It also aims to foster a sense of community among filmmakers, said Musante, who explained that when a project's submitted to the site, the creator can also spin up a chat room for their project. "We see that as a place where reviewers can have discussions about that project and give their feedback, and it can be a conversation. That's not just submitting a review. But it's also a place where the filmmaker could connect with other people in the community, perhaps find somebody to work with."

While the initial schedule of awards will come from Decentralized Pictures, the plan is to let other donors create funding awards on the platform. "If you're the World Wildlife Fund, and you want a documentary about an endangered species to shed light on this critical issue, you can create an award or call for entries," explained Matchett. "Anyone who's interested in telling that story from the community can...submit a selfie pitch video to the community about why they're the best person to tell the story. And then, you know, the community will decide who the most deserving artist is."

The other crucial component is that Decentralized Pictures isn't offering grants—except for "very small awards to help out early filmmakers or film students." Instead, winners of the awards