Stowe Story Labs $50,000 Short Film Production Grant Program Names Finalists

STOWE STORY LABS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2024 FINALISTS FOR THE $50,000 CURATED SHORT FILM PRODUCTION GRANT PROGRAM

STOWE, VT - December 11, 2024 - The Ridge, written by La'Chris Robinson Jordan, was recently selected as a Finalist for the Stowe Story Labs $50,000 Curated Short Film Production Grant Program. The production grant, developed in partnership with the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, and working with partners including ARRI, the Galway Film Fleadh, Seed&Spark, the Sidewalk Film Festival, Portrait, Film Pittsburgh, Seattle International Film Festival, Empact, and WeShort, will award a grant of $50,000 to support the development, production, and distribution of a short film with a total run time of approximately 10 minutes.

Stowe Mentor Liz Cardenas will serve as Executive Producer on the project, both to administer the grant and to be available to provide mentoring. Robinson Jordan will serve as director with Brian Isom Underwood as director of photography. The film will star Tabitha Mitchell, Roman Michael, Jackie Marriott, and Olivier Award-winning actor A. Russell Andrews.