May on the Criterion Channel will be good to the auteurs. In fact they’re giving Richard Linklater better treatment than the distributor of his last film, with a 13-title retrospective mixing usual suspects—the Before trilogy, Boyhood, Slacker—with some truly off the beaten track. There’s a few shorts I haven’t seen but most intriguing is Heads I Win/Tails You Lose, the only available description of which calls it a four-hour (!) piece “edited together by Richard Linklater in 1991 from film countdowns and tail leaders from films submitted to the Austin Film Society in Austin, Texas from 1987 to 1990. It is Linklater’s tribute to the film countdown, used by many projectionists over the years to cue one reel of film after another when switching to another reel on another projector during projection.” Pair that with 2008’s Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach and your completionism will be on-track.
- 4/21/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Independent Lens, the PBS documentary anthology series, has announced its upcoming spring slate. The weekly program, produced in partnership with Itvs, will spotlight a range of topics, from criminal justice reform to the plight of the American dream.
Among the first to air will be “Philly D.A.,” an eight-episode deep dive into local-policy making and the fight for criminal justice reform. For the series, filmmakers Ted Passon and Yoni Brook gained unparalleled access into the office of Philadelphia Defense Attorney Larry Krasner as he and his team attempt to fight inequities in the justice system and institute real change. It premieres on April 20 on Independent Les and will be available to stream on the PBS Video App.
The first two hours of “Philly D.A.” premiered at Sundance Film Festival to strong reviews. In Variety’s review, Kiko Martinez called the series “compelling” and “empowering.”
“For anyone looking for a leader...
Among the first to air will be “Philly D.A.,” an eight-episode deep dive into local-policy making and the fight for criminal justice reform. For the series, filmmakers Ted Passon and Yoni Brook gained unparalleled access into the office of Philadelphia Defense Attorney Larry Krasner as he and his team attempt to fight inequities in the justice system and institute real change. It premieres on April 20 on Independent Les and will be available to stream on the PBS Video App.
The first two hours of “Philly D.A.” premiered at Sundance Film Festival to strong reviews. In Variety’s review, Kiko Martinez called the series “compelling” and “empowering.”
“For anyone looking for a leader...
- 4/7/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
With such a wide array of potential awards contenders in film and television, awards groups like the Cinema Eye Honors help to cull the field. This year, HBO Documentary Films leads the broadcast categories with 10 nominations, including three each for Liz Garbus’ serial killer series “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” and David France’s Oscar contender “Welcome to Chechnya.” Cinema Eye also unveiled 10 short documentary semifinalists for the short filmmaking honors.
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
With such a wide array of potential awards contenders in film and television, awards groups like the Cinema Eye Honors help to cull the field. This year, HBO Documentary Films leads the broadcast categories with 10 nominations, including three each for Liz Garbus’ serial killer series “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” and David France’s Oscar contender “Welcome to Chechnya.” Cinema Eye also unveiled 10 short documentary semifinalists for the short filmmaking honors.
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
David France’s “Welcome to Chechnya,” a documentary about LGBTQ activists trying to help during the Chechnya government’s brutal crackdown on gays and lesbians, leads all films in nominations in the Cinema Eye Honors’ broadcast categories, which were announced on Thursday during a virtual edition of its annual fall lunch.
Cinema Eye, a New York-based organization founded in 2007 to recognize all aspects of nonfiction filmmaking, also announced its new Stay Focused initiative. The program spotlights 12 films by up-and-coming filmmakers who lost the chance for theatrical exhibition and film-festival exposure because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cinema Eye has pledged to find “in-person opportunities” for the filmmakers once the pandemic subsides, starting with theatrical screenings at the new Vidiots Theatre in Los Angeles in late 2021.
The 12 films include Cecilia Aldorondo’s “Landfall,” which recently won a jury award at Doc NYC; David Osit’s “Mayor,” about the Christian mayor of a...
