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22-02-2025
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Ja'Lisa Arnold Wins 2025 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award; Christopher Guerrero Set For Initiative's Audience Award
EXCLUSIVE: Ja'Lisa Arnold has been named as the 2025 recipient of the $10,000 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award, with Christopher Guerrero being revealed as the winner of the $2,500 Audience Award, voted for by the public. Both winners received their prizes during an invitation-only ceremony at the renowned art fair. Realized in collaboration with non-profit Ghetto Film School and film and TV studio Fifth Season, the Frieze Los Angeles Film Award is recognized within the industry as an incubator for next-generation talent. Since its launch in 2019, the initiative has supported over 40 fellows, providing a platform for emerging voices in filmmaking. More from Deadline Colman Domingo, Ray Fisher and Angela Patton Call For Inclusivity & Champion Resilience In Hollywood During The African American Film Critics Association Awards New Tom Holland 'Spider-Man' Going A Week Later In July 2026 Stephen King Praises Maine Gov. Janet Mills For "Standing Up To The Bully" Trump Over Trans Rights Arnold's award-winning film Grief Cannot Exist Without Joy follows Tobi, a gifted musician struggling with the recent loss of his brother, Lou. His only path to healing is through music — by completing an unfinished song dedicated to his sibling, he confronts his grief and finds a way forward. Commented Claudio de Sanctis, Head of Private Bank and member of the Management Board at Deutsche Bank, 'This year's winner of the Jury Award sensitively tells the story of brotherly love and connection, and how the one left behind overcomes the grief that's swallowing him. My sincere congratulations to Ja'Lisa Arnold for her beautiful film, 'Grief Cannot Exist Without Joy'. I am immensely proud that Deutsche Bank continues to support emerging L.A filmmakers through this programme.' A jury of leading figures across film, art, and media selected Arnold's film. This year's included De Sanctis; Christine Messineo (Director of Americas, Frieze); Tayanna Todd (Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group); filmmaker and artist Rhys Ernst; Erin Christovale (Hammer Museum); and Oscar-nominated filmmaker RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys). Guerrero's film Reprogrammed is set in a retro-futuristic Los Angeles, where Andrea, a lonely roboticist, has sacrificed everything to complete her masterpiece: IRIS, the 'Integrated Reactive Intelligence System.' When IRIS comes to life, Andrea must teach her creation what it means to be sentient—only to realize she must also mend her own fractured relationship with her father. 'Frieze Los Angeles, taking place in the home and heart of the film industry, is celebrating the sixth Deutsche Bank Film Award this year,' noted Frieze Director of Americas Messineo in a statement to Deadline. 'Now it is more important than ever to foster opportunities for emerging talent, and that impact can be seen in the work of this year's remarkable filmmakers.' The sixth edition of Frieze Los Angeles is taking place through from February 23. Best of Deadline 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Arrive On Max? 'The White Lotus' Season 3: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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The Fifteen Percent Pledge Hands Out $400K to Black Entrepreneurs at 4th Annual Fundraising Gala
The Fifteen Percent Pledge holds its fourth annual fundraising gala, the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award returns to Frieze, Balenciaga reinvents aughties paparazzi snaps for its new Le City Bag campaign and Prada taps writer Ottessa Moshfegh for a collection of short stories. The Fifteen Percent Pledge, a racial equity and economic justice nonprofit advocacy organization urging major retailers and corporations to commit 15% of their purchasing power to Black-owned businesses, held their fourth annual fundraising gala Feb. 1 at Paramount Studios. The Saturday evening event, hosted by Yvonne Orji, was attended by Kim Kardashian, Tina Knowles, Teyana Taylor, Aaron Pierre, Keke Palmer, Amber Valletta, Nia Long, Jesse Williams, Janelle James, Karrueche Tran, Precious Lee, Lori Harvey, Rachel Zoe, Lamorne Morris, Meena Harris, Jeannie Mai, Mia Moretti, Dree Hemmingway, Lee Daniels, Eva Chen, Law Roach, June Ambrose, Jason Bolden, Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald, Rachel