Greenhouse's Third Year ends with Great Success! ! !
$15,000 DEVELOPMENT GRANT FROM ITVS to "VOICE OF MY FATHER" from Turkey the Greenhouse III Best Project
At the end of the pitching forum, the 12 panel members selected "Voice of My Father" (Turkey) as the best Greenhouse III project. Claire Aguilar, Vice President of Programming for ITVS (USA), awarded a $15,000 development grant to Zeynel Dogan, director, and Melisa Onel, producer for their film.
The film is the director's late cinematic portrait of an absent father is a search for intimate audio tape letters his father sent home while working as a migrant worker in Saudi Arabia.
Claire Aguilar presenting herself & ITVS at the pitching Forum
Zeynel Dogan & Melisa Onel pitching their project
Following the Pitching forum, personal meetings were held between each of the participants and the panel members. In this framework, they discussed further support options and future collaborations with TV Stations and film funds and producers.