Cinema Eye, a New York-based organization founded in 2007 to recognize all aspects of nonfiction filmmaking, also announced its new Stay Focused initiative. The program spotlights 12 films by up-and-coming filmmakers who lost the chance for theatrical exhibition and film-festival exposure because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cinema Eye has pledged to find “in-person opportunities” for the filmmakers once the pandemic subsides, starting with theatrical screenings at the new Vidiots Theatre in Los Angeles in late 2021.
The 12 films include Cecilia Aldorondo’s “Landfall,” which recently won a jury award at Doc NYC; David Osit’s “Mayor,” about the Christian mayor of a...
- 11/19/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
On November 20, 2014, 28-year-old Akai Gurley was killed by an NYPD officer’s bullet in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project. Another unarmed Black man dead at the hands of the police; another surge of street protests and demands for justice. But this one was different: the officer, Peter Liang, was Chinese American. Liang claimed the shooting was entirely accidental. When he was indicted, many wondered if he was being scapegoated for the shortcomings of a justice system that had only recently failed to bring charges against the white policemen who killed Michael Brown and Eric Garner. After Liang […]
The post “It Feels like this Case was a Warning Sign for the Future”: Ursula Liang on Her Doc NYC Feature, Down a Dark Stairwell first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “It Feels like this Case was a Warning Sign for the Future”: Ursula Liang on Her Doc NYC Feature, Down a Dark Stairwell first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 11/11/2020
- by Nelson Kim
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
On November 20, 2014, 28-year-old Akai Gurley was killed by an NYPD officer’s bullet in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project. Another unarmed Black man dead at the hands of the police; another surge of street protests and demands for justice. But this one was different: the officer, Peter Liang, was Chinese American. Liang claimed the shooting was entirely accidental. When he was indicted, many wondered if he was being scapegoated for the shortcomings of a justice system that had only recently failed to bring charges against the white policemen who killed Michael Brown and Eric Garner. After Liang […]
The post “It Feels like this Case was a Warning Sign for the Future”: Ursula Liang on Her Doc NYC Feature, Down a Dark Stairwell first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “It Feels like this Case was a Warning Sign for the Future”: Ursula Liang on Her Doc NYC Feature, Down a Dark Stairwell first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 11/11/2020
- by Nelson Kim
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The 21st San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) announced the winners of its competition categories at the Sdaff Awards Gala held on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Winners were selected by an independent jury of filmmakers, curators, critics, academics, and other professionals.
Awards were distributed in the following feature film categories:
Grand Jury, Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker, and Special Jury Mention.
Awards were also given in the short film categories:
Narrative, Documentary, Animation, and International.
Asian American Competition Jury Awards
Grand Jury Award
Katelyn Rebelo, Kira Dane’s Mizuko (Water Child)
Best Narrative Feature
Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli
Best Documentary Feature
Alice Gu’s The Donut King
Best Narrative Short
Nirav Bhakta’s Thank You, Come Again
Best Documentary Short
Yeon Park’s I Bought A Time Machine
Best Animated Short
Angeline Vu and Arlene Bongco’s Felt Love
Special Jury Mention (chosen from any category)
Jiayan...
Awards were distributed in the following feature film categories:
Grand Jury, Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker, and Special Jury Mention.
Awards were also given in the short film categories:
Narrative, Documentary, Animation, and International.
Asian American Competition Jury Awards
Grand Jury Award
Katelyn Rebelo, Kira Dane’s Mizuko (Water Child)
Best Narrative Feature
Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli
Best Documentary Feature
Alice Gu’s The Donut King
Best Narrative Short
Nirav Bhakta’s Thank You, Come Again
Best Documentary Short
Yeon Park’s I Bought A Time Machine
Best Animated Short
Angeline Vu and Arlene Bongco’s Felt Love
Special Jury Mention (chosen from any category)
Jiayan...
