Seven Emerging Filmmakers Earn BAVC MediaMaker Fellowships

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A group of seven diverse emerging filmmakers has been awarded BAVC MediaMaker Fellowships, an “immersive 9-month experience” that includes $10,000 in unrestricted funding, mentorship, industry access, feedback sessions and workshops.

Recipients of the prestigious fellowships are Paige Bethmann (Remaining Native), Aurora Brachman (Dear You), ilana coleman (The Inventory), Tommy Franklin (You Don’t Know My Name), Cyrus Moussavi (Somebody’s Gone), Hannah Myers (Daddy) and tashi tamate weiss (Kizuna).

See below for bios on the filmmakers and details on their documentary projects. “The program will feature two intensive convenings in San Francisco, a slate of virtual workshops, and all-access travel to the Camden International Film Festival in Maine and the New Orleans Film Festival in Louisiana,” according to a release from BAVC Media, formerly known as the Bay Area Video Coalition. “We’re thrilled to welcome this year’s BAVC MediaMaker Fellows and their projects,” said Brittney Réaume, associate director of artist development at BAVC Media. “These outstanding filmmakers are not only imaginative nonfiction storytellers but incredibly thoughtful of every aspect of the process.

We intentionally structure the fellowship to provide opportunities for filmmakers to experiment, take risks, and grapple with complex problems with the support of their cohort.