Production company Hayden5 and Video Consortium, a global network of video journalists and documentary filmmakers, have partnered to launch Gear Grant, a new initiative dedicated to supporting emerging, underrepresented filmmakers and visual journalists.
Hayden5 RISE, the company’s philanthropy arm, will award the winning recipient with a video camera equipment package with a retail value of approximately $15,000 USD. The Video Consortium’s Filmmaker Advisory Council will serve as an independent decision-making body to help select the winning filmmaker, which will be announced on August 17th.
The winner will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Applicants must be from a traditionally underrepresented background
- Applicants must demonstrate the potential to excel as a storyteller through nuanced, cinematic, and sensitive work and skills.
- Applicants must have 2-6 years of industry experience.
- Applicants must be actively working in New York or Los Angeles.
“We are thrilled that the Hayden5 RISE Scholarship, in partnership with CUNY, has already provided financial support to a deserving yet underserved filmmaker since we launched in 2020,” says Milos Silber, who co-founded Hayden5 with Todd Wiseman Jr. “In continuing our mission to create a better and more equitable industry, we are excited to be partnering with the Video Consortium to expand the initiative through the Gear Grant.”
“The Video Consortium is working diligently to level the industry playing field for emerging filmmakers and visual journalists around the globe,” adds Sky Dylan-Robbins, Video Consortium Founder, Executive Director. “Ensuring that they have access to gear is an integral part of that picture, and we’re so thrilled to partner with Hayden5 through its RISE program to contribute to overcoming the many systemic barriers of this industry.”
Applications are open June 21st – July 19th via this link: https://www.videoconsortium.org/hayden5-rise
About Hayden5
Hayden5 is a production company specializing in curated crews and production logistics around the world. It has dedicated pillars for post-production, original content, and proprietary production software. Crew+ brings remote viewing to all Hayden5 collaborators and clients.
About Video Consortium
The Video Consortium is a grassroots global network that supports, develops, and connects the next generation’s visual journalists and documentary filmmakers. Uniting thousands of nonfiction storytellers from over a hundred cities across the globe, this volunteer-led community works to level the industry playing field through in-person events, collaborative online forums, industry resources, and professional development. The Video Consortium champions compassionate storytelling and diverse voices to promote a collaborative media ecosystem and a more inclusive, kind, and just world.
