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Archive for March, 2007
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
The Requickening Project is made up of five individuals who come from various backgrounds in the arts specific to Aboriginal art and its production. Shelley Niro, artist, filmmaker and exhibiting artist of the 2003 Biennale, Lori Blondeau, performance artist and director of Tribe Inc., Ryan Rice, artist, independent curator and co-founder of Nation To Nation and the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective will join Nancy Marie Mithlo, curator, academic and co-founder of the Indigenous Arts Action Alliance and Italian anthropologist Elisabetta Frasca with assistance from Mario di Martino in Venice, together have formed an active organization.
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Aboriginal Collaborative Exchange - “The REQUICKENING Project” Venice 52
Aboriginal artists have a proactive role in our diverse communities. Whether they are urban, suburban, rural, or reserve, they secure, critique, innovate and share the cultural knowledge, spirit and traditions of our nations. Artists, curators, art historians and cultural workers continue into the new millennium as participants of our own legacy; writing, producing, documenting, administrating and defining a distinct art historical discourse we can claim as our own. While the margins created by a Western culture may still be present, the Aboriginal arts community stakes a passionate claim to be seen, heard and acknowledged within each artistic discipline. The Aboriginal arts movement traverses and widens the sphere of contested spaces in this age of globalization.
Across the great pond in the “Old World,” we have been privileged and honoured to acknowledge an Aboriginal presence at the Venice Biennale. The international art world has witnessed the provocative and outstanding work by Edward Poitras in 1995 and Fountain (2005) by Rebecca Belmore, at the 51st edition of the 2005 Venice Biennale. The collective Indigenous Arts Action Alliance (IA3) has successfully sponsored three Biennale exhibits (1999, 2001, 2003). In 2005, the National Museum of the American Indian “borrowed” IA3’s merited space for its presentation and entrance to the Venice Biennale with performance artist James Luna’s Emendatio.
Even as we see these spaces open up and become accessible, an indigenous presence is still imperfect in international art venues. We wish to further the discourse of an Indigenous art history as relevant to our own communities and a global audience. If we are not a participant in Venice 2007, our presence may be forgotten. We see the Venice Biennale is a site of triumph.
It is through the 52 edition of the Venice Biennale where IA3 representative Nancy Marie Mithlo will continue to pursue the goal of establishing an Indigenous presence through her invitation to exchange and collaborate collectively with performance artist and Tribe Inc., director Lori Blondeau, artist/filmmaker Shelley Niro, artist/curator Ryan Rice and Italian coordinator Elisabetta Frasca. The aim of the group is exemplified in its title THE REQUICKENING PROJECT; a reference to the Iroquois condolence ceremony that rectifies states of fragility, and ensuring life continues to flourish. Our exchange and dialogue will ensure and establish a continuum in Aboriginal curatorial practice that will examine community as well as mainstream tactics for making “our” space accessible, vigorous and on a par to the international standards the biennale upholds.
How will this aboriginal presence in Venice conceptualize success? Contrary to inclusion models that require self-sacrifice of ideals, our collective agenda calls upon indigenous knowledges to contribute to the conversation initiated by the Biennale curator Robert Storr. Our presence seeks to speak of how indigenous people conceptualize the fragility of life, how art speaks to understanding death and destruction as well as the process of healing. Our dialogue will consider carefully how to avoid an overworked reaction, or response to the hegemonic values of the West. We will need to consider strategies for a pro-active exhibition style and methodology to be employed in the process of taking a place with other artists of international standing. Blondeau will create, re-assemble, disassemble and perform States of Grace, inspired by her recent work Grace. Shelley Niro will project her short film Tree across the Italian city’s facade. Both works will invite audiences to witness the relevance and criticality in which traditional knowledge has upon global issues and the human condition. States of Grace will reveal many instances of human vulnerability through Blondeau’s acts of memory, home, displacement, and decolonization. Her performances will expose an Aboriginal perspective of suffering and pain, healing and hope. Niro’s short film Tree pays homage to the “Keep America Beautiful” campaign from the early 1970’s where stoic actor Iron Eyes Cody gazes at the environment and sees it is no longer being cared for or respected. Niro replaces Cody, the perpetual Indian stereotype, with a matriarchal figure who witnesses the same environmental degradation, some 30 years later. Our efforts seek to make an intellectual statement concerning aboriginal wisdom in the visual and expressive arts. We wish to articulate this beauty through careful workings of body movement, moving images, sound, place, space and contextualization via authorship of essays. We will interpret contemporary manifestations of Indigenous wisdom by reference to the elegant work of Niro and Blondeau. These expressions are in simultaneous interaction with the project curators and coordinators, refining, challenging and seeking the clearest and most direct statement, given the opportunity that the Biennale affords. The meta-narratives as they unfold form a basis for new conceptual reasoning, an advanced level of participation in future exhibitions and a more solid presence as unique artistic worlds. The global stage requires our participation.
