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Docs in Progress gives individuals the tools to tell stories through documentary film to educate, inspire, and transform the way people view their world.

The Tishman Review seeks to publish new, emerging and established authors who are reaching beyond the limits of contemporary literature in their crafting of short fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. The Tishman Review is a quarterly journal produced in three different formats: pdf, e-book and print-on-demand. The Tishman Review believes that by giving authors space for their words, the existential function of literature is honored and the journal’s readers’ lives are enhanced.

ART21 is a nonprofit contemporary art organization dedicated to introducing broad public audiences to today’s visual artists—stimulating critical reflection as well as conversation through the production of films, publications, digital resources, and educational programs. ART21 programs inspire creative thinking and educate: a new generation about contemporary art and art making; teachers about how to engage students with the art of their time; the public at large about the life of the creative mind. Over the past decade, ART21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its peabody award-winning, PBS-broadcast television series, ART21 "art in the twenty-first century".

Filmmakers Collaborative's mission is to produce compelling films and campaigns that engage the public to facilitate informed decision-making.

Our mission is to present new independent films and to organize, sponsor, and present seminars, panel discussions, and artistic activities related to films and filmmaking at our annual lighthouse international film festival, in order to foster greater cultural understanding and artistic awareness within the general public and to draw a diverse audience

On Location: Memphis is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to advance, educate and inspire filmmakers, music creators, students, and professionals in the cinema arts and music industry. We connect the regional audience to the work of local and global filmmakers. We collaborate with other organizations to strengthen the film/music community and use cinema and music arts in a way that make a direct economic impact on individuals within the film and music community, while also promoting the city of Memphis.

MA was founded in 1976 with the belief that in order to ensure the free and unfettered flow of information and ideas necessary to maintain a truly democratic society, media must be accessible, accountable, decentralized, representative of society's diversity, and free from overt or covert government control and corporate dominance. MA dedicates itself to fostering a genuine diversity of media voices and perspectives, holding the media accountable for their impact on society, and protecting freedom of speech.

The Film Lab is a not for profit devoted to the promotion of gender and ethnic diversity in entertainment.

Independent Arts & Media is a unique and growing fiscal sponsor for artists, journalists and media producers. We support independent producers and projects by empowering them to develop and present their work on their own terms.

Founded in 1966, the Writers Guild Foundation is the premier resource for emerging writers and movie and TV lovers in Hollywood. Boasting a busy calendar of high-value events and a vast, seemingly bottomless toolbox for writers, the Foundation is unmatched in its mission to promote and preserve the craft, history, and voices of screen storytelling. A nonprofit entity, we’re proud of all we do for the community, including our Veterans Writing Project, our High School Screenwriting Workshops, our Archive, and the Shavelson-Webb Library – the world’s only library devoted entirely to writing for the screen.

By recording, preserving and sharing the life stories of thousands of African Americans, from President Barack Obama to the oldest living black cowboy, The HistoryMakers is a leader in helping to educate and enlighten millions worldwide through refashioning a more inclusive record of American history.

BRIC presents contemporary art, performing arts and community media programs that reflect Brooklyn’s creativity and diversity. BRIC also provides resources to launch, nurture and showcase artists and media makers. We advance access to and understanding of arts and media by presenting free and low-cost programming, and by offering education and other public programs to people of all ages.