TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH FORD FOUNDATION’S JUSTFILMS; RECEIVES $750,000 FUND TO LAUNCH THE TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE NEW MEDIA FUND
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Initiative to Support Media Projects Aimed at Promoting Social Change Combines Traditional Filmmaking and New Media in an Industry First
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Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund Brings TFI to over $1 Million in Filmmaker Grants for 2011
[New York, NY – February 14, 2011] – The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced a long-term partnership with the Ford Foundation’s JustFilms initiative and the launch of the Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund. In a move that acknowledges the value of audience engagement, the $750,000 fund will provide support and funding to film projects which go beyond traditional screens – integrating film with content across newer media platforms, from video games and mobile apps to social networks and micro-blogging. All projects will activate audiences around issues of contemporary social justice and equality.
In its inaugural year, non-fiction projects accepted into the TFI New Media Fund will each receive $50,000 to $100,000 in funding to directly support ambitious projects that demonstrate the power of direct audience engagement and cross-platform storytelling. To date, this will mark the largest grant in the U.S. available to filmmakers who utilize cross-platform storytelling to promote social change.
Beginning in 2012, JustFilms will increase its support of TFI by contributing $1M a year over five years to support TFI New Media Fund projects. This announcement comes in a milestone year for both TFI and the Ford Foundation, as the Ford Foundation celebrates 75 years of philanthropic giving and TFI moves into its 10th year…more
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