ACCLAIMED FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD JOIN TOGETHER FOR HOMEMADE, A COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS CREATED WHILE SHELTERING AT HOME

The Films Will be Released on Netflix on June 30

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June 23, 2020 - Netflix today announces HOMEMADE, a collection of short films created by celebrated filmmakers around the world. Confined at home as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, filmmakers created personal, moving stories that capture our shared experience of life in quarantine. Produced by The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle company, and Fabula, HOMEMADE is a celebration of the craftsmanship of filmmaking and the enduring power of creativity in the face of a global pandemic.

Filmed using only equipment found at home, the stories range from intimate diaries of the filmmakers' day-to-day life to short tales of fiction across multiple genres, offering a magnifying glass over how the lockdown impacted different countries and lives around the world.

Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of The Apartment, Fabula's Juan de Dios Larra n and Pablo Larra n have rallied filmmakers from all around the world to join the project.

Behind the camera is a diverse and globe-spanning roster of some of the most acclaimed filmmakers of today, including:

Ladj Ly (Les Mis rables) - short filmed in Clichy Montfermeil (France)

Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, The New Pope) - short filmed in Rome (Italy)

Rachel Morrison (Black Panther, Mudbound) - short filmed in Los Angeles (USA)

Pablo Larra n (El Club, Jackie) - short filmed in Santiago (Chile)

Rungano Nyoni (Kuuntele: I am not a witch) - short filmed in Lisbon (Portugal)

Natalia Berist in (She does not want to sleep alone) - short filmed in Mexico City (Mexico)

Sebastian Schipper (Victoria, Roads) - short filmed in Berlin (Germany)

Naomi Kawase (True Mothers, Sweet Bean) - short filmed in Nara (Japan)

David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water, Outlaw King) - short filmed in Glasgow (Scotland)

Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Kindergarten Teacher / The Honourable Woman) - short filmed in Vermont (USA)

Nadine Labaki & Khaled Mouzanar (Caramel, Capernaum) - short filmed in Beirut (Lebanon)

Antonio Campos (The Devil All The Time) - short filmed in Springs, New York City (USA)

Johnny Ma (Old Stone; To live to sing) - short filmed in San Sebasti n del Oeste, Jalisco (Mexico)

Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria / Come Swim) short filmed in Los Angeles (USA)

Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham; Blinded by the light) - short filmed in London (UK)

Sebasti n Lelio (Gloria Bell, A Fantastic Woman) - short filmed in Santiago (Chile)

Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night; The Bad Batch) - short filmed in Los Angeles (USA)

Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of The Apartment: This project is a beautiful way to send a strong message of unity and resilience throughout the international creative community. I want to thank Netflix as well as all our directors for taking this challenge and proving that, even in such a complicated time, we can all try to move forward on exciting and unbeaten paths .

Juan de Dios Larra n, CEO Fabula: Homemade is an invitation to a group of directors to explore creativity under the same conditions. It's quite democratic. This is not about resources, this is about the craft of filmmaking .

Pablo Larra n, Director : Wonderful chance to work with people I admire. And also a very extraordinary chance to keep working, thanks to Netflix and its amazing team, in days so confusing and unique.

Teresa Moneo, Director Original Films at Netflix: Seeing the stories of others can open hearts and minds and make us all feel more connected. This is why, in these unprecedented times, we are humbled to work with this incredible ensemble of diverse filmmakers and to bring their personal stories to our members around the world .

The anthology will be made available globally on Netflix on June 30 2020.

A donation in honor of each filmmaker will be made from Netflix's Hardship Fund to third parties and non-profits that are providing emergency relief to out-of-work crew and cast across the broader TV and film industry.

About The Apartment: The Apartment is a company founded in 2020 by Lorenzo Mieli within the Fremantle group. The company focuses on the creation and development of global scale TV series and feature films by investing in IP acquisition, exclusive deals with International level talent and writers. The Apartment positions itself on the market as an incubator of major projects that are developed and financed, and then physically produced by a network of partner production companies. In its initial slate, The Apartment has co-produced with Wildside Paolo Sorrentino's The New Pope, Saverio Costanzo's, My Brilliant Friend - The Story of a New Name, and Luca Guadagnino's upcoming We Are Who We Are, and will also develop any follow-up. Lorenzo Mieli is the CEO of The Apartment.

About Fabula: Fabula is the most prolific film production company in Latin America, best known for A Fantastic Woman winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2018. Founded in 2004 by Juan de Dios Larra n (producer) and Pablo Larra n (director/producer), its work spans over to film, television, advertising and production services, they have produced more than 27 films, 800 commercials and three TV series made in Chile: El Presidente , being their latest project.

Fabula's first English language film, Jackie -directed by Pablo Larra n- was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Natalie Portman. Larra n also directed The Club, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale 2015; No, nominated to the Oscars in 2013, and awarded Best Film at the Quinzaine des R alisateurs at the Cannes Film Festival 2012. Ema, Larra n's latest film,

Since its beginning, Fabula has taken a chance with young and talented directors such as Sebasti n Silva ( Nast

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