The day-long event scheduled to for Oct 3 will introduce 25 emerging filmmakers to the likes of American Spendor director Shari Springer Berman, Precious executive producer Lisa Cortes and Ocean’s Thirteen writer Brian Koppelman.

The programme will run concurrent to the New York Film Festival. Each filmmaker will receive mentorship and a yea’s support from both organisations including annual memberships and participation in panels and events.

The filmmakers will take part in one-to-one meetings, workshops and case studies.

The 25 emerging filmmakers selected and their latest projects for the 2011 programme include:

Suha Araj, Khasra

Kate Barker, Song One

Nick Bentgen, Northern Light

Adam Bowers, We’re a Wasteland

Alrick Brown, Treble

Jenny Deller, Future Weather

Holly Elson, The Viking of Sixth Avenue

Sasha Friedlander, Where Heaven Meets Hell

Zachary Heinzerling, Cutie and The Boxer

Thomas Hyungkyun Kim, The Singing Road

Mark Kendall, La Camioneta (Life and Death of the Road)

Ryan Koo, Man Child

Adam Leon, Gimme The Loot

David Lowery, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

Danielle Lurie, Fortunate Sons

Will McCord, Casual Encounters

Rola Nashef, Detroit Unleaded

Ryan O’Nan, The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

Lanre Olabisi, Highway to Nowhere

Jack Riccobono, The Seventh Fire

Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child

Tim Sutton, Pavillion

Kimi Takesue, The Water Rises

Avi Zev Weider, Welcome to the Machine

Lauren Wolkstein, Cigarette Candy

 

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