Boosting Indigenous creativity
A COVID-19 relief fund helps Indigenous actors, artists persevere and represent tribal nations in TV and film
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May 25, 2021
Noah Watts, Crow, works on motion capture content for Assassin’s Creed 3, a video game for which he’s widely known as the voice of the character Ratonhnhaké:ton. (Photo courtesy of Noah Watts)
A COVID-19 relief fund helps Indigenous actors, artists persevere and represent tribal nations in TV and film
Gianluca D’Elia
ASU Cronkite
Before the pandemic swept through the American film industry, Noah Watts was booking concerts for his band Nickels & Bones, and auditioning for acting roles in Los Angeles.
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DUBAI: On International Women’s Day, Netflix is investing in the next generation of storytellers by pledging $5 million globally toward programs that help identify, train and provide work placements for female talent around the world.
The investment is part of Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, which was announced last week. The fund will see the company investing $20 million a year for the next five years in building more inclusive pipelines behind the camera.
It is aimed at increasing the equality of women on and off-screen. Through partnerships with local third parties and custom programs, Netflix will support a range of initiatives, from workshops to train aspiring female writers and producers on how best to pitch their creative vision, to shadowing opportunities on productions that enable women to gain first-hand experience.
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