NATPE( National Association of Television Programming Executives) en asociación con FOX Entertainment otorgó una beca a un miembro de NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) para su programa 2007 de Becas a la Diversidad Cultural.
Maria Laura Ruggiero fue seleccionada entre un amplio conjunto de inscriptos y recibirá una beca exclusiva para acceder al Bootcamp de la Asociación de Productores Ejecutivos de Televisión en Los Angeles, California.
El conjunto de Seminarios de NATPE Bootcamp es una oportunidad importantísima para nuevos talentos del Cine y la televisión para poder refinar sus conocimientos y establecer conexiones importantes.
El objetivo del programa es proveer información actualizada,estudios concretos y coaching sobre la industria televisiva, logrando que productores y guionistas de diversas culturas aprendan a manejarse y desarrollarse en la industria de la televisión avanzando así en sus ya exitosas carreras.
Maria Laura Ruggiero participará de un programa diseñado a medida donde asistirá a talleres y reuniones con ejecutivos del Grupo Fox, presentaciones y seminarios sobre plataformas tradicionales y nuevos medios.
NATPE( National Association of Television Programming Executives) in partnership with FOX Entertainment extended a scholarship to one NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) member for the 2007 Diversity Fellowship Program.
Maria Laura Ruggiero was selected among a vast pool of applicants and will now receive an exclusive scholarship to attend this year’s National Association of Television Producer Executives bootcamp in Los Angeles, California! The NATPE Bootcamp is a great opportunity for emerging media-makers to hone their craft and establish important connections.
The goal of the program is to provide up-to-date information, case studies and coaching on best practices within the TV industry, so producers and writers from diverse backgrounds can better navigate this business and continue their career development.
Maria Laura Ruggiero will participate in a customized program of workshops and meetings with Fox Networks Group executives, Panel discussions, presentations and workshops on traditional and new platforms and genres led by working television executives and producers.
Seiren Films talked to Ria Fay-Berquist days before the launch of PrizeWriter, an interview based blog that promises some of the most interesting Film interviews and articles you could find these days.
Let´s hear what she has to say…
SF-What is PrizeWriter? And why did you decide to create this blog?
PrizeWriter is a ‘blogozine’, an interview-format monthly post that features conversations with filmmakers, artists, and writers. Like the official description says, we have a predilection for those who showcase the flair and rich inner lives of struggling/working-class folks around the world. I started it because I feel like socioeconomics and the culture or style that emerges from working class communities is very rich, and often is lost or dumbed down in outsiders’ interpretations (though not always). It’s particularly meaningful to me as someone who grew up struggling and is also an independent artist and filmmaker. I like and relate to the resourcefulness of people who have had to work very hard, or oftentimes sort of ‘invent’ themselves, in order to create their dreams — thus the PrizeWriter title, a play on Prize Fighters (amateur boxers).
SF-Tell us a little bit more about PrizeFight Films and your future projects?
PrizeFight Films is similarly themed. In fact, PrizeWriter came out of a desire to converse with and showcase other people who were doing the work that I felt connected to, or inspired by. People who were telling the kinds of stories that fell outside of that hackneyed ‘tale of lack’ that we often see framing low income people’s lives. The typical stories of struggling communities that are saved by the (usually white, wealthier) hero from outside - cinematic or narrative imperialism. People often save and change their own lives, through a much more interesting internal process. We don’t just sit around being dysfunctional thinking about what we don’t have until Clark Kent passes through! Haha.. Anyway. I have two major stories in development. One is a story about a fourteen year old girl who is struggling to cope with the loss of her father, and running into a lot of trouble with violence. She befriends a young man who becomes sort of a surrogate male figure to her, but eventually unearths some things in his history that have directly affected people who are dear to her. The crux of her development sort of hinges on how she is able to feel personal power without violence, even in situations where an outsider might see it as being warranted. The second one is a love story - but all details on that are top secret!
SF-Who is going to be featured in the next Prizewriter interview?(Crossing fingers here…:))
It’s a surprise! Tune in at the beginning of each month, or click this link to subscribe
Check out PrizeWriter at http://www.prize-writer.blogspot.com/
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