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Spirit Awards Brunch Gets Emotional Due to Josh Welsh’s Death: “We Are in a Period of Mourning”
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Chris GardnerImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineEmotional Spirit Awards brunch honors late Film Independent president Josh Welsh, as industry mourns his passing and celebrates emerging filmmakers.beat sheet- Film Independent board chair Brenda Robinson paid tribute to Welsh, who died of colon cancer just days before the event, saying 'we are in a period of mourning' and asking the star-studded crowd to give him a standing ovation.
- Three $25,000 unrestricted grants were announced, honoring emerging producers Sarah Winshall, documentary filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed, and first-time narrative director Sarah Friedland, who noted the award may help her 'emerge' from the ranks of 'emerging filmmakers'.
Read the sourcecall sheetJosh Welsh, Brenda Robinson, Demi Moore, Sebastian Stan, Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mikey Madison, Danielle Deadwyler, Maisy Stella, Ryan Destiny, Brian Tee, Leonie Benesch, Joan Chen, Hiroyuki Sanada, Olivia Washington, Katia Washington, Karen Pittman, Sarah Winshall, Alex Coco, Zoë Worth, Rachel Elizabeth Seed, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Carla Gutiérrez, Sarah Friedland, Nicholas Colia, Pham Thien An, Film Independent, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, Film Independent Spirit Awards - Page SixPage Six2d
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Spirit Awards Brunch Gets Emotional Due to Josh Welsh’s Death: “We Are in a Period of Mourning”
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Chris Gardner
scrn logline
Emotional Spirit Awards brunch honors late Film Independent president Josh Welsh, as industry mourns his passing and celebrates emerging filmmakers.
beat sheet
- Film Independent board chair Brenda Robinson paid tribute to Welsh, who died of colon cancer just days before the event, saying 'we are in a period of mourning' and asking the star-studded crowd to give him a standing ovation.
- Three $25,000 unrestricted grants were announced, honoring emerging producers Sarah Winshall, documentary filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed, and first-time narrative director Sarah Friedland, who noted the award may help her 'emerge' from the ranks of 'emerging filmmakers'.
call sheet
Josh Welsh, Brenda Robinson, Demi Moore, Sebastian Stan, Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mikey Madison, Danielle Deadwyler, Maisy Stella, Ryan Destiny, Brian Tee, Leonie Benesch, Joan Chen, Hiroyuki Sanada, Olivia Washington, Katia Washington, Karen Pittman, Sarah Winshall, Alex Coco, Zoë Worth, Rachel Elizabeth Seed, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Carla Gutiérrez, Sarah Friedland, Nicholas Colia, Pham Thien An, Film Independent, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, Film Independent Spirit Awards