CAA Sets Dates, Lineup For 8th Annual Moebius Film Festival
06.06.2023 - 18:35
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Creative Artists Agency announced on Monday that the eighth edition of CAA Moebius, their annual screening series showcasing diverse student filmmakers from around the globe, will return as a live event from June 7-8.
The 2023 lineup for CAA Moebius, which is taking place in CAA’s Ray Kurtzman Theater, features storytellers from Malaysia, New Zealand, France, Switzerland, China and Canada, as well as the U.S. With their live-action and animated shorts, filmmakers will represent such academic institutions as USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, the School of Film/Video at CalArts, Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, the American Film Institute Conservatory, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Conceived in 2015 by then-trainees and now CAA Motion Picture agents Christina Chou, Zach Kaplan and Pete Stein, among others, the festival is planned and hosted by a group of young leaders across the Motion Picture and Television Departments, including Porschia Adler, Maxx Annunziata, Michael Gianino, Gabrielle Koones, Edward Lau, Jessica Lee, Drew Leffler, Sally Nanez and Kyle Pane.
The fest is part of CAA’s larger commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, within the agency and beyond, which it’s also supported through such initiatives as the Writer’s Bootcamp, the Full Story Initiative and CAA Amplify.
“I remember seeing Abi Corbin’s riveting SUITCASE during our inaugural year of Moebius and had such excitement seeing her directorial debut, BREAKING with clients EPIC Magazine producing,” stated Chou. “There has been such thoughtfulness, intentionality, and passion sewn into the Moebius program over the last several years by the next-gen leaders at our company. It has been a joy and