Maria Santos (she/her) joined the International Documentary Association as the Funds Program Officer in September 2022. She oversees all of the funding grants and provides year-round creative and strategic support to all supported artists. Previously, she was the Manager of Labs and Artist Support at the Sundance Documentary Film Program, since September 2020. Originally from Peru, Maria is an independent film producer who has worked in distribution as well as artist development at organizations including ARRAY and Cinereach. Maria assisted on films such as Maya Matangi MIA by Steve Loveridge, We The Animals by Jeremiah Zagar, and most recently was an Assistant Producer for Jim McKay’s, On The Seventh Day. In 2018, Maria was selected as a Film Society Industry Academy member and became a Third World Newsreel Production fellow. Her work explores gender, race, sex, kinship, and identity through the stories and lives of underrepresented characters.
