With the support of the Community Foundation of Louisville, 502 Film is beginning their inaugural Front Porch Film Lab, a 10-day mentorship and project workshopping program.

The 502 Film Front Porch Film Lab will support 6-10 emerging filmmaker teams (director and producer) currently residing in Louisville by giving them the tools to develop, produce, and bring their project to the exhibition space.

Through professional and peer mentorship, workshopping and fostering connections with the local and broader filmmaking community, filmmakers selected for the Lab will walk away from the 10-day program with a deeper understanding of their story structure, themes and characters and how the business of film works, as well as having tangible next steps to move their projects forward.

Additionally, there will be up to 2 spots for filmmaker teams from Eastern Kentucky (nominations for those participants will be handled by Appalshop).