FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Stareable Fest announces jury members for inaugural event
Announcing the first six jurors for Stareable Fest
Stareable Fest announces first jury members for inaugural event
February 27th, 2018
New York City, NY- Stareable Fest is excited to invite the first six members of its jury, who will help decide awards for the talented filmmakers submitting for the event in July. The festival judging panel now includes Aymar Christian, author of Open TV: Innovation Beyond Hollywood and the Rise of Web Television, Emily Best, CEO of Seed&Spark, Gabriele Capolino, Film Programmer at the IFP, Rosalind Murphy, VP of Programming for New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT), Mitch Semel, Founder of Semel Media, and Claire Taylor, Senior Programmer for Series Fest.
You can learn more about each juror at the new Stareable Fest website!
About Stareable Fest
Stareable Fest will take place July 20th-22nd, 2018, in New York City, and is now accepting submissions. It’s half industry marketplace, creating face-to-face connections between independent filmmakers and decision makers at major platforms, and half creator convention, with workshops and panels about how to be a more effective filmmaker. This isn’t the same old festival, focused on screenings and awards (though we have those too).
You can submit for short and long form independent television content in comedy, drama, animation, unscripted/reality, and documentary categories. Awards will be given out for best in show as well as excellence in writing, acting , editing, cinematography, directing, and innovative new media (interactive/transmedia) elements.
A key Stareable Fest goal is to make television more inclusive. Underrepresented groups like women, people of color, and the LGBT+ community have thrived in web series and online. We want to empower these diverse voices by showcasing their work to industry so they can make the leap to mainstream platforms and gain broader audiences.
Contact
Ajay Kishore, Founder and CEO
