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THE NEXT GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS RECREATE ICONIC WARNER BROS. PICTURES FILMS

Geared toward providing creative development, immersive production training, and the opportunity to create a short film at a major film studio for the next generation of storytellers.

WB 100th Short Film Initiative

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studios, six filmmakers have been selected to develop and shoot 20-minute short film adaptations that reimagine the Studio’s iconic films. The classic Warner Bros. titles A Star is Born, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Calamity Jane, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Prince and the Pauper and Rebel Without a Cause, will be reimagined through a diverse and inclusive lens.

The filmmakers were selected in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures executives and with six partner organizations, Visual Communications, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Urban World, Sundance Indigenous Lab, Outfest and ReelAbilities Film Fest.

The filmmakers will begin production this summer and receive mentoring from a team of accomplished producers and directors, including Greg Berlanti (TV’s Arrow, The Flash), Angel Manuel Soto (Upcoming Blue Beetle, The Farm), Blitz Bazuwale (Upcoming The Color Purple, Black is King), Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) Danis Goulet (Night Raiders, TV’s Alaska Daily) and James Lebrecht (Crip Camp). In addition, producer Ali Afshar (American Wrestler: The Wizard, Holiday Harmony and A Christmas Mystery) will serve as a consulting producer on the projects and support the filmmakers throughout the process.

PROGRAM CRITERIA

• Program participants were recruited through key industry partners and then selected by the Warner Bros. Discovery Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team.

• Program was available to US residents only.