Inevitable Foundation Reveals Winners Of Elevate Collective Grants & Winter 2024 Cohorts
19.01.2024 - 03:07
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The Inevitable Foundation has revealed the winners of its Starz #TakeTheLead Elevate Collective Grants and the Winter 2024 Elevate Cohort, both of which support disabled TV writers to level up their careers.
Recipients of the Inevitable Foundation x STARZ #TakeTheLead partnership include Kryzz Gautier, Hari Ziyad and writing partners Chris and Charlie Frazier. Each receives a $12.5k grant as well as mentoring and coaching from Starz creative executives.
For its Winter 2024 Elevate Collective Cohort, the winners are Andrew Reid, Roma Murphy, Obiageli Odimegwu and Cheryl Meyer. Each will receive $5k in funding for professional development, including career coaching, professional development, work-from-home equipment, script consultation and/or IP acquisition.
“We are excited to announce the awardees from our partnership with Starz #TakeTheLead given their commitment to supporting diverse creators in the premium cable space. We look forward to leveraging this partnership to support Kryzz, Hari and Chris and Charlie’s professional development and unique stories,” Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska said in a joint statement.
“Inevitable Foundation is a leader in fostering industry success and longevity for disabled creatives. We’re thrilled to support Inevitable and the evolution of television programming toward greater inclusivity and authenticity,” shared Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming for Starz.
Learn more about each winner below.
Kryzz Gautier (she/her) is a Queer, Afro-Latina, formerly undocumented writer-director from the Dominican Republic who specializes in character-driven, grounded sci-fi and genre at large. She creates complex worlds filled with