Gamechanger Films

Gamechanger Films
Industry Film
Founded September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27) in New York City, New York, United States
Founders
  • Julie Parker Benello
  • Dan Cogan
  • Geralyn Dreyfous
  • Wendy Ettinger
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Mynette Louie (President)
Services Film financing
Website gamechanger-films.com

Gamechanger Films is an American company that finances independent films directed by women.[1]

History

Gamechanger Films was founded in 2013 by Julie Parker Benello, Dan Cogan, Geralyn Dreyfous, Wendy Ettinger. Mynette Louie is the President, and Mary Jane Skalski is the senior adviser. Films funded must be directed or co-directed by a woman, but they may be of any genre.[2] Films do not need to be focused on females or female-centric topics.[3] They support films of a budget of $2 million or less.[4] Funding was raised by Chicken & Egg Pictures and Impact Partners and comes from equity investors. Gamechanger Films is for-profit.[5] Louie said that their goal "is to finance films that are critically and commercially viable".[6] As a result of this, they do not fund experimental non-narrative films.[7] In 2014, they established a $2500 grant for female directors who screen their films at South by Southwest.[8]

Films financed

References

  1. ↑ Gamechanger Films Creates Film Fund for Female Directors, Ramin (2013-09-27). "Gamechanger Films Creates Film Fund for Female Directors". Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  2. ↑ Macaulay, Scott (2013-09-27). "Gamechanger Films, Supporting Women Narrative Directors, Launches Today". Film Journal International. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  3. ↑ Susman, Gary (2013-11-29). "Where Are All the Female Filmmakers?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  4. ↑ Weist, Ellen Fagg (2014-01-27). "Telling women's stories will change the world, Sundance filmmakers say". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  5. ↑ Zeitchik, Steven (2013-09-27). "New movie fund Gamechanger Films is formed to back women directors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  6. ↑ Adams, Thelma (2015-02-02). "Femme Filmmakers Are Opening Up the Pic Pipeline". Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  7. ↑ "FAQ". Gamechanger Films. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  8. ↑ Kang, Inkoo (2014-02-21). "SXSW's New Gamechanger Award to Help Fund Women-Directed Films". Indiewire. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  9. 1 2 Kang, Inkoo (2014-07-15). "Karyn Kusama's The Invitation is Gamechanger Films' Next Project". Indiewire. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  10. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (2015-01-21). "Lights, Camera, Taking Action". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  11. ↑ Yamato, Jen (2014-12-22). "Jena Malone, Riley Keough Hit The Road For 'Lovesong'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

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