Filmmaker Discovery Program

Professional Latinos In Entertainment’s (PLIE) filmmaking initiative: “Filmmaker Discovery Program” is designed to discover an up-and coming filmmaker from a diverse background and provide support in realizing their dream of becoming an expressive and successful filmmaker.

Current Award Winners

Presented to Claudia Duran by Anheuser-Busch

 

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Award winning filmmaker Claudia Duran wrote and directed SOFIA FOR NOW, a dramatic feature shot on digital. The film screened at such film festivals as the Boston Roxbury Film Festival, Edward James Olmos’ Latino International Film Festival, Pan African Cinema Festival of Cannes, and independent film festival BHLIFE were she received the Up And Coming Filmmaker award.   She is the winner of PLIE’s Filmmaker Discover Program Emerging Film Director Award.

Presented to Shawna Baca by Anheuser-Busch

 

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Award winning filmmaker Shawna Baca has written and directed a wide range of content including 3:52 starring America Ferrera about a woman’s battles with her inner demons that haunt her.  Her other films have been featured at a variety of prestiegous film festivals and have earned numerous awards. Her talents also earned her a camera package presented to her by Panavision. She was also chosen to participate in the 2006 Producers Guild Diversity Workship and Fox Diversity Writer’s program. Most recently she chosen by Steven Spielberg from 12,000 filmmakers as one of 50 finalists for FOX’s new reality show, “On The Lot.” She is the winner of PLIE’s  Filmmaker Discovery Program New Media Director Award presented by Anheuser-Busch.

Anheuser-Busch’s commitment to diversity stretches beyond the generous support and will offer an open door invitation to Shawna Baca with the advertising division with sample in hand. They will additionally showcase the spec-piece on Anheuser-Busch’s web sites. The introductions will serve as an important step to help Shawna work with the company in the near future and also advance her education in filmmaking and in new media. All equipment and production including editing and personnel are 100% provided. 

Emerging Film Director Award

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The Filmmaker Discovery Program will choose one participant that completes a series of workshops and training in each session and develop, produce, and screen their short films (featurette). FDP will showcase the filmmaker and the film at local and national festivals, specialized short-film distribution outlets, and intend to secure much needed representation for the filmmaker. FDP’s will provide a platform to hone their skills and open doors for the filmmaker giving them a fair opportunity to succeed as an artist in the field of entertainment.

Current Project

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Now accepting supporters for subsequent sessions
Contact: supportplie@prolatinos.org

Emerging New Media Director Award

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An extensive directing workshop that gives a diverse filmmaker the tools to create and direct a 30 second-3 minute piece. The workshop not only provides the means to exercise their talent and learn new skills in directing but also an opportunity to create a sample of their work that is so essential to their own success as a director but often difficult to accomplish on their own. Professional staff and filmmaker(s) will supervise and instruct the individual insuring the success of the workshop and the filmmaker.

This 1st quarter Anheuser-Busch is sponsoring the program allowing a filmmaker to learn and shoot a 30 second spec commercial and offering an open door invitation to the filmmaker once the sample piece is completed in the hope of further education and career opportunities.  All equipment including editing and personnel will be provided.

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Now accepting supporters for subsequent sessions
Contact: supportplie@prolatinos.org

 

Sponsors

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Film Festival Partner

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
11 years running, LALIFF’s will showcase the FDP’s film at the next film festival as a special event and provide promotional ads, banners, and advertising within the festival and at out side events and screenings. They are also promoting the program and short film via their 5000 plus email distribution list.

Production Partner
Hollywood Shorts Emerging Filmmaker’s Program
Known for producing award winner shorts as well as cable distribution on HBO and Showtime, Hollywood shorts will provide production resources and film festival strategy and guidance for the film and program.

Television Distribution Partner
LatinNation/ American Latino Television
Every week American Latino TV is seen in over 100 cities all across the U.S., Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico including ABC and K-Cal in Los Angeles and will provide Television exposure by featuring the program and film in their broadcast. This includes a potential segment series capturing the behind the scenes of the program and the making of the film entitled “Making It”

DVD Distribution Partner
The Vine Entertainment
The Vine Entertainment is a Los Angeles based production and distribution company committed to creating high-quality and original content. They have committed to distributing short films that come out of the Filmmaker Discovery Program through their wide range of national distribution outlets geared towards a variety of markets including the latino market.