Nancy Marie Mithlo and Ryan Rice, Curators
Shelley Niro and Lori Blondeau, Artists
Elisabetta Frasca, Director
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Talking Stick: Native Arts Quarterly
Talking Stick is currently accepting submissions of Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction for our upcoming Writers Issue. In order to spotlight Native writers in the New York Metro Area as well as the East Coast, we want to see the best of what Native literary minds can come up with. So pick up your pen, turn on your computer, or fix the ribbon in your typewriter and get to it. We know you have stories and we want to read them.
Also, Talking Stick is always on the look out for talented Native journalists and writers to contribute to future issues. If you’re receiving this email, you probably get Talking Stick, and if you’re one of the few lucky readers that get our wonderfully humble publication, then you know it has been created just for you. So jump on board and contribute your abilities to keep this one of a kind publication going. With your help, the next ten years of Talking Stick will be very exciting, and we want you involved.
To submit your work for the upcoming writers issue or ask about the wonderful opportunities Talking Stick offers its beloved writers, contact Steve Elm: Talking Stick editor, captain, altruistic taskmaster, and David Bowie enthusiast at: february60@yahoo.com
Visual Arts
The American Indian Community House (AICH) presents Fly By Night Mythology. Featuring work by Larry McNeil (Tlingit), Mythology will be showcased at the AICH Gallery from April 13 to May 12, 2007. On April 13th, the National Museum of the American Indian will feature an Art Talk with McNeil in conjunction with the show from 12pm to 1pm, and a gallery talk will take place at AICH on April 14th from 2pm to 3pm. The AICH Gallery is located at 11 Broadway, 2nd floor, New York, 10004, and the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 6pm. For more information visit www.aich.org or call 212.598.0100
Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival
Submission deadline: April 23, 2007.
Independent filmmakers are invited to submit short- form films, 10 minutes or less in length and in all genres. All submitted shorts to the Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival will be screened and reviewed be an esteemed jury of leading independent filmmakers, interactive producers and industry executives. The grand prize-winner will be awarded $2,500 and a national television premiere on Independent Lens, provided that all PBS broadcast standards and policies have been met. Ten additional winners will be showcased on the Independent Lens Web site at PBS.org. Winners will be announced in Fall 2007.
Fundación Marcelino Botín
Fundación Marcelino Botín, a Spanish institution created in 1964, has just opened two visual arts calls: for Scholarships and a Workshop.
For the call period of 2007/2008, the Visual Arts Scholarships is provided with 220.000 euros. These consist in aid for education, research or personal projects that will close with the organization of an exhibition in Santander and the edition of a catalogue. The call will be open for individuals of any nationality with the only condition of having between 23 and 40 years of age for the educational scholarships.
The deadline for applications is May 4, 2007.
http://www.fundacionmbotin.org:80/
Montana Artists Refuge
Visiting artists who wish to participate in our regular residency program may come and stay for one month to nine months, November through July. Residencies for less time are considered based on demand for space; rent is by the month only.
