Hello  ✨ 

💓 2021 has not been an easy year for any of us. But through the power of our community, we worked together to highlight rising filmmakers, share the knowledge and hope of established creators in the industry, and bring folks together with our brand new online events✨ Thank you for this incredible year, here’s to many more together!

• What We’re Watching is TLL’s space for tv and film reccs from our team. Take a look at some of our favorite woman-directed projects! 🎬

• We collected free screenwriting and filmmaking resources to help you keep learning the craft. Make sure to share with your collaborators, happy filmmaking!

• ❄️Calling all corny holiday movie lovers!!! If you love cheesy, cold-weather romcoms but want something more inclusive, check out our holiday movie thread for some festive films to keep you cozy this season!❄️

• Guess what! We’re teaming up with our friends at Seed & Spark, on a virtual (and realistic) goal setting event on January 5. This Seed & Spark x TLL workshop is aimed at creating goals for prioritizing YOUR creative success. PLUS you’ll have the option to download a workbook that’ll help you keep on track in 2021. RSVP today!

• 💸Discount time!! 💸Soundstripe is site for creators to find stock music, SFX, or stock video for their projects. Use our Soundstripe affiliate link or code THELIGHTLEAKS to get some $ off!

• 💯 From Jane Campion to Gloria Calderon Kellet, the Hollywood Reporter released their 100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment list. Check out which of your favorites made it this year!

• From the premiere of HBO’s Insecure in 2006, Issa Rae made it a point to showcase her version of South Los Angeles. As the series soon comes to the close, there are so many ways Issa and the Insecure team created a visual ode to the city and celebrated their LA roots. From The Dunes apartments to Issa’s fictional The Blocc company, it was a way to showcase their LA reality and LA dreams!

• The first woman director ever nominated for an Oscar, Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller has passed. We will remember her for her passion for covering social and political topics in her film and as for her 1975 film Seven Beauties which made history for her directorial nom.

• Did you hear? A study by Variety Business Intelligence found that during the pandemic Black and Nonbinary actors have had the highest onscreen representation increase across film and TV. There’s work to be done, but let’s celebrate this gain 🎉🎉

• Are you binging the comedy taking over HBOMax and adding to the Kaling content empire? Sex Lives of College Girls is officially renewed for a Season 2 *que cheering for the messiness*

• 🚨 Netflix Opp for Indigenous Producers! The IllumiNative Producers Program is a year-long program for early to mid level producers working in television, film and/or documentary - applications are open NOW. 🚨

• The LA Times shared their next edition of their “Explaining Hollywood” series, check out How to get a job as a TV director with advice from Ava Duvernay and other Hollywood powerhouses. 

• The 2022 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) is open for submissions NOW until March 13th, 2022! All Latinx artists are welcome to submit a project!

• Join our Facebook group! We’re building community, sharing opportunities and hyping each other up throughout the week — log on to  stay up to date with what the TLL crew is up to! 

• Here at TLL, we value our community's needs and creative ideas. That's why we created The Light Leaks Feedback Form. Is there something you want to see more or less of from us? Submit your thoughts and let us know!

• Like what you see? Be sure to follow us on social for more highlights, more empowerment, and more education. Here's to spreading light! ✨