Netflix And Adobe Debut Short Films From Winners Of ‘The Great Untold’ Contest – Update

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UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: The winning projects from Netflix and Adobe’s short-film contest The Great Untold were made public Wednesday, with the three films now available on Netflix’s YouTube channel (here).The shorts, from winners Jonathan Morales-Moreno, Keara Anderson and Samba Diop, were shot in their hometown settings after the filmmakers worked with mentors over three weeks to learn everything from video production to script writing, storytelling and editing.

Adobe and Netflix also provided equipment, tools and crew.The trio were selected in August among more than 16,000 submissions to TikTok, securing a $10,000 grant to make their films.PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE, August 12: Netflix and Adobe have named the winners of their first-ever short film contest, The Great Untold, who will get to bring their pitched shorts to life and receive grants of $10,000, along with access to Adobe experts and tools, and continued mentorship on their projects.Wilmington, NC’s Jonathan Morales-Moreno will be producing The Refugee, with Ryan O’Connell, the creator-star of Netflix short-form series Special, serving as his mentor.Keara Anderson of Healy, Alaska will produce Last To The Wild, with actor-director Maisie Richardson-Sellers (The Kissing Booth) as her mentor.Samba Diop from Herndon, VA will produce The Game with David Talbert and Lyn Sisson-Talbert, who co-produced Netflix’s first live-action musical, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.In addition to mentorship from these industry vets, Morales-Moreno, Anderson and Diop will participate in a two-week, intensive, virtual film bootcamp to learn about video production, from scripting, to storytelling and editing.