The American Indian Artists Residency in September. Deadline for application is April 15; fill out specific American Indian Artists Residency application.
http://www.montanaartistsrefuge.org/apply.htm http://www.montanaartistsrefuge.org/indianartists.htm
NAPT
-The postmark deadline for NAPT’s 2007 Open Call is July 11, 2007. Projects in all stages are welcome to apply. Sixty-minute formats are strongly preferred, but films of any length will be considered. The 2007 RFP will be posted on our website soon, and in the meantime, the 2006 Request for Proposals (RFP) is available to review our guidelines. We will only mail application forms this year upon request. A postcard mailing will be sent via U.S. Mail when the new RFP form is available.
-The CPB/PBS Producers Workshop at WGBH is an intensive, week-long seminar for producers who create or intend to create works for public broadcasting, either through a public television station or independently. Now in its seventh year, the Workshop is an opportunity for experienced producers to hone and upgrade skills at a relatively high level so that the participants can apply these skills to works in progress or in the future.
-The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is funding a nationwide, year-long search that will bring new voices to the public radio airwaves. Submissions begin April 16. Three finalists will be identified by September, 2007. They will then produce pilot shows which will be presented to CPB in early 2008. CPB will review the programs and choose one for continued funding.
Other opportunities are listed on our website 24 hours a day, seven days a week here: http://amerinda.org/info/opportunities.html
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Whoopi Goldberg to Host Annual 3rd Annual Youth Media Student Screening
[New York, NY March 28, 2007] The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced their programs taking place during the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF). Highlights include the Tribeca Film Fellows program which provides young artists with skills and resources to pursue a career in film; a special gala screening of films by New York City youth filmmakers entitled Our City, My Story; special discussions with filmmakers, including renowned documentarian Albert Maysles, and an internship program for the students following the festival.
The Institute will host the third Tribeca Film Fellows Program where young filmmakers will be immersed in the exhilaration of a major film festival and given the tools and relationships to move forward as they consider careers in media. 20 young filmmakers from across New York City, ages 15-19, have been selected to receive an all-access pass to the inner workings of the film industry and they will take part in a mentorship program with TFF filmmakers, panel discussions, workshops, screenings and special events. The program will culminate with student presentations of original film pitches and a screening of short film “Cityscapes,” which will serve as the introduction to Our City, My Story, which will be screened as part of a special student outreach event hosted by Whoopi Goldberg on Thursday, May 3 and as TFI’s annual youth media gala screening on Friday, May 4.
Our City, My Story, the Tribeca Film Institute’s third annual celebration of the excellence and diversity of New York City youth media, gives youth-produced work an audience during the Tribeca Film Festival. Nine outstanding short films created over the last year will be premiered at TFI’s third annual youth media gala May 4 at 6:30 PM at AMC Loews 34th Street. The gala will provide a unique forum for the Film Fellows to network with members of the local youth media community, while highlighting the work they have produced.
This year, three Rwandan youth filmmakers will also partake in the Film Fellows program and will host a special screening and talkback for their work Three Voices: Focus on Rwanda, Empowering Rwanda’s Youth through Filmmaking on Sunday, April 29
“This year, between the Youth Filmmakers, Film Fellows, and our pilot Tribeca Teaches: Films in Motion programs we will directly reach more than 1300 students,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-chair of the Tribeca Film Institute. “Through these initiatives we will be able to really encourage youth filmmakers and hope that these programs will double and triple in years to come.”
On May 3, renowned filmmaker Albert Maysles will host a private screening of his works and discussion with the Film Fellows. Other aspects of the Film Fellows program include a panels produced in collaboration with Listen Up!, an international youth media clearing house, on filmmaking in NYC and how to utilize new media in youth filmmaking.
Participants will also meet with representatives from over ten local universities about the schools’ film and media programs, as well as have the rare opportunity to network with film and industry players in an intimate setting. This initial session will give the Fellows a better sense of specific professional interests and will result in six-week film-related internships placement following the Festival.
“TFI and the Film Fellows program are excellent launching pads for young filmmakers and directors,” said Sydney Meeks, President of the Tribeca Film Institute. “2006 TFF alum Jonan Everett starred in HBO’s Angel Rodriguez, directed by Jim McKay. Kiri Davis, also a TFF alumna, directed A Girl Like Me, which was featured in Our City, My Story and premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Her film has since been added to Bank Street Teacher’s College Curriculum and also went on to win the Silverdocs audience award. This competitive program continues to attract incredibly talented young artists who are making an impact in their communities and schools and whose work shows immense potential. The Fellows program will give them additional tools with which to continue on the road to success.”
