WE HAVE REACHED 123%!! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED- ON TO PRE-PRODUCTION!
You all have set us over the edge! We hit 123% of our crowdfunding goal which takes us from the development stage to pre-production!
Highlights from the campaign:
- We reached 30% of our goal on DAY 1 of our campaign! Something we were aiming to get by the end of week 1!
- We reached 50% of our goal on DAY 3!
- @cinemafemmemagazine published an interview with all 7 of us! Thank you Cinema Femme!!!!
- We had an amazing interview with @katpoole13 for @benaturalpodcast.
- We got a supportive shoutout from StudioFest!
- On @seedandspark, our campaign was featured on the front page as “Highly Anticipated” and then became a STAFF PICK!
- Emily Best, CEO and founder of Seed&Spark tweeted about our campaign and even told Mark Duplass he just might love our project - he donated directly to support our film!
We are just so moved by your generosity. This project means so much to our team and we’re so happy that people are as excited about it as we are! Stay tuned for updates.
Join me as I speak with fellow filmmakers at this exciting, timely panel hosted by Viddsee on January 19th! The Viddsee Storyteller Boot Camp is an inaugural regional program filled with informative, fun and engaging webinars for connecting like-minded creatives, aspiring and mid-career storytellers.
Storytellers from All Around The World
The sessions are specially curated with a range of topics covering success case studies, creating best pitches, and IP Incubator. All of which are made accessible to the public in understanding how Viddsee platform fuel ambitions & work with top talents from around the region. Register now!
Happy to announce my placement as a mentee in Women in Film’s 2022 Mentor program! Mentors are assigned to circles of accepted mentees within their field of experience, whom they will guide for a full year. Mentees get the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the entertainment industry’s business practices and culture, focus their efforts, and hone skills.
I look forward to connecting with my fellow peer mentees and learning from our industry mentors. This is a great opportunity and I am grateful to the WIF team. I can't wait to begin the program and know that amazing relationships, projects, and support will come out of it. To learn more about WIF and its offerings click on the image above!
I did my first podcast interview ever! Thanks to Jeff Howard, director of several LA film festivals, including Sherman Oaks FF. It was a lot of fun to talk about all things filmmaking, how I got started, and even share a few of my recent favorite films, (and not to mention “overrated” films) take a listen and lmk if you disagree? Available wherever you find podcasts - Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
— A new podcast is out! Jessica Liu's film "Prom Time!" screened at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2019 and this original, David Lynch-y ride was enjoyed by all. You can catch it right now in Season 3 Episode 8 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video. Just go to Prime Video and search for “Discover Indie Film” or use this link: https://amzn.to/3jpjEmj
Listen to the podcast by searching for “Discover Indie Film” everywhere they’ve got podcasts and please “subscribe & give the podcast 5-stars.” You can also listen to the interview right here:
Wahoo! What a way to start out Woman’s History Month! I am so grateful that, Emmy-winning editor and filmmaker, Kate Hackett, chose my film to be awarded the Cinema Femme 6-month mentorship! Thank you again and I look forward to continuing to create and grow in my filmmaking career.
“Jessica...[your film] is totally unique, psychologically rich...It’s wild, it’s surreal, and it’s funny...it’s both specific and universal.”
I am so happy to share with you all that my film "Prom Time!" will be part of the Cinema Femme Magazine showcase for February! This amazing festival not only is the voice for the female film experience but also awards one of the directors of the 5 films a 6-month mentorship with an industry professional. This round the mentor is Emmy winning editor & director Kate Hackett (Netflix's "Cheer", Last Chance U, and her film Oleander")
I hope you can join me for the LIVE Q&A, moderated by Sundance filmmaker, Patricia Vidal Delgado, which will be streaming on YT and Cinema Femme's website.
Showcase month begins on 2/1 to 2/28!
LIVE Q&A:
Moderator: Patricia Vidal Delgado ("La Leyenda Negra")
When: Saturday, February 20th: 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST (30 minutes)
Tickets are on sale now!
January 2021
Grateful to finally share that I have been selected as the director of StudioFest’s upcoming feature film. This will be my debut feature film and I have been developing an idea with the team. I look forward to sharing more updates on this creative quest. This is a fully-funded micro-budget feature film.
Read more at MovieMaker.
