Dear Producer, based by producer Rebecca Inexperienced, has introduced the 4 recipients of its 2023 Pricey Producer Award, now in its second yr. IndieWire shares the recipients solely under.
Every producer will obtain an unrestricted grant of $50,000, attend a retreat centered on relaxation and neighborhood constructing, and decide to mentoring an rising producer for one yr. This award is a part of Pricey Producer’s ongoing dedication to amplify the function of the producer and supply the impartial movie neighborhood with assets to construct a extra sustainable future.
The Pricey Producer Award is sponsored by Side, based by Maida Lynn, which embraces inventive non-fiction filmmaking by visionary artists.
Inexperienced famous the timeliness of this award in a press release shared with IndieWire: “With the WGA strike underway, producers are confronted with the tough reminder that in contrast to their collaborators, producers don’t have minimal wage protections, healthcare or pension contributions, or residuals.”
A Producers Sustainability Survey, commissioned by Pricey Producer that surveyed over 550 producers, revealed that in 2019, 41 % of producers earned $25K or much less from producing with greater than 80 % of producers having needed to defer their producing payment on no less than one challenge, with almost 50 % deferring their payment on a number of tasks.
“I’m in awe of the producers being honored with this award who, regardless of the monetary hurdles and private sacrifices which might be requested of them, proceed to create thought-provoking, unique movies that push the boundaries of storytelling,” stated Lynn.
Award recipients are:
- Diane Becker (“Navalny,” “King Coal,” “Tina”)
- Kellen Quinn (“A Nonetheless Small Voice,” “Time,” “Midnight Household”)
- Sarah S. Kim (“I Was a Easy Man,” “August at Akiko’s,” “Crossings”)
- Sarah Winshall (“Give Me Pity,” “We’re All Going to the World’s Truthful,” “Strawberry Mansion”)
Pricey Producer is a digital platform established to spice up voices of impartial producers and supply assets to construct a extra sustainable future for the indie movie neighborhood. Based by producer Rebecca Inexperienced in 2018, Pricey Producer has shortly develop into a premier vacation spot for each established and rising producers to study their craft, mentor new voices, and construct neighborhood.
