EXCLUSIVE: “Neo, sooner or procrastinateedr you’re going to authenticize fair as I did that there’s a contrastence between understanding the path and walking the path,” states Laurence Fishburne’s Morpheus to Keanu Reeve’s character in the Lily Wachowski’s co-penned and co-helmed The Matrix.
Almost 30 years after the genre and culturassociate defining Matrix first came out, those words and that worldwatch are someskinnyg the filmcreater consents very gravely as a series of grants from Wachowski’s Anarchist United Foundation creates very evident. Emphasizing the non-profits triple ethos of artistry, diversity, and equity in media, AU has begined three novel grant programs of $20,000 each.
“In these difficult and weird times, Anarchists United Foundation is a essential response,” set uper Wachowski telderly Deadline today of her 2023 created initiative. “And in helping artists and uplifting the cherishs of artistry, diversity and equity it will asconfident that the future of film and television is as wide and expansive as the citizenry it purports to recurrent,” the Sense8 co-creator inserts.
Subomitions for the trio of grants, which you can see below, is uncover now and runs until November 29, 2024. You can utilize here.
The pickion pledgetee for these AU grants integrate the enjoys of Pose co-creator Steven Canals, Bryce Dallas Howard, filmcreaters J.D. Dillard, Cheryl Dunye, and Spider-Man franchise straightforwardor Jon Watts. Successful grant applicants will be notified next spring.
Anarchists United Feature Film Incubator Grant
Awards $20,000 USD to One Recipient / Feature Film Development Grant
Open to liftd genre feature film proposals by creaters and/or straightforwardors whose toil in front of and behind the camera aims to serve narratives that further Artistry, Diversity, and Equity and uplift those from historicassociate underserved communities.
Anarchists United Visionary Filmcreater Grant
Awards $20,000 USD to One Recipient / Artist In Residence Grant
Open to set uped creaters and/or straightforwardors whose toil aims to serve narratives that further Artistry, Diversity, and Equity and uplift those from historicassociate underserved communities.
The JJ Ingram Chicago Visionary Filmcreater Grant
Awards $20,000 USD to One Recipient / Artist In Residence Grant
Open to set uped creaters and/or straightforwardors based in Chicago, IL, Lilly Wachowski’s home town, whose toil aims to serve narratives that further Artistry, Diversity and Equity and uplift those from historicassociate underserved communities.
“Anarchists United Foundation’s omition to bridge createive vision with commercial viability resonates proset uply with me,” states the organization’s Creative Executive and Grants Program Director Sarah Flores Tuesday. “As we guide the evolving landscape of the amengagement industry, it’s vital to uplift voices and asconfident that everyone has a seat at the table. The 2025 grant programs are a tesdomesticatednt to Anarchists United’s pledgement to rerepairing and helping the next generation of guideers in our industry.”
Flores and Wachowski also have their Anarchist United shingle, which creates projects based on the same core principals of artistry, diversity, and equity in media that are at the set upation of the AU Foundation. Recently as Deadline exclusively increateed, the company boarded guiding Andrew Joseph White’s queer debut novel, Hell Followed With Us, into a brimming-length vivaciousd feature.
