Producers Vie for Up to $150,000 at the PitchBLACK Forum Starting Wednesday
Documentary filmmaker Marco Williams to receive the Black Public Media Trailblazer Award at PitchBLACK Awards, streaming on Friday at 7 pm
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Ten producing teams will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at the Black Public Media (BPM) PitchBLACK Forum, an interactive pitching competition before public television and commercial distributors and funders. The event culminates BPM's fourth 360 Incubator+ fellowship, a professional development program designed to identify quality Black content. The virtual PitchBLACK Forum, hosted by veteran producer Sandy Rattley, will be held on Wednesday and Thursday. This year's event also includes a new BPMplus Showcase on Friday, Winners of the PitchBLACK Forum will be announced at the PitchBLACK Awards on Friday at 7 p.m., a virtual ceremony where documentarian Marco Williams will receive the BPM Trailblazer Award.