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Thursday, 04 November 2021

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Despite hardship, a son takes his mother on a bucket-list adventure in “Duty Free"

Watauga Democrat 04 Nov 2021

BOONE — Called “A tender love poem from son to mother” by CBS News, “Duty Free” examines ageism, the care crisis, and economic insecurity in America. At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov ... Rebecca worked and sacrificed for years to give her sons every opportunity ... He was a Firelight Media Fellow (2018-2020) and a Film Independent Documentary Fellow (2019) ... .

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Creative Arts Emmys: Winners List (Updating Live)

The Hollywood Reporter 11 Sep 2021

Vice • Showtime • SHOWTIME Presents and Vice Media ... The 1921 Race Massacre • HISTORY • BLACKFIN in association with Firelight Films and WhyNot Media for The HISTORY Channel ... The 1921 Race Massacre • HISTORY • BLACKFIN in association with Firelight Films and WhyNot Media for The HISTORY Channel.

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Frontline traveling exhibit at Two Mississippi Museums focuses on civil rights era

The Northside Sun 09 Sep 2021

... Rhea Combs, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery; Leslie Fields-Cruz, Black Public Media;. Also, Hank Klibanoff, Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emory University; Stanley Nelson, Firelight Media; Ron Nixon, The Associated Press; and Lisa Osborne, Black Public Media.

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PBS chief: Diversity efforts not all ‘our best,’ changes set

Wtop 11 Aug 2021

... and key stakeholders across the public media system,” Loving said in a statement. Kerger also announced a “multi-year, multimillion-dollar commitment” to support the work of “underrepresented” filmmakers through the nonprofit Firelight Media and its Groundwork Regional Lab.

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PBS chief: Diversity efforts not all 'our best,' changes set

The Bismarck Tribune 11 Aug 2021

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PBS Sets New Diversity Requirements for Production Talent and Staff, Commits $11 Million to New Initiatives

The Wrap 10 Aug 2021

PBS also announced on Monday $11 million in new funding initiatives in support of Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith’s Firelight Media and its flagship mentoring program, as well as short-form content creation at PBS Digital Studios ... Public Media’s Support for Firelight Media..

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PBS Announces New Initiatives And Programming At Virtual Summer TCA Press Tour

Johnson City Press 10 Aug 2021

PBS and CPB will award $5.5 million over the course of three years to Firelight Media, the non-profit filmmaking company founded by Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith. The grant will support.The Firelight Documentary Lab— Firelight Media's flagship 18-month mentoring program which ...

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CPB, PBS Award Firelight Media $5.5 Million to Diversify Public Media Content (CPB - Corporation for Public Broadcasting)

Public Technologies 10 Aug 2021

Firelight Media-supported filmmakers have produced short films on emerging artists of color for 'In the Making,' a ... Walters-Wallace joined Firelight Media in 2017 as manager of the Documentary Lab, and most recently served as the lead for Firelight Media on the 'Hindsight' series.

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PBS Boss Admits She ‘Did Not Fully Appreciate’ How Network Fell Short on Diversity

The Wrap 10 Aug 2021

Among the new initiatives announced Monday are $5.5 million to Firelight Media and its flagship mentorship program for filmmakers of color, as well as $3 million for PBS Digital Studios to establish “Regional Digital Centers of Innovation” that will produce short-form ...

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This Body: Black America, hope, trust and Covid vaccine trials – video

The Guardian 29 Jul 2021

... across the American South and Puerto Rico supported by Firelight Media, Reel South, CAAM and the WORLD Channel.

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Women in Film Reveals Participants for Inaugural Emerging Producers Program

The Hollywood Reporter 09 Jun 2021

Show additional share options. Show additional share options ... A Christmas Journey), and Catchlight Studios’ Jeanette Volturno. Related Stories ... Her short film, Waiting for Terah, premiered at the Double Exposure Film Festival and was supported by ITVS, FRONTLINE, Firelight Media, Type Investigations, and the Fund for Investigative Journalism ... .

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The Fine Art of Financing: Grants, Residencies and Other Funding for Artists

LEO Weekly 02 Jun 2021

Image details include last name, title of work, media, dimensions and date ... The Firelight Media Documentary Lab — The Firelight Media Documentary Lab is an 18-month fellowship program that supports filmmakers in the United States from underrepresented communities working on their first or second feature-length documentary film.

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Netflix Sets Up $100 Million Fund to Help Underrepresented Communities in Entertainment

The Wrap 26 Feb 2021

Some of the organizations Netflix has previously supported and will continue to contribute to include the Ghetto Film School, Film Independent’s Project Involve, Firelight Media and Black Public Media to help foster Black creators, as well as the Los Angeles Latino ...

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How inclusive are Netflix shows and movies? Now we know

Hastings Tribune 26 Feb 2021

population ... Multiple studios and media companies donated money to anti-racist organizations and promised programs to break down barriers to inclusion ... The creation of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity follows the company's commitments to Ghetto Film School, Film Independent's Project Involve, Firelight Media and Black Public Media ... .

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Your most-asked sleep questions

The Daily Mail 31 Jan 2021

Struggling to quieten your thoughts at bedtime? Clinical director of the Sleep School Dr Guy Meadows has the answers. It’s a plea I hear often, mainly from women ... It breeds resentment and affects relationships ... But these days you’re not in dark caves with the flicker of firelight. You are often working until bedtime, or scrolling through social media ... .