{"id":269,"date":"2014-10-01T15:59:12","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T22:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviesharkdeblore.com\/site\/?p=269"},"modified":"2014-10-07T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T23:00:40","slug":"lionsgate-stephenie-meyer-facebook-women-in-film-create-short-film-competition-based-on-twilight-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/festivals\/lionsgate-stephenie-meyer-facebook-women-in-film-create-short-film-competition-based-on-twilight-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate, Stephenie Meyer, Facebook &#038; Women in Film Create Short Film Competition Based on TWILIGHT Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LIONSGATE TEAMS WITH STEPHENIE MEYER, FACEBOOK AND WOMEN IN FILM TO CREATE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION BASED ON CHARACTERS FROM THE WORLD OF <\/strong><strong><em>TWILIGHT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Winning Short Films by Aspiring Female Filmmakers to be Chosen By Star-Studded Award-Winning Female Panelists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shorts will Premiere Exclusively on Facebook Next Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VANCOUVER, BC, and SANTA MONICA, CA &#8212;\u00a0 September 30, 2014 &#8212; As part of its ongoing effort to enhance its diverse portfolio of premium content, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, is teaming with Facebook, the prestigious Women In Film organization, the crowdsourcing platform Tongal and best-selling <em>Twilight Saga<\/em> author Stephenie Meyer to create and manage a social media campaign to develop and produce a series of short films directed by aspiring female filmmakers.\u00a0 The campaign, called \u201cThe Storytellers \u2013 New Creative Voices of <em>The Twilight Saga,<\/em>\u201d will include films based on a broad spectrum of characters from the <em>Twilight<\/em> universe, with guidance provided by Meyer\u2019s encyclopedic <em>The Twilight Saga: Official Illustrated Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign will center on a multiphase contest culminating in the selection of at least five aspiring female filmmakers to direct short films based on characters from the <em>Twilight<\/em> universe.\u00a0 The films will be produced and directed with the mentorship of a blue chip panel of advisors, which will ultimately select the winning shorts that will premiere exclusively on the Facebook platform next year.\u00a0 The star-studded group of female panelists will include Stephenie Meyer, actress Kristen Stewart, Academy Award winners Kate Winslet and Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Lee, the award-winning writer and one of the directors of Disney\u2019s global blockbuster <em>Frozen<\/em>, <em>Twilight <\/em>director Catherine Hardwicke, Emmy Award-winning actress Julie Bowen, and Women In Film President Cathy Schulman.<\/p>\n<p>Five winning shorts will be financed through production advances, and fans will help select a grand prize winning filmmaker who will receive a cash prize and career opportunities.\u00a0 The short film development and production process will involve extensive fan engagement on the Facebook and Tongal platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore people than ever before are creating, discovering and engaging with videos on Facebook,\u201d said Facebook Vice President of Partnerships Dan Rose.\u00a0 \u201cThis collaboration with Stephenie Meyer, Lionsgate and Women In Film is a great opportunity to engage Twilight\u2019s massive global audience on Facebook through an innovative premium video program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to expand our longstanding relationship with Stephenie and confident that her participation in the <em>Twilight<\/em> short films campaign will add an exciting new dimension to the incredible world she has created as an author and producer,\u201d said Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer and Vice Chairman Michael Burns. \u201cOur partnership with Facebook and Women In Film underscores the opportunities for growing our franchises in exciting new directions, and we\u2019re pleased to introduce fresh creative talent to the <em>Twilight<\/em> universe as part of our commitment to female empowerment in front of and behind the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccessing Hollywood is a momentous challenge, especially for aspiring female filmmakers,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u2018m thrilled that Women In Film has been invited to join Stephenie Meyer, Lionsgate and Facebook to empower new storytellers with diverse voices,\u201d said WIF President Cathy Schulman.\u00a0 \u201cWomen\u00a0In Film is proud to help recruit and mentor female filmmakers as part of a project that illustrates the power of a beloved book and movie franchise to lessen the gender gap in our film community and provide a platform for women\u2019s perspectives to be seen and heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;The female voice is something that has become more and more important to me as I&#8217;ve worked in the film industry,\u201d said Meyer.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m honored to be working with Women In Film, Lionsgate, and Facebook on a project dedicated to giving more women a chance to be heard creatively.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIONSGATE TEAMS WITH STEPHENIE MEYER, FACEBOOK AND WOMEN IN FILM TO CREATE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION BASED ON CHARACTERS FROM THE WORLD OF TWILIGHT Winning Short Films by Aspiring Female Filmmakers to be Chosen By Star-Studded Award-Winning Female Panelists Shorts will Premiere Exclusively on Facebook Next Year VANCOUVER, BC, and SANTA MONICA, CA &#8212;\u00a0 September 30, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festivals","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lionsgate, Stephenie Meyer, Facebook &amp; 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