Funding for the 2018 Brico Forward Fund was provided by the Brico Fund, with additional support from Big Chair Studio, Electric Sun Corporation, Independent, North American Camera, and Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. All recipients received a legal consultation with Dan Kattman of Reinhart Boerner van Deuren, s.c.
Black Girl Training - Dir. Santana Coleman
$10,000 cash, $4,000 North American Camera, $5,000 Electric Sun Corporation, 7 studio days at Big Chair Studio
The New Extinction - Dir. Kyle Arpke
$10,000 cash, $5,000 Independent, $5,000 Electric Sun Corporation
Ringolevio - Dir. Kristin Peterson
$5,000 cash, $5,000 North American Camera, $5,000 Electric Sun Corporation,
Among Wild Beasts - Dir. Ryan Reeve
$5,000 cash, $5,000 North American Camera, $5,000 Electric Sun Corporation,
Latino Wisconsin - Dir. Ralph Pabst
$7,500 cash
The Floating World - Dir. Janelle VanderKelen
$6,000 North American Camera
The Cost of Freedom - Dir. Erik Ljung
$5,000 cash
Pink Moon - Dir. Carol Brandt
$5,000 cash
The Mistake of the Third Chimpanzee - Dir. Colin Sytsma
$5,000 Independent
Pass On - Dir. Maeve Jackson
$5,000 Independent
Real Soul: A Gospel Music Story - Dir. Daniel Andera
$5,000 Independent
Yene Fikir, Ethiopia (My Love, Ethiopia) - Dir. Gabrielle Tesfaye
$2,500 cash