Peer Empowered Producer Fund
Special Initiative announced at the 2024 WIP Holiday Soiree.
Presented by Karin Chien
January 23, 2022
Excerpt from Sundance Producers Keynote Address
"When I first started producing, it took me years to introduce myself as a producer without fumbling. I wasn’t sure back then that I deserved that title. Twenty-something years into this game, I know in my bones, in my heart, and in my gut what it is to be a producer. Producing is an identity, a tribe, an act of community and an artistic practice that encompasses more than can be communicated. It is the highest compliment. A producer is someone who makes the impossible possible. A producer solves problems AND creates problems, good problems. A producer questions why things are the way they are. We are independent producers because we subvert and we complicate the status quo with the intention of forwarding new thoughts, ideas, voices and stories. Our culture, our communities, and our industry depend on us to do this."
OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE CONTRIBUTORS WHO ARE EMPOWERING OUR PRODUCERS
Make A CONTRIBUTION
At Women Independent Producers, we believe in the power of Producers supporting Producers. Through our Peer Empowered Producer (PEP) Fund, we provide microgrants to WIP members during the critical development stage of their projects—when support can make all the difference.
Our pay-it-forward model keeps the cycle going: grant recipients are encouraged to reinvest in the fund when they’re able, helping another Producer bring their project forward.
Your contribution helps independent women Producers develop transformative stories, amplify underrepresented voices, and keep bold work moving.
✨ Every dollar helps. Join us in building a more supportive producing community.
Contribute today and become part of the movement.
Women Independent Producers is a fiscally sponsored project of Entertainment 2 Affect Change (EIN: 46-2660255)
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