Lin-Manuel Miranda to Receive GIFF 2022 Changemaker Award (EXCLUSIVE)

Lin-Manuel Miranda will obtain the 2022 Changemaker Award from the Greenwich Worldwide Movie Competition, the competition introduced Thursday.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Hamilton” creator has been chosen for the Changemaker award for his work with the Miranda Household Fund, which helps causes akin to training, the humanities and social justice, and has been significantly targeted on rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Specifically, GIFF is recognizing the work the fund has finished within the final three years to supply over 80 rising artists with skilled coaching, help within the enterprise of the humanities, entry to casting administrators, managers, and brokers. Miranda can be receiving the award for his work growing two full-time paid fellowship applications for BIPOC folks within the arts world as a manner of combating systemic obstacles within the trade: a fellowship with acclaimed theater Woolly Mammoth for arts directors which was introduced in December 2020, and a Miranda fellows program at Telsey & Co. Casting Company, the primary class of which can be introduced this Winter.

The Changemaker Award honors artists who use movie to ahead social change. Earlier recipients embrace Eva Longoria Baston, Ashley Judd, Renée Zellweger, Christy Turlington Burns, Freida Pinto, Trudie Styler, Abigail Breslin, Harry Belafonte and Mia Farrow.

“I’m particularly honored to obtain this award from GIFF, a non-profit that ‘bridges the worlds of artwork and philanthropy’—two areas I care about so deeply,” mentioned Miranda in an announcement. “I wouldn’t be the place I’m with out the funding that arts educators have been placing into college students for many years, usually made attainable solely by the philanthropy of others. My household and I way back made a dedication to proceed that philanthropy, to open up extra avenues for underrepresented artists, to diversify the sector and permit way more folks to be seen and heard. Thanks to GIFF for serving to to proceed to make that attainable.”

GIFF, an all-female led non-profit group that goals to make use of movie to help social justice and philanthropic efforts, additionally introduced that, as an alternative of internet hosting a conventional week-long movie competition, this 12 months they may produce “GIFF: Uninterrupted,” a year-long programming format that can enable filmmakers to display tasks round different competition runs, premiere dates and press excursions. GIFF will host an unique digital streaming platform for circumstances during which in-person occasions aren’t attainable, and can proceed to supply its greatest social affect movie award, which features a $10,000 money prize. The award can be introduced by way of digital ceremony on April 27, 2022.

Miranda can be honored on the 2022 Changemaker Gala, which can be held Might 25. Janna Bush-Hager will emcee the occasion, which is able to happen at L’Escale in Greenwich, Conn.