- 11/4/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
November 7: San Diego Asian Film Festival Sets Out To Build A More Compassionate Society with First-Ever Virtual Festival
Diverse array of programming including 29 premieres, over 50 Q&As, 2 drive-in screenings, and a variety of unique online experiencesOpening Night to showcase documentary 76 Days on the lockdown in Wuhan, China at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) presents the 21st Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) from October 23-31, 2020, the most comprehensive portrait of Asian and Asian American cinema in North America. Sdaff will showcase more than 125 films from 24 countries in 34 different languages with over 50 Q&As online. In addition, Sdaff will host 2 drive-in screenings in Convoy District at the Zion Market parking lot in partnership with Asian Business Association.
This curated lineup of films includes the best in both award-winning and cutting-edge cinema from around the world including 29 premieres—15 West Coast premieres, 9 North American premieres,...
Diverse array of programming including 29 premieres, over 50 Q&As, 2 drive-in screenings, and a variety of unique online experiencesOpening Night to showcase documentary 76 Days on the lockdown in Wuhan, China at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) presents the 21st Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) from October 23-31, 2020, the most comprehensive portrait of Asian and Asian American cinema in North America. Sdaff will showcase more than 125 films from 24 countries in 34 different languages with over 50 Q&As online. In addition, Sdaff will host 2 drive-in screenings in Convoy District at the Zion Market parking lot in partnership with Asian Business Association.
This curated lineup of films includes the best in both award-winning and cutting-edge cinema from around the world including 29 premieres—15 West Coast premieres, 9 North American premieres,...
- 10/16/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Doc NYC, America’s largest documentary festival and staple of the New York film community, announced the lineup for its 11th edition, running online November 11-19 and available to viewers across the US. The program includes new films about John Belushi, Pope Francis, Bill T. Jones, Jamal Khashoggi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Zappa, and many more. The 2020 festival lineup includes 107 feature-length documentaries among over 200 films and dozens of events. Included are 23 World Premieres, 12 international or North American premieres, and 7 US premieres. Fifty-seven features (53% of the lineup) are directed or co-directed by women and 36 by Bipoc directors (34% of the feature program).
World Premieres at the festival include Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s “A La Calle,” Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan,” Sian-Pierre Regis’s “Duty Free,” Noah Hutton’s “In Silico,” Nancy Buirski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,...
World Premieres at the festival include Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s “A La Calle,” Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan,” Sian-Pierre Regis’s “Duty Free,” Noah Hutton’s “In Silico,” Nancy Buirski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Going independent is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have the freedom to do what you want, unencumbered by restrictive bosses. On the other, you lack the support system that comes with working for others. The three filmmakers who participated in the IFP Week 2020 panel “Blurring the Lines of Storytelling: How Do I Get My Story Out,” moderated by journalist, author and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien, know that all too well. They’re all independent, free agents who may team up with a corporate monolith now and then but make their own paths. Before she went indie, Ursula Liang, a […]...
- 9/20/2020
- by Matt Prigge
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Going independent is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have the freedom to do what you want, unencumbered by restrictive bosses. On the other, you lack the support system that comes with working for others. The three filmmakers who participated in the IFP Week 2020 panel “Blurring the Lines of Storytelling: How Do I Get My Story Out,” moderated by journalist, author and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien, know that all too well. They’re all independent, free agents who may team up with a corporate monolith now and then but make their own paths. Before she went indie, Ursula Liang, a […]...
- 9/20/2020
- by Matt Prigge
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications, has announced that its 36th edition will take place virtually from Sept. 24 to Oct. 31.
The festival postponed its original in-person presentation in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic, holding in its place the first-ever Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Virtual Showcase. But now, the festival is ready to present its full lineup of 225 filmmakers over the course of five weekends.
This year’s festival will include the world premieres of “I’ll Meet You There,” “One Meal,” “Accept the Call,” “The Girl Who Left Home,” “Finding Yingying” and “The Celine Archive.” Other selections include Ramona S. Diaz’s “A Thousand Cuts,” Baljit Sangra’s “Because We Are Girls,” Bao Tran’s “The Paper Tigers” and Ursula Liang’s “Down a Dark Stairwell.”
Beyond Los Angeles, the festival is also screening international films like “Death of Nintendo” and “Patutiki: The Guardians of Marquesan Tattoo.
