New Karlovy Vary Hollywood Scholarship Involving UTA & Range Media Partners Unveils First Recipient
deadline.comEmerging Danish director Amalie-Maria Nielsen has been announced as the first recipient of a new Los Angeles-based scholarship, created in collaboration with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), talent agency UTA and management company Range Media Partners.
The scholarship, which is joint venture between European Film Promotion (EFP) and Allwyn, a leading multi-national lottery operator, is reserved for one of the filmmakers participating in EFP’s annual Future Frames initiative supporting emerging European talent at KVIFF.
Nielsen was a participant in this year’s edition with her short film The Shift about a youngster figuring out her gender identity against the backdrop of a home for wayward girls.
The work originally world premiered in Berlin’s Generation Kplus shorts line-up this year and was also a nominee for the Teddy Award.
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