Delegation: What’s Up With Fellowships? (BAVC Media)

Speakers: Nuala Cabral (Program Officer at Independence Public Media Foundation), Heather Fipps (The Redford Center), Marcia Jarmel (Director of Filmmaker Services at the Jewish Film Institute), Kiyoko McCrae (Program Director at Chicken & Egg Pictures), Lucy J. Mukerjee (Director of the Documentary Lab at Firelight Media), Dawn D. Valadez (Director of Youth and Artistic Development at BAVC Media), Alana Waksman (Artist Development at Film Independent, including Documentary Story Lab, Documentary Producing Lab, Amplifier Fellowship, and Fast Track).

Hear from an array of fellowships for indie doc makers across the U.S. Find out what makes their program unique, best practices (both for providers and participants), what filmmakers can expect from a fellowship experience, and what the right fellowship can provide for your film and your career. For filmmakers, this is your chance to find out what programs to set your sights on in the coming years and how to readjust your application to rise above the competition. For organizations with their own filmmaker support programs, this is an opportunity to learn from many collective decades of experience and perhaps find new ways to generate lasting impact.

BAVC Media has been a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area and across the country since 1976, serving several thousand freelancers, filmmakers, activists and archivists every year. The BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship is a 10-month collaborative, community-driven intensive that provides first time documentary feature directors with travel, mentorship, critical feedback, education, unrestricted funding, and the opportunity to form lasting and supportive peer relationships.