Filmmaking grants

A few times per year, No Film School releases a list of grants for movies. Here is your summer guide to grants. It's a nifty but not comprehensive list of grants available for filmmakers. Some grants are for documentary films and others for narratives. Look closely at the list of requirements for submission and the deadlines! 

http://nofilmschool.com/2016/05/massive-list-summer-2016-grants-all-filmmakers-should-know-about

Vicky Jeudy is back in "Orange is the New Black"

The trailer for season 4 of "Orange is the New Black" just dropped and we spot Haitian-American actress Vicky Jeudy reprising the role of Janae Watson, one of the inmates at Litchfield Penitentiary. We previously profiles Vicky a couple of years ago here . I loved OITNB seasons 1 and 2 but lost interest at season 3. Everything was over the top and a tad unrealistic for me. I'm hopeful that season 4 goes back to the basics of what made the OITNB successful! Catch the trailer here 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6O9rfoz0f8&ebc=ANyPxKqym9uWQ0kN7qqd9GyMDx08QcOE8Dmx3ncY9PfI8I_SuYMnvrAOmEr655Ps7W94XbEADgAA3g1au8CBBXVjdJ_GOhi97w&app=desktop

Going to ABFF?

Going to the American Black Film Festival in Miami? Be sure to catch actor Jimmy Jean-Louis in the film "Everything But a Man". Directed by Nnegest Likké, "Everything But a Man" also stars Monica Calhoub (The Best Man) and Camille Winbush (The Bernie Mac Show). 

'Everything But a Man' tells the tale of 

"A successful career woman [who] has a life-changing romance with a mysterious man from another culture, whose radical lifestyle differences challenge her perspective on love, relationships and what it means to be a “strong” woman." (Via IMDB). Jimmy is listed as a producer on the film as well. 

Check out ABFF.com for info on time slots and screening locations!