Austin Film Festival Announces Uplifting Storytellers Initiative
AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers' contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the launch of their diversity & inclusion module known as the Uplifting Storytellers Initiative as well as the inaugural Blackmagic Collective Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship Award.This initiative is designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the entertainment industry by defining and executing skill-based, as well as career-focused enrichment programs through the bevy of AFF's competitions, Conference, and more.The organization is focusing on actionable steps towards sustainable change to increase representation across underrepresented communities.
- AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers' contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the launch of their diversity & inclusion module known as the Uplifting Storytellers Initiative as well as the inaugural Blackmagic Collective Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship Award.This initiative is designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the entertainment industry by defining and executing skill-based, as well as career-focused enrichment programs through the bevy of AFF's competitions, Conference, and more.The organization is focusing on actionable steps towards sustainable change to increase representation across underrepresented communities.
- As part of the new initiative, the Festival announced a vaunted Advisory Committee, which will provide reinforcement to the initiative's goals and direction as needed.
- For further information on the Uplifting Storytellers Initiative, visit https://bit.ly/37ymWTV .
- Austin Film Festival (AFF) is a non-profit organization that champions the work of aspiring and established writers and filmmakers by providing unique cultural events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation, and encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community partnerships.