The festival postponed its original in-person presentation in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic, holding in its place the first-ever Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Virtual Showcase. But now, the festival is ready to present its full lineup of 225 filmmakers over the course of five weekends.
This year’s festival will include the world premieres of “I’ll Meet You There,” “One Meal,” “Accept the Call,” “The Girl Who Left Home,” “Finding Yingying” and “The Celine Archive.” Other selections include Ramona S. Diaz’s “A Thousand Cuts,” Baljit Sangra’s “Because We Are Girls,” Bao Tran’s “The Paper Tigers” and Ursula Liang’s “Down a Dark Stairwell.”
Beyond Los Angeles, the festival is also screening international films like “Death of Nintendo” and “Patutiki: The Guardians of Marquesan Tattoo.
- 9/2/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: After postponing its in-person festival that was originally slated for May, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Laapff) is ready to return — virtually, of course. Visual Communications (Vc) will present the 36th Annual Laapff from September 24 to October 31.
“Visual Communications is grateful for these storytellers who believe in the power of media to build and connect communities,” said Francis Cullado, Executive Director of Visual Communications. He added, “Vc thanks these artists and community members for utilizing their creative powers to oppose racism and amplify change.”
The fest will include the World Premiere of Mallorie Ortega’s musical dramedy The Girl Who Left Home as well as the U.S. Premiere of Bao Tran’s martial arts action-comedy The Paper Tigers.
Laapff will also include special screenings of Ursula Liang’s Down A Dark Stairwell, Iram Parveen Bilal’s I’ll Meet You There as well as Ramona S. Diaz...
“Visual Communications is grateful for these storytellers who believe in the power of media to build and connect communities,” said Francis Cullado, Executive Director of Visual Communications. He added, “Vc thanks these artists and community members for utilizing their creative powers to oppose racism and amplify change.”
The fest will include the World Premiere of Mallorie Ortega’s musical dramedy The Girl Who Left Home as well as the U.S. Premiere of Bao Tran’s martial arts action-comedy The Paper Tigers.
Laapff will also include special screenings of Ursula Liang’s Down A Dark Stairwell, Iram Parveen Bilal’s I’ll Meet You There as well as Ramona S. Diaz...
- 9/1/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
In her second documentary feature “Down a Dark Stairwell”, Ursula Liang tackles one of the most pressing matters in contemporary American society, that of unchecked police brutality against minorities.
“Down a Dark Stairwell” is screening at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The film tells the story of the tragic event of the accidental death of Akai Gurley who was shot and killed by the Asian American police officer Peter Liang in November of 2014, while climbing down a dark flight of stairs in a housing project in Brooklyn, New York. Following a protest by the family and friends of the victim, Peter Liang becomes the first police officer in more than a decade to be fired and prosecuted for the accidental manslaughter of an innocent civilian.
While the black community sees a glimmer of hope for justice in the policeman’s trial and as a first step towards fixing the decades,...
“Down a Dark Stairwell” is screening at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The film tells the story of the tragic event of the accidental death of Akai Gurley who was shot and killed by the Asian American police officer Peter Liang in November of 2014, while climbing down a dark flight of stairs in a housing project in Brooklyn, New York. Following a protest by the family and friends of the victim, Peter Liang becomes the first police officer in more than a decade to be fired and prosecuted for the accidental manslaughter of an innocent civilian.
While the black community sees a glimmer of hope for justice in the policeman’s trial and as a first step towards fixing the decades,...
- 6/13/2020
- by martin
- AsianMoviePulse
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival presents its first full digital edition of bold new films that will be available nationwide, in response to this time of crisis, Human Rights Watch said today. The film festival will feature in-depth online discussions with filmmakers, film subjects, and Human Rights Watch researchers.
As individuals and communities across the world struggle to face the challenges of an unprecedented global pandemic, the restriction of basic human rights – including pathways to medical and economic survival – are felt most severely by those already impacted by stark inequalities. Now more than ever, the world needs powerful and uplifting stories about those demanding justice, equality and safety for themselves, their communities and future generations.
