IFP/Seattle
IFP/Seattle has announced the five finalists for this year’s Spotlight Award, a grant which supplies winners with thousands of dollars in in-kind goods and services from leading Northwest production companies. “This unique grant program allows filmmakers the opportunity to build on a solid script by getting access to top-notch equipment and resources,” says IFP/Seattle Programming Director Caroline Colon. “The result is a professional short film that showcases the talent of the Northwest.” In the running for the 2010 award are: Joe Jacobs (Forced Entry), Justin Burris McGowan (Going Home), Laura Jean Cronin (It’s For You), Ilona Rossman Ho (Outside Experts), and Sam Graydon (Pretty Face and Green My Eyes). Each finalist and principal members of his/her production team will be interviewed by a panel of industry experts and the winner is to be revealed at a public event November 10. For more information check out the link. Congrats to all!