Loira Limbal has been appointed president and CEO of Firelight Media. Limbal succeeds Marcia Smith, who co-founded the nonprofit organization with her husband, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson ...

EXCLUSIVE: Firelight Media today revealed Fellows for its flagship 18-month mentoring program, the Firelight Documentary Lab. See the list of mentees and their projects below. The new class’ projects ...

It’s been a stressful year for Firelight Media, the nonprofit that supports documentary filmmakers of color. In September, the company lost 41% of its annual funding when monies provided by PBS shrank ...

Amid the federal government’s elimination of all Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding, Firelight Media is stepping in with a new rapid-response initiative aimed at supporting filmmakers of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mid-career filmmakers, who are alums of Firelight’s artist programs, will be expected to develop their project into a robust ...