ANNOUNCING THE 2022-2023 KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP OPEN CALL
Newly Redesigned Fellowship Program Provides Mentorship for Assistant, Associate and Emerging Documentary Film Editors from Underrepresented Backgrounds and Experiences
Open call for submissions begins FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Received-by application deadline is MARCH 20, 2022
The Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship is a year-long group mentorship program for documentary assistant, associate and emerging editors from historically underrepresented backgrounds and experiences. Our mission is to cultivate the careers of an inclusive group of emerging and aspiring documentary film editors through mentorship to help them grow as artists and build their community. By investing in editors, we affirm and strengthen the critical role editors play in documentary storytelling. Applicants must be based in the U.S., reside there September 2022 – September 2023, have at least two credits as an assistant, associate, additional, co-editor or editor on a feature documentary (but no more than three credits as a co-editor or editor), and come from historically underrepresented backgrounds and experiences including those facing discrimination or barriers due to race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomics, immigration, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity. Deadline is Sunday, March 20, 2022. Vist www.karenschmeer.com for more details.