(Photo courtesy of Michael Hansel) In a recent edition of Variety Magazine, Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Founder Nic Novicki and Easterseals Southern California CEO Mark Whitley had the opportunity to ask a pressing question to the entertainment industry: why is there so little representation of our country’s most diverse population — the disability community — in media? [...]
Thank you Adobe for your generous support of the 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge! We are thrilled to have the support of such an innovative technology company. This year, each of our four winners will receive a full, one-year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud – the entire collection of 20+ creative desktop and mobile apps [...]
Thank you to United Talent Agency for sponsoring the 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge! The support of one of the largest and most well-regarded entertainment agencies in the world elevates the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge to a new level of awareness and increases potential opportunities for challenge participants. The 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge finalists [...]
We are so grateful for SAG-AFTRA’s continued sponsorship of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, and for recognizing Easterseals Disability Film Challenge founder Nic Novicki with the 2017 SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award at the Media Access Awards in November! Our relationship with SAG-AFTRA has allowed our challenge to grow and flourish, and we are excited to [...]
Thank you to CBS Entertainment Diversity and Inclusion for signing on for a second year as a sponsor of the 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge! CBS Entertainment Diversity and Inclusion Executive Vice President Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i will be mentoring the winner of Best Awareness Campaign for this year’s challenge. You can read about Cory Reeder’s experience [...]
Thank you to Universal Filmed Entertainment Group for joining us as a sponsor of the 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. Your contribution of a $1,000 grant for each of the four winners of the challenge -- Best Film, Best Filmmaker, Best Actor, and Best Awareness Campaign -- to use towards their next production, as well [...]
Nike is joining the 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge! Together, we can expand our combined reach, using innovative products and stories to inspire individuals to unleash their full potential. To the future winners of the 2018 Challenge, you will be receiving a Nike gift bag with assorted products including a pair of shoes from their new FlyEase [...]
We are so excited for Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i to return as the mentor for the winner of the 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge's Best Awareness Campaign! Tiffany was named Executive Vice President, Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion & Communications, CBS Entertainment in February 2016. In this position, she expands upon the division’s current diversity initiatives, as well as [...]
We greatly appreciate one of our original film challenge sponsors, Dell, Inc. and their continued support of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge in 2018! Each year our winning filmmakers are awarded Dell computers. This year, the grand prize winner of Best Film will receive a Dell Mobile Workstation, while the winners of Best Filmmaker and [...]
Easterseals SoCal Visits Sundance Film Festival to Promote the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge ESSC CEO Mark Whitley joined actor, comedian, Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Founder, and ESSC Board Member Nic Novicki, and ESSC Chief Development Officer Nancy Weintraub at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah this past weekend. They were there at the invitation of the Sundance Institute to promote [...]