At its first ever Television Critics Association press tour presentation, Disney’s Onyx Collective announced three new series orders: true crime docuseries “Ring of Fire: The Life of Annie Mae Aquash” (working title) directed by Yvonne Russo, an untitled project about car culture hosted by Swizz Beatz and “Searching for Soul Food” hosted by chef Alisa Reynolds and executive produced by Melina Matsoukas.
Onyx Collective also set an Oct. 22 premiere date for Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis’ docuseries “The Hair Tales” and debuted a trailer for Raamla Mohamed’s legal drama “Reasonable Doubt.” Additionally, an extension was announced of Yara Shahidi and her production company 7th Sun’s overall deal with Onyx Collective and ABC Signature.
“Ring of Fire: The Life of Annie Mae Aquash” examines the life and murder of Annie Mae Aquash. A Mi’kmaq woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, Annie Mae was a mother,...
Onyx Collective also set an Oct. 22 premiere date for Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis’ docuseries “The Hair Tales” and debuted a trailer for Raamla Mohamed’s legal drama “Reasonable Doubt.” Additionally, an extension was announced of Yara Shahidi and her production company 7th Sun’s overall deal with Onyx Collective and ABC Signature.
“Ring of Fire: The Life of Annie Mae Aquash” examines the life and murder of Annie Mae Aquash. A Mi’kmaq woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, Annie Mae was a mother,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Women in Film Los Angeles has partnered with Ghetto Film School to launch a filmmaker development program aimed at women of color.
Wif will work with six Ghetto Film School participants for mentoring and master classes to be held as part of a yearlong development program dubbed Insight. At the end of the program, one participant will get the chance to produce a short film as part of Wif’s fall 2019 production program.
“We’re in a moment when diversity and inclusion are forefront for industry decision makers. But to see accurate representation, the culture has to shift at an essential level,” said Maikiko James, Wif’s director of programs. “Women of color filmmakers require a strong network of advocates with a stake in their success in order to start seeing their numbers increase at the rate they should, and that’s what this partnership is designed to create.”
Mentors...
Wif will work with six Ghetto Film School participants for mentoring and master classes to be held as part of a yearlong development program dubbed Insight. At the end of the program, one participant will get the chance to produce a short film as part of Wif’s fall 2019 production program.
“We’re in a moment when diversity and inclusion are forefront for industry decision makers. But to see accurate representation, the culture has to shift at an essential level,” said Maikiko James, Wif’s director of programs. “Women of color filmmakers require a strong network of advocates with a stake in their success in order to start seeing their numbers increase at the rate they should, and that’s what this partnership is designed to create.”
Mentors...
- 10/2/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Billie Lourd loves trying new things.
It doesn't matter if that means traveling, food, fashion, you name it. But, up first in 2018, that up-for-adventure-attitude has landed her on a panel of judges for the 3rd annual Moët Moment Film Festival, an initiative from one of the premiere sponsors of the Golden Globes that calls for 21+ filmmakers to submit 30-60 second films through the end of awards season (March 15) when 10 finalists will be selected. Though the public will pick a People's Choice winner, the judges — Lourd alongside Laura Dern, Anke Hofmann (HFPA), Kisha Imani Cameron (Ghetto...
It doesn't matter if that means traveling, food, fashion, you name it. But, up first in 2018, that up-for-adventure-attitude has landed her on a panel of judges for the 3rd annual Moët Moment Film Festival, an initiative from one of the premiere sponsors of the Golden Globes that calls for 21+ filmmakers to submit 30-60 second films through the end of awards season (March 15) when 10 finalists will be selected. Though the public will pick a People's Choice winner, the judges — Lourd alongside Laura Dern, Anke Hofmann (HFPA), Kisha Imani Cameron (Ghetto...
- 1/5/2018
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
$10,000 In Financing Goes To Five
New Moviemakers For Their Short Films
New York, October 6th, 2011 . For a fourth consecutive year, Focus Features. Africa First program for short films, the worldwide film company.s initiative earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, has awarded five filmmakers $10,000 apiece, Focus CEO James Schamus announced today.
The uniquely conceived initiative offers eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded the $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. Of equal importance, the program brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. The short films coming out of the program have been showcased at the Sundance, Toronto, and Berlin Film Festivals; the Film Society of...
