Whickers Podcast Pitch 2026 (£15,000 award) – YOA

Deadline: February 27, 2026

Applications for the Sheffield DocFest Podcast Pitch 2026 are actually open. The Podcast Pitch is a joint initiative with Sheffield DocFest to fund authentic audio documentary. Unlike the Film & TV Award, you don’t have to be a primary time creator to be able to apply. The Podcast Pitch follows the rising international pattern in direction of solo, episodic listening to factual audio. Single episode proposals will even be thought of.

Benefits

• The Whickers are giving a £15,000 manufacturing award to the winner and £5,000 to a runner-up.
• Finalists will even obtain a free move to Sheffield Documentary Festival in June 2026, 3 nights’ lodging, a contribution of as much as £400 per mission in direction of their journey bills and entry to high trade professionals and commissioners of the audio world.

Eligibility

• Open to any impartial podcast Producer or Director; you don’t have to be a primary-time podcast maker.
• Applications from throughout the globe however tasks should be accessible to listeners within the English language.
• Applicants should have an govt producer on board on the time of making use of.
• Both collection and single episode proposals will probably be thought of.

Application

Key dates for 2026 spherical:

• third December 2025 : Applications open
• twenty seventh February 2026 ((23:59 GMT)) Applications shut
• April 2026: Shortlisted tasks introduced
• June 2026: Finalists pitch their tasks at Sheffield DocFest
• June 2026: Winner of the Podcast Pitch Award introduced at Sheffield DocFest Awards Ceremony

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Podcast Pitch.