ETHOS Film Awards

11/29/2025

11/29/2025

Sharing opportunities is part of our culture — and part of how artists rise together.

If you’re looking for labs, grants, fellowships, or places to premiere your work, send them our way. We love passing doors forward so our community can walk through them.

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11/26/2025

We are thrilled to honor Dr. Sheila Laffey, Consulting Board Member at ETHOS Film Institute and Emeritus Professor of Film at Santa Monica College. 🎬🌿✨

Sheila’s impact on generations of filmmakers in Santa Monica is unmatched. Her work as a filmmaker, educator, and environmental advocate continues to elevate our mission and inspire every young storyteller who walks through our doors.

We cannot wait to celebrate her this year — her brilliance, her leadership, and the deep care she brings to conscious, purposeful filmmaking. 💚🌎

11/22/2025

🎬 U.S. Nationwide Student PSA Competition — Submit for Free!
The ETHOS Film Institute and ETHOS Film Awards 2026, in collaboration with Found Recovery, invite young filmmakers across the United States to create short, social-media-ready PSAs for Instagram and TikTok that speak to the urgency of our times.
🎥 Theme: “Not Once – Youth Drug-Free Storytellers”
💡 Filmmakers:
• You can use your phone or basic gear.
• Show a story that warns: you can’t even try once — because one wrong decision can change everything. The fentanyl crisis is real and growing. Texas Health and Human Services+2SAMHSA+2 (https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-substance-use-resources/fentanyl-one-pill-kills?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• It’s free to submit!
🏆 Winners will be honored live in Los Angeles at the ETHOS Film Awards 2026 the following April, with mentorship and feature-placement for their work.
📍 Enter now via FilmFreeway (ETHOS Film Awards):
👉 filmfreeway.com/ethosfilmawards (https://filmfreeway.com/ethosfilmawards?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
🌐 Learn more: ethosfilm.org (https://www.ethosfilm.org/)
Together with Found Recovery, we are building a new chapter of purpose-driven storytelling — one that protects, inspires, and empowers.

11/22/2025

ETHOS ANNOUNCEMENT POST
✨ We’re thrilled to welcome our newest ETHOS Speaker & Judge for the 2025–2026 Season: .

Yaxing is a director and producer based in Los Angeles whose work bridges powerful storytelling, global collaboration, and next-generation formats. A graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts, she currently serves as a Mini Drama Executive Producer at — one of the driving forces behind today’s mini-drama revolution.
Her industry path includes creative work with the Producers Guild of America and the Paramount Global Creative Producing Team. She contributed to the planning of VMA China, production on Season 5 of Young Sheldon, and the award-winning feature film Four Ever Young.

As a filmmaker, Yaxing centers narratives around marginalized voices in projects such as Playground, After Sunset Dawn Arrives, and The Things We Keep. Her work continues to reach global audiences, including selection for Delta’s 2025 in-flight programming.

🌟 We’re honored to have her join ETHOS as a guiding voice for our young creators.
Her vision, leadership, and dedication to meaningful storytelling align deeply with who we are and what we champion at , , and the .
Welcome, Yaxing.

& the team at ETHOS Film Institute and

11/21/2025

…See you there! 🫶🏻 ❄️

After a two-year hiatus, the Venice Winter Fest is back, transforming Venice Boulevard into a community block party filled with music, art and food on Saturday, Nov. 22. Details at argonautnews.com/news/venice-winter-fest-returns-celebration-supports-local-artists-and-small-businesses/article_396e3ea6-4705-4cd8-8d41-96187263295b.html.

11/18/2025

A powerful evening ahead: Santa Monica College is screening the Oscar‑nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger, followed by a Q&A with director Nisha Pahuja.

Tap link https://smdp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/documentary-screening-features-to-kill-a-tiger-and-director-qanda

11/11/2024

Our angels making it happen… endless gratitude from the heart to From the Heart Productions Inc

11/11/2024

Hi ETHOS family! Does anyone have spare seats in their car going from Santa Monica to the award show? Please reach out to us at [email protected]. ❤️🫶🏻