Sundance Institute’s Native American and Indigenous Film Program and Netflix presented the LA SKINS FEST opening night industry mixer held at the Netflix’s Headquarters two-story open air patio overseeing the Los Angeles cityscape. The festival celebrated Native American filmmakers, directors, writers, actors and community leaders. During this event, we took the opportunity to thank our… Read more »
The LA SKINS FEST conducted the 7th Annual Native Writers Pitch Workshop during the festival. The pitch workshop is designed to give writers information that will grow their careers, give access to talent development, and the capacity to pitch to creative executives. The pitch fest consisted of three components that enhance the participant’s writing career. The first portion of… Read more »
The LA SKINS FEST, presented by COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL, announced its full list of events, programs, and film screenings taking place November 13th – 18th, 2018 in Hollywood, CA. The festival offers a genuine voice for emerging Native American actors, filmmakers, writers, directors and our community of artists. Every year, we premier several Native-made movies that… Read more »
“We are excited to continue our growth, success and opportunity for Native American filmmakers. Every year, we expand our endeavors so the Native American community can become a larger part of the overall entertainment industry,” said Ian Skorodin, LA Skins Fest founder and executive director. “Our annual film festival not only provides an incredible venue… Read more »
The LA SKINS FEST, presented by COMCAST NBCUniversal, is now officially accepting film entries for their 12th Annual film festival taking place November 13th-18th, 2018 at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Regular deadline coming up September 10th! ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Entries must be by/or have a Native American/First Nation/Indigenous artist involved in the project (Please include… Read more »
The Native American TV Writers Lab (NA TV Lab) is partnering with KUNG FU MONKEY PRODUCTIONS and conducting practice writers’ room to teach Native writers the method of breaking story. NA TV Lab Fellows participating in this workshop are: Joey Clift Khadijah Iman Jason Marcus Jade Puga Kung Fu Monkey Productions was founded in 2012 by… Read more »
Khadijah Iman was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts with an undeniable love for television, film, and music. Good luck getting her away from a classic horror flick like Child’s Play or Scream. In 2015, she graduated from Full Sail University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Entertainment and moved to… Read more »
A writer for Hasbro, a Sundance/IAIA fellow and a LA Skins Fest HBO/CBS/NBC’s Native Writer’s Workshop participant, this First-Nations comedy writer has a knack for the whimsical. We offer the proper recommendations for you if you want to play casino online in Canada. Our experts go through a rigorous process of evaluating the best casino sites… Read more »
Joey Clift is writer, performer and registered member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe who has written on Wabbit and Lego Ninjago: Decoded for Cartoon Network and OMG, Swamp Talk With Shrek and Donkey and What They Got Right for DreamWorks. A web series episode he co wrote for the Fine Brothers was nominated for a… Read more »
The NATIVE YOUTH MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP partnered with the United Indian Health Service, Inc in Arcata, CA and conducted a multi-day workshop from September 10th – 15th, 2018. Native youth produced digital video projects in various genres that included public service announcements. Their projects focused on issues that are effecting their community and peers as it… Read more »
