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SHORTSTV PARTNERS WITH THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE (AFI) TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF THE DIRECTING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN (DWW)
The AFI quick movie showcase might be out there to observe weekly on the ShortsTV channel and to stream through the ShortsTV channel on Amazon Prime Video US and UK and on ShortsTV+ from November tenth.
LONDON (November 7, 2024) – ShortsTV, the world’s main community devoted to quick movies, has introduced an thrilling partnership with the American Movie Institute (AFI) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the AFI Directing Workshop for Ladies (AFI DWW) initiative. This groundbreaking, tuition-free program has paved the best way for historically underrepresented filmmakers, championing their voices within the business since its inception. Amongst its esteemed alumni are Emmy Award-nominated director Dime Davis and DGA President and Emmy Award-nominated director Lesli Linka Glatter.
Starting Sunday, November tenth, ShortsTV viewers can tune in each Sunday evening at 9pm ET/6pm PT to observe a number of quick movies created by gifted DWW+ alumni as a part of the initiative, together with:
– Image Day directed by Kelly Pike
– Some Boys Don’t Depart directed by Maggie Kiley
– Wild Horses directed by Stephanie Martin
– Zelos directed by Thoranna Sigurdardottir
This celebration will go on to function a wider AFI showcase to shut out the yr, spotlighting the outstanding contributions of different gifted AFI filmmakers. ShortsTV subscribers through Amazon Prime Video within the UK and the US will have the ability to get pleasure from a hand-picked number of DWW movies compiled in two unique movie collections from November 1st. Moreover, ShortsTV+ subscribers can have full entry to all out there DWW+ and AFI movies through the app.
As a part of this collaboration, audiences can even have the chance to interact with unique interviews that includes outstanding AFI DWW+ alumni, together with Kelly Pike, director of the award-winning quick Image Day which premieres on Sunday November 17th. The movie is about an Asian American tomboy rising up on army bases struggling to slot in at a brand new faculty. When she decides to say management over her life, one small act of rise up sparks hassle at residence, forcing her to face harsh realities about gender, energy, and discovering one’s place on this planet. The movie gained Greatest Dwell Motion Quick on the Warsaw Movie Competition, the Younger Cineaste Award at Palm Springs Worldwide ShortFest and is Oscar certified. These insightful conversations will present a deeper understanding of the journeys and experiences of those gifted administrators.
Be part of us in celebrating variety, creativity, and empowerment in filmmaking as we honor the legacy of the AFI DWW+ initiative.
ShortsTV CEO and Founder Carter Pilcher says “We’re thrilled to associate with the American Movie Institute to rejoice the fiftieth anniversary of the Directing Workshop for Ladies. This collaboration not solely honors the pioneering girls who’ve formed the business but additionally empowers a brand new technology of filmmakers. At ShortsTV, we consider within the energy of various voices and storytelling, and we’re excited to focus on these unbelievable quick movies that encourage and elevate underrepresented expertise in cinema.”
Director of Programming Jade Tan says, “At ShortsTV, we’re devoted to highlighting the superb and trailblazing work of the American Movie Institute and their Directing Workshop for Ladies initiative. This program has been instrumental in nurturing the expertise of underrepresented filmmakers, and we’re proud to offer a platform to their compelling tales. Supporting underrepresented teams lies on the coronary heart of our mission, and we consider that by amplifying these voices, we will enrich the cinematic panorama for all audiences.”
For extra data, please contact:
Jade Tan ,Director of Programming
ShortsTV , j.tan@shorts.television
About AFI DWW+
The AFI DWW+ is a tuition-free program on the AFI Conservatory that educates historically underrepresented filmmakers via the manufacturing cycle of a brief movie, offering hands-on instruction led by business specialists. Members go away this system with the information and instruments essential to greatest leverage their inventive abilities and obtain their profession targets. Members obtain full AFI Alumni advantages, and their accomplished tasks are screened on the DWW+ Showcase in entrance of a large community of business professionals to rejoice their progress as artists and proceed the longstanding custom of DWW+ supporting inclusive and transformative storytelling.
The AFI DWW+ was launched in 1974 because the Directing Workshop for Ladies (DWW), one of many first gender influence packages of its variety within the cinematic arts, in addition to one of many longest-running and preeminent movie and tv workshops nationwide. Amongst its earliest individuals had been such crucial inventive voices as Maya Angelou, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Lee Grant, Jessie Maple, Cicely Tyson and lots of extra. Since this system’s inception, DWW+ has skilled over 350 filmmakers who give voice to traditionally underrepresented views.
Concerning the AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory opened its doorways in 1969 to an inaugural class that included Terrence Malick, Caleb Deschanel and Paul Schrader. Immediately, the Conservatory presents a two-year MFA diploma in six filmmaking disciplines: Cinematography, Directing, Enhancing, Producing, Manufacturing Design and Screenwriting. In a collaborative manufacturing atmosphere, AFI Fellows be taught to grasp the artwork of storytelling, collectively creating as much as 175 movies a yr. Fellows actively take part in the complete life cycle of a movie, from growth via manufacturing and exhibition.
Alumni of this elite program, starting from fashionable masters to daring new voices defining the state-of-the-art type, embrace Andrea Arnold, Darren Aronofsky, Ari Aster, Deniese Davis, Sam Esmail, Brad Falchuk, Affonso Gonçalves, Susannah Grant, Liz Hannah, Patty Jenkins, Janusz Kamiński, Matthew Libatique, David Lynch, Melina Matsoukas, Polly Morgan, Rachel Morrison and Wally Pfister, amongst others.
About ShortsTV
ShortsTV is the primary and main 24/7, linear and OTT HD TV channel devoted to quick type video leisure, together with motion pictures and collection. ShortsTV has the biggest catalog of high quality quick type video leisure, together with award-winning and star-studded reside motion, animated and documentary shorts from filmmakers across the globe. Distributed globally, the channel is accessible in over 100 million properties throughout the US, India, Europe, and Latin America (the place it’s often known as TVCortos). It’s out there throughout the US on DirecTV (channel 573), AT&T U-Verse (channel 1789), AT&T TV NOW, Google Fiber (channel 603) and Hotwire (channel 560). ShortsTV additionally operates an advertising-supported related TV channel known as ‘Shorts’, which acts as a gateway to the thrilling world of quick movies and an introduction to the premium ShortsTV service. It’s out there within the UK on Rakuten TV.
On-line, ShortsTV presents a whole bunch of the world’s greatest impartial shorts for obtain from shops in over 90 international locations, together with iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, in addition to a subscription on-demand service on Amazon Prime Video Channels within the US, UK, Netherlands, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, India and Spain (the place it’s often known as TVCortos). Since 2006, ShortsTV has been the one presenter of the ‘Oscar Nominated Quick Movies’ theatrical launch in cinemas throughout the US and Canada, South America, Europe, India, Australia and South Africa.
ShortsTV is owned by Shorts Worldwide Ltd, is headquartered in London, England and is represented in america by Shorts Leisure Networks, an entirely owned subsidiary situated in Los Angeles. The corporate is led by Chief Government Carter Pilcher and is majority owned by Shorts Leisure Holdings with AMC Networks a big minority shareholder.
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