#Funding
WIF Study Finds “Severe Lack of Capital Investment” in Women-Owned Production Companies
Hollywood’s gender problem extends beyond on- and off-camera roles. According to a new study from WIF (Women In Film, Los Angeles), there is also a pronounced gender disparity among the...
Collective of POC-Centered Documentary Orgs Launches, Set to Award $1.35M in Funding
Color Congress, a new collective dedicated to supporting people of color in documentary filmmaking, has arrived. Described by a press release as “a national collective of organizations led and...
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Introduces $250K Grant Initiative for Arts Orgs Dedicated to Women & POC
Ava DuVernay’s non-profit foundation ARRAY Alliance, part of her media company and arts collective ARRAY, has set up a $250,000 funding initiative for arts organizations and individuals...
Producer Nina Yang Bongiovi, Fellow Film and Tech Execs Set Up Multicultural Film Fund
Nina Yang Bongiovi’s new venture will support inclusive stories. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Fruitvale Station” producer, alongside fellow Asian American film and tech...
Submit Now: Women In Film’s 2019 Finishing Fund
Women In Film (WIF) is now accepting submissions for its 2019 Finishing Fund. The fund offers grants to female filmmakers who have a rough cut and at least 90 percent of principal photography...
Fund for Women-Directed Films Being Launched in France
We’ll have to wait and see whether Cannes director Thierry Frémaux keeps good on the gender parity pledge he signed a couple of weeks ago committing to address the underrepresentation of...
Women In Film LA Announces Film Finishing Fund Recipients
Thanks to Women In Film, Los Angeles, over a dozen projects by and about women are on their way to the finish line. The non-profit organization has announced the winners of the 32 annual film...
Screen Australia Funding Projects from Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, Bruna Papandrea, & More
Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, and producer Bruna Papandrea are teaming up on a new feature film. Screen Australia confirms that the three will produce “Penguin Bloom,” a family film in which...
Irish Film Board Awards 75% of Production Loans to Women Directors
The Irish Film Board (IFB) has made good on its pledge to “commit to gender parity in its funded projects,” Screen Daily writes. In fact, three of its four latest production loans were given to...
IDA Creates New Fund for Feature-Length Docs
Documentary filmmakers, take note: The International Documentary Association (IDA) is launching a new fund. The Enterprise Documentary Fund, created with significant support from the John D. and...