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BlackStar is thrilled to announce the inaugural cl $BlackStar is thrilled to announce the inaugural class of the Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab, presented by Xfinity! ⁠ ⁠ The 2021 Lab fellows are Bettina Escauriza, Jasmine Lynea, Julian Turner, and Xenia Matthews. Read more about each of them and their amazing projects at the link in bio!⁠ ⁠ “I am really impressed by the sheer diversity and boldness of this year’s applications. Our finalists represent just a fraction of the incredible talent in our city and we are thrilled to be able to support their vision for new work in this way.” - @maorikarmael, Artistic Director & CEO of BlackStar⁠ ⁠ The year-long fellowship supports and uplifts Black, Brown and Indigenous emerging and mid-career artists and filmmakers in the Greater Philadelphia area by providing access to equipment, funding, and mentorship, over the course of a year. BlackStar will act as an executive producer on the short films created during the Lab, providing feedback on works in progress and advice for working with crew, while Xfinity provided a major portion of the funding for production. The films will premiere at the next BlackStar Film Festival in August 2022 and will be featured on the Black Experience on @Xfinity Channel.⁠ ⁠ ---⁠ ⁠ [Image descriptions: A six-card carousel of graphics begins with a text-based announcement of "Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab 2021 Fellows" from BlackStar. The next four cards display the headshots of the selected fellows, named above, in alphabetical order by first name. The final card says: "The ⁠ Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab is presented in partnership with Xfinity with support from All Ages Productions, Independence Public Media Foundation, Kickstarter, Vimeo, and Wyncote Foundation." Additional info in alt-text.]$

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