Several of John Singletons friends and former colleagues have agreed to help judge a short film contest created to honor the late filmmaker.
Among the judges and advisers are Hustle & Flow producer Stephanie Allain, The Best Man casting director Robi Reed, Shaft (2000) executive producer Paul Hall, and Little executive producer Preston Holmes. Also taking part are Bobbi Banks, Dawn Gilliam, Camile Tucker, Erika Conner, and Pat Prescott.
The competition is presented through a partnership between the city of Los Angeles and the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) under L.A. City Council President Herb Wessons embRACE L.A. initiative.
“Through the medium of film, we are encouraging young filmmakers to be a part of this conversation, just as many of John Singletons films were a conversation about race in South Los Angeles,” Wesson said in a recent statement.
September 15 is the deadline to submit live-action short narrative scripts for the competition. According to the PAFF website, submitted screenplays must be 28 pages or less and focus on the black experience Read More – Source
