Firelight Media brought its Beyond Resilience series to SXSW and Firelight-supported filmmakers presented award-winning world premieres. Firelight Media and its community of filmmakers were well-represented at SXSW 2023 through panel presentations, award-winning film premieres, and special awards recognition. …

Now in its third year, the international fund provides mid-career filmmakers with financial support for research and to develop materials needed for fundraising. Firelight Media, the premier destination for nonfiction cinema by and about communities of color, is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2022 William Greaves Research &…

Em sua terceira edição, o fundo internacional proporciona apoio financeiro para que cineastas em meio de carreira possam pesquisar e desenvolver os materiais necessários para a captação de recursos. Firelight Media, o principal destino para o cinema de não ficção de e sobre comunidades minorizadas, tem o prazer de anunciar…

En su tercer año, el fondo internacional otorga apoyo financiero a cineastas que están en la mitad de su carrera para investigar y desarrollar materiales necesarios para recaudar fondos. Firelight Media, uno de los programas más importantes para el cine de no ficción que involucra a comunidades y cineastas que…

Stanley Nelson’s Firelight Films will partner with Hulu to provide development funds to three nonfiction filmmakers. Firelight Films, the production company co-founded by acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson, in partnership with Hulu, is launching the Hulu/Firelight Kindling Fund. …

The 2023 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival will include the World Premiere of ‘In The Making’ Season 2 as well as several films by members of #FirelightFamily. — Firelight Media is proud to be featured at the 2023 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, taking place February 17–26, 2023 in Missoula, Montana. Now in its 20th year, the festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. …

The Firelight Media x BlackStar Communities Gathered at Sundance Film Festival 2023 — On Monday, January 23, 2023, Firelight Media partnered with BlackStar Projects to host a panel discussion and brunch celebrating the Firelight Media, BlackStar, and Brown Girls Doc Mafia communities premiering films at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The panel discussion, “Owning the Narrative: BIPOC Doc Filmmakers,” featured Firelight Media Documentary…

Much of our work at Firelight Media is designed to support and encourage early- and mid-career filmmakers as they seek and uncover the truth about our shared history. …

By Locsi Ferrá, Partner, Director, Social Impact Initiatives at Impact Media Partners Editor’s Note: As part of Firelight Media’s Beyond Resilience Masterclass series, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, we’re commissioning humanities scholars and experts in the field of documentary filmmaking to share reflections on themes related to…