On October 27 @comicconla 2018 we were honored to host Two Special Events!!
The Gender-Flipped Reading of Season 5 Finale of SUPERNATURAL was great fun! You can meet the actors and read the event press release here: Flip the Script Supernatural 2018 LA Comic-Con
We would love to introduce you to The Chimaera Project presents Wonder Women Filmmakers: Insight from Women in the World of Filmmaking panel moderator and guest participants. Please meet America Young, Allison Vanore, Cheri Gaulke, Emily McGregor, Jenn Page, Joanna Ke and Sonja Mereu here: Wonder Women Filmmaker Bios
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING the TO.GET.HER Los Angeles Showcase of Award-Winning Films October 13 & 14, 2018 at the Arena Cinelounge in Hollywood!
Your support means the world to us!
Read about the TO.GET.HER filmmakers here.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
MAY 30, 2018
TO.GET.HER AND IN (H)ER (D)IRECTION
Reception and Awards @Brack Shop Tavern, DTLA
Brack Shop Tavern DTLA
TO.GET.HER is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission
and the Puffin Foundation.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Shares her experiences with Academy of Performing Arts students
Fashion icon and pioneer, Dame Zandra Rhodes, was the grand finale guest lecturer of the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts’ (APA) five-week mentoring partnership with The Chimaera Project. Zandra’s clients include royalty and rock stars alike and in 2014, Queen Elizabeth named Zandra “Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.” View Zandra’s presentation on The Chimaera Project’s YouTube Channel here.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
This event was shared live via FaceBook in collaboration with the First-Ever ’50/50 Day’ National Initiative Challenging Us All to Make 100% Commitment to Gender Equality!
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The Chimaera Project (TCP) Meet-up: Palm Springs Film Festival
January 8, 2017
America Young, TCP Co-Executive Director, directed her first feature, a pop-culture comedy called “The Concessionaires Must Die!!”, executive produced by Stan Lee with a World Premiere, opening weekend at The Palm Springs Film Festival in 2017.
TCP Board Members and friends gathered for the screening and meet-up immediately following at Rocket Fizz and the Kaiser Grille, both located in downtown Palm Springs.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2016 Collaborative Panel Discussion Events: Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
A Documentary Series About Women Directors, Executive Produced by Leah Meyerhoff and Cady McClain.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Film Screening: Always Worthy
Q & A with filmmaker Marianna Palka
and members of the cast and crew
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Always Worthy, is the story of an aspiring actress who has to overcome herself to find success in Hollywood. Marianna Palka directed and co-produced this feature film. The conversation immediately following the film viewing with Marianna and members of the cast and crew will provide a fun and insightful look at the filmmaking and distribution process. Marianna was the subject of an award winning documentary film that is currently available on HBO: The Lion’s Mouth Opens. This verité documentary is about confronting life’s most daunting moments with purpose and grace, and about the impact of genetic bonds and genetic testing on the people we love and on how we face our destiny.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Panel Discussion: Newport Beach Film Festival
Saturday, April 23, 2016
The Dynamic Women in Entertainmentpanel discussion featured The Chimaera Project’s Co-ED America Young, Director Alison Eastwood and Actor, Director Aisha Taylor.
A fun vocal and audience engaging panel, the three dynamic women in entertainment spoke on their thoughts and struggles of being a well known woman working in a mostly man based business.
A topic that was passionately discussed involved the problems with lack of women and diversity on television with lead roles only being able to act with specific guidelines.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Awards: Catalina Film Festival 2015
September 24-27, 2015
The Chimaera Project was proud to team with The Catalina Film Festival by honoring two groundbreaking female filmmakers who have created gender equality in the industry though action.
Best Short Film was awarded to The Haircut, directed by
Alexis O. Korycinski; Julia Cox, writer; and Bailey Noble as the film’s protagonist, Amy, who in 1976 is among the first class of female cadets accepted into military service academies.
Jack of the Red Hearts was presented the award for best feature film, directed by Janet Grillo ; Written by Jennifer Deaton ,
Produced by Lucy Mukerjee-Brown Starring Famke Janssen, Sophia Anne Caruso, Israel Broussard, and Taylor Richardson. This compelling feature film follows a teenage con artist as she tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.