Scott and more. To kick off the presentation, Ciara presented the first grant of the evening, the Altadena Honoree Grant, to Barbara Shay, owner of Little Red Hen Coffee Shop, which was recently destroyed when the Eaton fire tore through Altadena. More than just a restaurant, Little Red Hen was a pillar of the community. The Fifteen Percent Pledge made a $50,000 donation to support Shay and her family in their efforts to rebuild. Sienna Naturals co-founders Hannah Diop and Issa Rae received the second annual Sephora Beauty Grant, a $100,000 grant created to honor exceptional Black beauty brands and help them reach the next level of success. Finally, Fifteen Percent Pledge founder Aurora James presented the 2025 Achievement Award alongside Kelly Rowland to three businesses: RedDrop ($200,000), Brooklyn Tea ($35,000), and Bernard James ($15,000). Gala attendees voted to determine the winner of the award from a group of five finalists, which also included Be Rooted and Crease Beast. In her welcome to guests, James said, 'Each and every one of us. Our stories, our pasts, our cultures and identities are part of the fabric that makes America great. More than great, spectacular. You deserve to be here. I deserve to be here. We make 'here' what it is. Our talent, our tenacity, our drive – that is why we got here. This country in its best form is a product of each of our beautiful and individual contributions. Never let another person tell you otherwise. We belong. You belong.' That same weekend, the Fifteen Percent Pledge also hosted the 15th Street Block Party at Paramount Studios, an immersive activation for the community to shop, eat and support local Black-owned businesses. The Block Party featured storefronts featuring Black-owned brands, including Danessa Myricks Beauty, Ghetto Gastro, L'Enchanteur, Diotima, FORVR MOOD, Pattern Beauty, Cay Skin, Ami Cole, among others as well as book signings with Yvonne Orji, Mickalene Thomas, Amy Sherald, Meena Harris, and a live podcast recording with John Legend. Founded by James in 2020, the Pledge also offers large corporations accountability support and thought partnership to advance equal opportunity for Black-owned businesses and Black people in the workforce. Since its inception, the Fifteen Percent Pledge has created a pipeline to shift $14 billion to Black-owned businesses. Global contemporary art organization Frieze has announced the return of the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award ahead of the sixth edition of Frieze Los Angeles, which returns to Santa Monica Airport Feb. 20. The initiative celebrates the next generation of filmmakers by offering emerging talent the opportunity to participate in a transformative program produced in collaboration with the award-winning nonprofit Ghetto Film School and global film and TV studio Fifth Season. In addition to supporting the film award, Deutsche Bank continues its role as the global lead partner for Frieze fairs, underscoring over 20 years of shared commitment to artistic excellence. Selected from an open call for applicants aged 18 to 34 in the Los Angeles region, the emerging filmmakers shortlisted for this year's award are Guinevere Alcaraz, Ja'Lisa Arnold, Austin Chen, Christopher Guerrero, Sophia Lafaurie-Munoz, and Nicole Mairose Dizon. Each has produced a short film responding to this year's theme, 'Togetherness.' The theme invites the fellows to explore the essence of human connection and its role in shaping individuals, communities and society. The winner of the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award will be selected by a jury comprised of leaders in film, arts and culture and receive a $10,000 prize. This year's panel includes: Erin Christovale (curator, Hammer Museum), Rhys Ernst (Emmy-nominated filmmaker and artist), Christine Messineo (director of Americas, Frieze), Claudio de Sanctis (head of Private Bank and member of the management board), Tayanna Todd (head of Inclusive Content, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group) and RaMell Ross (artist and filmmaker). Each jury member brings a wealth of expertise and passion for empowering underrepresented voices in the arts. 'The Film Award has always been an initiative we're immensely proud of, reflecting our commitment to nurturing emerging talent,' Messineo said. 