Fremantle Eyes Diverse Pipeline Of Entry Level Talent With Fresh Films Partnership
deadline.comFremantle is looking to help train diverse youth into becoming filmmakers after striking a partnership with Fresh Films. Fresh Films provides youth with hands-on training in all aspects of filmmaking and the partnership will see the America’s Got Talent and American Idol producer work with 400 diverse youth at 27 national locations nationwide.
The fledgling filmmakers will produce a model reality competition show, with hands-on guidance and active mentorship from Fremantle producers.
This group are made up of 66% young people of color and 57% young women. Fremantle is the latest entertainment company to work with Fresh Films, which has partnerships with Paramount, Sony, Tyler Perry Studios and Roku to provide year-round career support.
This includes working on a film or TV set during the summer to deliver important IMDb credentials. Joni Day, SVP of Unscripted Programming at Fremantle, said, “The Fremantle team is elated to work with Fresh Films.
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