For 11 years now, Eloise has been the presenting sponsor of the ConnectHER Film Festival — a global platform for young filmmakers to share short films about issues that impact women and girls. This year, for the first time, the film fest’s 12th annual event was held at Paramount Theatre, a beloved and gorgeous venue for these films and performances. Filmmakers past and present came from around the world, there were celebrity presenters and performances, but the heart of the fest every year is the stories told in the films.
For the last two festivals, John Paul has gotten even more involved by sponsoring the Global Impact Award on an issue that recognizes a film that identifies inequalities and injustices affecting women and girls around the world. We are looking for films that addresses a problem while also shining a light on an innovative solution – a local leader or a community-based solution. John Paul and Eloise loved and chose this film - Grit and Glitter - from Indonesia as this year’s award winner.
In addition, every finalist filmmaker will receive $2500 to give to the projects featured in their films to help increase their impact. Thank you so much to all the filmmakers who gave us such beautiful, hopeful films to choose from and to all the other sponsors, staff and volunteers who made this event possible.
