Sundance Channel, DirecTV reward Uruguay’s talent


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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez

| 31 March 2016




The Cinema+Becas project, developed by DirecTV and supported by Sundance Channel, has awarded a Uruguayan creator with a scholarship to improve his skills.



directv sundanceThe contest’s third edition saw Christhian Orta and his short movie Fluir awarded with a grant to attend a summer course at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (USC) in the US.

All the videos and films put forward for the competition are available online and will also be broadcast through OnDirecTV to over seven million Latin American homes.

“We congratulate Christhian Orta, because the high quality content submitted to the contest made the decision difficult,” said Sandro Mesquita, director for corporative social responsibility, DirecTV Latin America.

During last three years, Cinema+Becas has seen 15 students given grants to continue their training, two having had the opportunity to study a USC programme.