Meet our new best friends
New members, April premieres, member-led workshops, and more
Happy Thursday, friends.
Spring has sprung up and so has Portrait! Welcome to the 198 people who signed up last month — and a huge thanks to those who nominated them (keep sending talented humans our way).
You’ll find a snapshot of our new members below. But first, we have new work, grants, gigs, and programming to share. Let’s dive in!
Jean Ellen and Kasia
Co-Founders, Portrait
Roll of Honor
Premieres, Press, Awards, and Standout Member Work This Week
Spring Premieres
“I’m Not Crazy, I’m Sick” announced its May 30th release and trailer, above. Check out the Vanity Fair piece with a shout out to Clair Popkin, the film’s cinematographer.
”40 Below: The Toughest Race in the World” premieres at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival next week (Melody Gilbert, Producer).
“Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities” also has its Minnesota premiere (Geeta Gandbhir, Producer).
Spring Screenings + Member Workshops
April 12th. “A Run For More” screening at the Human Rights Campaign in DC. Panel with Director Ray Whitehouse to follow!
April 21st. Union Docs workshop in New York with Director and DP Derek Howard. Derek will discuss the relation between camera and performer.
Early April: LA screenings + panels for “Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV.” For dates, check out producer Mariko Munro’s post on Portrait.
Member Mentions
XTR Boards Havana Syndrome Docuseries based on Project Brazen’s popular podcast. (Shout out to XTR’s Justin Lacob)
Liz Plank’s For The Love of Men announced its fourth printing
Kirsten Luce was an ASME finalist for her photography for The Marshall Project’s “No Place for a Child.”
Window of Opportunity
Weekly Jobs, Grants, Labs, Intensives, Programming, Events, and More
Coming Soon / Closing Soon
Points North Fellowship. Deadline April 24th.
Original Voices Shorts Pitch. Deadline April 14th.
NYFA Environmental Art Grant. Deadline April 14th.
Chicken & Egg Grant. Deadline April 24th.
SFFILM Rainin Narrative Feature Grants. $25,000 grants. Deadline April 28th.
Roy W. Dean Film Grant: $3,500 grants. Deadline April 29th.
North Star Fellowship. Deadline May 8th.
The Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize. $200,000. Deadline May 15th.
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Deadline May 21st.
Jobs/Gigs Roundup
Director of Photography. Legit Productions. April 13th, New York, NY.
End Credits: YOU!
Below is just a small snapshot of our 198 new members — specifically, the 53 people who had welcome calls in March. Welcome!
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Amy Bench, Cinematographer. Agniia Galdanova, Director. Anna Rawls, Content Creator & Photographer. Annetta Marion, Director & Showrunner. Annie Silverstein, Filmmaker. Ariel Algus, Producer. Ben Zweig, Editor. Cailin Yatsko, Cinematographer. Caroline Pahl, Director. Christine Carone, Editor & Animator. Danielle Elliot, Producer & Director. Fletcher Wolfe, Cinematographer. Gabriella Garcia Pardo, Documentary Filmmaker. Igor Myakotin, Filmmaker. Ines Hofmann Kanna, Producer. James Del, Digital Media Professional. Janis Vogel, Editor. Jason Sager, Editor. Jen Caprio, Costume Designer. Jenna Kelly, Producer. Jess Burgess, Producer. Jesse Ash, Director & Producer. Jocelyn Miller, Filmmaker. John Northrup, Producer & Editor. Jo Jo Lam, Cinematographer. Justin Peligri, Producer. Kadri Koop, Director & Cinematographer. Kimberly Reynolds, Producer. Kyle Perritt, Director & Writer. Liz Plank, Director, EP, Author, & Journalist. Lloyd Lee Choi, Director & Writer. Louisa Oreskes, Researcher/Associate Producer. Mandy Hoffman, Composer. Marc Smolowitz, Producer. Mariah Owen, CEO & Filmmaker. Matt Maxson, Director, Producer, & Editor. Mia Cioffi Henry, Director of Photography. Michael Merrill, Co-Host/Co-Producer of Top Docs. Nora Wilkinson, Producer & Researcher. Olivia Heffernan, Writer & Documentary Filmmaker. Persephone McFadden, Documentary Filmmaker. Petter Ringbom, Filmmaker. Rachael Dyer, Director & Producer. Rebecca Saunders, Producer. Ruchi Mital, Filmmaker, Writer, & Producer. Samantha Sanders, Producer, Director, & Writer. Sarah Pierpont, Cinematographer. Scott Ruderman, Cinematographer. Shana Hagan, Cinematographer. Steven Roberts, Director & Producer. V. T. Nayani, Director, Writer, & Producer. Will Rogers, Editor.
Until next week, friends, old and new,
JE + K