Wishing You a Happy Holiday
As the year comes to a close, we take this time to look back at some of our best moments...and to wish you a happy holiday!
This year, we held the first OKRE Summit event which brought together people from across the entertainment and charity sectors to build cross-sector collaboration and champion entertainment content that makes a real difference in the world.
We launched our brand new site, welcomed more members into the OKRE Network and provided funding to exciting and innovative projects.
The OKRE Fund
Speaking of funded projects, did you know that OKRE's venture arm provides financial support to early-stage imaginative and collaborative entertainment projects?
We will be reviewing submissions in the new year and are currently interested in projects that explore one or more of the following areas:
- Mental health
- Infectious disease
- Climate health
- International development and the communities they seek to support
Projects do not need to focus solely on a single issue or community. We’re interested in how they can be embedded and explored in unexpected and nuanced ways.
Find out more and submit your projects for consideration.
This Was the Day
Did you attend the OKRE Summit in July this year? We had a blast!
Revisit the day with us -- or if you missed it -- find out what happened in this article from our team.
You can also catch up on all the talks, panels and presentations you might have missed here in our watch series.
Taking Risks and Creativity
Award-winning artist, writer, performer and theatre maker Ginger Johnson shared insights at the OKRE Summit on why it is important to take risks...and be unafraid in the pursuit of creativity.
Ginger Johnson creates surprising, thoughtful work that makes space to allow audiences to feel at ease with ideas that might otherwise be hard to swallow.
Watch Ginger Johnson's talk from the Summit
As we go into the holidays, here’s a selection of things our team have been reading, watching and listening to…
- Why Holiday Movies Should Be Inclusive of People with Disabilities (Variety)
- New LGBTQ Holiday Movies Bring Joy...And 'Disingenuous' Stereotypes (Washington Post)
- Change the Narrative, Change the World in 2022 - Define American's Latest report on Migration (Define American)
We'd like to take a moment to thank you for coming along on this journey with us. We look forward to seeing you again in the new year for more.
Happy holidays from all of us here at OKRE.