THE WOMEN IN FILM FOUNDATION’s FILM FINISHING FUND CELEBRATES
ITS 28TH ANNIVERSARY WITH EXCLUSIVE 8-PART INTERVIEW SERIES
“GRANT WINNERS TALK”
FOR IMMEDIATE POSTING
Thursday, March 14, 2013… The Women In Film Foundations’ Film Finishing Fund is celebrating its 28th anniversary, and the open application cyle for the 2013 grants, with a special, exclusive 8-part interview series, “Grant Winners Talk” published on wif.org.
The series features in-depth interviews with eight FFF grant winners whose films went on to receive industry recognition, critical acclaim and prestigious awards. In the interviews, the filmmakers will discuss their experiences leading up to receiving the grants and the changes and challenges that followed. A new interview will be posted each week of the 2013 grant application cycle which runs from now through April 29th.
The interviews will be conducted by Cathleen Summers, producer and WIFF Trustee Board Member.
In the first week we talk with Karin Chien, the producer of Circumstance which was part of our 2010 FFF grant cycle and the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: Dramatic Winner.
“Grant Winners Talk” will feature the following filmmakers:
Karin Chien, producer
Circumstance
2011 Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award
Alisa Lapidus & Natasha Subramaniam, directors
Zergüt
Official Selection, Telluride Film Festival
Yoav Potash, director
Crime After Crime
2011 National Board of Review, Freedom of Expression Award
Jenny Deller, director
Future Weather
2012 Alfred P. Sloan Technology Award, Hamptons Film Festival
Cynthia Wade, director
Freeheld
2008 Academy® Award-winner, Best Documentary Short Subject
Kiran Deol, director
Woman Rebel
2011 Emmy® Award-nominee, News and Documentary
Kathy McCabe, producer, and Ryan White, director
Good Ol’ Freda
World Premiere, South-by-Southwest Film Festival
Tina Gharavi, director
I Am Nasrine
2013 BAFTA Award-nominee, Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
For more information on the Film Finishing Fund application, or to download an application, please visit www.wif.org/fff.
About Women In Film
Women In Film is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women achieve their highest potential within the global entertainment, communication and media industries and to preserving the legacy of women within those industries. Founded in 1973, Women In Film and its Women In Film Foundation provide for members an extensive network of contacts, educational programs, scholarships, film finishing funds and grants, access to employment opportunities, mentorships and numerous practical services in support of this mission. For more information about Women In Film and its programs, visit www.wif.org
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