MultiCulti

Part of Speech
Noun
Pronunciation
[‘məlt ee ‘kəlt ee]
Description
The Multicultural Filmmakers Collective, commonly referred to as MultiCulti, is an RTVF student group that seeks to nurture, promote, and ally multicultural student filmmakers at Northwestern University, as well as support student films that present multicultural concerns and experiences. This includes any perspectives that are not often represented, including, but not limited to people of color, women, LGBT, and religious minorities.
MultiCulti was founded in 2012 and in 2013 they began giving an annual $500 grant towards a film that reflects the MultiCulti mission statement. MultiCulti has gone on to increase their annual grant to $1500, which is awarded to 2 selected student filmmakers.
Usage
This term is used by RTVF undergraduates.
Example Sentence
- "MultiCulti is having exec board petitions tonight."
- "My friend got the MultiCulti grant last year. Her movie was about a girl dealing with family tension on the day of her quinceañera."