Sara Serpa is a recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund 2020.
The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre is a groundbreaking initiative by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) to address the underrepresentation of female and female-identifying artists in film, television, and theatre and now music.
On March 12, 2020, 94 women-led or focused projects were selected to receive funds totaling $2 million. This is the second round of a three-year, $5.5 million program. In all, 1357 applications were submitted for consideration in the second round.
MOME awarded grants to projects in the following categories:
- 20 Popular Music – each received up to $20,000
- 15 Classical/Jazz/Experimental Music – each received up to $20,000
- 16 Theatre Productions – each received up to $50,000
- 8 Documentary Features – each received up to $50,000
- 4 Fiction Features – each received up to $50,000
- 9 Fiction Short – each received up to $25,000
- 8 Documentary Shorts – each received up to $25,000
- 7 Fiction Webisode/Webseries – each received up to $20,000
- 7 Documentary Webisodes/Webseries – each received up to $20,000
In addition to being made by, for, or about all who identify as women, projects are eligible if they feature a strong female perspective; and/or include a female director; and/or include a meaningful female producer credit; and/or include a meaningful female writing credit; and/or include a female protagonist(s).
Read more here.