Press Release - CAPE – The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in

For Immediate Release February 27, 2015 Contact : Hana Kwon [email protected] 323.379.4509 9 FELLOWS SELECTED FOR 3RD ANNUAL CAPE NEW WRITERS FELLOWSHIP Nine Fellows have been selected to participate in Intensive 11­Session Program Led by Top Industry Leaders Los Angeles, CA – CAPE (The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) kicks off the third annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship, an evolution of the CAPE New Writers Awards, which identified emerging AAPI talent for the past 14 years. The Fellows were selected from a diverse pool of applicants by entertainment industry professionals. Each writer or writing team will participate in an intensive 11­session program and receive a $1,000 cash stipend upon completion of the program. This year’s fellows are: Tiffany Shaw Ho, Teresa Huang, Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt, Kevin Lau, Eliza Lee, Eugene Ramos, Marisa Tam, and Julie Wong. Led by top industry writers, producers, agents and executives, the Fellowship is co­chaired by Steve Tao (television executive, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot) and Leo Chu (EP/Creator, “Supah Ninjas,” “Afro Samurai”). The sessions also include writing labs, in which Fellows will revise their scripts under the mentorship of high­level industry professionals. Sponsors include NBCUniversal and Warner Bros., as well as in­kind sponsors Final Draft, Inc. and The Writers Guild of America, West, the host for nine sessions. The signature program furthers CAPE’s mission to champion diversity by educating, connecting, and empowering Asian American & Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and media. The Fellowship is designed to nurture emerging film and TV writers through intimate workshops and writing labs to help them become the voices that create future positive portrayals of AAPI’s in film, television, and digital media. “CAPE has always given the community networking opportunities with industry leaders and peers, but also created unique opportunities to help emerging artists succeed," said Wenda Fong, CAPE Co­Founder & Board Chair Emeritus. "The nine talented 2015 CAPE New Writers Fellows are already talented storytellers, and the Fellowship will teach them the skills necessary to succeed in Hollywood and in the global market." As a reflection of the enormous success of last year’s program, ALL of the 2014 TV Fellows are currently employed on existing TV shows as staff writers or script coordinators. Success stories include TV staff writers Helen Shang (NBC’s “Hannibal”), Frederick Kim (USA’s “Complications”), Thomas Wong (FOX’s “Backstrom”), Aaron Ho (Disney’s “Austin & Ally”), Ken Cheng (Amazon’s “Betas”), and Leonard Chang (FX’s “Justified”); script coordinators Nikhil Jayaram (NBC’s “Allegiance”) and Christopher Wu (Amazon’s “Bosch”); and screenwriter Alice Wu (Sony Classics’ SAVING FACE). For more information, visit www.capeusa.org About CAPE CAPE (The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) was founded in 1991 as an organization to support AAPI’s in the entertainment industry. Since then, it has grown to become the longest­running, largest, and most influential non­profit for AAPI’s in the entertainment and media industry. Today, our Board of Directors is comprised of 18 distinguished industry professionals and has built out an Advisory Council consisting of Ang Lee, John Woo, Dean Devlin and David Henry Hwang, amongst others. CAPE continues the mission of its Founders to champion diversity by educating, connecting, and empowering Asian American & Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and media. ###