Inside Out Toronto has announced eight new recipients for its annual Re:Focus Fund, now in its fourth year of supporting women, non-binary, and/or trans filmmakers.
The Fund was initially launched in 2018 to address industry inequities through providing direct financial support to filmmakers telling 2Slgbtq+ stories. The announcement was made today by Inside Out’s Director of Festival Programming, Jenna Dufton. This year’s selections includes feature, episodic and short projects from five countries including Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Malta and Chile. Since its inception, the fund has been designed to respond to the immediate needs of filmmakers, and works to eliminate barriers to career advancement.
The fund started as a travel grant program recognizing that trans, non-binary and women filmmakers were underrepresented in international festival attendance. The fund has distributed more than 200,000 in festival travel grants and professional development programs for filmmakers since its creation.
“Since the beginning, the...
The Fund was initially launched in 2018 to address industry inequities through providing direct financial support to filmmakers telling 2Slgbtq+ stories. The announcement was made today by Inside Out’s Director of Festival Programming, Jenna Dufton. This year’s selections includes feature, episodic and short projects from five countries including Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Malta and Chile. Since its inception, the fund has been designed to respond to the immediate needs of filmmakers, and works to eliminate barriers to career advancement.
The fund started as a travel grant program recognizing that trans, non-binary and women filmmakers were underrepresented in international festival attendance. The fund has distributed more than 200,000 in festival travel grants and professional development programs for filmmakers since its creation.
“Since the beginning, the...
- 11/8/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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