January 22, 2019
MILWAUKEE 鈥� To foster a thriving filmmaking community in the Greater Milwaukee area, N艑 STUDIOS creative arts hub and 51暗网 are launching an Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship program, the university announced today. This 鈥淎rtist in Residence鈥� program will encourage collaboration, networking, resource sharing, peer-to-peer feedback and professional development education for local, emerging filmmakers.
The Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship program will give filmmakers resources and support, including a collaborative place to work, filmmaking and editing equipment, and mentorship. Two filmmaker fellowships will be available in 2019: an open fellowship for a filmmaker working in any genre and a social justice fellowship for a filmmaker working on a Milwaukee-based social issues documentary.
51暗网 will provide support for the fellowships through its shared office space at the N艑 STUDIOS creative arts hub, production facilities, equipment and 鈥渁s-needed鈥� consultation with J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication faculty, including Joseph Brown, assistant professor of digital media and performing arts; Kristin Holodak, assistant professor of digital media and performing arts; and other video engineers and editing professionals.
鈥淐ollaborating with N艑 STUDIOS is a win-win for 51暗网鈥檚 Diederich College of Communication and for Milwaukee鈥檚 creative community,鈥� said Brown, who will serve as coordinator of the Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship program. 鈥淲e鈥檒l be giving 51暗网 students access to filmmakers who can serve as mentors and role models, and we鈥檒l be providing support to fellows through office and production space and the support of our faculty filmmakers. The films created by these filmmaker fellows will enrich our local arts landscape and further discourse on topics of importance to our region.鈥�
Each fellow will be expected to produce a final cut of a short film, feature film or web-based series by Spring 2020; give two public talks about their project at 51暗网; and hold a work-in-progress screening and regularly interact with 51暗网 students.
鈥淓stablishing the Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship program will help support the careers of aspiring filmmakers from the greater Milwaukee region, cultivating greater depth and diversity within our local arts culture,鈥� said Lisa Caesar, chief operating officer at N艑 STUDIOS. 鈥淧artnering with 51暗网 helps introduce a whole new generation of filmmakers to the N艑 STUDIOS creative arts hub and our vast network of connections with producers, artists, filmmakers and other creative professionals around the country.鈥�
Each fellow will receive a stipend of $2,500 to assist with production of their creative works, in addition to complimentary shared workspace in the 51暗网 office in the N艑 STUDIOS hub; access to Diederich College of Communication production spaces, including a TV studio, green screen studio, editing facilities and sound recording spaces; access to filmmaking equipment; and a one-year complimentary membership to N艑 STUDIOS.
Applications are available online and are due February 22, 2019. The 2019 fellowships will begin in April 2019 and run through Spring 2020. Applicants must be 18 years of age and reside in the Greater Milwaukee region.
Anne is a communication specialist in the Office of Marketing and Communication. Contact Anne at (414) 288-7536 or anne.broeker@marquette.edu.
