The recipients for the The Future of Film is Female (FOFIF) Short Film Fund Fall 2022 Grant cycle have been introduced. FOFIF’s web site particulars, “Two filmmakers will receive $1000 financial grants: Nicole Otero for production on her short film ‘Wait for Night’ and Abby Harri for post-production on her short ‘Side Hustle.’ Jalena Keane-Lee receives post-production sound services from Heard City (valued at $16,000) for ‘Barrio Chino Havana.’ Francesca Mirabella receives color correction services from Nice Shoes for ‘Bomb’ while Ivete Lucas also receives color correction services from Irving Harvey for ‘The Passing’ (each valued at $20,000).”
“I’m tremendously proud to welcome these five filmmakers into The FOFIF family. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jalena, Francesca, and Ivete previously with screenings at MoMA and Nitehawk Cinema. And I have greatly admired the work as an editor that Nicole has done and Abby’s casting for films like ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair.’ To now be able to help further getting these filmmakers work in front of audiences is an honor for our organization,” mentioned Caryn Coleman, Founder of The FOFIF.
Based in NYC, The FOFIF is a non-profit that helps the work of ladies and non-binary filmmakers.
Read extra concerning the recipients and their tasks beneath.
Jalena Keane-Lee – BARRIO CHINO HAVANA
HEARD CITY Post Production (sound modifying and mixing) Grant
BARRIO CHINO HAVANA bears witness to how the final of the unique Chinese immigrants in Cuba attempt to maintain their legacy alive by artwork in Havana’s fading Chinatown.
Nicole Otero – WAIT FOR NIGHT
Production Financial Grant for splinter unit
WAIT FOR NIGHT is a triptych of loss in America’s Southwest as two siblings return to their late father’s home for the final time, however they encounter an already unfamiliar atmosphere within the place that holds their previous.
Francesca Mirabella – BOMB
NICE SHOES Post Production (shade mixing) Grant
BOMB tells the story of two life-long associates Cash and Dallas whose, when issues take a flip after they uncover an undetonated Bomb from the Boer War, friendship and who they’re won’t ever be the identical.
Ivete Lucas – PASSING
Post-production funding (shade mixing) by Irving Harvey
The movie data the distinctive medical apply of an “Old Austin” home name veterinarian Dr. Michael Mullins on the day his neighbor and good pal Cindy has reached the tough choice that it’s time for Michael to finish the lifetime of her 17 yr of canine Fiona.
Abby Harri – SIDE HUSTLE
Post-production Financial Grant for shade and sound mixing
SIDE HUSTLE follows a day and night time within the lifetime of Eden, a dancer in New York City who pays the payments with monetary help from her sugar daddy. Documentary interviews with sugar infants and intercourse employees weave diegetically into Eden’s fictional story by her consumption and interplay with social media, contextualizing her expertise inside a group of voices.
“I’m tremendously proud to welcome these five filmmakers into The FOFIF family. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jalena, Francesca, and Ivete, previously with screenings at MoMA and Nitehawk Cinema. And I have greatly admired the work as an editor that Nicole has done and Abby’s casting for films like WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR. To now be able to help further getting these filmmakers work in front of audiences is an honor for our organization.” – Caryn Coleman, Founder of The FOFIF.
In our first 5 years we’ve been capable of help FIFTY-TWO tasks! Huge thanks to our companions Heard City, Nice Shoes, and Irving Harvey. Thank you to all who submitted and to all who help our work. Our subsequent funding spherical opens within the spring – keep tuned!
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