Easterseals is leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through life-changing disability and community services. One of the ways we are changing disability perceptions is through the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge (EDFC). EDFC, an annual 5-day long contest open to filmmakers worldwide, prompts artists to collaborate on creating 1- to 5-minute films integrating […]
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Disability Belongs is a diverse, disability-led nonprofit that works to create systemic change inhow society views and values disabled people. Through its entertainment and news media initiatives, Disability Belongs partners with studios, production companies, writers, independent creatives, and others in the industry to redefine narratives around disability and ensure disabled people can shape the storytelling […]
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“Empowering Black & African Descent Artists to Thrive in the Entertainment Industry” Established in 2017 by the acclaimed writer, director, and producer Huriyyah Muhammad, the BTFC is more than just a nonprofit organization. We’re a dynamic hub dedicated to fostering the careers of Black and African descent artists, providing our members the tools and opportunities […]
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Founded in 2004, the Barcid Foundation is a Native American arts organization that provides innovative artistic and professional development initiatives. Barcid has forged long-standing relationships with tribes, academic institutions, studios, and networks to build a genuine artistic pipeline for indigenous talent. The Native American community faces numerous systemic challenges within the film, TV, and media […]
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AFI was founded in 1967 with a mission to preserve the heritage of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work, and to educate the next generation of filmmakers. With the generous support of the GGF, AFI continues to uphold its educational mandate through the AFI Conservatory, a two-year graduate degree program recognized […]
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At IndieCollect, we believe that indie films are the lifeblood of an open society. The Golden Globe Foundation continues its commitment to the diversity of American independent cinema by supporting IndieCollect’s mission to rescue, restore and reactivate historically and artistically significant work, especially by women and by directors who identify as African American, Asian American, […]
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La Cinémathèque française is a French film organization that holds one of the largest archives of film documents and film-related objects in the world. Founded by Henri Langlois in 1936, La Cinémathèque française is cinema’s living memory. Its remarkable international holding comprises 40,000 films, some of them extremely rare, from the birth of cinema up […]
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Women’s Voices Now (WVN) is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization that uses the power of film to drive social change that advances girls’ and women’s rights globally. We seek to challenge the mis- and under-representation of women by promoting films made by women, about women, for all. Through our work, with the generous support of […]
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Venice Arts’ mission is to ignite, expand, and transform the lives of Los Angeles’ low-income youth through photography and film education, and to use our participatory storytelling practices to amplify the voices of underrepresented communities around the world. This mission grew out of our founding dream: to create a vibrant, neighborhood arts center committed to […]
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The mission of USC Magnet’s Media Arts Department is to train the next generation of diverse teenage filmmakers and animators from low socioeconomic neighborhoods in Los Angeles so our students can gain an intensive, hands-on education focusing on video production, animation, and music technology. We have partnerships with Golden Globe Foundation, DreamWorks, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, […]
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Founded in 2012 by Imhotep (filmmaker) & Alexis (educator) Coleman, the mission of Urban Scholar Academy [USA], a Super Bowl LVI & WWE Community Champion award-winning organization, is to transform the lives of urban youth through academic enrichment and community service opportunities. U.S.A. currently provides four flagship programs throughout the year: 1. INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING: K-12 […]
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The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is an international educational event celebrating excellence in the art of film. It exists to provide a stimulating annual gathering, open to everyone, in which the lovers and creators of cinema come together to see and discuss the most interesting work of the past and present. The generous grant from […]
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