Meet the Film 253 Grant Award Winners!
2018
Powered by South Sound Together, The Grand Cinema and Film In Tacoma announced the Film 253 Grants: a program that supports Pierce-County based film and media makers by investing in their creative vision, their contributions to the vibrancy and diversity of our community, and their ability to create job opportunities.
We received 50 applications from local artists, submitted in four different categories: seed funding for development, finishing funds for post-production, equipment funding, and the Rising Filmmaker Award. We had $14,000 to award, and our volunteer grant reviewers got to work.
A panel of film industry and communications professionals contributed their time and expertise, and deliberated over the Film 253 grant proposals.
The quality of the proposals was impressive, and the panel worked carefully to apply the grant guidelines and review criteria to each application. We asked our reviewers to consider the following in their ratings: READ MORE
2018
Powered by South Sound Together, The Grand Cinema and Film In Tacoma announced the Film 253 Grants: a program that supports Pierce-County based film and media makers by investing in their creative vision, their contributions to the vibrancy and diversity of our community, and their ability to create job opportunities.
We received 50 applications from local artists, submitted in four different categories: seed funding for development, finishing funds for post-production, equipment funding, and the Rising Filmmaker Award. We had $14,000 to award, and our volunteer grant reviewers got to work.
A panel of film industry and communications professionals contributed their time and expertise, and deliberated over the Film 253 grant proposals.
The quality of the proposals was impressive, and the panel worked carefully to apply the grant guidelines and review criteria to each application. We asked our reviewers to consider the following in their ratings: READ MORE
Featured on artTown on TV Tacoma to talk about the Lincoln District project.
The International Examiner
2018
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Silong Chhun brings light to Cambodia’s dark history through creative design and education
Legionnaire (Galaxy's Edge Book 1)
2017
Author Jason Anspach named the main character of his #1 best seller after me and I think it is pretty awesome.
A hot, stinking, dumpster fire. And most days I don’t know if the legionnaires are putting out the flames, or fanning them into an inferno.
A hostile force ambushes Victory Company during a reconnaissance-in-force deep inside enemy territory. Stranded behind enemy lines, a sergeant must lead a band of survivors against merciless insurgents on a deadly alien world somewhere along the galaxy’s edge. With no room for error, the Republic’s elite fighting force must struggle to survive under siege while waiting on a rescue that might never come.
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Legionaaire on Amazon
Tacoma Daily Index
2017
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National Day of Remembrance Honoring Lives Lost in Cambodian Genocide
The International Examiner
2017
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Year Zero Memorial candle light vigil brings together Cambodian community
The Tacoma Weekly
2017
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Spaceworks Exhibit examines Cambodian Genocide and refugee experience
The Weekly Volcano
2017
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Scars & Stripes Exhibition Preview Article
Spaceworks Blog
2017
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Scars & Stripes Exhibition
Photos from Scars & Stripes
The Tacoma Daily Index
2017
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Scars & Stripes Exhibition
City of Tacoma Awards 11 Grants for Art Projects in Lincoln
November 2016
Silong Chhun, Short Films Featuring Business Owners
Silong Chhun, a filmmaker based in Tacoma, will create a series of short videos focused on local business owners in the Lincoln District. The series will illuminate their daily routine, background stories, challenges and triumphs. Chhun believes that by putting a human face to businesses in the diverse district, he will encourage others to see that we are all able to coexist and succeed together.
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Have Not Films Grand Opening
August 2016
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Have Not Films Hosts Grand Opening
Tacoma Weekly
May 2016
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Make a Scene: Track 01 to showcase new videos, future multi-use arts space
Tacoma News Tribune
May 2016
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Track01 Grand Cinema Local Music Video Showcase
The Grand Cinema's 72hr Film Competition
April 2016
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Best use of location for a "Local Business" Award
The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
January 2016
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Art Award Nominee
Weekly Volcano | NW Military
September 2014
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Man with a mission