Karin is the president and co-founder of Art & Action, a global production company specializing in shoots in Europe and Asia. Karin has produced 10 features starring women and people of color, including CIRCUMSTANCE (Sundance 2011 Audience Award), THE EXPLODING GIRL (Berlinale 2009) and THE MOTEL (Sundance 2005). She is a four-time nominee of the Independent Spirit Awards. Karin is the recipient of the inaugural Cinereach Producing Award and the Piaget Independent Spirit Producers Award. In 2022, Karin joined Louverture Films as a Partner and EVP and is working on a diversified slate in film, series, games and art installations. Karin Chien is an independent producer and distributor committed to bold voices and innovative forms that help build radical practices of ethical filmmaking.
Holding a workshop on writing or editing for local filmmakers.
NEVADA CITY RETREAT SERIES
Curating a thematic series of film screenings.NCFF will host the filmmaker residents during the 22nd Annual Nevada City Film Festival.Talks at local high schools or filmmaking classes for youth.We would also solicit ideas from local schools, theaters and filmmakers for what programs could most benefit the community. We would provide a budget for resources to execute each resident’s cultural program. Filmmakers can propose a tailored program. NCFF will work closely with the filmmaker residents to design a cultural enrichment program for the Nevada City and Grass Valley community.NCFF will host bi-weekly mixers at local restaurants, bars and coffee shops with local/regional producers, editors, cinematographers, writers and directors, to provide filmmakers with a local network.NCFF will work with local partners including schools and businesses to provide filmmakers with editing bays, green screens, and sound stages.NCFF will set up weekly meetings with special guest industry professionals in the areas of editing, screenwriting and directing to meet and work with the filmmaker residents.NCFF will provide a work space at the festival’s headquarter which includes high speed internet, office supplies, a place for meeting, etc.NCFF will provide a stipend that should cover basic living expenses such as groceries, gas for local travel and incidentals.NCFF will provide the filmmaker residents with comfortable housing that is either within walking distance of either historic downtowns or a short drive.In the evenings, producers will be invited to attend screenings and guest artist presentations at the Nevada City Film Festival, along with group dinners featuring local farm to table cuisine and foothill vintners. In the afternoons, producers will be invited to participate in walks, hikes, Yuba River excursions, and tours of the town’s unique American history. In addition, we aim to further enrich the area’s world-class creative community with the active presence of invited media makers.
We aim to provide nourishment and inspiration to independent producers amidst the beauty and quiet of Nevada City. In 2022, this unique six-day program will invite established independent producers for a creative retreat centered around sustainability, creative regeneration, and community engagement in the historic Gold Rush-era town of Nevada City, in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. This program is borne out of the fun, nurturing, and artist-friendly values of the Nevada City Film Festival. The Nevada City Film Festival’s Media Maker Residency is committed to bringing established producers to engage in cross-cultural exchange, with a special focus on engaging Native American and Asian American communities with historic ties to Nevada City.
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