Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLloyd Lee Choi, Erin Lau and Derek Nguyen were named as the recipients of the Future Gold Film Fellowship, a program designed to elevate three Asian and Pacific Islander directors that’s supported by Netflix, Gold House and Tribeca Studios.Through the program, the directors will create scripted short films that explore the complexities of family love, persistence, and loss through their own artistic visions.
The filmmakers will receive full funding; creative feedback and mentorship from Tribeca Studios and Netflix executives as well as production expertise from Tribeca; exposure to established talent within the Gold House network; and a seat in Gold House Futures.
The short films will also be considered to premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June. “Passing” producer and producing partner of Significant Productions, Nina Yang Bongiovi, who served on the selection committee, said, “Lloyd, Erin and Derek brought their A-game to this fellowship.
It’s imperative that we support voices in the API diaspora, and short films are the perfect gateway for storytellers to be launched into the features realm.
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