PAY THE ARTISTS

TRUE/FALSE RELIES ON THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS and their enduring commitment. In addition to the designated fund donors listed below, Ragtag Film Society has been extremely fortunate to have generous support for making its everyday operations possible. Thank you to our 20th Birthday Fundraiser donors for sharing in celebration, our CoMo Famous contestants for their championship, and our CoMo Gives donors and matchers for closing out 2020 with a true spirit of giving. Special thanks to Nola Ruth, Stephen Lang, Jeremy Root & Amanda Hinnant, Stephen & Mari Ann Keithahn, Andrew McMaster & Jodi Lincoln, and Craig & Sandy Edlund.

THE PAY THE ARTISTS! (PTA!) initiative is part of a larger effort to create a viable ecosystem for nonfiction filmmakers, who often lose money bringing their work into the world. Festivals increasingly act as a de facto substitute for movie houses, and crowdfunding and foundation grants are often not enough to support getting one’s film to the viewing public. The PTA! program exists as a partial remedy to this problem.

Since 2014, PTA! donors have enabled T/F to award an honorarium to each visiting filmmaking team. The generous support of PTA! donors directly makes bringing films to festivals like ours a more sustainable venture for filmmakers.

Funds for the PTA! program are provided through multiyear financial gifts of a minimum of $10,000 per year from patrons who care deeply about the future of nonfiction filmmaking. Half of the funds are used to support filmmakers and our other artistic programs, and half are used to support the programming activities of the festival.

2021 PAY THE ARTIST! DONORS

Genuine Article Pictures Jolly Roberstein Fund Jonathan Murray Peter Kingma & Thom Lambert Public Square Films