Hallmark Media's "Make Her Mark" Women's Directing Program Elects Kay Metchie and Eva Tavares as Next Participants

Make Her Mark recently crowned YanKay Crystal Lowe as its inaugural alumna who shadowed director Jessica Harmon on set of Hallmark39s Dream Moms and then made her directorial debut with Hallmark Channel original movie Shifting Gears in MarchWhat39s more Hallmark Media is currently accepting applications for the next class of Make Her Mark To learn more about the program requirements and apply please visit httpscorporatehallmarkmediacommakehermark Submissions will close on May 6Make Her Mark grants aspiring female filmmakers the opportunity to shadow an established Hallmark director throughout the entire production process of a Hallmark movie Participants will work towards the ultimate opportunity of directing a Hallmark movie supported by their mentor The onthejob mentorship initiative was founded by longtime Hallmark actor and creative partner Ashley Williams and was designed to support and increase representation of women behind the cameraquotI39m thrilled to welcome Kay and Eva to the Make Her Mark program and to kick off our search for more talented women who are deserving of their shot in the director39s chairquot said Williams quotKay and Eva bring fresh perspectives artistic vision and collaborative spirits to set and we39re confident that they will be strong additions to our growing family of female directorsquotKay Shioma Metchie is a director writer and actor Metchie recently worked in the writer39s room for a BellCW series and the development room for season 2 of a CBCCW series She has directed and produced several shorts including Weeds Are Flowers Too which was one of six films selected for the Crazy8s Film Festival in 2022 the biggest independent film festival in Vancouver HeadshotEva Tavares is an awardwinning director and actor Most recently portraying Christine in the Broadway Tour of Phantom of the Opera Tavares is a graduate of the Women In The Director39s Chair Career Advancement Module for Female Directors the BanffCitadel Training Program UBC Opera and the LAMDA Short Course She has garnered international acclaim in the narrative and music video realm with her Leo nominatedUBCPACTRA award winning short A Little Vacation and I39m Still Here her music video for local artist Kristin Carter and Creative BC HeadshotquotMy experience with Make Her Mark has been like a masterclass in filmmaking I39m able to see and participate in all creative processes while also learning how to be a good leaderquot said Metchie Continued Tavares quotMake Her Mark has changed my career trajectory as a director The training mentorship and most importantly the network of strong skilled individuals I39ve met thus far through this program have proven to be incredibly rewardingquotClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageorgMyersBizNet

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