Exclusive: Film Independent's global media makers program expands to include South Asian talent
Since launch, 49 fellows have participated in GMM residencies, leading to eight produced projects. These include Egyptian producer Hossam Elouan'sLook at Mewas Egypt’s official 2017 submission to the Academy Awards in what was then the foreign language film category.
In addition to master classes and sessions focused on screenwriting, creative producing and documentary filmmaking, where participants will develop their current projects with U.S. mentors, the program includes industry sessions and field trips to select entertainment companies. These include Netflix, Stage13/Warner Bros., ARRAY and HBO, including an interaction with HBO Films, miniseries and Cinemax programming president Len Amato.
In addition, this year, $30,000 in micro-grants have also been awarded to past GMM fellows to fund projects such as Jordanian fellow Darin J. Sallam’s filmmaking workshop for youth in a Syrian refugee camp. Similarly, Lebanese fellows Zeina Badran and Mira Shaib held a workshop for high school students and organized outdoor film screenings in Ain Ebel, in the south of Lebanon.
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