The Institute also announced the continuation of the Tribeca Film Festival on Wheels, TFI’s partnership with the Lollipop Theater Network (LOLLIPOP), a charity dedicated to bringing the magic of movies to children confined to hospitals due to chronic or life-threatening illnesses nationwide. TFI and LOLLIPOP will present the Third Annual TFF on Wheels. This unique collaboration, sponsored by Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at NY-Presbyterian, will screen selections from the 2007 Tribeca Family Film Festival for pediatric patients. Film directors and cast members will attend the screenings at the hospital and participate in Q&A sessions with the audience
Monday, March 26th, 2007
This week on Longviews:
-Movies We Watched Over the Weekend. NAICA’s editor has a penchant for basketball movies, documentary Chiefs by David Junge
-The Dallas Gick Report: sorta live from the AFI International Film Festival where Red States rules prohibit laughing at WTC and Osama Bin Laden candles.
-Ask An Indian: burning question goes unanswered.
-A sexy Salish Kootenai gets her degree wedged between a camel and naturo-pathic boobies.
Plus,
Val Kilmer’s reservation hug-in and,
we debut the term “Chero-kilmer” the qualifying quantum by which all Hollywood types claiming Indian blood shall forever be measured.
You heard it here first!
Longviews
Monday, March 26th, 2007
I would like to say we can stick to a stringent schedule but as artists and performers sometimes we just don’t feel the inspiration, not to mention experiencing difficulty scheduling guests for segments. But never fear, if you missed our ramblings and sexy squeaky voices never fear for we will have a delciciously cheeky ‘cast for you this evening, late in the evening when, in your lonely quiet hour, you need to hear friendly squaws, I mean squawks, we will be in the ether for you.
just for you.
stay tuned!
Monday, March 26th, 2007
partnerships DRIVE festival growth and underscore
LONG-STANDING commitment to filmmaking, the arts and community
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AARP, Axium, Montblanc, Target and Yahoo! are among the new sponsors that will
bring innovative experiences and programs to a broad audience
New York, NY [March 26, 2007] – The Tribeca Film Festival today announced the sponsors for the 2007 Festival, which includes the addition of marquee brands AARP, Axium Entertainment, Montblanc, Target and Yahoo!, as well as the continued support of numerous returning sponsors, including Founding Sponsor American Express. The Festival, now in its sixth year, will take place April 25 – May 6, 2007.
Many of the Festival’s sponsors transcend the traditional boundaries of marketing partnerships by taking an active role in content integration and the creation of new programs and events that will enhance the Festival experience for filmmakers, artists, members of the film industry, Festival volunteers and the public.
“Each sponsor is an important extension of the Festival brand,” said Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. “Not only do our sponsors play an integral role in supporting the infrastructure and rapid growth of the Festival, but they also bring a shared passion for and an understanding of our core values. Our sponsors enable us to bring the Tribeca Film Festival to a global audience of millions in interesting and meaningful ways.”
American Express is the Founding Sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival. Since 2002, American Express has worked in many different ways to enhance the experience for all festival-goers while offering cardmembers special access and advantages. In 2007, American Express will provide information centers throughout Manhattan to help consumers navigate the Festival. At the Family Festival Street Fair, presented by American Express, they will provide entertainment and hospitality services for cardmembers. Continuing its tradition of honoring excellence in filmmaking at the Film Festival, American Express will present the Best New Narrative Filmmaker and Best New Documentary Filmmaker awards.
The Festival welcomes the following new Signature Sponsors for 2007 – AARP, Axium Entertainment, Montblanc, Target and Yahoo! – as well as the following new Friends of the Festival – Chock full o’Nuts, Crumpler, Jaman.com, LX.TV, Mouton Cadet, New York Sports Clubs, Sun Microsystems and ZonePerfect Nutrition Bars.
