Firelight Media’s Spark Fund for Filmmakers of Color Working on Humanities Films
FAIN: ZIN-283647-21
Firelight Media, Inc. (New York, NY 10031-6300)
Marcia Smith (Project Director: May 2021 to October 2025)
A grant program resulting in 36 individual awards to provide relief to mid-career Black, Indigenous, and people of color filmmakers whose work on historical or humanities-focused documentary film projects was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Founded by Stanley Nelson, Firelight Media, Inc. is a creator of acclaimed historical documentary films, known for its programs that benefit BIPOC filmmakers who produce rich humanities-themed documentaries, that will increase its capacity to nurture and support a pipeline of historical nonfiction media. Firelight will release an RFP offering 12-month stipends for mid-career filmmakers of color, whose work on their historical or humanities-focused film was disrupted by the COVID public health emergency. With the support of an external selection committee composed of humanities scholars, renowned historical documentary filmmakers, and educators, Firelight will add this new fund to its existing grant-making activities, which also include non-monetary support in the form of mentorship, project support, and networking opportunities.
Media Coverage
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URL: http:/https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/nyc-womens-fund-for-media-music-and-theatre/2023-recipients/
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URL: http://https://www.sundance.org/blogs/sundance-institute-selects-the-2023-documentary-edit-and-story-lab-fellows-and-projects/
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Author(s): Heather Fallon, Broadcast,
Publication: Screen Daily
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URL: https://www.screendaily.com/news/rodrigo-reyes-sean-mcallister-docs-among-48-projects-selected-for-sheffield-docfests-meetmarket/5181345.article