You may not realize it but there’s a lot of film festivals and other film-related events and organizations around the county. One such organization is the Tribeca Film Institute.
This organization was formed to “help foster and nurture relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities.” Today, the institute announced the winners of its Creative Promise Awards, which took place last night in New York.
Recipients of awards included the narrative Rhymes for Young Ghouls and the documentary The New Black, which were selected from 11 projects “based on the strength of their vision and filmmaking promise.”
Each project received $10,000, as well as an original piece of art from a contemporary artist. Rhymes for Young Ghouls took home Stephen Hannock’s Study: A Recent History of Art in Southern California, 2012 and The New Black received Hugo Tillman’s The Echeverria, 2008.
The Institute also announced this year’s TAA alumni grants and fellowships during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. The grants, all presented last night, total $92,000 in funds.
For more, check out the full press release after the break.
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