Cigna Foundation and Ghetto Film School Announce Winners of Filmmaking Competition
October 18 2017 - 4:20PM
Business Wire
- Young filmmakers highlight work of
Cigna Foundation grantee organizations
- Winners of filmmaking competition
announced at Museum of the Moving Image
Three young New York City filmmakers were named winners in a
filmmaking competition announced by The Cigna Foundation, in
partnership with the Ghetto Film School (GFS) Roster, a networking
community for aspiring filmmakers.
The Cigna Foundation and GFS recently teamed up to host a
competition among GFS’s young filmmakers, who were charged with
using video storytelling to highlight how a selection of Cigna
Foundation’s New York City-based World of Difference non-profit
grant partners are creating a positive impact on the health and
well-being of local residents. The filmmakers were invited to
spotlight the work of three Cigna Foundation grantees: Achilles
International, the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) and The Mount
Sinai Hospital’s Project TEEN HEED (Help Educate to Eliminate
Diabetes) program. To view the winning videos and learn more about
these non-profits’ efforts, click here.
“Both the Cigna Foundation and the Ghetto Film School share a
common passion of supporting local communities,” said Lisa Bacus,
executive vice president and global chief marketing and customer
officer for Cigna. “From the start of our partnership, we quickly
realized the best way to showcase the impactful work of some of our
Cigna Foundation grantees was through the lens of some of the most
talented young storytellers. All of these young filmmakers have
extraordinarily bright futures ahead, and we cannot wait to see
what they achieve.”
On October 17, the Cigna Foundation and GFS co-hosted its Artist
Showcase at the Museum of the Moving Image to announce the winners
of the competition:
- First place: Antonello Velez’s
film “Never Stop” highlighted the work of Achilles International, a
non-profit that helps people with all types of disabilities –
including blindness, amputations from serving in the military, and
physical disabilities from birth – enjoy the feeling of personal
achievement by participating in mainstream running events.
- Second place: Kecia Romiel’s
film “Bridging the Gap” focused on Dr. Ina Vandebroek’s and the
NYBG’s innovative research project that seeks to improve health
care for New York’s immigrant Latino and Caribbean
communities.
- Third place: Eddy Rigaud’s film
“Life is Not a Game” spotlighted the Mount Sinai’s Project TEEN
HEED program, a diabetes prevention program for at-risk
multicultural young people (ages 10-22), led by other young people
in East Harlem.
With locations in New York and Los Angeles, GFS is an
award-winning nonprofit founded to educate, develop and celebrate
the next generation of great American storytellers, engaging with a
roster of more than 1,500 young filmmakers, writers and directors
each year.
The Cigna Foundation supports a variety of non-profit
organizations in the United States and globally that share the
Foundation’s goal of improving the health and well-being of
individuals in communities everywhere.
About the Cigna Foundation
The Cigna Foundation, founded in 1962, is a private foundation
funded by contributions from Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) and its
subsidiaries. The Cigna Foundation supports organizations sharing
its commitment to enhancing the health of individuals and families,
and the well-being of their communities, with a special focus on
those communities where Cigna employees live and work.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company
dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and
sense of security. All products and services are provided
exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna
Corporation, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company,
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of
North America and Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York. Such
products and services include an integrated suite of health
services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy,
vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products including
group life, accident and disability insurance. Cigna maintains
sales capability in 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has more
than 95 million customer relationships throughout the world. To
learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook
or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
About Ghetto Film School Roster
The Ghetto Film School Roster is a citywide initiative
spearheaded by the Ghetto Film School (GFS) to identify and
strengthen the professional networks and pathways necessary for
diverse, early career talent to successfully advance within New
York City’s vibrant creative industries. This vast network for
young professionals working in film, TV and entertainment provides
members with access to exclusive events and job opportunities
within the creative sector.
Ghetto Film School (GFS) is an award-winning nonprofit founded
in 2000 to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of
great American storytellers, always free of charge. GFS identifies
young talent from local communities and provides them with the
access, opportunity and resources to pursue creative careers.
With locations in New York City and Los Angeles, GFS equips
students for top universities and careers in the creative
industries through two tracks: an introductory education
program for high school students and an early-career
support for alumni and young professionals.
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Cigna FoundationGloria Barone,
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