Awards & Recognition
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New York EMMY
HBO “SHOUT!” (HBO’s LGBTQIA+ Short Film Competition) TELLY NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW | Best Short Film LIFETIME TV | Emerging Female Filmmaker HALLMARK TV | PRODUCTION GRANT SLOAN FOUNDATION | FILM GRANT ARCHCARE | non-profit: annual fund-raising film NATIONAL FORENSICS SOCIETY |
Producer/Director
Outstanding Promotional Series: A Preview to the Tony Awards Writer/Director: Winner | Happenstance Executive Producer: One hour special, Safety Watch Writer/Director: Extreme Mom Writer/Director: The Science of Love Over 50 awards from digital and creative organizations spanning 10 years Writer/Performer: PA State Champion | Speaking to Entertain Writer/Performer: National Champion | Speaking to Entertain |
GRANT:
Breaking Barriers is a film grant Joyce & Laureen Callo created 10 years ago which is given annually to a female filmmaker who is making her thesis film to earn her MFA at Columbia University, NYC. “Breaking Barriers” has also secured a sizeable matching grant from large foundation which prefers to remain anonymous. The grant is awarded annually.
According to VARIETY, “…the film business found itself regressing in 2021 with women comprising 17% of directors on the top 250 grossing movies, down 18% from 2020. (Source: Celluloid Ceiling, a report produced annually by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University). This annual grant aims to make a course correction. Seeing first-hand the challenges women in the business face, Joyce Callo wanted to give back and help create change for women.
Breaking Barriers is a film grant Joyce & Laureen Callo created 10 years ago which is given annually to a female filmmaker who is making her thesis film to earn her MFA at Columbia University, NYC. “Breaking Barriers” has also secured a sizeable matching grant from large foundation which prefers to remain anonymous. The grant is awarded annually.
According to VARIETY, “…the film business found itself regressing in 2021 with women comprising 17% of directors on the top 250 grossing movies, down 18% from 2020. (Source: Celluloid Ceiling, a report produced annually by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University). This annual grant aims to make a course correction. Seeing first-hand the challenges women in the business face, Joyce Callo wanted to give back and help create change for women.
