Congratulations to Emma Choi, one of the winners of the Film and Media Studies Summer Internship Award!
Emma Choi recently completed an internship with Entertainment 2 Affect Change (E2AC). E2AC is a non-profit organization, dedicated to producing creative content that entertains, engages, educates, and inspires. E2AC, which is based in Los Angeles, California, is committed to producing high-quality digital, cinematic, and live entertainment for the express purpose of bringing positive change to underserved health and social communities.
During her remote summer internship with E2AC, Emma learned about the multi-faceted world of impact entertainment and the importance of creating content with the intent of positively influencing an audience. To acquire her understanding of impact entertainment, Emma wrote technical reviews of films from the nonprofit’s Social Impact Film Festival, developed practice one-pagers for these films, and researched various aspects of their production and distribution. Additionally, Emma created practice pitch decks and gained an understanding of how to sell a project without compromising its integrity. These tasks all culminated in a final presentation she gave to the creators of a documentary called Resisterhood. The documentary team is looking to screen this film at universities across the country.
Emma made FMS proud by being an outstanding intern, demonstrating her talents and leadership skills. Of over 30 interns from around the country, Emma was selected as one of only 3 “valedictorians” - the top student in her entire group. Additionally, she was the winner of a mid-term assignment contest based on creating pitch decks for pending social impact entertainment projects.
This scholarship is funded by a generous donation from UCI History alumni, Leon Dudevoir, in support of Film and Media Studies’ student internships. Mr. Dudevoir had a career as a film executive for New Line Cinemas, working on films like The Notebook, Rush Hour and Blade. He’s now retired and lives in Portland, and wanted to support current FMS students looking to enter the entertainment industry.