As part of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, the winning filmmakers are awarded mentorship meetings with active members of the entertainment industry. Cory Reeder won “Best Awareness Campaign” for the 2017 Challenge with his film ‘Best Friend’, and recently met with Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, the VP of Entertainment Diversity & Communications at CBS Entertainment. Throughout her [...]
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge! Best Film Cory Reeder — Best Friend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikq7GQV4KmY Best Filmmaker Jonathan Johnson — Siblings Liebencrantz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6NccbEgck4 Best Actor Jamie Brewer — Whitney's Wedding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFCX32068Ug Best Awareness Campaign Cory Reeder — Best Friend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikq7GQV4KmY Check out all of the [...]
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge is proud to announce this year’s finalists. The competition was stiff; talented filmmakers, actors and crewmembers from around the world produced compelling short films that showcased disability in its many forms. With only a weekend to create their films, all participants should be proud of the work produced. Each film [...]
Genre: Family Comedy The films entered into the challenge must be in the genre of family comedy. Some examples include: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Birdcage" "Big", "Father of the Bride" "Meet The Parents" "The Royal Tenenbaums" "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Coming To America" "Parent Trap" "Honey I shrunk Kids" "Frozen" "Christmas Story" "Little Miss Sunshine" "Freaky [...]
Prepare for the 2017 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge with Founder Nic Novicki and directors, actors, writers, crew members, and more from Meet the Biz, Performing Arts Studio West, Easterseals, and the Los Angeles film and disability communities. Learn about the process of making a film over a 55-hour weekend, receive advice and tips from Nic, [...]
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge is excited to reveal that the winner of the 2017 Best Filmmaker award will win a mentorship session with actor, writer, and director Randall Park. Randall Park is one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in both film and [...]
This event is for actors, crew members and people interested in participating in the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge to get together and network. Challenge founder Nic Novicki will discuss the process of making a film for the challenge and advise participants on how to build their filmmaking teams using the resources they already have. Novicki will [...]