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CSV staff member Greg Woodbury presented the "So You Think You Can Pitch' awards at the Reel Asian 2016 awards ceremony. All the pitches were amazing and the jury had a tough time choosing.  Here is a list of the finalists:

Emerging category:
- 3550, by Kristina Wong
- Distant Cousins, by Winnifred Jong
- Driving With Mom, by Gayle Ye & Michelle Koerssen
- Forbidden Tikka Masala, by Rahul Chaturvedi
- The Words of Thien Ly, by Tram-Anh Ngo

Established category:
- 180, by Vivian Lin & Jennifer Millington
- A Stranger Request, by Gloria Kim, Rodey Gozum & Richard Young
- The Table, by Melanie Chung & Hubert Tran

and the winners are:

- for the Emerging category: Rahul Chaturvedi for Forbidden Tikka Masala

- for the Established category: Vivian Lin and Jennifer Millington for 180

We are so looking forward to helping the artists produce their work!


EMERGING CATEGORY AWARD
This award has a $3,000 value ($10,000 equivalent value at Industry rental rates):
• Business affairs & legal consultation with Behind The Scenes Services.
• Acting support (if applicable) from ACTRA Toronto including consultation, coaching, and more.
• Opportunity to premiere work at the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (subject to review), with full festival accreditation.
• $2000 Cash
• Digital film and festival consultation with CineSend including 1 DCP and festival strategy consultation and inclusion in CineSend’s next beta registration.

A production workflow consultation with Charles Street Video, including:
• $1,400 in edit station access and/or production equipment rentals (including Red Epic camera).
• $250 artist fee.
• 2 sessions with Charles Street Video’s in-house editor.
• One-year membership with Charles Street Video.

ESTABLISHED CATEGORY AWARD
This award has a $7,000 value ($20,000 equivalent value at Industry rental rates):
• Business affairs & legal consultation with Behind The Scenes Services
• Acting support (if applicable) from ACTRA Toronto including consultation, coaching, and more
• Opportunity to premiere work at the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (subject to review), with full festival accreditation
• $4000 Cash
• Digital film and festival consultation with CineSend including 1 DCP and festival strategy consultation and inclusion in CineSend’s next beta registration

A production workflow consultation with Charles Street Video that including:
• $2,700 in edit station access and/or production equipment rentals (including Red Epic camera)
• $400 artist fee
• 2 sessions with Charles Street Video’s in-house editor
• One-year membership with Charles Street Video