The documentary “Les Hijabeuses” has received the 2025 Action Grant from Breaking Through The Lens, a nonprofit that focuses on utilizing financing to handle gender inequity within the movie business.
The UK movie, which is the second winner because the grant program started, receives 10,000 Euros. “Les Hijabeuses” chronicles a gaggle of Muslim girls soccer gamers in Paris advocating for his or her place within the recreation within the face of discrimination. Erin Sayder and Rita Baghdadi are the movie’s co-directors and producers, and Camilla Hall serves as govt producer.
“I am over the moon to have received this grant from such a trailblazing and important organisation. It has given me an enormous boost of energy, inspiration and confidence. This support will be crucial in our telling of this captivating and eye-opening story, at a time that feels particularly relevant,” Sayder mentioned in an announcement.
“The funding will allow our production team the opportunity to film in Paris as the collective gets updates on their EU court case, and continues their next football season. I am incredibly grateful for the support of Breaking Through the Lens,” she added.
The Action Grant gives funding to filmmakers engaged on a documentary or characteristic movie that’s prepared for manufacturing and desires funds to progress improvement. Anyone who could also be marginalized based mostly on gender, equivalent to girls, trans and nonbinary individuals, can apply.
This yr, movies from 54 international locations had been submitted for consideration, and BTTL will place the 5 finalists in a 2025 Cohort that has entry to mentorship and the prospect to pitch at Cannes Film Festival. The different finalists are “May You Outlive Us” by Isabelle Mecattaf, “The Dead Zone” by Emily Thomas, “Lux Noctis” by Damiana Acuña and “In Case of Apocalypse” by Olivia Peace.
Previous 2023 Action Grant recipient, the movie “Brides,” world premieres at Sundance on Friday. “We are delighted to celebrate the premiere of ‘Brides’ at Sundance with our allies at Breaking Through The Lens. Winning the inaugural Action Grant was transformative for our film, and the BTTL team supported us and cheered us on throughout the entire filmmaking process, including stepping in to source private finance when there was an unexpected funding gap,” “Brides” producer Nicky Bentham mentioned in an announcement.
