EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Crazy Rich Asians and Marshall backer Starlight is to extend its diversity funding program Stars Collective.After initially setting out to support 30-50 diverse, emerging filmmakers, Starlight says it has now helped a total of 50 directors.
CEO Peter Luo is now expanding the program with the aim of investing in another 50 filmmakers.The program affords directors an opportunity to develop content with the guidance of established filmmakers and supports them with funding and creative resources.
Starlight claims the fund’s $50M budget could be scaled up to as much as $100M. Among those to have been supported to date are filmmakers Sohil Vaidya, Yuxi Li, Stephan Lee, Ramez Silyan, Raed Alsemari, Phyllis Tam, Nadav Kurtz, Che
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