Realness Institute, In Partnership With Netflix, Announces 12 Selected Participants For 2022 Episodic Lab & Development Executive Traineeship

After a rigorous selection process, the Realness Institute, in partnership with Netflix – the world’s leading streaming entertainment, is excited to announce the twelve participants selected for the 2022 Episodic Lab (EPL) and Development Executive Traineeship (DET). Realness Institute is a non-profit organisation which aims to empower Africans to tell their stories from an unapologetically… Continue reading Realness Institute, In Partnership With Netflix, Announces 12 Selected Participants For 2022 Episodic Lab & Development Executive Traineeship

Opportunity For African Filmmakers To Develop Scripts In South Africa, Nigeria And Switzerland

Six African filmmakers will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop their fiction film story ideas and work-in-progress scripts in a three-month residency that includes attending film industry programmes in three countries in the 2022 edition of the Realness African Screenwriters’ Residency. Now in its 7th year, the residency takes place from 3 August to 13… Continue reading Opportunity For African Filmmakers To Develop Scripts In South Africa, Nigeria And Switzerland

Academy Launches “Seen”, New Interview Series Focussed On Latinx Artists And Filmmakers

Featuring candid conversations with John Leguizamo, Eva Longoria and Edward James Olmos, hosted by journalist Nick Barili The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today launched “Seen,” a new interview series that follows Argentinean-American journalist, director, writer and producer Nick Barili as he sits down for one-on-one conversations with some of the film industry’s… Continue reading Academy Launches “Seen”, New Interview Series Focussed On Latinx Artists And Filmmakers

Deadline For Applications To The Episodic Lab And Development Executive Traineeship Extended To 21 January 2022

Due to a surge of interest from filmmakers from Africa and the Diaspora, the Realness Institute, in partnership with Netflix, has announced an extension for submissions for the 2022 Episodic Lab and Development Executive Traineeship (DET) programmes. Applicants will now have until 21 January 2022 to apply. The Episodic Lab is aimed at developing story concepts… Continue reading Deadline For Applications To The Episodic Lab And Development Executive Traineeship Extended To 21 January 2022