Producers Guild And Google Announce Producers Of ‘The Short Film Project’; Paul Feig And Laura Fischer’s Powderkeg Board As Executive Producers

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EXCLUSIVE: The Producers Guild of America and Google announces the two projects that will each receive $50,000 grants for the production of new short films as part of “The Short Film Project” presented by the Producers Guild of America and Google.The grant recipients are producers Sabrina Ehlert and Ashley Flores for their project Esmeralda and producer Rabia Sultana for her project Haider, Texas.

In addition to announcing the producers receiving the grants, Powderkeg, the content company launched in 2018 by DGA Award winning and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Paul Feig and Emmy Award-winning producer Laura Fischer is coming aboard to Executive Produce, overseeing the production of the short film projects and serving as mentors and collaborators to the selected producers.“We could not be happier with the Short Film Project submissions – the creativity and craft showcased in each pitch are greatly encouraging for the future of the producing profession,” said Producers Guild of America Presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher. “These grants connect to one of our priority missions at the Guild, which is to help ensure equitable opportunities for producers from underrepresented backgrounds.

Our collaborators at Google and Powderkeg have shared this goal with us from the beginning and we’re incredibly grateful for their collaboration and support in providing necessary resources.

We look forward to seeing the premiere of the completed projects this summer at our Produced By Conference.”  The selected producers receiving the $50,000 grants as part of The Short Film Project presented by the Producers Guild and Google are:EsmeraldaDirected by Sabrina EhlertWritten by Sabrina Ehlert and Ashley FloresEsmeralda, an observant dry