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CINEREACH SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR

2009/10 REACH FILM FELLOWSHIP

Unique granting program for young, socially aware filmmakers continues to evolve
as it enters its third year

http://www.cinereach.org/
http://www.reachfilmfellowship.com/

Cinereach, a not-for-profit dedicated to championing well-crafted films that tell vital stories, is seeking applicants for its annual Reach Film Fellowship. The prestigious six-month program pairs fledgling filmmakers with grants, resources and industry mentors who help guide their short films through all stages of production.

The application deadline is July 15, 2009. Applications and guidelines can be downloaded at http://www.reachfilmfellowship.com/.

The Reach Film Fellowship provides four young filmmakers with $5,000 and mentorship from established filmmakers. Previous mentors have included Oscar-nominated directors Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens, Gimme Shelter) and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp, Boys of Baraka), producer Jeremy Kipp Walker (Half Nelson, Sugar), and writer/director Nicole Kassell (The Woodsman). The Fellowship also includes workshops, career coaching, and materials and services from sponsors like Kodak, Postworks, and Showbiz Software. Newly established partnerships with Arts Engine, Rooftop Films, and The Edit Center will widen the breadth of resources Cinereach offers this year's participants.

Entering its third year, the Reach Film Fellowship has already seen one of its inaugural films, So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away, by 2008 Fellow Annie Waldman, screen at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The short documentary, hailed as "lyrical, expressive... otherworldly" by New York Magazine, will be featured on PBS's acclaimed P.O.V. series this fall alongsideBronx Princess, a film by Cinereach Grantees Yoni Brook & Musa Syeed.

Industry judges will award an additional $5,000 to the most outstanding film of the four, which will also screen at Cinereach's annual Reach Out event in the spring.