CBS announces winners of third Leadership Pipeline Challenge, awards $250,000 to Los Angeles nonprofits

CBS has announcement THE winners of THE the studios Direction Pipeline Challenge short movie competition, which supports local THERE. non-profit organizations.

NOW In It is third year, THE competition challenges carrier start storytellers has create short movies In collaboration with And highlighting THE assignment of hyper-local non-profit organizations. As part of THE initiative, CBS provides THE filmmakers with education, mentoring, resources, A $5,000 budget And real world paid direction experience.

This years winner movie, "Mid Offering, » reflects THE assignment of OUR Home Grief Support Center, which accepted $100,000 Don Since CBS, present by Primordial Global president And CEO Bob Bakish. THE short follows Isabelle (Franía D. Dueñas), A depressed mother WHO go through THE difficult but cathartic process of future has terms with THE the death of her own beloved father After Finally beginning has to grieve him correctly.

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THE realization team behind "Mid Offering” consists of director Melba Martinez, writer Emilie Parker, foundry director Grayson Alamango Shapiro, editor Eddie Yoon, Director of Photography Erick Grajeda, production designate Christopher Ikonomou, her designate Kavon Britt Tiegs And Pipeline executive Nicholas Gayle.

Second place went has Boyle Heights Beat For THE movie, "THE Whistle," while third place went has TreePeople For their movie, "Rooted"; both were reward $50,000 donations. THE Actors' Gang Prison Project And Carecen each took House $25,000 donations For their movies, which put fourth And fifth, respectively. All participant non-profit organizations are Also gifted complete ownership of THE short movies do on their name.

"These movies are A will has What arrived When those with resources rally around actors of change with A history has say," said Lori Erickson, vice president of foundry has CBS Entertainment And THE initiatives founder. "He East critical has invest In create THE world You to want has see And has uprising voice that can not Otherwise to have to access has A platform. This program inject social impact In THE entertainment industry by training tomorrow's community-minded leaders. »

See all THE movies And learn more about THE program has pipelinechallenge.paramount.com.

[On the picture : THE 2023-2024 class of Direction Pipeline Challenge participants.]

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