Concord Originals Partners With NewFest For Short Film Initiative; Songs From Concord’s Music Catalogs Available For QTBIPOC Filmmakers
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Concord Originals, the production arm of Concord, has announced a partnership with NewFest to launch Sound & Scene: NewFest x Concord QTBIPOC Short Film Initiative, the next round of the short film financing and intellectual property licensing initiative to support up-and-coming LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color.
In addition to providing financing of $20,000 per short film and production support, Concord Originals also will enable the winning filmmakers to incorporate one of six songs from its vast well of IP into their films: Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds,” Joan Sebastian’s “Secreto de Amor,” Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child.” Radical Face’s “Welcome Home, Son,” Allison Russell’s “All of the Women” and MUNA’s “Home by Now.” This summer, eligible filmmakers will pitch their original short films incorporating the Concord-licensed IP to a panel of judges including Charles Hopkins, Director of Development & Production at Concord Originals, and a NewFest staff member.
The pitch session will be held virtually to ensure the initiative is accessible to QTBIPOC filmmakers throughout the country.
The winners will be announced in August and will produce their short films with the support of Concord Originals and NewFest, as well as select mentors identified by NewFest, ahead of being showcased at NewFest Pride, one of the organization’s flagship festivals, in 2025.
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