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USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and Snap Launch $25K Student Film Grant for WOC

The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative is teaming up with Snap to offer funding and mentorship to a student filmmaker. A press release announced the launch of an award “that consists of $25,000...

Films

Nailah Jefferson to Direct HBO Doc About Pioneering Black Supermodel Donyale Luna

Donyale Luna, the first model of color ever to be featured on the cover of the British edition of Vogue, and one of the first Black models to be featured on the covers of European fashion magazines...

Research

USC Annenberg Study: Women Film Directors Making Gains but Racial Disparities Persist

Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative have released their latest “Inclusion in the Director’s Chair” report and it offers a rare piece of pandemic-era good news:...

News

CineFAM Is Launching a Women of Color Content Creator Database

CineFAM is introducing a new initiative: a Women of Color (WOC) Content Creator Database. Set to launch soon on the Canadian not for profit company’s website, the goal of the database will be...

Festivals

“Miss Juneteenth” Wins Best Narrative Feature at BlackStar Film Festival

Philadelphia’s BlackStar Film Festival, a showcase for Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers from around the world, has named “Miss Juneteenth” as its best narrative feature. The...

Features

Ready for Their Close-Up: VOD and Web Series Picks

Marginalized groups — such as women, people of color, and the queer community — have not always gotten the critical attention they deserve. Fortunately, each of the projects highlighted...

Features

Women Making History: Crowdfunding Picks

When it comes to history, women’s contributions have often been left out of the textbooks, or an event has been told exclusively from the male perspective. Each of this month’s crowdfunding picks...

Features

Paths to Success: Crowdfunding Picks

The path to success is full of uncertainty and comes with no guarantees. For many, an already-difficult road is compounded by various factors: gender, race, sexuality, economic status, appearance,...

Features

You Must Remember This: Crowdfunding Picks

History is important. Those that don’t remember this aren’t just doomed to repeat their mistakes, but could potentially destroy or lose something irreplaceable. The point of this round of...

Features

Laugh It Off: Crowdfunding Picks

Comedy has long been a vehicle to talk about the issues plaguing society. From projects like podcast-turned-HBO series “2 Dope Queens” to favorites like “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,”...

News

Deborah S. Esquenazi Launches Production Company, Adapting LGBTQ Doc “Southwest of Salem” for TV

“Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four” director Deborah S. Esquenazi “is set to demystify stories and myths about women of color and LGBTQ individuals with her...

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