(Memphis, TN | April 26, 2021) The Indie Memphis Black Filmmaker Fellowship in Screenwriting, is back for a third year. The recipient of the fellowship will be selected by award-winning screenwriter and director, Numa Perrier!
The chosen screenwriting fellow will receive $7,500 of unrestricted cash in order to work primarily on developing their narrative feature film script between the dates of October 15th - December 15th, and have a completed screenplay by the end of 2021.
Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm CST on Friday May 28th, 2021 at indiememphis.org/memphis-fellowship.
Support for the Indie Memphis Black Filmmaker Fellowship in Screenwriting is provided by the Remembering George Riley Fund.
WHAT IS PROVIDED:
$7,500 of unrestricted cash to assist for time off work, rent, food, or directly towards the project.
Periodically meeting with advisors and filmmakers experienced with shooting in Memphis and beyond.
Location and production advice from the Memphis & Shelby County Film/TV Commission.
RULES & ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Applications are open to any filmmaker and/or screenwriter that is a United States citizen of African descent currently residing in the Greater Memphis Metro area.
Applicant may be either an emerging or established screenwriter. The applicant must show how this fellowship will be unique and beneficial to the development of their project and career.
The fellow is expected to focus on writing their feature film screenplay and developing their project during the two month period.
If selected, the fellow must provide their own computer and script writing software.
The fellow must agree to make every attempt that a majority of the movie be filmed in the Greater Memphis area, if produced.
Only one submission per applicant will be accepted.
Only one screenwriter will be accepted into the fellowship.
Adaptations are eligible, but the applicant must show legal permission of the right to adapt.
ABOUT NUMA PERRIER:
Born in Haiti and raised in small town USA, Numa Perrier has emerged as a provocative voice in the film/TV landscape. Her early work includes starring in and writing the hit web series, The Couple, which scored a deal at HBO.
She co-founded the pioneering streamer, Black&Sexy TV, serving as a creator, director, and showrunner on over a dozen series including Roomieloverfriends (produced by Issa Rae) and Hello Cupid (co-created by Lena Waithe).
She then moved on to her feature film directorial debut, Jezebel, which premiered at SXSW 2019 and is distributed on Netflix via ARRAY Releasing. Numa is the recipient of the Best Feature and Best Director Awards at the American Black Film Festival, is a Root100 alumni and is also counted as one of the all women directing team on Queen Sugar.
Numa is in pre production on her first studio film, The Perfect Find, with Netflix starring Gabrielle Union. In front of the camera Numa recurred as guest star on Showtime's irreverent comedy SMILF in a critically acclaimed story arc about immigrants. Numa is currently starring in the surreal thriller Fuzzyhead alongside Rain Phoenix, and is in development on numerous projects including TOXIC, an erotic thriller series, and her follow up feature, Blood Mother, via her boutique production arm House of Numa.