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Out On Screen, the group behind the Queer Film Festival, has announced a game-changing training and mentorship initiative for emerging BIPOC 2SLGBTQIA+ film curators.
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The Programming Disruptor Fellowship, led by Out On Screen’s new artistic director, Charlie Hidalgo, aims to be bring change in the Canadian film industry by introducing new diverse talent into the film programming field.
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Through the fellowship, three emerging film programmers who identify as BIPOC 2SLGBTQIA+ will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to be a key part of the curation of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2023.
“Film festival programmers are uniquely positioned to transform world views,” said Hidalgo in a statement. “The choices that curators make define whose voices are heard, whose narratives are seen, and what communities are celebrated. Historically, the pool of film programmers have been predominantly male-dominated, cisgender, straight, white, and middle-class, so stories that don’t feel mainstream get pushed to the margins. This Fellowship will empower BIPOC 2SLGBTQIA+ curators to give a platform to the voices that are questioning systems of oppression and reshaping our culture.”
Applicants must be available to attend virtual master classes, workshops and programming meetings, from February to July, and will be expected to attend the Vancouver Queer Film Festival in person, from Aug. 10-20, 2023. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 13 through the Out On Screen web portal.