Posts in 'Film'

$75,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
Film
BIPOC Stories
Description
To develop a network of support for Black and Brown women filmmakers, who often lack the resources to produce, edit, and distribute their work.

$75,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
BIPOC Stories
Immigrant Voices
Representation in Media
Film
Description

To amplify Latine/x/a/o storytelling, field building, and narrative strategy by celebrating culture, honoring stories, and creating spaces and experiences where Latines are seen, heard, and felt—across Philly and beyond.

$75,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
Film
Immigrant Voices
BIPOC Stories
Representation in Media
Description
To amplify, protect, and nurture Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) stories through the annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and curated programming throughout the year.

$50,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
Film
Media Training
Description
To support Love Now Media in building the Love Now Network, a movement of media makers who make work that resists oppression, isolation, and fear by telling stories rooted in strength, joy, abundance, wellness, activism, and action.

$150,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
Film
Representation in Media
Description
To support the general operations of cinéSPEAK, which focuses on cinema spaces, audiences, and distribution in Philadelphia by featuring the stories of individuals and communities that are often underrepresented in mainstream cinema.

$100,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
Film
Media Training
Youth Media
Description
To empower underserved Philly youth to define their own narratives through a pathway of school, summer, and workforce programs that provide mentorship from script-to-screen and curiosity-to-careers.

$100,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
Film
Podcast and Audio Storytelling
Policing and Community Safety
Movement Media
Description
To amplify the voices of people in communities impacted by mass incarceration, policing, and poverty through the creation and distribution of media work, podcast, and film.

$50,000 - Awarded July 2026

Focus areas
Film
Media Training
Youth Media
Description
To sustain and strengthen 5 Shorts’ community-rooted media programming, youth workforce development, and storytelling initiatives for young people impacted by gun violence in Philadelphia.

$30,000 - Awarded April 2026

Focus areas
BIPOC Stories
Film
Description

The documentary "Mic Check Democracy" follows Delaware State Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton as she navigates fierce opposition while challenging political norms in a deeply divided America.

$25,000 - Awarded April 2026

Focus areas
BIPOC Stories
Film
Description

In "MAMABABY," a Florida girl’s herbal abortion opens a portal, sinking her and her mama into a still-water spirit swamp where they wade through memories and future visions, allowing them to love each other more honestly on the surface.

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