For the third year in a row, AT&T and the Tribeca Film Festival are giving filmmakers a shot at 1 million bucks to make a movie! It’s all a part of the AT&T Presents: Untold Stories program, an alliance between AT&T and Tribeca (along with the year-round nonprofit Tribeca Film Institute) launched in 2017 to provide a platform for underrepresented filmmakers.

Aspiring filmmakers can submit their scripts between now and Nov. 19 for their chance to compete and become the third $1 million recipient of AT&T’s Untold Stories program.  Filmmakers can find official program rules and regulations atTribecaFilmInstitute.org/ATTUntoldStories

From the list of submissions, AT&T and Tribeca will then curate 5 finalists who will participate in a live pitch to a committee of film luminaries just before the opening of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.  AT&T co-founded the initiative on the principle that connecting people – to each other and their passions – is vital, which dovetails with Tribeca’s commitment to championing storytellers. As presenting sponsor of the festival since 2014, AT&T wanted to find a new way to provide more individuals opportunities to connect and discover stories that speak to them. With that, Untold Stories was born. 

• In 2017, filmmaker Faraday Okoro was selected as the first-ever program winner for his film, Nigerian Prince.

• That film debuted in April as part of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year -- and will soon have its theatrical release on October 19.  We have the official trailer here.

• It was announced this summer that Vertical Entertainment acquired the distribution rights to Nigerian Prince.  That announcement is here.

• In April of 2018, AT&T also awarded its second $1 million “Untold Stories” winners, Sasie Sealy and Angela Cheng. Their film,Lucky Grandma, will have its world premiere screening during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival next April.

• Past committee members have included Lee Daniels, Ilana Glazer, Antony Mackie, Alfre Woodard and Jeffrey Wright.

• The winning filmmakers also receive mentorship from seasoned industry professionals.

• The four other finalists will receive a $10,000 micro-grant to help achieve their respective film goals.

 The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival will take place on April 24 – May 5, 2019 in New York City.