John Biaggi, Director of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival says “At a time when the world is experiencing a profound shared adversity, it is particularly heartening to witness the brave individuals and strong...
As individuals and communities across the world struggle to face the challenges of an unprecedented global pandemic, the restriction of basic human rights – including pathways to medical and economic survival – are felt most severely by those already impacted by stark inequalities. Now more than ever, the world needs powerful and uplifting stories about those demanding justice, equality and safety for themselves, their communities and future generations.
John Biaggi, Director of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival says “At a time when the world is experiencing a profound shared adversity, it is particularly heartening to witness the brave individuals and strong...
- 6/6/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
By Stephen Tronicek
The feeling of the final day of a film festival is one of a unique purgatory. Everyone has been there long enough for the initial excitement of the opening few days and the encroaching end is coming up quickly. It didn’t help that this morning, Daylight Savings time applied. I was writing up yesterday’s piece at 1 am, only to realize that it was instead 2 am and in horror, I threw myself into bed to get up for an 8:30 am Q. Luckily, I got up on time.
That 8:30 Q lead to a 9:30 screening of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows. Picking up where he left off with documentaries like Starless Dreams, Sunless Shadows shows us the lives of a few women on Death Row in Iran. What differs Sunless Shadows from other films of its kind is the lack of separation between ourselves and the subjects.
The feeling of the final day of a film festival is one of a unique purgatory. Everyone has been there long enough for the initial excitement of the opening few days and the encroaching end is coming up quickly. It didn’t help that this morning, Daylight Savings time applied. I was writing up yesterday’s piece at 1 am, only to realize that it was instead 2 am and in horror, I threw myself into bed to get up for an 8:30 am Q. Luckily, I got up on time.
That 8:30 Q lead to a 9:30 screening of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows. Picking up where he left off with documentaries like Starless Dreams, Sunless Shadows shows us the lives of a few women on Death Row in Iran. What differs Sunless Shadows from other films of its kind is the lack of separation between ourselves and the subjects.
- 3/9/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Brown Girls Doc Mafia, an organization advocating for women and non-binary people of color in the documentary industry, announced today the appointment of its board of directors as well as a two-year, $105,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The board, comprised of filmmaker Ursula Liang, Denae Peters of Film Sprout, and Nicole Tsien of American Documentary Pov will work in conjunction with the organization’s Co-Directors, Iyabo Boyd and Tracy Nguyen-Chung. Brown Girls Doc Mafia was founded by Boyd in 2015 and has a global membership of over 2,400. From the press release: “Brown Girls Doc […]...
- 12/14/2018
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Brown Girls Doc Mafia, an organization advocating for women and non-binary people of color in the documentary industry, announced today the appointment of its board of directors as well as a two-year, $105,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The board, comprised of filmmaker Ursula Liang, Denae Peters of Film Sprout, and Nicole Tsien of American Documentary Pov will work in conjunction with the organization’s Co-Directors, Iyabo Boyd and Tracy Nguyen-Chung. Brown Girls Doc Mafia was founded by Boyd in 2015 and has a global membership of over 2,400. From the press release: “Brown Girls Doc […]...
- 12/14/2018
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Brown Girls Doc Mafia, a 2,400-strong organization advocating for women and nonbinary people of color in the documentary industry, has announced its Board of Directors ahead of Sundance.
Filmmaker Ursula Liang, Denae Peters of Film Sprout and Nicole Tsien of Pov American make up the board and will work with its Co-Directors Iyabo Boyd and Tracy Nguyen-Chung. Boyd founded the group — eight of whom will premiere their latest projects in Park City next month — in 2015.
“Brown Girls Doc Mafia was formed to tackle a myth that has been repeated in industry conversations, hiring discussions, festival programming meetings and funder circles: that there aren’t many filmmakers of color worth paying attention to, especially not women of color,” Boyd said. “This lack of research and semi-conscious bias has discouraged, marginalized and isolated legions of women filmmakers of color in documentary for generations. Bgdm provides a nourishing atmosphere where women filmmakers...
