American Documentary Launches Artist Mental Health Fund
American Documentary announced the Artist Mental Health Fund to support artists of color working as directors, producers and interactive creators. The fund will provide critical support for the mental health of US-based BIPOC (Black, indigenous, people of color) artists in the independent documentary community. Applications opened June 15 and will close June 20, 2020 at 11:59pm EDT.
POV on PBS received four awards out of six nominations for the 79th Annual Peabody Awards, announced by the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors: The Silence of Others, Inventing Tomorrow, Midnight Traveler and The Distant Barking of Dogs.
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And She Could Be Next Premieres June 29, 2020
On Wednesday, June 10, the team behind And She Could Be Next held a panel on Facebook Live, moderated by Sunny Hostin, co-host of ABC's The View. Among the panelists were the film directors, Marjan Safinia and Grace Lee, executive producer Ava DuVernay, and an impressive lineup of activists, organizers and political leaders to share a conversation about representation, democracy and the undeniable political power of women.
The two part series premieres on PBS on Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 20, 2020. Check here to view local listings.
A warm welcome to FWD-Doc, a new association for documentary filmmakers with disabilities that launched this spring. To learn more about membership, or how you can support, visit here.
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Acton Family Giving, Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
