Tag: Stanley Nelson
Exclusive Stanley Nelson film launches revamped World Channel presence on YouTube
The channel's new online strategy is aimed at becoming "a gateway to public media for young audiences."MPT enlists Firelight Films for documentaries on iconic Marylanders
"I couldn't have dreamt of two better subjects for films," says Firelight's Stanley Nelson.Stanley Nelson urges academy to reach beyond comfort zone for new talent
Accepting an award for lifetime achievements, Nelson said that television has failed to tell “the full American story.”Promotional strategy for ‘Black Panthers’ pays off for PBS
The filmmakers’ strategy for engaging an audience was in the works for more than a year.AFI honors Stanley Nelson, public TV’s ‘filmmaker of black experience’
Though Nelson didn’t particularly take to that title.Firelight Media receives MacArthur grant for reserves, innovation fund
Firelight Media, based in New York, gets $500,000 to expand its reserves and establish an innovation fund to experiment with digital storytelling ...Director Stanley Nelson leads history trilogy with documentary on Black Panthers
The film will be the first in a three-part series about pivotal moments in African-American history.CPB gives $2.5 million to Firelight Media diversity initiative
Firelight Media, the documentary filmmaking nonprofit founded by Stanley Nelson, received a $2.55 million grant from CPB Aug. 20 to expand Producers’ ...Film revisits Freedom Summer for a new generation
Freedom Summer, a documentary directed by Stanley Nelson, recounts the turbulent 10-week period, focusing on efforts by the Council of Federated Organizations ...
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