General Information

The Micheaux Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 tax exempt arts foundation which was founded in 1993.  The Foundation consists of professionals who share the common goal of supporting and promoting emerging independent screenwriters/directors and their films through production grants, workshops, and an annual film festival.  The Micheaux Foundation is named in honor of Oscar Micheaux, an African American, and a pioneer of independent filmmakers of the early 20th century, who was known as the most creative and the most radical filmmaker of his day.  He wrote, produced, directed, and edited up to fifty powerful films.  He displayed positive and heroic images of African Americans, between the years of 1919 and 1948 with the financial support of the African American community.

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