The Film Forum, led by AGBO’s Russo Brothers and President of Creative, Angela Russo-Otstot, is an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experience.

2022年3月1日 · (Washington, D.C. – February 2, 2022) – The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), in conjunction with Directors Anthony and Joe Russo and their company AGBO and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), are very pleased to announce that the applications are now open for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum.

2021年1月11日 · – Deadline to Submit is March 1 – (Washington, D.C. – January 11, 2021) The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), in conjunction with Directors Anthony and Joe Russo and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), is very pleased to announce that the applications are now open for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum.

2020年7月23日 · This year, in light of the pandemic, The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum Committee, along with its sponsors, NIAF and ISDA, announced on April 1, 2020, the postponement of the naming of the 2020 grant award recipients due to the health concerns relating to the Coronavirus.

2021年10月14日 · The Film Forum, led by AGBO’s Russo Brothers and President of Creative, Angela Russo-Otstot, is an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experience for the benefit of future generations.

Born a year apart in Cleveland, Ohio, the Russo Brothers used credit cards and student loans to finance their first film Pieces, an experimental comedy about a criminally inclined trio of brothers. They shot the film in and around Cleveland with the help of family and friends. The film screened at both the Slamdance and American Film Institute festivals in 1997, earning Joe a Best Actor …

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 10, 2017) The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) are excited to announce the 2017 grant selections for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum, an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experience for the benefit of future generations.

The Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum has named its 2024 grant recipients. Five filmmaking teams were each awarded a $10,000 production grant through the forum to make a short film based on a submitted concept that depicts …

The Russo Brothers are grateful to the National Italian American Foundation and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America for their support in this endeavor. Furthermore, they kindly thank all the applicants for their submissions and look forward to reading more in 2019!

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