CNN Films, Points North Institute Announce 2022 American Stories Doc Fellowship Grantees (Exclusive)
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CNN Films and Points North Institute have revealed the five recipients of the 2022 American Stories Documentary Fellowship.
The artist development program fellowship supports independent documentary filmmakers who, from diverse points of view, are exploring themes unique to American experiences. The five filmmaking teams named as this year’s fellowship recipients include Ameha Molla and Rajal Pitroda; Gabriela Díaz Arp and Karla Claudio Betancourt; Paige Bethmann and Jessica Epstein; Jordan Lord and Abby Sun; and Julie Wyman, Lindsey Dryden and Jonna McKone.
The fellows will each receive a 10,000 production grant and have costs covered to attend an immersive week-long working retreat that runs concomitantly with the annual Camden International Film Festival (Ciff) in Maine. The retreat includes feedback sessions, workshops and individual as well as group discussions with veteran filmmakers and industry professionals.
Each of the 2022 filmmaking teams were chosen from 200 applicants from across the U.
CNN Films and Points North Institute have revealed the five recipients of the 2022 American Stories Documentary Fellowship.
The artist development program fellowship supports independent documentary filmmakers who, from diverse points of view, are exploring themes unique to American experiences. The five filmmaking teams named as this year’s fellowship recipients include Ameha Molla and Rajal Pitroda; Gabriela Díaz Arp and Karla Claudio Betancourt; Paige Bethmann and Jessica Epstein; Jordan Lord and Abby Sun; and Julie Wyman, Lindsey Dryden and Jonna McKone.
The fellows will each receive a 10,000 production grant and have costs covered to attend an immersive week-long working retreat that runs concomitantly with the annual Camden International Film Festival (Ciff) in Maine. The retreat includes feedback sessions, workshops and individual as well as group discussions with veteran filmmakers and industry professionals.
Each of the 2022 filmmaking teams were chosen from 200 applicants from across the U.
- 9/13/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This year at the Sundance Film Festival, three feature documentaries — Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s “Aftershock,” Reid Davenport’s “I Didn’t See You There” and Isabel Castro’s “Mija” — share in common a $10,000 grant provided by the Points North Institute and CNN Films’ American Stories Documentary Fund.
Launched in 2020, the fund underwritten by CNN has dispensed a total of $100,000 in grants to emerging U.S. filmmakers working on 10 documentary projects that highlight pivotal moments in America. Eiselt and Lewis Lee’s “Aftershock,” and Davenport’s “I Didn’t See You There” are two of nine films in the Sundance U.S. Documentary Competition program, while Castro’s “Mija” is featured in the festival’s Next program. “Aftershock” addresses the U.S. maternal health crisis, “I Didn’t See You There” examines the discrimination people with disabilities face throughout the country, and “Mija” explores America’s immigration issues via music manager Doris Muñoz.
Launched in 2020, the fund underwritten by CNN has dispensed a total of $100,000 in grants to emerging U.S. filmmakers working on 10 documentary projects that highlight pivotal moments in America. Eiselt and Lewis Lee’s “Aftershock,” and Davenport’s “I Didn’t See You There” are two of nine films in the Sundance U.S. Documentary Competition program, while Castro’s “Mija” is featured in the festival’s Next program. “Aftershock” addresses the U.S. maternal health crisis, “I Didn’t See You There” examines the discrimination people with disabilities face throughout the country, and “Mija” explores America’s immigration issues via music manager Doris Muñoz.
- 1/25/2022
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
CNN films is delving into shorter subjects.
The CNN non-fiction banner plans to unveil four new short documentaries., two of which will debut Saturday, July 31, and two on Saturday, August 7. Each 25-minute title examines a unique American community or sub-culture, and will be introduced by Anderson Cooper. Scheme Engine, a minority-owned studio and production company, is the creative partner for CNN Films for the doc shorts.
“This lets us play a bit more in the documentary space,” said Alexandra Hannibal, director of program development for CNN and an executive producer on each of the four films. “These are more like snapshots into different communities and spaces that we are cognizant of but haven’t had the opportunity to really dig deep into.”
On July 31 at 9 p.m. eastern, CNN will show “58 Hours” The Baby Jessica Story” and “Super Reviewers: Rate, Review, Request.” The former examines the aftermath of the rescue of 18-month-old Jessica McClure,...
The CNN non-fiction banner plans to unveil four new short documentaries., two of which will debut Saturday, July 31, and two on Saturday, August 7. Each 25-minute title examines a unique American community or sub-culture, and will be introduced by Anderson Cooper. Scheme Engine, a minority-owned studio and production company, is the creative partner for CNN Films for the doc shorts.
“This lets us play a bit more in the documentary space,” said Alexandra Hannibal, director of program development for CNN and an executive producer on each of the four films. “These are more like snapshots into different communities and spaces that we are cognizant of but haven’t had the opportunity to really dig deep into.”
On July 31 at 9 p.m. eastern, CNN will show “58 Hours” The Baby Jessica Story” and “Super Reviewers: Rate, Review, Request.” The former examines the aftermath of the rescue of 18-month-old Jessica McClure,...
- 7/26/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Points North Institute and CNN Films on Tuesday announced the recipients of a round of $50,000 in grants for five teams of documentary filmmakers. The money, which covers urgent production or post-production during the pandemic, is part of the inaugural American Stories Documentary Fund, which replaces the annual Camden/Tribeca Film Institute Filmmaker Retreat. The teams are each getting a $10,000 grant and also worked with additional funders, distributors, and creative partners during Points North Institute’s Camden International Film Festival in Maine, which wrapped October 12.
It’s the latest shift in the changing documentary and independent filmmaking world, in addition to being the next chapter in the collaboration between CNN Films and Points North Institute, which in 2015 established an annual Filmmaker Retreat with Tribeca Film Institute. Tfi earlier this year indefinitely “paused” its operations. Another former Tfi program, If/Then Shorts, recently moved to Field of Vision as Tfi wound down.
It’s the latest shift in the changing documentary and independent filmmaking world, in addition to being the next chapter in the collaboration between CNN Films and Points North Institute, which in 2015 established an annual Filmmaker Retreat with Tribeca Film Institute. Tfi earlier this year indefinitely “paused” its operations. Another former Tfi program, If/Then Shorts, recently moved to Field of Vision as Tfi wound down.
- 10/13/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Online event also featured panellists from BBC Storyville and CNN Films.
Disney-owned Us network National Geographic has taken “quite a few pitches” on the topic of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Ryan Harrington, its vice president of documentary films.
“Given what’s happening in the world, we’ve taken quite a few pitches about coronavirus and covid, and are trying to figure out what story we need to tell in that space that makes the most sense for Nat Geo,” said Harrington, speaking via video link at the Cph:dox online Forum session ‘Meeting The Audience Everywhere, All The Time’ on...
Disney-owned Us network National Geographic has taken “quite a few pitches” on the topic of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Ryan Harrington, its vice president of documentary films.
“Given what’s happening in the world, we’ve taken quite a few pitches about coronavirus and covid, and are trying to figure out what story we need to tell in that space that makes the most sense for Nat Geo,” said Harrington, speaking via video link at the Cph:dox online Forum session ‘Meeting The Audience Everywhere, All The Time’ on...
- 3/27/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
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