Pioneering Social Justice Media Since 1968

Hello JT,

We are saddened to announce the sudden passing of civil rights lawyer Martin Stolar. We're so sorry to have lost Martin Stolar, who was TWN and Newsreel's lawyer from the beginning, who always stood up for the people and progressive causes and fought to the end! He made such a difference for all of us and we'll really miss him. To learn more about his legacy as a civil rights lawyer, read his obituary in the New York Times.

Last year, we also lost our dear friend and editing teacher, Sikay Tang. A memorial for her will be held on Saturday, July 27 at 2 PM at Saint Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in NYC.

In other news, for three months we have been collaborating with the members of the Diverse Filmmakers Alliance to organize the Centering Palestine on Screen series in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx. Our last screening will be on Friday, August 9 at Maysles Cinema in Harlem. Please save the date and follow us on social media for tickets and more details.

We wish to congratulate Louis Massiah, filmmaker and founder of Scribe in Philadelphia, who received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Arts from Swarthmore College. Also, we salute the team at the Newark Black Film Festival for their 50th anniversary.

If you're a Production Workshop graduate, distribution catalog partner or fiscal sponsoree with an upcoming festival screening, premiere, or other great news, do let us know. We want to spotlight you far and wide; your stories deserve amplified attention!

Don't forget to stay connected with us! Follow us on social media for updates on upcoming film screenings, workshops, and news from the TWN community.

In-person

Black Panther & Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution

at Newark Black Film Festival

Saturday, July 13, 2024, 2 PM

Online

Enemy Alien Film and Talk

Monday, July 22, 2024, 6 PM

In-person and Online

A Litany for Survival at BlackStar Film Festival

Sunday, August 4, 2024, 2 PM

followed by a conversation with film co-directors Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson and TWN Executive Director JT Takagi at 5:30 PM

Documentaries by Christine Choy streaming on Criterion Channel.

A Dream is What you Wake Up From streaming on kweliTV.

Social Justice Films Streaming on Vimeo.

Check out our Google Calendar with Events and Resources for Filmmakers

New York Media Arts Map List of Funding Opportunities

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William Greaves Fund

Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2024

Sundance Documentary Fund Grant

Deadline: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Circle Fiction Orbit Call for Projects

Deadline: Thursday, July 18, 2024

In the Making Call for Proposal

Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2024

Indie Memphis Youth Film Production

Deadline: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Black Film Space x cliveRD Proof of Concept Short Film Grant

Deadline: Friday, July 26, 2024

DOC NYC's Pitch Day

Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator

Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

POV Call for Entries

Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Climate Action Together

Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

IndieGrants for Memphis Filmmakers

Deadline: Sunday, August 11, 2024

LEF Moving Image Fund

Deadline: Friday, August 16, 2024

Collective Lens

Deadline: August 23, 2024

Indigenous Legal History Short Doc Open Call

Deadline: November 1, 2024

Vision Maker Media Grants

Deadline: December 31, 2024

Center for Asian American Media Funding

Deadline: 2024

Black Public Media Funding

Deadline: 2024

Native Youth Media Project

Deadline: Open

Black Public Media AfroPoP Rolling Call

Deadline: Open

World Channel Submissions

Deadline: Open

Ford Foundation JustFilms

Deadline: 2025

Entertainment Community Fund

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Brown Girls Doc Mafia

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FWD-Doc: Documentary Filmmakers With Disabilities

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NYFA Online Courses for Artists

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NYWIFT Events and Seminars

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Women Make Movies Webinar Series

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DCTV Workshops

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UnionDocs Workshops & Seminars 

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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Classes

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The Gotham Classes

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Center for Communication Classes

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Cinema Tropical's Weekly Newsletter

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Latino Voices Newsletter (short films)

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The Standby Program's Preservation and Post-Production Services

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Sundance Collab

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Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film

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TWN Stock Footage

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Third World Newsreel (TWN) is a media arts organization that fosters the creation, appreciation, dissemination and preservation of independent film and video by and about people of color and social justice issues.

TWN is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, Color Congress, MOSAIC, the National Film Preservation Foundation, New York Humanities, Ford Foundation, Golden Globe Foundation, New York Community Trust, Kolibri Foundation and the Peace Development Fund, as well as individual donors.

If you've been inspired by our programs or believe in the power of media at the intersection of BIPOC auteurship and social justice, we invite you to make a difference with your tax-deductible donation.