The Sundance Institute has today named the participants and projects set for the latest edition of its Producers Lab, taking place at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort from July 24-28, as well as for its Producers Intensive, taking place this fall.
Feature Film producers taking part in the Producers Lab include Pierre M. Coleman (Ricky), Julia Kennelly (Clare), Liz Lian (Skin), Valerie Castillo Martinez (Anita) and Cameron Morton (Lollygag). Among those coming to the Lab with documentary projects are Colleen Cassingham (Life After), Nicole Docta (The Dead Zone), Emma D. Miller (Untitled Mistress Dispeller Project), Jolene Pinder (Fun House) and Flor de oro Tejada (Wild Darlings Sing the Blues (And It’s a Song of Freedom)).
Fellows for the third edition of the Producers Intensive, on the fiction side, include Alifya Ali and Samantha Skinner (’06-’07), Paula González-Nasser (Saca Tu Lengua), Kyra Knox (South Side Girls), Xin Li (Santa Anita...
Feature Film producers taking part in the Producers Lab include Pierre M. Coleman (Ricky), Julia Kennelly (Clare), Liz Lian (Skin), Valerie Castillo Martinez (Anita) and Cameron Morton (Lollygag). Among those coming to the Lab with documentary projects are Colleen Cassingham (Life After), Nicole Docta (The Dead Zone), Emma D. Miller (Untitled Mistress Dispeller Project), Jolene Pinder (Fun House) and Flor de oro Tejada (Wild Darlings Sing the Blues (And It’s a Song of Freedom)).
Fellows for the third edition of the Producers Intensive, on the fiction side, include Alifya Ali and Samantha Skinner (’06-’07), Paula González-Nasser (Saca Tu Lengua), Kyra Knox (South Side Girls), Xin Li (Santa Anita...
- 7/24/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu-Kartemquin Accelerator Program Unveils ‘Traces Of Home’ And ‘Tres Fridas’ As Inaugural Projects
Exclusive: Kartemquin Films has set Colette Ghunim’s Traces of Home and Reveca Torres’ Tres Fridas as the two projects that will participate in the inaugural Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Program for filmmakers of color.
The Accelerator program offers two alumni of Kartemquin’s Filmmaker Development Programs $20,000 each towards production, and mentorship through 2020 within the Kartemquin collaborative production model.
“Access to meaningful development opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers is critically important, especially as we see just how under-resourced our community of independent documentary filmmakers of color are in this pandemic moment,” said Jolene Pinder, Executive Director. “This intervention — to bring a streaming service together with filmmakers at an earlier stage in the storytelling process — is where we want to be. Here at Kartemquin, we could not be more proud to support Colette and Reveca and the transformative films they are making. Both are powerful storytellers and incredible movement builders in their communities.
The Accelerator program offers two alumni of Kartemquin’s Filmmaker Development Programs $20,000 each towards production, and mentorship through 2020 within the Kartemquin collaborative production model.
“Access to meaningful development opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers is critically important, especially as we see just how under-resourced our community of independent documentary filmmakers of color are in this pandemic moment,” said Jolene Pinder, Executive Director. “This intervention — to bring a streaming service together with filmmakers at an earlier stage in the storytelling process — is where we want to be. Here at Kartemquin, we could not be more proud to support Colette and Reveca and the transformative films they are making. Both are powerful storytellers and incredible movement builders in their communities.
- 5/6/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Gordon Quinn, the founder of the non-profit film organization Kartemquin Films, has been hospitalized and diagnosed with Covid-19, the organization said in a statement Friday.
Quinn had returned from a trip to Australia for the Australian International Documentary Conference on March 8 and fell ill. On Thursday, Kartemquin executive director Jolene Pinder informed filmmakers and alumni of the organization that Quinn had been hospitalized. Quinn is 78.
He’s currently on a respirator in the ICU and is being monitored closely by doctors, though his fever had abated and Pinder described his voice as “strong.” He had been in contact with his wife Meg, who is currently isolating at home.
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“Covid-19 is changing our lives in so many unimaginable ways literally minute-to-minute. I know the news that someone in our community is directly...
Quinn had returned from a trip to Australia for the Australian International Documentary Conference on March 8 and fell ill. On Thursday, Kartemquin executive director Jolene Pinder informed filmmakers and alumni of the organization that Quinn had been hospitalized. Quinn is 78.
