Filmmaking incubator First Flights and leisure financier/manufacturing home Goldfinch are teaming as much as help a lady artist as she creates a brief movie. A press launch has introduced the launch of the Feminine Voices fund.
This system will supply a $10K grant and a improvement platform to a filmmaker, supporting her and her brief “as a proof of idea for a function movie of as much as a $1M funds,” the supply particulars.
“Of the 250 highest-grossing movies in 2020, 67% of movies make use of fewer than 5 ladies in the important thing positions of director, author, govt producer, producer, editor, or cinematographer,” stated Goldfinch CEO Kirsty Bell. “As such, we’re compelled to deal with the gender imbalance within the movie business and proud to be making a small step in the direction of supporting a brand new era of feminine filmmakers, within the hope that different organizations will comply with swimsuit.” She added, “There are unimaginable tales ready to be informed and new voices ready to be heard – we’re excited to fulfill the subsequent era of filmmaking expertise.”
Purposes for the Feminine Voices fund are being accepted via Might 30. They have to embody venture particulars (title, style, location, funds, funding quantity sought, and supposed manufacturing date), a logline, a synopsis, a director’s imaginative and prescient assertion, a accomplished script, and a director bio.
Head over to First Flights’ web site to use or discover out extra.
Supply: Women And Hollywood
