LeBron James, Naomi Osaka & Joel Embiid To Lead Selection Committee Of Second Annual Uninterrupted Film Festival
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, and Joel Embiid have signed on to lead the selection committee for this year’s Uninterrupted Film Festival, an LA-based film event focused on the intersection of sports culture and filmmaking backed by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises.
James, Osaka, and Embiid will select the short films to premiere at the festival through an open call for submissions. Selected films will debut at the festival and become the inaugural class of Uninterrupted Film Festival award recipients.
Mounted across two days in Los Angeles, the Uninterrupted Film Festival is run by Uninterrupted, a brand within The SpringHill Company (TSHC) founded by James and his close business associate Maverick Carter.
This is the festival’s second year in operations. “Teaming up with LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The SpringHill Company in the heart of Los Angeles for a film festival is not just about celebrating storytelling, it’s about breaking new ground,” said Tribeca Co-Founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal. “This collaboration is an exciting opportunity for Tribeca to continue to expand its footprint beyond NYC and further establish itself as a platform for award-winning sports filmmaking and programming.
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