Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Taps the Entertainment Industry to Change the Way We Define & View Disability https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=oAkcJinClQI 2018 Registration is Now Open at www.DisabilityFilmChallenge.com LOS ANGELES — Mar. 19, 2018 — For Immediate Release — Registration for the 2018 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge is now open for the competition to be held April [...]
The actor/comedian received the prestigious Harold Russell Award for his role as founder and creator of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. ESSC board member Nic Novicki was honored at the 2017 Media Access Awards, held November 17 at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. Nic was presented with the prestigious SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell [...]
Beverly Hills, November 1, 2017 - Earlier this month, The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge made a splash at Variety’s Inclusion Summit, an annual gathering of leaders and innovators supporting film, TV and digital media. The event aligns thought leaders to discuss diversity in media, especially concerning gender, disability, sexual identity, ethnicity, age and more. Easterseals [...]
Easterseals Disability Film challenge founder and Easterseals Southern California Board Member Nic Novicki announced the dates for the 2018 film challenge on Saturday morning at Easterseals Strides for DisABILITY 5k Run and 3k Family Fun Walk at Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach. A first time host of the annual event, Nic revealed to the [...]
To celebrate the winners of the 4th Annual Disability Film Challenge, and its first year partnering with Easterseals Southern California, an awards ceremony was held this past May at the Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills. Challenge finalists were treated to a red carpet entrance and reception before entering the theater, where winners [...]
As part of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge (EDFC), the winning filmmakers are awarded mentorship meetings with active members of the entertainment industry. Cory Reeder won “Best Film” for the 2017 challenge with his film Best Friend, and recently met with Scott Silveri, the creator of ABC’s Speechless. Speechless has created a buzz throughout Hollywood [...]
As part of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge (EDFC), the winning filmmakers are awarded mentorship meetings with active members of the entertainment industry. Jamie Brewer won “Best Actor” for the 2017 challenge for her role in the film Whitney’s Wedding, and recently met with actress Amy Brenneman. Jamie Brewer has made waves in the entertainment [...]
Over the weekend, film challenge participants attended the HollyShorts Film Festival to see their films screened during the “Diverse” Block. The event was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. All Easterseals Disability Film Challenge winning films are automatically entered into Hollyshorts, an official Academy Award qualifying Film Festival. Attendees, including cast and crew [...]
As part of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge (EDFC), the winning filmmakers are awarded mentorship meetings with active members of the entertainment industry. Jonathan Johnson won “Best Filmmaker” for the 2017 Challenge with his film Siblings Liebencrantz, and recently spoke with actor Randall Park of Fresh Off the Boat. One part of their meeting focused [...]
As part of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge (EDFC), the winning filmmakers are awarded mentorship meetings with active members of the entertainment industry. Gitane Neil was nominated for “Best Actor” in Best Friend, which won “Best Film” at the 2017 challenge. Gitane met with Pam Dixon, one of Hollywood’s leading casting directors. Best Friend was [...]