Friday, December 18, 2020 – The Caucus Foundation 2020 Student Grant Awards

Friday, December 18, 2020 – The Caucus Foundation 2020 Student Grant Awards

The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors are proud of our 2020 Grantees.

Alfonso Ribeiro introduces us to this years Grantees and gives us a peek at their films.

– Mel Orpen, USC “ Retribution”
– Christine Cho, Chapman University “When the Sun Sets”
– Damon Laguna, USA “ Head Lock”
– Tessa Germaine, Chapman University “Rosie”
– Kathryn Boyd-Batstone, USC “For Rosa”
– Myra Aquino, UCLA “Beauty Queen”

Ribeiro will present to two students the Gold Circle Awards. The 1st Place Gold Circle Award Winner will receive the use of a $60,000 camera package from Panavision. The 2nd Place Gold Circle Winner will receive a $30,000 post production package from Illuminate Holly-wood.Since 2000 The Caucus Foundation has worked to acknowledge and financially support stu-dent filmmakers. These young artists are the future of our industry in Hollywood. With an emphasis on diversity, The Caucus Foundation reaches out to Colleges and Universities across the nation in search of student thesis films that need completion assistance. This year alone worthy students will be awarded over $100,000.00 to help in completing their projects.