'This year's cohort has created short films exploring the theme of 'Togetherness,' a concept that feels especially poignant in the context of the rebuilding of the city. Now, more than ever, it's crucial that we come together to support the creative community, celebrate their work and provide opportunities for Los Angeles' young talent.' Tickets are available now at Balenciaga has unveiled a new campaign for its Le City Bag using digitally altered paparazzi images from the early 2000s. Le City Paparazzi, features street-style photos of Paris Hilton, Alek Wek, Alessandra Ambrosio, Amber Valletta, Claudia Schiffer, Malgosia Bela, Natasha Poly and Tyra Banks that have been edited to show them carrying the Le City bag while the images have been finished with a unique watermark that pays homage to the branding used by stock photo websites. The iconic bag, which debuted in 2001, was created by former Balenciaga creative director Nicolas Ghesquière and was originally named the Le Dix Motorcycle Lariat before being renamed Le City. The bag's fans include Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, the Hilton sisters, the Kardashians and the Olsen twins, to name a few. As part of the Spring/Summer 2025 'Acts Like Prada' campaign starring Carey Mulligan, the luxury Italian brand has commissioned American author Ottessa Moshfegh to create a collection of short stories. Inspired by Mulligan's characterizations, 'Ten Protagonists' features 10 stories centered around each female character and keyed to a particular campaign image. Bound into a limited-edition Prada publication illustrated with the campaign images of Mulligan, these short episodes expand on the invented selves of each of these female protagonists through Moshfegh's words. Known for her radical depiction of female characters, Los Angeles-based Moshfegh is the author of six books of fiction, including the cult-favorite 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' (2018), and the Booker Prize-nominated 'Eileen' (2015), for which she also co-wrote the 2023 film adaptation. Moshfegh's most recent novel, 'Lapvona' (2022), was a New York Times bestseller. Connecting to Prada's tradition of pioneering new storytelling methods through the campaign and directly following last season's Miranda July hotline, 'Ten Protagonists' adds a layer of new meaning to the Spring/Summer 2025 Prada images, creating original contemporary literature while expanding their relevance to a dimension beyond the visual. 'Ten Protagonists' is written by Moshfegh and features the Spring/Summer 2025 Prada campaign images of Mulligan, photographed by Steven Meisel with creative direction by Ferdinando Verderi. The book is available to download now at Clean beauty brand ILIA Beauty has debuted its first-ever outerwear collaboration with Halfdays, the women-founded performance fashion brand, as part of the launch of their new Barrier Build Skin Protectant Cream. The partnership combines ILIA's dedication to clean, skin-forward beauty with Halfdays' expertise in sustainable, high-performance ski wear, ensuring women feel confident, protected and stylish both on and off the mountain. The collaboration takes the form of the Custom Ski Suit: A limited edition set featuring Halfdays' bestselling Lawrence Jacket ($375) and Alessandra Pant ($275), brought to life in ILIA's signature 'Rose' shade. Crafted from recycled fabrics, with high-performance insulation and waterproofing, this ski wear set combines functionality with effortless style. Each ski suit set comes with a full-sized ILIA Barrier Build Skin Protectant Cream as a gift — a cushiony moisturizing cream that calms and strengthens the skin barrier and reduces the look of redness. 'With sensitive skin, finding products you can trust is hard. I created Barrier Build as a functional product with purpose — to protect and replenish skin even in the toughest conditions. Skiing has always been a part of my life, so partnering with Halfdays to offer solutions for winter protection feels like a natural fit,' ILIA founder Sasha Plavsic said. The limited edition ski suit is available now on and the ILIA Barrier Build Skin Protectant Cream will also be available on Sephora and other ILIA retailers. The Fashion Trust U.S. (FTUS) hosted a cocktail event Feb. 4 to celebrate the finalists for its third annual FTUS Awards taking place April 8 in Los Angeles. The Tuesday evening event, hosted by founder Tania Fares, Elizabeth Stewart, Karla Welch, Wayman Bannerman, Micah McDonald, Law Roach and Chriselle Lim, was attended by Aimee Song, Alex Israel, Arianne Phillips, B Akerlund, Brandon Blackwood, Brigette Romanek, Daniella Villegas, Designer, Eric Buterbaugh, Fai Khadra, Gela Nash Taylor, Jeanne Yang, Michael Chow and Storm Reid. The finalists in the Ready-to-Wear category are Rachel Scott of Diotima, Grace Ling, Jakarie