WHO’S BEHIND THE PRENUPS

The Prenups were conceived in 2007 when Active Voice Lab noticed the rise of promising but often complicated relationships as filmmakers and funders collaborated at various stages of media production. With support from David Haas (Wyncote Foundation) we launched an inquiry into these emerging hybrid models through detailed surveys and a series of in-depth, off-the-record interviews with a number of influential independent producers and leading media grantmakers. Their anecdotes, lessons learned, advice, horror stories and successes helped our team lay the groundwork for what will soon become Prenups for Partners.

Jon Funabiki

Chief Consultant: Philanthropy

Gordon Quinn

Chief Consultant: Filmmaking

Ellen Schneider

Director, Active Voice Lab

Zaldy Serrano

Art Director

Paul VanDeCarr

Writer

Denise Greene

Director of Program Initiatives | Black Public Media

Tracie Holder

Independent Filmmaker

Michéle Stephenson

Co-Founder | Rada Film Group

Joe Brewster

Co-Founder | Rada Film Group

Macky Alston

Senior Vice President | Auburn Seminary

Leslie Fields-Cruz

Executive Director | Black Public Media

Jennifer Maytorena Taylor

Founder | Specific Pictures

Richard Ray Perez

Director, Creative Partnerships | Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program