategies, cause marketing, policy change, issue advocacy, and public engagement.

Good Pitch is an international pitching forum where some of the world's best veteran, and most exciting emerging, documentary filmmakers come to pitch their film for potential outreach partners, media/broadcast organizations and funders.

The submission deadline is May 17.

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 recognizes the best documentary filmmaking from Britain and abroad through the British Documentary Awards. The Trust encourages new filmmakers through its Education and Mentoring schemes.

Grierson 2013 is open to documentaries that have had their first UK screening between 1 May 2012 and 30 April 2013. The closing date for entries for Grierson 2013 is Friday, 31 May.