The most rewarding day for a filmmaker is the one when the theater lights go dim and those bits of an idea first hatched months—if not years before—get projected, fully formed in all of its storytelling glory on the big screen. We take great pleasure in announcing that for 14 Fellows who have gone through our Artist Development programs and eight Film Independent Members, that day is about to arrive: they will be screening their work at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Best wishes to those Fellows competing in the World Narrative and Documentary Competitions: Jason Michael Berman (Franny), Chris Rossi (Meadowland), Steven Schardt (Men Go to Battle), David Osit (Live from New York), Malika Zouhali-Worral (Thank You for Playing) and Brock Williams (Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle). Here’s the full list of the Fellows and Members heading to lower Manhattan this week. Best of luck—and a big congratulatory virtual hug—to them all. FILM INDEPENDENT FELLOWS World Narrative Competition Jason Michael Berman, producer, Franny Chris Rossi, screenwriter, Meadowland Steven Schardt, producer, Men Go to Battle World Documentary Competition David Osit, co-director/co-writer, Thank You for Playing Malika Zouhali-Worral, co-director/co-writer, Thank You for Playing Brock Williams, producer, Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle Viewpoints Chad Burris, producer, Bare Gala David Osit, editor, Live From New York Shorts in Competition: Narrative Michelle Lawler, cinematographer, The Parker Vibe Andrew Carlberg, producer, Warning Labels Special Screening Patrick Creadon, director, cinematographer, All Work All Play Christine O’Malley, producer, All Work All Play Spotlight Houston King, executive producer, Anesthesia Mako Kamitsuna, editor, Anesthesia FILM INDEPENDENT MEMBERS World Documentary Competition Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, writer/director, Havana Motor Club Ricki Stern, director/co-writer, In My Father’s House Annie Sundberg, director/co-writer, In My Father’s House David Osit, co-director/co-writer, Thank You for Playing Malika Zouhali-Warroll, co-director/co-writer, Thank You for Playing Viewpoints Sheena Joyce, co-director, Slow Learners Spotlight Zachary Sluser, writer/director, The Driftless Area Josh Alexander, writer, Prescription Thugs Jade Estrada / Film Independent blogger
