Posts by Giovanna Aguilar
Documentary DreamTown Screening at Yale Feb 1 at 7pm
DreamTown Ecuador/USA. 2016 (Director Betty Bastidas) Q&A with producer Giovanna Aguilar DETAILS: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 7 p.m., Luce Hall Auditorium 34 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven 06511 Dreamtown is the inspiring story of three young Afro-Ecuadorian soccer players from La Chota who chase success in the face of extraordinary challenges. Entwined with…
Read MoreOn Grant Writing: Top 10 Things to Consider When Submitting Grants
I Need $$$! Best Practices from Grant-Awarded Writer to Fund All Types of Programs So, you are considering grants to fund your dream project or program. Perhaps you are a nonprofit, filmmaker or public school program in need of financial support. How do you begin the grant writing process? How do you bring to fruition…
Read MoreOn Vérité with Linda Lajterman on Her Son’s Death to Drug Overdose
http://traffic.libsyn.com/onverite/Linda_Laterman_Interview.mp3 A Mother Shares the Consequences of Her Son’s Death to Drug Overdose with the Hope to Prevent Others from Going through the Same Pain Life After You- What Your Death from Drugs Leaves Behind This was a tough story for me to work on. But I had to. One thing is to read the…
Read MoreOn Vérité with Emmy Nominated Director-Writer-Producer Reinaldo Marcus Green
http://traffic.libsyn.com/onverite/OnVerite_Reinaldo_-51316.mp3 On Vérité Top List: “What do you wish you had known on your first independent film?” Reinaldo Marcus Green, one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film (2015) and recipient of the Spike Lee Film Production Grant 2016 (Monsters and Men,) shares best practices with Giovanna Aguilar on filmmaking. On Vérité Top List…
Read MoreHourGlass Gets ON YOUR FEET! FULL ACCESS with Gloria and Emilio Estefan and Jerry Mitchell
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hourglass/OYF_FullAccess_2_14_2016_Final.mp3 As the executive producer and co-host of the podcast HourGlass Time to Talk, I am proud and excited to release the promo of On Your Feet! Full Access, up-close and personal interviews that my co-host Maria Torres and I conducted with multi Grammy Winners Gloria and Emilio Estefan and Tony Winner Jerry Mitchell, who…
Read MoreCollege Students Express Need for More Conversations on Arts & Entertainment
On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, I produced my very first panel on arts and entertainment at Montclair State University, which included a last-minute adjustment to the speakers’ list, the talented actor-producer-writer-director Adrian Martinez who was game to join the conversation a day before the event after one of the panelists canceled due to film shooting commitments. If…
Read MoreArts & Entertainment Panel on 9/30 at Montclair State University Distinguished Entertainment Industry Professionals
Arts and Entertainment Panel Coming to Montclair State University on 9/30 Distinguished Entertainment Industry Professionals to Share Experiences with College Students I’d like to thank Julia Siegel, a talented college student at MSU, for crafting a press release of the upcoming event I’m producing at Montclair State University. – Giovanna To REGISTER FOR THE EVENT,…
Read MoreHBO/NALIP Grant-Awarded Documentary Wins Finishing Funds
Ecuadorian Film Commission Awards Post Production Grant to Dreamtown July 5, 2015 – As one of the producers of the multi grant-awarded documentary —HBO/NALIP, NALAC, NYWIFT — DreamTown is honored to receive yet another grant, but this time the honor comes from Ecuador’s National Film Council, El Consejo Nacional de Cinematografía (CNCine). Betty Bastidas the film’s director traveled to Ecuador on…
Read MoreMaria Torres and Giovanna Aguilar Proudly Present the First Episode of the Podcast HourGlass
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hourglass/HourGlass_Ep_1_RomanRojas_Mix_8_03_2015.mp3 On a winter walk around a frozen lake nearly two years ago, Maria Torres and Giovanna Aguilar wondered: “How can we pay it forward as artists and create content that matters to us?” We invite our friends to tune in to our answer —HourGlass Time to Talk, a dynamic podcast that shares the artist’s…
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