
April 17th, 2019
AT&T Presents: Untold Stories' to Award $1 Million to Diverse and Deserving Filmmaker Ahead of 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
5 Filmmakers Compete for Top Prize During Live-Streamed Pitch Event April 22
2018 Program Winner, Lucky Grandma,' to Premiere at Festival on April 28
NEW YORK, NY- April 11, 2018 -For the third consecutive yearAT&T* and Tribeca will bring one filmmaker's boundary-pushing story to life through AT&T Presents: Untold Stories. AT&T funds the $1 million prize, and Tribeca provides mentorship from seasoned industry professionals for the deserving filmmaker to develop the pitch into a feature-length film.
To determine the winner, AT&T, Tribeca and the year-round nonprofit Tribeca Film Institute, will host a live pitch event (available via live stream) in New York City on April 22 - a few days before the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival begins. For the 6th straight year, AT&T is the presenting sponsor of the Festival, which runs April 24 - May 5.
Each year, the Tribeca Film Institute chooses 5 talented and diverse filmmakers to present their story ideas and film scripts to a Greenlight Committee. For the first time in the program's history, the five finalists are all women. Here are the five finalists and the films they'll pitch this year:
Aslihan Unaldi - Afloat
Kaliya Warren - Expatriates
Kate Tsang - Marvelous and the Black Hole
Maria Victoria Ponce - Washing Elena
Ellie Foumbi - Zenith
Our collaboration with Tribeca is a living example of what two brands can do when they come together with purpose to make a difference - in this case, for under-represented filmmakers who might not otherwise see their story brought to life on the big screen, said Fiona Carter, AT&T Communications Chief Brand Officer. We are proud to shine a light on brilliant creators like Sasie Sealy and Angela Cheng, whose 2018 winning film Lucky Grandma,' premieres at this year's Festival.
AT&T and Tribeca have made it possible to fully support underrepresented filmmakers with Untold Stories through funding, mentorship, and distribution, said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of the Tribeca Film Festival and co-founder and co-chair of the Tribeca Film Institute. This should be the norm not the exception for our industry and Untold Stories is one example of how to lead the way.
At TFI, we provide filmmakers from diverse backgrounds with the essential tools they need to take their projects to the next level: funding, mentorship, and industry exposure, said Amy Hobby, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Institute. AT&T Presents: Untold Stories awards those tools to the winning team. Programs like this shift the paradigm in independent film by helping to launch the careers of artists from underrepresented communities.
Who will win? Watch the pitch event LIVE.
Viewers worldwide can tune into the live stream at 9 a.m. ET on April 22 and watch herstory in the making when the five finalists pitch their stories to the Greenlight Committee. Watch it on Tribeca's Facebook page. The Greenlight Committee will announce the winner later that day at a luncheon celebrating inclusivity in storytelling, and on Tribeca Film Institute's website and AT&T's Newsroom.
The Greenlight Committee includes: Haifaa Al Mansour (Director and Producer), Len Amato (President of HBO Films), Fiona Carter (AT&T Communications Chief Brand Officer), LisaGay Hamilton (Actor, Director, and Producer), Katie Holmes (Actor, Director and Producer) Mira Nair (Director and Producer) and Kal Penn (Actor, Comedian and Producer)
Learn more about each of them here .
The $1 million prize is just the beginning
In addition to the $1 million top prize, AT&T and Tribeca will help with awards submissions, qualifying screenings, advertisements and promotion of the film. This year's program's winning film will premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and will run across AT&Ts video platform. AT&T will also provide a $10,000 grant to the other 4 participating filmmakers to help achieve their film goals.
AT&T brings fans closer to their passion during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
April 24-26: AT&T Presents TFI Network: a part of the Tribeca Film Festival and the Untold Stories Program. The 3-day networking event for Tribeca Film Institute grantees and other selected filmmakers, will include working sessions and presentations from some of the industry's most esteemed experts.
April 28: Premiere of Lucky Grandma, the second film to come out of the exclusive AT&T Presents: Untold Stories film initiative (selected as prize winners in April 2018). Following a red carpet opening and premiere of the film, the film's cast, including winning filmmakers Sasie Sealy and Angela Cheng, will join attendees at an after party.
Lucky Grandma, directed by Untold Stories winning filmmakers Sasie Sealy and Angela Cheng, set in New York City's Chinatown, the film follows an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma who goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck and in the middle of a gang war.
May 3: AT&T's Free Film Friday gives fans the chance to see exclusive film screenings for free. For more details, go to TribecaFilm.com/ATTFreeFilmFriday.
Stay up-to-date on this year's festival news by downloading the official Tribeca Film Festival mobile app, presented by AT&T, through iTunes, Google Play or your app store today.
AT&T Presents: Untold Stories III Selected Projects and Filmmakers
For more information on each of the filmmakers and their projects, please go to: TribecaFilm.com/ATTUntoldStories. (Photos available upon request)
Afloat
Written and Directed by Aslihan Unaldi, Produced by Izabella Tzenkova:
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