William F. DiPietra Foundation
William F. DiPietra Grant Recipients are Headed to the Cannes Film Festival!
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Exciting news for the William F. DiPietra Foundation! One of our
grant recipients has been working on a feature-length film for
four years, and today it was announced that the film will be shown
at the Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight. It was filmed with
one of Bill's 16mm Arri cameras, and the film is also dedicated
to Bill. Congratulations to Ryan Sloan, Ariella Mastroianni and
their entire Telstar Productions team. Thank you for sharing this
honor with Bill.
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Update, Sept. 2024:
Rian and Ariella's film was sold at the Festival. Read all about it here: Gazer is sold!
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​​Update, April 2025:
Gazer premiered at the Angelika Theater in New York City on April 4, 2025. Premieres followed in Washington, D.C. (April 8th), Dallas (April 9th), Austin (April 10th), Los Angeles (April 11th and 12th), Sacramento (April 13th) and San Diego (April 14th). Watch for Gazer at a theater near you!
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Fordham University Uses 2023 Grant from the William F. DiPietra Foundation to Establish the William DiPietra Film Fund:
"The backorder from Kodak for the B&W Super-8 film has finally been fulfilled, and just in the nick of time with students on the verge of coming back. The film that you and the foundation have provided will be indispensable in allowing students to experiment in the medium that William loved so dearly. Tri-X Super-8 B&W film has a marvelous grain structure, and the students will be inspired by how it transforms the world into gorgeous, shimmering monochrome."
Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock
Visual Arts Program Head
Associate Clinical Professor
Fordham University
Department of Theatre and Visual Arts
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