Netflix, Tribeca Studios & Gold House Name Trio Of Directors In Inaugural Class Of Future Gold Film Fellowship

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The inaugural class of Netflix, Tribeca Studios and Gold House’s Future Gold Film Fellowship has been revealed. Directors Lloyd Lee Choi, Erin Lau and Derek Nguyen have been named the program’s first fellows.The Gold Film Fellowship, which was designed to elevated experienced directors from Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities, will see the selected directors created scripted short films that explore themes of family love, persistence and loss.

The trio of directors will receive full funding, creative feedback and mentorship from executives at Tribeca Studios and Netflix and production expertise from he former.

They will also have access to the Gold House Network and a seat in Gold House Futures. Their short films will also be considered to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in June.The three directors selected for the program where vetted by Tribeca Studios and a panel of industry leaders including Aneesh Chaganty, Jon M.

Chu, Destin Daniel Cretton, Christopher Kahunahana, Daniel Dae Kim, Alice Wu, Janet Yang, and Nina Yang Bongiovi.“These projects demonstrate the wonderful breadth of stories that can come from the API community,” said writer and director Aneesh Chaganty, who served on the selection committee. “And as someone whose career was kickstarted by a short film, I’m particularly excited to see this crop of filmmakers bring these stories to life.”Read more about Choi, Lau and Nguyen below.Lloyd Lee Choi (“Closing Dynasty”) Logline: On a school day, a precocious eight-year-old boy with the gift for gab hustles and schemes ways to make money on the streets of New York.Bio: Lloyd Lee Choi is a filmmaker from Toronto who got his start in the ad world.