Vivir Del Cuento, a Transmedia Project on Ecuador’s Oral Storytelling Tradition
Stop Motion Workshops | Cultural Animation Series | Documentary by Giovanna Aguilar I am excited to announce that I have signed on as an Executive Producer of Vivir Del Cuento, both the name of the transmedia project and the production company whose members are an incredibly talented team of storytellers based in Quito, Ecuador. It…
Read MoreEmpanada Fork Inventor Hipatia Lopez Would Like You to Know You Are Not Alone
Empanada Fork Inventor Hipatia Lopez Would Like You to Know You Are Not Alone —HSN Project American Dreams Empowers Latino Entrepreneurs to Reach 90+ Million Households by Giovanna Aguilar “Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity.” — Seneca Inspiring. Driven. Made of Steel and Ignited on Full Blast by the American dream. That is…
Read MoreDocumentary 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 More501(C) (3) Organization Certified Angels Begins Grant Funding Initiative for Youth Arts Center and Arts Program to Serve Adolescents in Passaic, NJ
Join me in supporting the non-profit 501(C)(3) organization Certified Angels whose mission is to provide a safe haven for adolescents in Passaic, NJ. I am excited to share that I am working with Certified Angels to facilitate grant funding opportunities for the establishment of their proposed arts center at a designated location (to be secured)…
Read MoreEp. 3 HourGlass Talks with Talented Dancer-Performer-Arts Activist –
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hourglass/HOUR20GLASS20EP.203_FINALMIX_101515.mp3 Paying It Forward through the Arts Here is the latest episode of my podcast, HourGlass, an interview that my co-host and I conducted with Marina Micallizi, an inspirational young talent who shared her story about the importance of the arts for helping others. In 2005 Maria Torres auditioned young dancers to take part in…
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…
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