Fra Noi Embrace Your Inner Italian
The Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum is backing five budding directors whose films bring to life stories of family memories, immigrant dreams, Hollywood stereotypes and a surreal quest for the perfect plate of pasta. Maky Rupert, director of “St. Joseph”; Katerina Munis, director of “Tiramisu”; Michael Mastronardi, director of “Forgotten Flavors”; Adriano Valentini, director of “Pasta di Niente”; and Luke Salvatore Petronella, director of “Luigi Lookalike,” will receive $10,000 grants to produce their films. Once the films are completed, a selection committee will choose one winner to receive an additional $10,000 and a spot in the AGBO Storytellers Collective, an alumni network of past top grant recipients. For more, click here.