Whitaker of Hikari no Yami and Nana Kwame Adusei of Kwame Adusei. The finalists in the Jewelry category are Bernard James, Kia Schwaninger of Kia Schwan, Rebecca Zeijdel-Paz of Beck and Reut Ringel of Reut. The finalists in the Accessories category are Danielle Griffiths of Clyde, Paradis Winslet, Marianna Senderkis of Sederkis and Michal Lifshitz of Poemet. The finalists in the Graduate category are Bashar Abouljoud, Bryan Barrientos, Eunhae Cho and Patrick Taylor. Google Shopping is the presenting sponsor of the FTUS 2025 Awards, providing all winners access to a Google mentorship program built in partnership with FTUS. This program offers expert guidance on key aspects of the fashion and retail industries to support and elevate emerging talent within American design. The finalists will showcase their work to the Fashion Trust U.S. panel on April 8 in Los Angeles, and the five chosen winners will be announced at the awards ceremony that evening. Winners will all receive financial support and mentorship from industry leaders. Founded in 2022 with a mission to provide financial support, guidance and mentorship to designers based in the United States, Fashion Trust U.S. has developed into a platform of opportunity to discover and nurture young U.S. design talent to help them build their label into a thriving global brand. Have a news story for our readers? Please email Interested in partnership opportunities? 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Yahoo
30-01-2025
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Frieze Reveals the Shortlist and Jury for the 2025 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award
Since it was founded in 1991, Frieze has hosted galleries, programs, and developed arts discourse through its many initiatives. The contemporary art organization is known for its art fairs and publications (Frieze Magazine). The Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award falls under the Frieze Los Angeles anchor program and will be held on February 20–23, 2025, at the Santa Monica Airport. The film award offers new talent in the industry the opportunity to participate in a program produced by Frieze in partnership with award-winning nonprofit Ghetto Film School (GFS) and production studio FIFTH SEASON. Ghetto Film School aims to educate and develop young storytellers across locations in New York City, Los Angeles, and London. GFS serves 8,000 people from ages 14-34. FIFTH SEASON has produced the films 'Eileen', multi-Oscar-nominated 'The Lost Daughter', and 'Ambulance', and TV series like 14 Emmy-nominated 'Severance', 'See', and 'Nine Perfect Strangers'. The shortlist for the 2024 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award includes Guinevere Alcaraz, Ja'Lisa Arnold, Austin Chen, Christopher Guerrero, Sophia Lafaurie-Munoz, and Nicole Mairose Dizon. All of the emerging talent was selected from an open call for Applicants 18 to 34 in the Los Angeles region. The filmmakers each produced a short film based on Frieze's theme: 'Togetherness,' to explore the importance of human connection to individuals, communities, and society. The winner of the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award will receive a $10,000 Christovale (Curator, Hammer Museum), Rhys Ernst (Emmy-nominated filmmaker and artist), Christine Messineo (Director of Americas, Frieze), Claudio de Sanctis (Head of Private Bank and member of the Management Board), Tayanna Todd (Head of Inclusive Content, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group), and RaMell Ross (Artist and Filmmaker), will all be apart of this year's panel of public may also vote for their favorite short film made by the shortlisted artists. The films are available to watch on the Frieze website. The creator of the most popular film will receive a $2,500 prize for the Audience Award. Anyone can cast their vote online until February 16, 2025. Winners of the Audience Award and The Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award will be announced during an exclusive ceremony at Frieze Los Angeles on Friday, February 21, 2025.'The Film Award has always been an initiative we're immensely proud of, reflecting our commitment to nurturing emerging talent. This year's cohort has created short films exploring the theme of 'Togetherness,' a concept that feels especially poignant in the context of the rebuilding of the city. Now, more than ever, it's crucial that we come together to support the creative community, celebrate their work, and provide opportunities for Los Angeles' young talent,' said Christine Messineo.
