Color Congress

Are you staying updated with Color Congress news through our monthly newsletter? This month, we highlighted Third Horizon Film Festival, applauded Louis Massiah's commencement speech, and shared news of our BlackStar panel on August 1st. Read and share with a colleague! https://lnkd.in/e29ez6Kk

Thanks to a stellar pool of 70 candidates we are closing the application submission period for the Membership & Events Manager role today at 5pm PT.  We will not be accepting new applications beyond this time.

Color Congress is heading to BlackStar! Check out our panel, "Engines for a New American Narrative" featuring Color Congress member representatives Nadine Patterson (SIFTMedia 215), Marángeli Mejia-Rabell (Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival, Francis Cullado (Visual Communications) and special guest, producer and human rights lawyer, Anurima Bhargava (Anthem of Us). https://bit.ly/4cwwQ4x

OPEN CALL: Firelight Media & Firelight Films is accepting applications for its #WilliamGreaves Research & Development Fund, which supports mid-career BIPOC nonfiction filmmakers from Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the U.S. – with a particular interest in filmmakers who identify as being Indigenous and/or of African descent. The application is open now through July 15. Learn more apply: https://lnkd.in/eBKXDzBP

BlackStar, an unparalleled film festival that celebrates genre-defying films by Black, Brown & Indigenous creators will take place Aug 1-4 in Philadelphia, as well as online. Learn more and get your passes at https://lnkd.in/grc332Nm #BSFF24 #BlackStarOnBroad

Applications are now open for the Center for Asian American Media’s Building Bridges Documentary Fund, an initiative which will provide critical financial support, resources, and mentorship to filmmakers working on projects related to the Muslim experience in the U.S. Funded by the Doris Duke Foundation, the fund is designed to support and elevate the voices of Muslim filmmakers across the United States, promoting a deeper understanding of the Muslim experience through the powerful medium of documentary film. Eligible projects can be at any stage of production, from development to post-production. Selected projects will be announced in fall 2024, with grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.  Applications are open now through June 17, 2024. For application guidelines, eligibility criteria, and more information on how to apply, please visit the Building Bridges Documentary Fund page: https://lnkd.in/ghW9nNFT

Latino Public Broadcasting is accepting applications to the Digital Media Fund (DMF) until June 26. The DMF offers up to $30K in funding for short-form programs (no longer than 15 minutes) for primary exclusive distribution online via an existing public television platform. Both fiction and non-fiction projects of any genre that give voice to the diverse Latino community are welcome to submit. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eFQQ2tTk

Latino Public Broadcasting’s 2024 LPB Funding Cycle is open and they’re accepting applications for both of their funding initiatives: the Public Media Content Fund (PMCF) and the Digital Media Fund (DMF). They are looking to fund a wide variety of projects that celebrate and reflect the diverse Latino experience and bring new audiences to public media. Projects can be long form documentaries for the Public Media Content Fund and short form nonfiction or fiction for the Digital Media Fund. Projects applying can be in the genres of the arts, history, science, biography, health, personal storytelling, current events, social issues, and mixed genre. This year, they are particularly interested in arts and cultural documentaries. Make sure to apply by June 26! For more information and to apply, please visit: www.lpbp.org/funding

Member organization BIPOC Doc Editors has announced a new editing masterclass series at the Maysles Documentary Center in NYC, with the first masterclass on June 16. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e9EEknaE

 AXS Film Fund's call for applications opens June 1st! They are looking to support 3-5 underrepresented nonfiction creators living with disabilities with grants up to $10,000 each. Films in any stage of production are invited to apply. For more information: www.axsfilmfund.org Opens June 1st, Closes July 31st 11:59 pm Eastern Time