He’s currently on a respirator in the ICU and is being monitored closely by doctors, though his fever had abated and Pinder described his voice as “strong.” He had been in contact with his wife Meg, who is currently isolating at home.
Also Read: How the Coronavirus Has Upended Film Festivals - and What We Can Do About It (Guest Blog)
“Covid-19 is changing our lives in so many unimaginable ways literally minute-to-minute. I know the news that someone in our community is directly...
- 3/20/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Daily Dead was proud to once again sponsor and experience this year's Overlook Film Festival, which took place in the historic (and quite possibly haunted) confines of New Orleans. And with another year of immersive events, essential screenings, and live performances in the books, the Overlook Film Festival's 2019 audience and juried awards have been announced, and we've been provided with the full list to share with Daily Dead readers.
Press Release: - The Overlook Film Festival 2019 has come to an end on Sunday, June 2nd after bringing four days of horror films, immersive games, Vr exhibitions, panels and workshops in New Orleans. The festival reached an audience of over 3000 people and hosted over 60 filmmakers, actors, and producers including Elijah Wood, Robert Rodriguez, Mick Garris, Chelsea Stardust, and Paul Scheer over the weekend.
The Overlook Features Jury; Rolling Stone’s Film/TV editor David Fear; writer, director and fashion photographer Carter Smith...
Press Release: - The Overlook Film Festival 2019 has come to an end on Sunday, June 2nd after bringing four days of horror films, immersive games, Vr exhibitions, panels and workshops in New Orleans. The festival reached an audience of over 3000 people and hosted over 60 filmmakers, actors, and producers including Elijah Wood, Robert Rodriguez, Mick Garris, Chelsea Stardust, and Paul Scheer over the weekend.
The Overlook Features Jury; Rolling Stone’s Film/TV editor David Fear; writer, director and fashion photographer Carter Smith...
- 6/5/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Body to offer $245,000 in support.
The International Documentary Association (Ida) announced on Thursday (28) 16 grants totalling $245,000 to films through its Enterprise Documentary Fund and Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund.
Eleven feature-length documentary projects have been selected as development grantees of the Enterprise Documentary Fund with awards totalling $150,000. The Fund aims to support projects that reframe contemporary and historical events.
A further five projects will receive $95,000 in support through the Pare Lorentz Doc Fund, which supports production and post production for films that illuminate issues in the Us. This year’s themes centre on land and water.
The 11 Enterprise Documentary Fund grantees are:...
The International Documentary Association (Ida) announced on Thursday (28) 16 grants totalling $245,000 to films through its Enterprise Documentary Fund and Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund.
Eleven feature-length documentary projects have been selected as development grantees of the Enterprise Documentary Fund with awards totalling $150,000. The Fund aims to support projects that reframe contemporary and historical events.
A further five projects will receive $95,000 in support through the Pare Lorentz Doc Fund, which supports production and post production for films that illuminate issues in the Us. This year’s themes centre on land and water.
The 11 Enterprise Documentary Fund grantees are:...
- 2/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ben Dickey
For an event that’s only in its 6th edition, the Louisiana International Film Festival (April 18–22) already seems to have dramatically changed the film landscape of the city of Baton Rouge and nearby towns. Fostering the development of a cinephile community and supporting local creators through its mentorship program, this regional outfit thrives thanks to its carefully selected slate and engaged audiences.
Program Director Ian Birnie, who was has been involved with Liff since its inception in 2013, has consistently assembled a selection of films comprised of accessible crowd-pleasers (this year with Streaker), unexpected foreign language gems (Double Lover), well-crafted American indies (American Animals), and Louisiana-made productions highlighting homegrown talent (Cut Off). Well-attended screenings, even for the more obscure titles, confirmed the notion that people are interested in watching what the fest has to offer beyond the galas and parties.
Choosing Ethan Hawke’s Blaze as the Opening Night...
For an event that’s only in its 6th edition, the Louisiana International Film Festival (April 18–22) already seems to have dramatically changed the film landscape of the city of Baton Rouge and nearby towns. Fostering the development of a cinephile community and supporting local creators through its mentorship program, this regional outfit thrives thanks to its carefully selected slate and engaged audiences.
Program Director Ian Birnie, who was has been involved with Liff since its inception in 2013, has consistently assembled a selection of films comprised of accessible crowd-pleasers (this year with Streaker), unexpected foreign language gems (Double Lover), well-crafted American indies (American Animals), and Louisiana-made productions highlighting homegrown talent (Cut Off). Well-attended screenings, even for the more obscure titles, confirmed the notion that people are interested in watching what the fest has to offer beyond the galas and parties.