As the official sponsor of the Festival’s Volunteer program, AARP will support the thousands of volunteers from around the world who lend crucial support to the Festival. In addition, AARP members will receive an exclusive discount on the Festival’s popular “Daytimer Pass.”
Axium Entertainment, the Official Entertainment Payroll Company of the Tribeca Film Festival, continues its strong support of independent film. Axium is the sponsor of the World Documentary Competition and is the sponsor of three important Festival awards – Best Documentary Feature, Best Screenwriter, and the Founder’s Award for Best Narrative Feature.
Montblanc will present the 15th Annual International Montblanc de la Culture Award at an exclusive gala during the Festival. The nominees for the award, which supports the arts in ten countries, are Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones and Martha Richards. Montblanc is also the sponsor of the Festival’s Spotlight Screening Series, which features films with well known cast members, high profile directors, or timely subject matters.
Target will provide a “home base” for filmmakers, members of the film industry and media as the Official Sponsor of the Target Tribeca Filmmaker Lounge. This Lounge is one of the main Festival hubs and an integral part of making the Tribeca Film Festival experience a memorable one for its participants.
Chock full o’Nuts will celebrate its 75th Anniversary at the Tribeca Film Festival by debuting their new jingle at the Family Festival Street Fair. The iconic brand will also offer coffee samplings at Festival venues and neighborhoods.
Mouton Cadet is the Official Wine of the Tribeca Film Festival. Their products will be featured throughout the Festival at designated events and venues.
ZonePerfect is the Official Nutrition Bar of the Tribeca Film Festival and will offer free samples at a number of Festival premieres, venues and events, including the Family Festival Street Fair and the Official Festival Box Office at 15 Laight Street in Tribeca.
Underscoring its success in building long-term relationships with its sponsors, the Tribeca Film Festival is also pleased to announce the return of Signature Sponsors: AMC Theatres®, Apple, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Aquafina, Bloomberg, Brookfield Properties, Budweiser Select, Delta Air Lines, Empire State Development, General Motors, Jameson Irish Whiskey, NBC4HD, The New York Times, RR Donnelley, Telemundo, Vanity Fair, and Tribeca Grand Hotel. The Festival also welcomes back the support of Friends of Festival Sponsors: ASCAP, CD101.9, Chanel, LMDC and HUD, Exchange Hotel, L’Oréal Paris, The City of New York Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, Directors Guild of America, Getty Images, Radio Disney AM 1560, W Hotels, The Hollywood Reporter, Screen International, TIME Magazine and Variety.
To help the Festival accommodate its tremendous growth and make it easily accessible to new neighborhoods, AMC will provide two new screening venues — AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 and AMC Loews 72nd Street 1.
Chanel, the Official Fashion Sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival, will sponsor the Artists Awards Program for the second year in a row. Through this program, well-known, contemporary artists will contribute original paintings and photographs that will be given as awards to the top eleven Festival winners. The Artists Awards program highlights the Festival’s commitment to artists celebrating other artists. During the festival, Chanel will host these artists with a dinner celebrating the program. Throughout the first week of the Festival, these original works of art will be on display free to the public at the Gallery Vietnam, located at 345 Greenwich Street.
Delta Air Lines will build on its already deep commitment to the Festival, which includes sponsorship of the World Narrative Feature Competition as well as the Best Actor in a Narrative Feature and Best Actress in a Narrative Feature awards. Delta will sponsor the Delta Air Lines Kite Garden at the Family Festival Street Fair. Families will be able to build, fly and take home kites furnished by Delta. Additionally, Delta will sponsor professional kite fliers who will be situated along Greenwich Street.
The New York Times has developed a special Will Shortz crossword puzzle that is featured in the Festival Guide, which is being inserted into the newspapers on Sunday April 8th in New York and Los Angeles. Additionally, New York Times Film Facts, fun insider film trivia, will be incorporated into the on-screen pre-show before each film screening.
Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Longhouse Media/Native Lens
117 E. Louisa St. #131 Seattle, WA 98102 nativelens@mac.com
ATTENTION ALL YOUNG FILMMAKERS AND ACTORS:
Join us for the 2nd Youth Fly Filmmaking Experience, a partnership between the Seattle International Film Festival and Longhouse Media’s NATIVE LENS program.
What is Fly Filmmaking? An extremely artistic, creative, and stimulating form of filmmaking in which local filmmakers and actors are able to showcase their skills, collaborate with other artists, and premier their work at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)! Based on the incredibly short duration of time allotted to the filmmakers and actors, this process can be referred to as “on the fly,” hence the name: Fly Filmmaking.
When: June 7th, 6pm thru June 9th 7pm, SIFF Premiere on Saturday June 9th
Where: The Seattle Center House and locations throughout Seattle
If chosen to participate you will:
* Work with 30 other youth filmmakers and actors for 36 hours to plan shoot and edit a short film.
* Screen your finished film at Future Wave, SIFF’s premier youth film festival.
* Meet local and national adult filmmakers, actors, guest artists, and storytellers.
* Learn about the local Duwamish Tribe and participate in some Pacific Northwest Native American feasting.
* Meet a lot of interesting people, make friends from across the country, and make movies!
* Some travel grants are available
Applications will be accepted until May 10, 2007.
Download application here: http://thenaica.org/2ndAnnualSuperFlyApp1.pdf
If you have any questions feel free to contact Tracy Rector at nativelens@mac.com (cell) 206-387-2468 or check out our website at www.longhousemedia.org.
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Awesome. I wish I were Mel Gibson’s bitch.
Read here and, here.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
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Tribeca All Access Alumni Projects ‘Planet B Boy’ and ‘Lillie & Leander’ to have World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
[New York, NY – March 21, 2007] – Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express, along with the Tribeca Film Institute today announced the selected projects for Tribeca All Access (TAA), a program designed to help foster relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities. Tribeca All Access will present 32 new projects at the five-day event, which runs April 25 – 29 during this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, held from April 25 – May 6.
TAA, in its 4th year, will provide the participating directors and screenwriters the opportunity to meet one-on-one with more than 100 potential investors, development executives, producers, and agents in prescheduled meetings. The 32 narrative and documentary directors and screenwriters selected to participate represent members of the African American, Latino, Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander communities. This year’s TAA projects span a range of topics, from a romantic comedy starring a neurotic lesbian to a documentary that goes inside the world of a professional league of born-again Christian wrestlers.
“Tribeca All Access is now a recognized incubator for U.S.-based writing and directing talent,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Institute. “We are very proud to present this platform to celebrate a multiplicity of filmmaking voices.”
Two alumni of the 2005 TAA program – Benson Lee and Jeffrey Morgan – will have their works premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Director Benson Lee will present the world premiere of ‘Planet B-Boy,’ a documentary film on world championship break dancing, in Documentary Competition. Jeffrey Morgan will present the world premiere of ‘Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence,’ a feature-length documentary that examines what happens when a woman stumbles upon an explosive family secret that hints at decades of racially charged murders. Morgan’s film will play in this year’s Discovery program.
“Tribeca All Access is about identifying talent and challenging expectations,” said Beth Janson, TAA Program Director for the Tribeca Film Institute. “We are extremely proud of our selections this year and look forward to facilitating many new and exciting relationships.”
This month, Dennis Lee, winner of the 2005 TAA Creative Promise Award is scheduled to go into production on his feature directorial debut ‘Fireflies In The Garden’ with Ryan Reynolds, Emily Watson, Carrie Ann Moss and Julia Roberts.
“Tribeca All Access was a turning point in my career,” said Lee. “It’s a congenial and nurturing program that offers invaluable insight into the film industry. The connections I made through TAA continue to enhance my career.”
2007 Tribeca All Access participants were selected from an open call for submissions, which garnered over 300 entries from across the country. Two filmmakers and one screenwriter will be awarded the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award, which comes with a prize of $10,000 for narrative and documentary and $5,000 for screenwriting. Announcements regarding the winners will be made at the Tribeca All Access Awards Ceremony at the Tribeca Film Center on April 28th.
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