Pioneer Filmmaker nicknamed the Godfather of Black British filmmaking, Sir Horace Ové, just received a 57,000 dollar Film and TV Charity grant named after him. The grant’s goal is to assist filmmakers from ethnic minority groups to navigate the film industry.
He is most known for directing the first Black British feature Pressure in 1976 and then other groundbreaking films Playing Away and A Hole In Babylon. Because of his amazing accomplishments and large impact, the Charity believes he is the perfect person to name the grant after.
The Grant launches next month and will aid specifically with funding development courses, childcare, travel costs, equipment upgrades, and membership or subscriptions to professional bodies. Applicants will be asked how the grant would support their career along with other proof of eligibility. Applicants can apply for up to 500 euros or ($577) from the fund.
This announcement followed the charity’s 2020 commitment to ensuring that 30% of its grants are allocated to people of color. They failed to meet the commitment last year, so they added to the fund this year to meet the goal.
Ové’s Daughter actor Indra Ové comments “Breaking down barriers was always at the heart of what Horace did, to educate and open doors, especially to Black and ethnic communities and populations,” She continued “The Ové family is extremely proud that Black and Global Majority talent working behind the scenes today will receive support in his name to allow them to follow in his inspirational footsteps.”
The Film and TV Charity Alex Pumfrey added: “The Film and TV Charity is committed to help improve diversity and inclusion in the film, TV, and cinema industry, just as we are committed to concentrating resource where it is most needed or where barriers are steepest. We hope that the new Sir Horace Ové Grant is able to contribute to both of those aims and we are so proud to honour such an important industry figure in the process.”
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