Choosing Ethan Hawke’s Blaze as the Opening Night...
- 4/28/2018
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Read More: 16th Annual Woodstock Film Festival Announces World Cinema Program The New Orleans Film Society has announced the lineup for the 26th annual New Orleans Film Festival (Noff), taking place October 14–22 at venues across the city. The festival features 173 selections from Noff's open call for submissions from independent filmmakers, in addition to more than one dozen additional films that have acquired distribution. "The sustained growth of the festival demonstrates that Louisiana is an established hub of the entertainment industry," said New Orleans Film Society Executive Director Jolene Pinder, "and the New Orleans Film Festival serves as a barometer for what’s happening in the state." The 2015 Festival will showcase 24 feature films selected for competition: eight films in the Narrative Films in Competition category, seven films in the Documentary Films in Competition category and nine films in the Louisiana Features category. Opening,...
- 8/18/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Narrative and Documentary Competition feature films for the 23rd annual New Orleans Film Festival were announced today by the New Orleans Film Society. The festival (October 11-18) chose their lineup from a record 1,250 submissions. Of the fifteen competing feature films, ten are directed by women. All the films are having Louisiana premieres and winning filmmakers will get a $10,000 value camera package courtesy of Panavision. A jury will determine each winner and the jury includes Michelle Satter (founder, Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute), Neal Block (head of distribution, Magnolia Pictures), Tia Lessin (Academy Award-nominated director, "Trouble the Water"); Lois Vossen (founding and Emmy Award-winning series producer, "Independent Lens"); and Michael Lumpkin (executive director, International Documentary Association). Jolene Pinder, Executive Director of the New Orleans Film Society, expressed her excitement over this...
- 8/23/2012
- by Srimathi Sridhar
- Indiewire
The town of Montegut, Louisiana sits in the bayou, a 90-minute drive southwest from New Orleans. Here slivers of land snake until they run up against the Gulf of Mexico, the rising water from bordering canals lapping onto thin roads that have a habit of disappearing. Jolene Pinder, executive director of the New Orleans Film Society, drove down Montagut Road, running parallel to Bayou Terrebonne. Fishing boats idled nearby. “There it is!” Mark Rosenberg, artistic director of Brooklyn-based nonprofit Rooftop Films, yelled from the back seat. He clapped and pointed to an abandoned off-white building with a sign that read “Cajun Country House” and a blue, untouched display of gas prices. In this former gas station, two years ago, beasts were built. This was the makeshift production studio for Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts Of The Southern Wild,” which would screen that night in the bayou community for the first time.
- 6/27/2012
- by Andrew Lapin
- Indiewire
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation handed out its 29th College Television Awards on Saturday night at a black-tie gala ceremony at Culver Studios.
Among the winners were Stephen Neary of New York University (animation category), Michelle Tessier of UCLA (children's program), Reed Van Dyk of Cornell University (comedy), Jonas Mayabb of Pasadena's Art Center College of Design (commercials), Jolene Pinder and Sarah Zaman of the University of Florida, Gainesville (documentary), Nicole Haeusser and Ulrich Schwarz of UCLA (drama), Tim Wilkerson and Sean Brown of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (magazine shows), Jean-Olivier Begin of the Manhattan School of Music (in collaboration with Columbia University) (best composition), Sou Yun Sim of Florida State University Graduate Film School in Tallahassee (best use of music) and Ryan Dietz and Patrick Lester of Northwestern University (newscasts).
Among the winners were Stephen Neary of New York University (animation category), Michelle Tessier of UCLA (children's program), Reed Van Dyk of Cornell University (comedy), Jonas Mayabb of Pasadena's Art Center College of Design (commercials), Jolene Pinder and Sarah Zaman of the University of Florida, Gainesville (documentary), Nicole Haeusser and Ulrich Schwarz of UCLA (drama), Tim Wilkerson and Sean Brown of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (magazine shows), Jean-Olivier Begin of the Manhattan School of Music (in collaboration with Columbia University) (best composition), Sou Yun Sim of Florida State University Graduate Film School in Tallahassee (best use of music) and Ryan Dietz and Patrick Lester of Northwestern University (newscasts).
- 3/17/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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