Steven Spielberg launches foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries
May 7, 2021
(JTA) Steven Spielberg has launched a film foundation called Jewish Story Partners to fund documentaries that “tell stories about a diverse spectrum of Jewish experiences, histories, and cultures.”
It’s funded by the Righteous Persons Foundation, which Spielberg and his actress wife Kate Capshaw founded after Spielberg’s experience making “Schindler’s List” in 1993. Two Jewish philanthropies the Maimonides Fund and the Jim Joseph Foundation also contributed funds. (Both organizations also help fund 70 Faces Media, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s parent company.). For access to this article please sign in or
(JTA) Steven Spielberg has launched a film foundation called Jewish Story Partners to fund documentaries that “tell stories about a diverse spectrum of Jewish experiences, histories, and cultures.”
It’s funded by the Righteous Persons Foundation, which Spielberg and his actress wife Kate Capshaw founded after Spielberg’s experience making “Schindler’s List” in 1993. Two Jewish philanthropies the Maimonides Fund and the Jim Joseph Foundation also contributed funds. (Both organizations also help fund 70 Faces Media, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s parent company.)
“We are especially proud to help establish this initiative which will make visible a fuller range of Jewish voices, identities, experiences, and perspectives at a time when social divisions run painfully deep and mainstream depictions too often fail to reflect the Jewish community in all its complexity,” Spielberg and Capshaw said in a statement Thursday announcing the foundation.
Kate Capshaw in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984.
Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw on Thursday donated $1 million, leading a $2 million funding campaign to launch a new LA-based film foundation dedicated to expanding the range of stories reflecting Jewish lives.
Jewish Story Partners supports independent films with fresh, nuanced perspectives on a diverse spectrum of Jewish experiences, histories, and cultures. Filmmaker Roberta Grossman was picked as JSPâs producing director, and Caroline Libresco, who used to be the director of Sundance Catalyst, will be the artistic director. In 2021, JSP is expected to offer $500,000 in grants to US-based feature-length documentaries.
Spielberg Launches Drive to Film Jewish Stories
It’s funded by the Righteous Persons Foundation, which Spielberg and his actress wife Kate Capshaw founded after Spielberg’s experience making “Schindler’s List” in 1993.
(JTA) Steven Spielberg has launched a film foundation called Jewish Story Partners to fund documentaries that “tell stories about a diverse spectrum of Jewish experiences, histories, and cultures.”
It’s funded by the Righteous Persons Foundation, which Spielberg and his actress wife Kate Capshaw founded after Spielberg’s experience making “Schindler’s List” in 1993. Two Jewish philanthropies the Maimonides Fund and the Jim Joseph Foundation also contributed funds. (Both organizations also help fund 70 Faces Media, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s parent company.)