Robert Redford launched the Sundance Institute in 1981 to help independent filmmakers. Interim CEO Amanda Kelso talks about its program offerings, two big grants the institute recently received, and much more.
Read MoreCreative Capital recently announced the winners of its latest round of awards, totaling $2.5 million. With a heightened focus on equity and accessibility, the funder is helping dozens of artists advance their careers.
Read MoreBacked by the Ford Foundation and others, a recent report from the Safer Storytellers Project outlines the steps funders can take to protect creators from increasing attacks and threats to their safety.
Read MoreCofounded and backed by Jeff Sobrato, the Safe Space Pictures Foundation invests in film projects covering topics such as sustainability, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform. Its founders take us behind the scenes.
Read MoreFundraisers for filmmaking reported steady revenue thanks to online events, shifts in their donor bases, and in at least one case, a windfall from a certain novelist-turned-donor. Five organizations filled us in on how they’ve evolved.
Read MoreThe Inevitable Foundation launched in 2021 with the goal of boosting the representation of disabled mid-level screenwriters. We check in with its co-founders on its mission, early successes and what’s next.
Read MoreToday, we’re catching up with the Jerome Foundation, which supports early-career artists in Minnesota and New York City. It was looking at ways to make life easier for grantees well before COVID.
Read MoreThe Ford, Compton and Skoll foundations have partnered to launch a 10-year, $30 million donor collaborative that seeks to strengthen the impact of storytelling through video and related media in the Global South.
Read MoreHollywood power couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smith established a family foundation all the way back in 1996, focusing on issues like arts, education and equity. And the couple’s kids are already involved with the foundation.
Read MoreAfter publicity-shy billionaire Jerry Perenchio passed away in 2017, his estate sold off a quarter-billion dollars in assets and now his family foundation has made two large higher ed gifts. Is this a sign of more to come?
Read MoreFor 15 years, the Fledgling Fund served as a go-to funding source for independent filmmakers. As the grantmaker takes a new direction, we look back at the lasting impact this small funder made across many social issues.
Read MoreCelebs have often leveraged their influence and deployed funds during challenging times. Here's a rundown of some of the Hollywood players supporting relief efforts for the COVID-19 crisis, including a few making major donations.
Read MoreThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has been backing an initiative at Sundance that supports filmmakers who explore scientific themes. If you go to the movies, you may have already seen the impact of this grantmaking.
Read MoreDespite some recent progress, Hollywood has a long way to go on diversity. An expanded partnership between an L.A.-based art gallery and film school shows that funders aren’t waiting for the industry to take the lead in this area.
Read MoreSlowly but surely, funders have come around to Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s prescient vision of integrating science with the humanities. We dig into the foundation’s recent moves in the filmmaking space.
Read MorePopular culture has tremendous potential as a leverage point for social change. But actually making an impact is tricky. A grantmaking outfit bankrolled by heavy hitters is taking on that challenge.
Read MoreSome niche funders aren't sitting around waiting for Hollywood to do more to support underrepresented filmmakers, after years of complaints. They're doing it themselves.
Read MorePhilanthropic support for film remains scarce, and most support goes to documentaries. One major exception is SFFILM, the largest grant-giving body for narrative features in the U.S.
Read MoreThere’s no shortage of money in Hollywood, and yet resources are scarce to help boost diversity in the entertainment industry. What's going on here?
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In many cases, returning a disgraced donor's gift is a no-brainer. But what if the gift in question could catalyze an entire funding area like gender equity in the cinematic arts?
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