"SFFILM has awarded $543,000 in grants to film filmmakers from around the world. The funding, announced today, will support over 30 projects ranging from short films to full-length documentaries. While the artistic development grants support filmmakers as far away as Haiti, Honduras, Ghana and Guatemala, a handful of recipients have Bay Area ties - and are telling Bay Area stories."
"Ponce says the funds will assist her with post-production for her comical coming-of-age film, Juan Po and The Last Day of School. The story, written by Ponce, centers on a 13-year-old boy who wants to impress his teacher, so he gets an in-home perm done by his pops - and then the teenager has to manage the hairy situation that comes thereafter. "It's about Sierreño music, broccoli haircuts and all the things all the kids are into," says Ponce during a phone call."
SFFILM awarded $543,000 in grants to filmmakers worldwide to support over 30 projects, from short films to full-length documentaries. The artistic development grants reach filmmakers in Haiti, Honduras, Ghana, and Guatemala as well as several Bay Area creators. Bay Area recipients include Sahand Nikoukar, Elivia Shaw, Jamie Meltzer, Róisín Isner, and Vicky Ponce. Vicky Ponce will use the funds for post-production on her comical coming-of-age film Juan Po and The Last Day of School. The film follows a 13-year-old boy who gets an in-home perm to impress his teacher and copes with the consequences. The story features Sierreño music, broccoli haircuts, youth awkwardness, and family connections grounded in the Bay Area.
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