International Courant
Josh Welsh, longtime Movie Unbiased president, has died.
The group introduced Wednesday that Welsh died on December 31 after a five-year battle with colon most cancers. He died peacefully at house together with his spouse and daughter by his aspect. His age was not instantly obtainable.
“We’re devastated by the lack of Josh Welsh,” Movie Unbiased’s Board Chair Brenda Robinson mentioned in an announcement. “Josh was a tireless champion of unbiased voices, a trusted arts chief and a cherished colleague and buddy. The work we do at Movie Unbiased has by no means been extra vital and we are going to honor his legacy by persevering with to construct on the muse he established. Our hearts exit to his household.”
Welsh served as lead singer within the alt-country band Meatyard who shared a tribute publish to Welsh writing, “Pricey associates, Josh put down his guitar and left to sing with the angels on the final day of 2024. With damaged hearts, we have a good time his great life drive; his generosity and his love of connection. We’ll carry him in our hearts eternally.”
Welsh earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Johns Hopkins College and a BA in Philosophy from Kenyon Faculty. Whereas working as an actor in Los Angeles, Welsh started volunteering yearly on the Movie Unbiased Spirit Awards in 1996 earlier than formally becoming a member of the employees over 20 years in the past. In his rise to management, Welsh first served as a co-president with Sean McManus in 2012 after Daybreak Hudson resigned.
Previous to changing into President, Welsh was chargeable for the general design, strategic planning and implementation of Movie Unbiased’s Artist Improvement packages for over a decade together with the Filmmaker Labs for Administrators, Screenwriters, Producers and Documentarians, Quick Monitor, and the Grants Program. He spent 4 years administering Movie Unbiased’s variety program, Challenge Contain, in addition to managing the Grants Program. Previous to engaged on the Filmmaker Labs, he was in Movie Unbiased’s programming division.
After McManus stepped down in 2013, Welsh turned the President of Movie Unbiased the place, in line with the group, he immediately oversaw all packages and operations and grew the group throughout all metrics together with employees, finances, programming slate, membership.
Underneath his management, Welsh helped the group deepen strategic partnerships with studios, NGOs and governments, and elevated worldwide attain by partnering with the State Division on the International Media Makers Program. In response to the group, Welsh expanded their “dedication to selling variety within the movie business and amplified Movie Unbiased’s position as an advocate for filmmakers.”
Welsh is survived by his spouse Bonnie Gavel and daughter Isla Welsh.
