PBS is committing $3.6 million toward the development and advancement of underrepresented voices and partnering with Firelight Media and its William Greaves Fund, the publicly funded network said Tuesday.
The fund is designed to address the persistent structural challenges many filmmakers face after producing their first films, so that they can remain in the field and continue to create vital stories focused on underrepresented people and topics. Within the Greaves Fund, Firelight Media and PBS will hold a joint open call for filmmakers to submit projects for potential funding by PBS. Starlight Media is the non-profit filmmaking organization from Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith.