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➡️ With $25 million in funding, over 650 programs, and 350 organizations, we are your one stop for #FilmGrants ✨ Don’t wait to fund your dreams! Comment “Syrn Media” to join our mailing list! ⬇️

➡️ With $25 million in funding, over 650 programs, and 350 organizations, we are your one stop for #FilmGrants ✨ Don’t wait to fund your dreams! Comment “Syrn Media” to join our mailing list! ⬇️

💜Syrn Media Founder Liz Charles gives us tips on how to combat impostor syndrome and go for the grants that are meant for us. Comment “Syrn Media” below to join our mailing list and become connected to the grants for you⬇️

Have you seen our podcast episode with the talented @_kristianking yet? 📍 “It was a wonderful experience being able to show it to a wider audience and being able to actually engage with the people who were watching it.” 📍 Kristian King @_kristianking, the brilliant mind and director behind “Twice As Good,” is featured on William Packer’s @willpowerpacker talented group of filmmakers on @nbc’s “Scene in Color.” She sits down with our Founder Liz Charles @elizabethcharlesmedia to discuss the magic of the Black American Film Festival. We cannot wait to see what Kristian does next! 👏🏾 Watch this episode and the rest of our podcast episodes now! Link in our bio.

➡️ With $25 million in funding, over 650 programs, and 350 organizations, we are your one stop for #FilmGrants ✨ Comment “Syrn Media” to join our mailing list! ⬇️

Have you seen our podcast episode with the talented @_kristianking yet? 📍 “It was a wonderful experience being able to show it to a wider audience and being able to actually engage with the people who were watching it.” 📍 Kristian King @_kristianking, the brilliant mind and director behind “Twice As Good,” is featured on William Packer’s @willpowerpacker talented group of filmmakers on @nbc’s “Scene in Color.” She sits down with our Founder Liz Charles @elizabethcharlesmedia to discuss the magic of the Black American Film Festival. We cannot wait to see what Kristian does next! 👏🏾 Watch this episode and the rest of our podcast episodes now! Link in our bio.

Fund your next project! ➡️ $25 million in funding, over 650 programs, and 350 organizations, we are your one stop for #FilmGrants ✨ Comment “Syrn Media” to join our mailing list! ⬇️

It’s not too late to fund your future! ➡️ $25 million in funding, over 650 programs, and 350 organizations, we are your one stop for #FilmGrants ✨ Comment “Syrn Media” to join our mailing list! ⬇️

🎥 “If you don’t, early on, think about the longer term and the longer life of the film, you’re really going to suffer.” 🎥@nyutisch, @nyustern and @ucla Alumni Maria Altamirano @_maltamirano is an inspiration to directors and producers everywhere. Listen to her conversation with Syrn Media founder @elizabethcharlesmedia. ➡️It’s never too early to start thinking about the longer life of your film. Comment “Syrn Media” to join our mailing list to get matched for the grants that are right for you!

✨Some more #FilmGrant realness from @michelleyukiko! When applying for film grants, keep your #audience in mind. And don’t you want to find the film grant applications that are a perfect match for you? Comment “Syrn Media” to join our mailing list and get started!

Have you seen our podcast with Oscar-nominated director Kevin Wilson @directedbykevin yet? Be sure to tune into his conservation with @syrnmedia founder @elizabethcharlesmedia on storytelling and authenticity! 🎙 Check out this episode and more — Link in bio!

✨ Hey #Filmmakers, we’re here to do all the hard work for you. Comment #SyrnMedia below to join our waitlist for our grant matching program: 📍Get matched to $25 million in film grants in under 12 minutes 📍Receive personalized grant matches 📍Crafted for and by diverse filmmakers 📍Fund your film and tell your story Comment “Syrn Media” below to begin!

✨ “I had a week to write the episode and I have never worked harder.” Screenwriter, director, and Kenyan producer Tony Koros @t_koros gives us the run-down on working hard on a short time frame. With award-winning short films that have been official selections at 70+ international film festivals, this @nyutisch alum is a recipient of the 2019 Hollywood Foreign Press Association grant. Thank you, Tony @t_koros! What featured filmmaker do y’all want next?⬇️

💭 “We never stop to just let it go and celebrate what we’ve done or what we’ve learned.” 💭With a @vimeo staff pick, Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs International Shortfest, and a @sxsw premiere under her belt, @nyutisch Graduate Farida Zahran @faridazahran_ is a writer and director headed towards great success. 💭Even the most talented of us need to take a moment to breathe and celebrate our milestones— we’ve earned it👏🏾 Thank you, @faridazahran_ (Psst. We can help you apply Zahran’s advice to your next great idea. Fund your film by signing up for our grant-matching program— comment “Syrn Media” to be added to our mailing list!)

⭐️ Filmmaking is hard. Sometimes, fundraising is even harder. At #SyrnMedia, our goal is to increase access to funding for underrepresented filmmakers to help materialize your vision and launch your career 🚀 ➡️With a database of over 650 programs from over 300 grant organizations with over 25 million in funding for early-career filmmakers, our matching service takes the work out of googling hundreds of lists. You simply fill out one single questionnaire and we will send you all the eligible grants with all the information you need to apply. ➡️We’re expanding our mailing list and want you to join! Comment “Syrn Media” to get a link to our mailing list 👏🏾

📍 “It was a wonderful experience being able to show it to a wider audience and being able to actually engage with the people who were watching it.” 📍 Kristian King @_kristianking, the brilliant mind and director behind “Twice As Good,” is featured on William Packer’s @willpowerpacker talented group of filmmakers on @nbc’s “Scene in Color.” She sits down with our Founder Liz Charles @elizabethcharlesmedia to discuss the magic of the Black American Film Festival. We cannot wait to see what Kristian does next! 👏🏾

💬 “I don’t know [what producers] do, I had no idea. And he’s like ‘Just do it, man.” And I’m like, ‘Okay.’” ➡️ Marcel Perez, the creative producer behind “La Leyenda Negra,” premiered at @sundanceorg and soon at @hbomax, is a testament to the power of just doing it. ➡️ With narratives that empower Latine and LGBTQ voices, Perez’s career trajectory is one of the future! 🏳️‍🌈 🎥

🎥 “If you don’t, early on, think about the longer term and the longer life of the film, you’re really going to suffer.” 🎥@nyutisch, @nyustern and @ucla Alumni Maria Altamirano @_maltamirano is an inspiration to directors and producers everywhere. 🎥 Screened at festivals such as @festivaldecannes, @sxsw, and @sansebastianfes, her works such as “Son of Monarchs” @sonofmonarchs (@sundanceorg 2021) and “Nettles” @nettlesfilm (@criterioncollection) seek to give a space for underrepresented voices. Listen to her discuss what to keep in mind for producing a feature film. 🎥We cannot wait to see what magic Altamirano is up to next!

👠 “I love the stories we tell with the way we dress our bodies.” 👠 The road to our place in film isn’t always linear, and that’s okay. In Desira Pesta’s @desirapesta case, meandering can lead you to the career of your dreams. 👠Costume designer, artist, and storyteller, Pesta has outfitted greats such as Courtney Love @courtneylove and Greta Gerwig. Her recent work has won the Jury Award at @sxsw 2021 Film Festival, and she’s only just getting started. 👠A big applause to this week’s featured filmmaker and podcast guest! Thank you, Desira!👏🏾

📌 The Syrn Media Podcast is finally here! 🎙😍 ➡️Oscar-nominated director Kevin Wilson @directedbykevin and Syrn Media Founder Elizabeth Charles @elizabethcharlesmedia take a seat to discuss how to tell stories with truth and authenticity. 🎙Check out our podcast— link in bio ⬆️