MOVIE MANIA: During the spring collections in September, Gucci unveiled a David Lynch-directed mini film to advertise its newest fragrance, Gucci by Gucci. The fashion house must have caught a movie bug in the process. On Monday, Gucci and the Tribeca Film Institute created the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund to help independent filmmakers with finishing funds and postproduction guidance. The aim is to allow them “to complete documentaries that promote social change and illuminate issues in need of comprehensive coverage currently missing from mainstream media,” according to a Tribeca Film Institute statement. The grant totals $80,000 and will be divvied up between at least three filmmakers, who will be picked by the Tribeca Film Institute, Gucci and a selection committee. Hopefuls can submit their materials between Feb. 5 and April 11, and the winners will be named next summer. Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, co-chairman of the board of the Tribeca Film Institute, will host a dinner for the fund on Dec. 18. — Marc Karimzadeh
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Posted Tuesday November 20, 2007
From WWD Issue 11/20/2007
MOVIE MANIA: During the spring collections in September, Gucci unveiled a David Lynch-directed mini film to advertise its newest fragrance, Gucci by Gucci. The fashion house must have caught a movie bug in the process. On Monday, Gucci and the Tribeca Film Institute created the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund to help independent filmmakers with finishing funds and postproduction guidance. The aim is to allow them “to complete documentaries that promote social change and illuminate issues in need of comprehensive coverage currently missing from mainstream media,” according to a Tribeca Film Institute statement. The grant totals $80,000 and will be divvied up between at least three filmmakers, who will be picked by the Tribeca Film Institute, Gucci and a selection committee. Hopefuls can submit their materials between Feb. 5 and April 11, and the winners will be named next summer. Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, co-chairman of the board of the Tribeca Film Institute, will host a dinner for the fund on Dec. 18. — Marc Karimzadeh





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