In 2021, we launched the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity - a $100 million commitment over five years that aims to build new pathways for underrepresented talent within entertainment. Since the beginning, the Fund has worked to develop in-house programs and support organizations committed to setting talent up for success in the industry.
To celebrate the Fund turning three, we asked creatives from around the world what these programs have meant to them. We’re incredibly thankful to this community who each day work to bring amazing stories to life for audiences globally. To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/dnJjwbpV
1) Jabbar Raisani is a US-based director who participated in the Netflix Series Director Development Program as a VFX supervisor, producer and director for the Netflix series Lost in Space. Most recently, Jabbar directed and produced Netflix’s latest live-action series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
2) Ria Nalavade is an India-based actor, filmmaker and alumni of our short film workshop, TakeTen where she developed her short film, Home2.
3) Italy-based scriptwriter Jacopo Cazzaniga is an alumni of the Netflix program La Bottega della Sceneggiatura, where he was awarded for his screenplay Il Peso Del Mondo and worked as an assistant writer for Netflix’s A.C.A.B. The Series.
4) Costume designer Zjena Glamocanin participated in the Netflix-supported Four Nations Mentoring Scheme in partnership with UK-based Women in Film and Television.
5) Assistant editor Anthony Chang joined our Boost the Base program in Los Angeles where he’s since worked on fan-favorites like Perfect Match, The Ultimatum, and The Ultimatum Queer Love.
6) Canadian producer Stephanie Hodgson joined the Animation Career EXCELerator (ACE) in 2023, which helped set her up to start her own production company.
7) US-based Toni Neshae Williams took part in the Netflix and Handy Foundation Assistant Editors program, where she’s worked on projects such as Netflix’s unscripted series, The Circle.
8) Writer and director Latifa Khoory participated in the ‘Women in Film’: Introduction to the Creative Process initiative by Netflix and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), a training program focused on introducing the creative filmmaking process for emerging women talent.
9) Musician and filmmaker Mato Wayuhi participated in the Illuminative Producers program, a year-long training program aimed at upskilling Indigenous producers in the industry.
10) Lloyd Lee Choi is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker who participated in the Netflix-funded, Future Gold Film Fellowship. After completing the program, Lloyd’s short film, Closing Dynasty, received numerous accolades from festivals around the world.
