Film Independent has selected 30 filmmakers for Project
Involve, its signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film
industry.
Project Involve, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, runs annually for nine months. During the program,
participants create short films, receive one-on-one film industry mentors,
access to production-based master workshops taught by top film professionals,
career development training and industry networking opportunities.
Upon completion, participants become Film Independent
Fellows, receiving year-round support including access to Film Independent’s
annual film education offerings, on-staff Filmmaker Advisor and the LA Film
Festival. (More info is here.)
For the third consecutive year, Sony is supplying the
Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides year-round support to
one of the participating filmmakers.
The 2014 Project Involve participants were selected based on
the quality of their projects, their passion, vision, talent, and commitment to
pursuing a career in the film industry. This year’s filmmakers are:
Yaa Boaa Aning – Director
Chris Bailey – Writer
Ava Berkofsky – Cinematographer Nicholas Bouier – Director
Soojin Chung – Producer
Carolina Costa – Cinematographer Reena Dutt – Producer
Lara R. Gregg – Industry Track: Development Rosie Haber –
DirectorDerege Harding – Producer
Dominic Haxton – Director
Kimberly Hwang – Producer
Q.Terah Jackson – Writer
Christina Sun Kim – Director
Yeonchul Lee – Director
Daniel Lee – Writer
Geeta Malik – Director
Lucy Mukerjee – Industry Track: Festival Programmer Colin Oh
– CinematographerRichard Parkin – Director
Lissette Rodriguez – Editor
Jeff Roy – Director
Ian Samuels – Director
Iliana Sosa – Director
Alan Torres – Cinematographer
Fernando Viquez – Editor
Lulu Wang – Director
Cole Wiley – Producer
Angel Kristi Williams – Director
Elliott Williams – Producer
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