EPISODE 64 - Mixed Chicks Chat with Jane Clark writer/director 'The Touch'




Mixed Chicks Chat show

Summary: The Touchâ?? is Janeâ??s fourth short film. It earned a fiscal sponsorship from Women Make Movies (WMM) and was awarded the Panasonic Digital Filmmaker's Grant, as well as receiving a grant from the Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, and in-kind support from an overwhelming number of companies. It makes itâ??s debut at the Northampton Independent Film Festival in November. â??Carrieâ??s Choiceâ?? Janeâ??s third short, was also sponsored by WMM and granted the Panasonic Digital Filmmakerâ??s Grand Prize Jane Clark â?? Writer/Producer/Director/Editor grant. It played a brief festival run winning best womenâ??s issue film, nominated for best short and was a finalist in the USA Film Festival, before going into distribution through Intermedia, Her previous short film, "A Host of Daffodilsâ?? has played 15 film festivals, won two awards, and was nominated four times for Best Short film, and is in distribution with Big Short Films. Her first short, "Dog Gone" was one of the "program director's pics" at the 2003 Wood's Hole Film Festival and is being distributed by Petstyle.com. Jane began her career as an actor and had a recurring role on TVâ??s "Chicago Hope." She attended the 2002 Sundance Institute producerâ??s conference and gained producing experience for her short films, by producing a string of successful theatrical showcases and a sold out charity run of "Burn This" in Los Angeles.