Ri-Karlo Handy’s Foundation Teams With California Film Commission For Inclusive Career Creation Pilot Program
deadline.comApplications are now being accepted for a career initiative to provide traditionally unrepresented groups with a pathway to behind the scenes skills and jobs Late last year, the Handy Foundation was awarded the Pilot Career Pathways Training Program by the California Film Commission.
Breaking down into five separate programs, the one-year pilot received a total grant of $130,000 from the state funded CFC. Hollywood CPR and Manifest Works are also part of the program. “Our long-term goal is to standardize sustainable pathways to these technical jobs and careers behind the scenes such that they become more diverse, equitable, and accessible to those willing to do the work it takes to be successful,” says Ri-Karlo Handy of the CFC program and the Foundation’s motivations.
Having started to take applications on New Year’s Eve, the Production Audio & Post Audio Mixer Training Program has two seasonal offerings with Winter 2023 running from February 4 to March 12, and Spring 2023 going from May 13 to June 18.
Applications for the former opened on December 31 and applications for the latter start on April 4. The Digital Imaging Technician Training Program’s Winter session goes from February 18 to March 19, with applications starting on January 7 to January 27.
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