Sundance Announces Fellowship and Scholarship for AAPI Artists

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSundance Institute, the organization behind the yearly film festival in Park City, has partnered with the Asian American Foundation to create a fellowship and scholarship, which will be granted to 12 recipients a year.

The goal, the groups say, is to provide Asian American and Pacific Islander artists with creative and tactical support to develop their professional skills, as well as improve AAPI representation in film and television industries.The fellowship will offer six AAPI artists per year a 12-month learning experience to advance their professional development in the arts.

Through the fellowship, each person will receive a $20,000 unrestricted grant to support their individual projects, as well as customized support from the Sundance Institute based on their goals.

The Asian American Foundation’s support will also fund the Sundance scholarships for six emerging AAPI creatives each year. Scholarship recipients will be able to enroll in a live online course focused on their discipline of choice, receive a Creator+ Sundance Collab membership to access the Master Classes in the video library, participate in exclusive networking and community-building events, and receive feedback from Sundance Collab Advisors on their projectsThe fellowship and scholarship will be funded by a $400,000 grant from Panda Express, as well as a $140,000 contribution from the John D.