I AM is an utterly engaging and entertaining non-fiction film that poses two practical and provocative questions: what’s wrong with our world, and what can we do to make it better?   The filmmaker behind the inquiry is Tom Shadyac, one of Hollywood’s leading comedy practitioners and the creative force behind such blockbusters as “Ace Ventura,” “Liar Liar,” “The Nutty Professor,” and “Bruce Almighty.”   However, in I AM, Shadyac steps in front of the camera to recount what happened to him after a cycling accident left him incapacitated, possibly for good. Though he ultimately recovered, he emerged with a new sense of purpose, determined to share his own awakening to his prior life of excess and greed, and to investigate how he as an individual, and we as a race, could improve the way we live and walk in the world.

Since 1991, the Environmental Media Awards (EMA) Awards has been the only program solely devoted to celebrating the entertainment industry’s environmental efforts. A pioneer in linking the power of celebrity to environmental awareness, it was EMA who invented the ‘green carpet,’ launching the concept of taking a hybrid or alternative fuel vehicle – not a limo – to theannual Awards show.

A review of the event and winners by Josie Roman

Embrace Disruption at SOCAP10 is the place where funders and investors, entrepreneurs and media makers all come together to explore emerging media possibilities. Join us as we weave together funding strategies and opportunities, reviewing case studies and personal stories from cutting edge practitioners in a day-long track within SOCAP10 on Monday, October 4th.

The Filmanthropy Festival is a means to use, support and promote film as a way to help make the world a better place while, at the same time, also honoring the very medium in which those issues are presented.  Filmanthropy Festival is a canvas for instigating and inspiring change. Our objective is to showcase films that inspire, educate, raise awareness and motivate so that the audience may, through their eyes, open their minds and their hearts to creating a better world for all.