Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett, Emmy-nominated producer Coco Francini of Dirty Films, and Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, announced the 11 recipients of their Proof of Concept Accelerator program, supported by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.
“We have been astonished by the artistry of all 1,200 filmmakers who applied to Proof of Concept, which proves that there are so many voices out there who deserve to find their audience. Our final selection represents filmmakers who we felt had the experience and vision to take their careers to the next level and make creative and compelling film and television that may transform the landscape of storytelling. We are grateful to the applicants, our incredible selection committee, and the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity for their unwavering support and guidance as we take another step towards creating an ecosystem that supports inclusion of gender marginalized directors at the highest levels of the entertainment business,...
“We have been astonished by the artistry of all 1,200 filmmakers who applied to Proof of Concept, which proves that there are so many voices out there who deserve to find their audience. Our final selection represents filmmakers who we felt had the experience and vision to take their careers to the next level and make creative and compelling film and television that may transform the landscape of storytelling. We are grateful to the applicants, our incredible selection committee, and the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity for their unwavering support and guidance as we take another step towards creating an ecosystem that supports inclusion of gender marginalized directors at the highest levels of the entertainment business,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Proof of Concept, an accelerator program supporting women, trans and nonbinary filmmakers founded by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, producer Coco Francini and Dr. Stacy L. Smith, has set its inaugural class of filmmakers.
Proof of Concept was created after Dirty Films partners Blanchett and Francini met Smith at a Kering Women in Motion talk during last year’s Cannes Film Festival. On Monday, the trio reunited to discuss the progress they’ve made in building the new program, which was announced in December 2023 with the mission to support an inaugural class of 8 emerging filmmakers.
Among the updates shared was that the trio and their all-star selection committee — Chloé Zhao, Emma Corrin, Eva Longoria, Greta Gerwig, Jane Campion, Janicza Bravo, Lily Gladstone and Lilly Wachowski — had made their final selections out of more than 1,200 applications. They also announced that with the support of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, the program...
Proof of Concept was created after Dirty Films partners Blanchett and Francini met Smith at a Kering Women in Motion talk during last year’s Cannes Film Festival. On Monday, the trio reunited to discuss the progress they’ve made in building the new program, which was announced in December 2023 with the mission to support an inaugural class of 8 emerging filmmakers.
Among the updates shared was that the trio and their all-star selection committee — Chloé Zhao, Emma Corrin, Eva Longoria, Greta Gerwig, Jane Campion, Janicza Bravo, Lily Gladstone and Lilly Wachowski — had made their final selections out of more than 1,200 applications. They also announced that with the support of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, the program...
- 5/21/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
When Refinery29 premiered its Shatterbox Anthology in August of 2016, the new program was anchored by a forward-thinking concept: to “create short films that redefine identity, imagination, and storytelling through the female lens.” In their first “season,” they made a dozen films with a dozen female directors. Now, they’ve unveiled their second series of short films from female directors, including new offerings from Yara Shahidi, Gillian Jacobs, Jessica Sanders, A.M. Lukas (aka Anna Martemucci), Allana Harkin, Gilly Barnes, Ivy Agregan, and Janine Sherman Barrois.
Alongside partner TNT, the second season of Shatterbox (as its known these days) kicked off with a Tiff screening earlier this month, but the full series is already available online for interested viewers. This second season consists of 8 wide-ranging short-form films helmed by female directors, from a new take on “The Red Balloon” to a timely story about immigration and even a wild digital tale about viruses gone crazy.
Alongside partner TNT, the second season of Shatterbox (as its known these days) kicked off with a Tiff screening earlier this month, but the full series is already available online for interested viewers. This second season consists of 8 wide-ranging short-form films helmed by female directors, from a new take on “The Red Balloon” to a timely story about immigration and even a wild digital tale about viruses gone crazy.
- 9/18/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Turner’s TNT, in partnership with Refinery29, today announced the world premiere and digital release date of season two of the Shatterbox, the film series that gives female storytellers a platform to create short films that redefine identity, imagination and storytelling with a female perspective.
The latest collection (see the list of films below) debuts Saturday, Sept. 8, across TNT’s digital platforms. To mark the launch, the films will get an exclusive screening at the Toronto Film Festival, with a presence at Refinery29’s experiential event “29Rooms New York” (September 6-9 and September 13-16).
The film series also will be promoted through Shatterbox’s new ad campaign “You Don’t Know the Half of It,” which attempts to raise awareness about gender disparities in Hollywood. The ad campaign begins on TNT social and digital platforms Thursday, Sept. 6, and will play during the private fest screening.
TNT and Refinery29 are planning...
The latest collection (see the list of films below) debuts Saturday, Sept. 8, across TNT’s digital platforms. To mark the launch, the films will get an exclusive screening at the Toronto Film Festival, with a presence at Refinery29’s experiential event “29Rooms New York” (September 6-9 and September 13-16).
The film series also will be promoted through Shatterbox’s new ad campaign “You Don’t Know the Half of It,” which attempts to raise awareness about gender disparities in Hollywood. The ad campaign begins on TNT social and digital platforms Thursday, Sept. 6, and will play during the private fest screening.
TNT and Refinery29 are planning...
- 9/6/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Refinery29 has tapped Yara Shahidi, Gillian Jacobs, Gilly Barnes, Ivy Agregan, Janine Sherman Barrois, A.M. Lukas, Jessica Sanders, and Allana Harkin as the filmmakers for season two of Shatterbox Anthology, which will consist of eight wide-ranging short-form films. The series provides emerging and established female filmmakers the support and opportunity to realize their visions and reach new audiences across multiple platforms. Season two launched at the 2018 Sundance…...
- 1/25/2018
- Deadline
Vanity Fair Magazine is continuing with their Decades Series and celebration of their 100th anniversary with their latest video. This time, the magazine is focusing on the 1910s and women’s marches for the right to vote. Gilly Barnes directs this video, which re-imagines the first march made in the early 20th century by suffragists demanding for women’s equality. The video paints a picture of the suffragist movement in a much more startling light than I’ve seen–it not only covers the fight for the right to vote, but it also covers injustices towards women in general. You can see the similarities there were with the suffragist movement and the civil rights [ Read More ]
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- 9/12/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
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