Filmmaker Ursula Liang, Denae Peters of Film Sprout and Nicole Tsien of Pov American make up the board and will work with its Co-Directors Iyabo Boyd and Tracy Nguyen-Chung. Boyd founded the group — eight of whom will premiere their latest projects in Park City next month — in 2015.
“Brown Girls Doc Mafia was formed to tackle a myth that has been repeated in industry conversations, hiring discussions, festival programming meetings and funder circles: that there aren’t many filmmakers of color worth paying attention to, especially not women of color,” Boyd said. “This lack of research and semi-conscious bias has discouraged, marginalized and isolated legions of women filmmakers of color in documentary for generations. Bgdm provides a nourishing atmosphere where women filmmakers...
- 12/14/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Participants receive mentorship, $5,000 grant, and Doc NYC festival retreat.
Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced the second year of its Diversity Fellows Initiative in support of five projects directed by women of colour making their first or second films.
The 2017 Diversity Fellows Initiative projects are: How To Have An American Baby directed by Leslie Tai; Warrior Women co-directed by Christina D. King and Elizabeth Castle; Untitled Race & Criminal Justice Project directed by Ursula Liang; It Rains directed by Carolina Corral; and The Other Half Of The African Sky directed by Tapiwa Chipfupa.
The projects are chosen from a pool of international applicants for the Accelerator Lab Open Call.
Diversity Fellows receive tailored mentorship and workshops, as well as a $5,000 grant and a retreat to the Doc NYC film festival.
At Doc NYC, diversity Fellows will pitch their project to potential funders, producers and broadcasters.
“The Diversity Fellows Initiative provides emerging women filmmakers of colour the practical skill sets needed...
Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced the second year of its Diversity Fellows Initiative in support of five projects directed by women of colour making their first or second films.
The 2017 Diversity Fellows Initiative projects are: How To Have An American Baby directed by Leslie Tai; Warrior Women co-directed by Christina D. King and Elizabeth Castle; Untitled Race & Criminal Justice Project directed by Ursula Liang; It Rains directed by Carolina Corral; and The Other Half Of The African Sky directed by Tapiwa Chipfupa.
The projects are chosen from a pool of international applicants for the Accelerator Lab Open Call.
Diversity Fellows receive tailored mentorship and workshops, as well as a $5,000 grant and a retreat to the Doc NYC film festival.
At Doc NYC, diversity Fellows will pitch their project to potential funders, producers and broadcasters.
“The Diversity Fellows Initiative provides emerging women filmmakers of colour the practical skill sets needed...
- 5/8/2017
- ScreenDaily
The 44th edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinema has just announced their entire lineup and it’s pretty insane! The festival which takes place in Montreal from October 7 to 18 is screening nearly 400 films and events in only 11 days. This includes 151 feature films and 203 short films from 68 countries – 49 world premieres, 38 North American premieres and 60 Canadian premieres. Give credit to the team of programmers: Claude Chamberlan, Dimitri Eipides Julien Fonfrède, Philippe Gajan, Karolewicz Daniel, Marie-Hélène Brousseau, Katayoun Dibamehr and Gabrielle Tougas-Frechette.
Below is the lineup. There’s a lot to process so take your sweet time!
Opening and closing
The whole New Testament directed by Jaco Van Dormael (Toto the Hero, Mr Nobody, The Eighth Day), will kick off this 44th edition.
After its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last May, the new opus unconventional Belgian director, starring Benoît Poelvoorde (Three Hearts, Ransom of Glory), Yolande Moreau (Mammuth,...
Below is the lineup. There’s a lot to process so take your sweet time!
Opening and closing
The whole New Testament directed by Jaco Van Dormael (Toto the Hero, Mr Nobody, The Eighth Day), will kick off this 44th edition.
After its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last May, the new opus unconventional Belgian director, starring Benoît Poelvoorde (Three Hearts, Ransom of Glory), Yolande Moreau (Mammuth,...
- 9/29/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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