Film financier Peter Samuelson and showrunner-director Jonathan Prince have joined forces to launch PhilmCo, a production and distribution banner designed to produce socially-conscious movies and TV shows with a built-in philanthropic component.
Samuelson and Prince are working with private investors to fund the development of a range of projects that are about to be shopped to studio and network partners. The content backed by PhilmCo will focus on issues and causes that allow creative partners to build in calls to action to address the problems illustrated by the story.
Prince said issue-oriented content in the past has rarely taken the step of directly connecting audiences to charitable donations or social actions to capitalize on awareness. This will be a primary focus of PhilmCo which aims to knit together a network of appropriate nonprofit, charitable and philanthropic partners to help support each project and benefit.
“We’re all great storytellers, we...
Samuelson and Prince are working with private investors to fund the development of a range of projects that are about to be shopped to studio and network partners. The content backed by PhilmCo will focus on issues and causes that allow creative partners to build in calls to action to address the problems illustrated by the story.
Prince said issue-oriented content in the past has rarely taken the step of directly connecting audiences to charitable donations or social actions to capitalize on awareness. This will be a primary focus of PhilmCo which aims to knit together a network of appropriate nonprofit, charitable and philanthropic partners to help support each project and benefit.
“We’re all great storytellers, we...
- 10/8/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Tamika Lamison felt on top of the world when, at 28, she headed to Hollywood to pursue a filmmaking career. But when the bogus $112,000 check she received for the sale of her first script bounced, she knew that she wanted something far different than the typical industry experience.
“I started thinking about ways to make a difference. I didn’t want to spend all my energy on the grind, going for the brass ring,” Lamison, now 48, tells People. “I started mentoring and teaching kids filmmaking and I literally fell in love with watching youth fall in love with making films and sharing their stories.
“I started thinking about ways to make a difference. I didn’t want to spend all my energy on the grind, going for the brass ring,” Lamison, now 48, tells People. “I started mentoring and teaching kids filmmaking and I literally fell in love with watching youth fall in love with making films and sharing their stories.
- 2/15/2018
- by Erin Hill
- PEOPLE.com
Hollywood manager Vincent Cirrincione has been accused of sexual harassment by nine women in a report from The Washington Post. Eight African American women and one Asian American woman allege Cirrincione made unwanted sexual advances toward them over a two-decade period. The manager formerly represented Halle Berry for 20 years and currently manages Taraji P. Henson. Cirrincione is well known in the industry for “boosting the careers of black actresses.”
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The nine women all say they wanted Cirrincione’s management because of his success with Berry, and later Henson. A majority of the women say Cirrincione would only represent them if they were willing to have sex with him whenever he wanted. When they refused, Cirrincione refused to hire them as clients. One woman told The Post that Cirrincione masturbated in front of her in his office.
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The nine women all say they wanted Cirrincione’s management because of his success with Berry, and later Henson. A majority of the women say Cirrincione would only represent them if they were willing to have sex with him whenever he wanted. When they refused, Cirrincione refused to hire them as clients. One woman told The Post that Cirrincione masturbated in front of her in his office.
- 2/2/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Hollywood manager Vincent Cirrincione, who currently manages Taraji P. Henson and has represented Halle Berry, is being accused of sexual harassment by nine women in a story published Friday in The Washington Post.
Three women, Tamika Lamison, Peppur Chambers and Letha Remington, went on the record with their claims against the manager, while six other women withheld their names for fear of reprisal. The Post says that it interviewed each of the women separately, as well as family, friends and others the women had told their stories to.
The allegations of harassment span over two decades, from 1993 to 2011. Three...
Three women, Tamika Lamison, Peppur Chambers and Letha Remington, went on the record with their claims against the manager, while six other women withheld their names for fear of reprisal. The Post says that it interviewed each of the women separately, as well as family, friends and others the women had told their stories to.
The allegations of harassment span over two decades, from 1993 to 2011. Three...
- 2/2/2018
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Make A Film Foundation grants film wishes to children with serious or life-threatening medical conditions, helping them to create short film legacies by teaming them with noted actors, directors, and writers. The art of filmmaking is not only healing and therapeutic but also offers hope and builds self-esteem.
Young people facing illness and long-term hospitalization naturally feel marginalized from the world. Many spend vast amounts of time watching television, experiencing realities they may never share.
The Make a Film Foundation provides an opportunity for young people to use the media as a powerful tool for self-expression and communication by creating five-minute film legacies. Pairing participants with noted directors, writers, actors and producer mentors, we provide them with the tools, resources, and guidance to reclaim the media and give them a voice.
Founded by Tamika Lamison, a Virginia native who graduated from The American University with a BA in Performing Arts...
Young people facing illness and long-term hospitalization naturally feel marginalized from the world. Many spend vast amounts of time watching television, experiencing realities they may never share.
The Make a Film Foundation provides an opportunity for young people to use the media as a powerful tool for self-expression and communication by creating five-minute film legacies. Pairing participants with noted directors, writers, actors and producer mentors, we provide them with the tools, resources, and guidance to reclaim the media and give them a voice.
Founded by Tamika Lamison, a Virginia native who graduated from The American University with a BA in Performing Arts...
