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Ten producing teams will take to the stage at the third annual PitchBLACK<\/b> interactive pitching session, a spirited battle of content creators vying for up to<\/b> $150,000 in funding<\/b>. The event is part of Black Public Media\u2019s<\/b> 13-week 360 Incubator+<\/b> for broadcast programs, web series and virtual reality projects, a program designed to identify and pipeline quality black content. The PitchBLACK forum will be held on Thursday, April 11<\/b>, at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space in Manhattan, hosted by veteran producer Sandra Rattley<\/b>. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, April 12<\/b>, at Apella by Alexandria, also in Manhattan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Based in Harlem, Black Public Media (BPM) is the nation\u2019s only nonprofit dedicated solely to media content about the black experience. Its 360 Incubator+ hones the skills of experienced producers and filmmakers \u2014 and their projects. Since mid-January, the participants, or 360 Fellows, have been working intensively under the guidance of mentors in preparation for PitchBLACK, a high-stakes pitching session in front of industry professionals. Representatives from American Documentary Inc. \/ POV, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ford Foundation, Foundation for a Just Society, MacArthur Foundation, Sundance Institute, Surdna Foundation, Third World Newsreel, Tribeca Film Institute and Women Make Movies, among others, will attend.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cEach and every one of the projects deserves to be made and seen. The jury is going to have a tough time deciding which projects to support,\u201d<\/strong> said BPM\u2019s Executive Director Leslie Fields-Cruz<\/b>. \u201cAnyone interested in funding or distributing authentic content about the black experience should be sure to attend PitchBLACK.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The six projects competing for a license agreement for public media distribution and funding ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 include the broadcast projects <\/span>The 3,000 Project<\/i> by Keith McQuirter <\/b>and LaNora Williams-Clark<\/b> (mentor Chris Hastings<\/b>), Changing State<\/i> by Leola Calzolai-Stewart <\/b>and Kiley Kraskouskas <\/b>(mentor Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez<\/b>), The House I Never Knew<\/i> by Randall Dottin<\/b> (mentor Byron Hurt<\/b>), Commuted<\/i> by Nailah Jefferson<\/b> (mentor Yoruba Richen<\/b>), Listen to My Heartbeat <\/i>by Nyjia July<\/b> (mentor Sabrina Schmidt Gordon<\/b>) and A Love Supreme: Black, Queer and Christian in the South<\/i> by Katina Parker<\/b> (mentor Mich\u00e8le Stephenson<\/b>). The two digital projects participating are A Good Man<\/i>, a web short by Michael Fequiere<\/b> (mentor Joe Brewster<\/b>) and Heroes of Color<\/i>, a web series by David Heredia<\/b> (mentor Kimson Albert<\/b>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Two virtual reality projects vying for engagement campaign funding of up to $100,000 are Greenwood Avenue <\/i>by Ayana Baraka<\/b> (mentor Rachel Falcone<\/b>) and Points of View<\/i> by Alton Glass <\/b>and Donovan DeBoer<\/b> (mentor Michael Premo<\/b>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Winners will be announced on Friday, April 12, during the PitchBLACK Awards, a benefit supporting the work of Black Public Media that begins at 7 p.m. Stephenson and Brewster of the Rada Film Group will receive the inaugural Trailblazer Award, which recognizes seasoned documentary filmmakers working primarily in public media as a producer, director, writer or editor for more than two decades with a strong track record of mentoring emerging media makers. The winner of the first <\/span>Nonso Christian Ugbode Digital Media Fund award<\/span>, named after the organization\u2019s late director of digital initiatives, will also be announced. The 2019 PitchBLACKawards will be held at Apella by Alexandria, 450 E 29th St, New York, New York 10016. Tickets to the event are $100 and can be purchased at https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y2pmh7mz<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span>The 360 Incubator+ was launched in 2014. Past 360 Incubator+ winners include Shukree Tilghman, who has gone on to become a writer and co-producer of the hit NBC television program This Is Us<\/i>; Garland McLaurin, whose POPS <\/i>web series premiered on ITVS’ Indie Lens Storycast<\/i>; and Dominique Taylor, whose Read Awakening<\/i> premiered in July as a PBS Digital Studio\u2019s Facebook Watch digital miniseries.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 360 Incubator+ is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the MacArthur Foundation, the NEA, the New York State Council on the Arts and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on BPM, visit www.blackpublicmedia.org<\/span><\/a> or follow the organization on Twitter (@BLKPublicMedia) or Facebook (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackPublicMedia<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE HONOREES:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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As co-founding member of the Rada Film Group, filmmaker, artist and author Mich\u00e8le Stephenson<\/b> pulls from her Panamanian and Haitian roots and international experience as a human rights attorney to tell compelling, deeply personal stories in a variety of media that resonate beyond the margins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her work has appeared on a variety of broadcast and web platforms, including PBS, Showtime and MTV. <\/span>Her most recent film, American Promise<\/i>, was nominated for three Emmys including Best Documentary and Best News Coverage of a Contemporary Issue.<\/span> The film also won the Jury Prize at Sundance and was selected for the New York Film Festivals\u2019 Main Slate Program. Stephenson was recently awarded the Chicken & Egg Pictures Filmmaker Breakthrough Award and is a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow. Her current work, Hispaniola<\/i>, is supported by the likes of the National Film Board of Canada, the MacArthur Foundation, Telefilm Canada, the Ford Foundation and the Sundance Documentary Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her community engagement accomplishments include the PUMA BritDoc Impact Award for a Film with the Greatest Impact on Society and a Revere Award nomination from the Association of American Publishers; and she is a fellow of Skoll Storytellers of Change. Promises Kept<\/i>, written with Joe Brewster and Hilary Beard, won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Producer and director Joe Brewster<\/b> is a Harvard trained psychiatrist who uses his psychological training as the foundation in approaching the social issues he tackles as an artist and filmmaker.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brewster and his Rada Film Group co-founder Mich\u00e8le Stephenson have created stories using installation, narrative, documentary and print mediums that have garnered support from critics and audiences internationally. Brewster is a recipient of fellowships and grants from the Sundance Institute, the Tribeca Film Institute, BAVC, the MacArthur Foundation, and most recently the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Spirit Award and three-time Emmy Award nominee. Brewster\u2019s recent documentary film American Promise<\/i> was awarded the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking at Sundance and the African American Film Critics\u2019 Association Award. Brewster\u2019s outreach accomplishments include a Revere Award and the 2013 NAACP Image Award for the best-selling companion book Promises Kept<\/i> and a BritDoc Prize for developing one of the most innovative outreach campaigns in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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