Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Ryan O’Connell to Present at 2022 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards
variety.comSasha Urban editorThe 2022 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards announced presenters for this year’s ceremony, including “Special” creator Ryan O’Connell and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
The awards will be held on May 5 at Sony Pictures Studios’ Cary Grant Theater in Los Angeles.Additional presenters include Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”), Max Borenstein (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Blake Stadnik (“This is Us”) and “As We See It” actors Rick Glassman, Sue Ann Pien and Albert Rutecki.Launched in 2014 and created by Nic Novicki, the film challenge gives filmmakers the chance to writer, produce and complete short films that tell unique stories showcasing disability in many forms.
Submissions can come from filmmakers with or without disabilities, and this year’s challenge saw record-breaking submissions of 95 films from around the world.
The finalists will be announced on April 29, with four competitors to move forward in each of the following categories: film, presented by Warner Bros.
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