New Moviemakers For Their Short Films
New York, October 6th, 2011 . For a fourth consecutive year, Focus Features. Africa First program for short films, the worldwide film company.s initiative earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, has awarded five filmmakers $10,000 apiece, Focus CEO James Schamus announced today.
The uniquely conceived initiative offers eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded the $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. Of equal importance, the program brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. The short films coming out of the program have been showcased at the Sundance, Toronto, and Berlin Film Festivals; the Film Society of...
- 10/6/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
2011 Entry Period For Focus Features.
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program . entering its fourth year . beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. The program also brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. Complete details on Africa First . including application information . can be accessed year-round through www.
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program . entering its fourth year . beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. The program also brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. Complete details on Africa First . including application information . can be accessed year-round through www.
- 3/2/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Here’s a program we’ve given a lot of ink to on this website, so I won’t rehash. Just read the press release received today, for all the relevant info…
For Immediate Release: 2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’ Africa First Program To Commence May 16th
2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
New York , March 2nd, 2011 – Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program – entering its fourth year – beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental...
For Immediate Release: 2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’ Africa First Program To Commence May 16th
2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
New York , March 2nd, 2011 – Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program – entering its fourth year – beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental...
- 3/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Vogue Italia profiles award-winning Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu in the video below; We’ve profiled and mentioned Wanuri on this website a number of times; she directed the Africa First Focus Features sci-fi short film, Pumzi, and she’s working on an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor’s novel, Who Fears Death. Kisha Cameron-Dingle, who previously served as associate producer on Raoul Peck’s Sometimes in April and Spike Lee’s Bamboozled, is producing.
- 2/27/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Mega props to professor/author Nnedi Okorafor, whom I’ve known since MySpace was The online social networking space to be, and where I was first introduced to her and her work… Nnedi’s third novel, Who Fears Death, a novel of the fantasy genre, set in an alternate, post-apocalyptic Saharan Africa, published just this year, has been optioned by producer Kisha Cameron-Dingle, the program director for Focus Features’ Africa First Film Program – a program we’ve covered a bit on this blog.
Cameron-Dingle also previously served as associate producer on Raoul Peck’s Sometimes in April and Spike Lee’s Bamboozled.
A team is already being assembled for the potential production, with the all-important director’s slot going to award-winning Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, writer and director of the short sci-fi film Pumzi, which received mucho coverage on this blog as well.
Now, obviously, an option doesn’t automatically mean an adaptation will happen.
Cameron-Dingle also previously served as associate producer on Raoul Peck’s Sometimes in April and Spike Lee’s Bamboozled.
A team is already being assembled for the potential production, with the all-important director’s slot going to award-winning Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, writer and director of the short sci-fi film Pumzi, which received mucho coverage on this blog as well.
Now, obviously, an option doesn’t automatically mean an adaptation will happen.
- 10/15/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Focus Features is launching the Africa First Program, offering five filmmakers $10,000 each to produce narrative shorts in continental Africa.
AFP was conceived and will be supervised by producer Kisha Imani Cameron, whose Completion Films has a first-look and consulting deal with Focus She and creative exec Matthew Plouffe will evaluate submissions, which will be accepted through July 15.
Focus will retain North American rights to the shorts and first negotiation rights to productions derived from them, with the filmmakers retaining all other rights.
AFP was conceived and will be supervised by producer Kisha Imani Cameron, whose Completion Films has a first-look and consulting deal with Focus She and creative exec Matthew Plouffe will evaluate submissions, which will be accepted through July 15.
Focus will retain North American rights to the shorts and first negotiation rights to productions derived from them, with the filmmakers retaining all other rights.
- 6/24/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kisha Imani Cameron and her Completion Films banner have picked up Razorwire by newcomer Rob Davis, and attached music video director Little X to helm the urban horror movie. The script centers on a group of small-time drug dealers who discover that vampires, who also happen to be cops, have been feeding on the disadvantaged people in the ghetto. When the vampire cops start framing them for the murders, the dealers go to war with their new immortal enemies. "I'm not normally a big horror fan, but I know a great genre movie when I read one," said Cameron, who was an exec at New Line and Walden Media before striking out on her own. Cameron acted as associate producer on the 2000 Spike Lee movie Bamboozled and on the 2005 HBO telefilm Sometimes in April, about the Rwandan genocide.
- 3/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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