#Filmmakers
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Violet Columbus – “The Exiles”
Violet Columbus is a writer-director currently living in New York City. She graduated from NYU’s Tisch School Of The Arts in 2016. “The Exiles” is her debut feature film. “The Exiles...
Loira Limbal, Ekwa Msangi, & Shalini Kantayya Among Sundance Institute’s 2021 Momentum Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced the selectees for its 2021 Momentum Fellowship, a year-long program “of deep, customized creative and professional support for mid-career writers and...
Apply Now: American Documentary’s Artist Mental Health Fund for BIPOC Directors & Producers
Applications are now open for a new U.S.-based fund designed to support artists of color, specifically with regards to mental health. American Documentary (AmDoc), the nonprofit organization behind...
Apply Now: Field of Vision and Topic Studios’ Documentary Freelancer Relief Fund
If you’re a freelancer in the documentary field and have been struggling due to the coronavirus crisis, Field of Vision and Topic Studios may be able to help. The orgs have partnered to create...
Field of Vision Announces Virtual Mentorship and Consultation Service for the Doc Community
Field of Vision has announced a new initiative dedicated to bolstering the documentary community in the midst of COVID-19. Described as a “filmmaker-driven documentary unit that commissions and...
Submit Now: Firelight’s Documentary Lab for Filmmakers of Color
Jacqueline Olive’s exploration of lynching in the U.S., “Always in Season,” took home a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency at Sundance in January. The director...
Guest Post: When I Stopped Asking for Permission and Started Giving It
Guest Post by Katy-May Hudson It’s mid-2016. I’m an experimental artist writing, performing, and creating new work, mostly with the NY Neo Futurists. We have a normal president in the White House...
Apply Now: AT&T Hello Sunshine Filmmaker Lab for Teen Girls
If you are — or know — a teen girl who dreams of following in the footsteps of Patty Jenkins, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig, and other female directors, take note. Aspiring filmmakers...