- 12/8/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Anna Serner, Filminstitutet. Foto: Fredrik Sandberg/ScanpixAnna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute (Sfi) has been leading the way for gender equality on a global scale for at least the past five years and has become a sort of godmother to all the woman striving and thriving in Cannes.
She not only encouraged the collection of statistics of women filmmakers in Sweden and abroad which could then be used to calculate public funding to create parity but as been the preeminent global lobbyist. In 2016, 64% of the Sfi’s production funding when to female directors which means that from 2013–2016, Sfi funding was 50% female and 50% male. In 2017 the Sfi funding is expecte to be 40% for female directors.
50/50 by 2020 — Global Reach was held in Cannes for the second year, hosted by Sfi, Wift Nordic and the Marche and included talk with such filmmakers a Agnieszka Holland and Jessica Hausner, a presentation by...
She not only encouraged the collection of statistics of women filmmakers in Sweden and abroad which could then be used to calculate public funding to create parity but as been the preeminent global lobbyist. In 2016, 64% of the Sfi’s production funding when to female directors which means that from 2013–2016, Sfi funding was 50% female and 50% male. In 2017 the Sfi funding is expecte to be 40% for female directors.
50/50 by 2020 — Global Reach was held in Cannes for the second year, hosted by Sfi, Wift Nordic and the Marche and included talk with such filmmakers a Agnieszka Holland and Jessica Hausner, a presentation by...
- 6/6/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
With a little help from friends, Make a Film Foundation has brought a 16-year-old cancer patient’s zombie thriller to life. Johnny Depp, David Lynch, J.K. Simmons and Laura Dern are among the stars of Anthony Conti’s “The Black Ghiandola,” a short film directed by the trio of Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwicke and Ted Melfi; Conti (who also stars) wrote the project alongside Scott Kosar (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) and Wash Westmoreland (“Still Alice”).
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“Anthony is an alchemist — there was magic happening all around the set,” Tamika Lamison, who founded Make a Film Foundation in 2007, told the Hollywood Reporter. “It was like a magnet that kept attracting the best in so many people and attracting the extraordinary ‘yes’ at every turn.” Conti is living with stage IV adrenal cortical cancer.
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“Anthony is an alchemist — there was magic happening all around the set,” Tamika Lamison, who founded Make a Film Foundation in 2007, told the Hollywood Reporter. “It was like a magnet that kept attracting the best in so many people and attracting the extraordinary ‘yes’ at every turn.” Conti is living with stage IV adrenal cortical cancer.
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- 12/3/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Some A-list Hollywood talent didn't wait until Thanksgiving to give back.
Filmmakers Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwicke and Ted Melfi joined Johnny Depp, David Lynch, J.K. Simmons, Laura Dern, Penelope Ann Miller, Richard Chamberlain, Jade Pettyjohn, Chad Coleman, Pritesh Shah and Keith Allan to help make a dream film project come alive for Anthony Conti, a 16-year-old who is facing down stage IV adrenal cortical cancer.
Make a Film Foundation — a nonprofit launched in 2007 by Tamika Lamison (who also works as a researcher/consultant in the Education Department at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) that...
Filmmakers Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwicke and Ted Melfi joined Johnny Depp, David Lynch, J.K. Simmons, Laura Dern, Penelope Ann Miller, Richard Chamberlain, Jade Pettyjohn, Chad Coleman, Pritesh Shah and Keith Allan to help make a dream film project come alive for Anthony Conti, a 16-year-old who is facing down stage IV adrenal cortical cancer.
Make a Film Foundation — a nonprofit launched in 2007 by Tamika Lamison (who also works as a researcher/consultant in the Education Department at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) that...
- 12/2/2016
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In late February I attended the Richmond International Film Festival, where I met Tamika Lamison, the extraordinary founder and executive director of the L.A.-based Make A Film Foundation, which lets children with serious or life-threatening medical conditions live out their filmmaking dreams. She was there with the Maff film The Magic Bracelet, a Diablo Cody-adapted short originally penned by 15-year-old Rina Goldberg, who died of mitochondrial disease in 2010. I decided to find out more post-fest about the idea to pair veteran altruistic filmmakers with young aspiring filmmakers in need. I spoke with Lamison right before the short’s next stop […]...
- 5/2/2014
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
In late February I attended the Richmond International Film Festival, where I met Tamika Lamison, the extraordinary founder and executive director of the L.A.-based Make A Film Foundation, which lets children with serious or life-threatening medical conditions live out their filmmaking dreams. She was there with the Maff film The Magic Bracelet, a Diablo Cody-adapted short originally penned by 15-year-old Rina Goldberg, who died of mitochondrial disease in 2010. I decided to find out more post-fest about the idea to pair veteran altruistic filmmakers with young aspiring filmmakers in need. I spoke with Lamison right before the short’s next stop […]...
- 5/2/2014
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
There are many organizations and non-profits created by African-Americans. Make A Film Foundation is one particular organization that uses the film industry in it's work. Make A Film Foundation was created by myself, Tamika Lamison, as a way to use my filmmaking talents and skills to give back. I wanted to provide a space for the Hollywood community to offer service and philanthropy in a way that was specific to their interest, skills and talents and also to introduce my passion for filmmaking to children who would not normally have this unique opportunity. Make A Film Foundation (Maff) grants film wishes to children who have serious or life-threatening medical conditions...
- 7/18/2012
- by Tamika Lamison
- ShadowAndAct
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