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| GRANT RECIPIENTS: YON MOTSKIN |
 Yon
was born in Toronto. He studied photography
with his father before graduating NYU’s Film
Program in 2002. “The Cutman”, his thesis
film, had its premiere at the 2003 Sundance
Film Festival and has screened at numerous
other festivals, including South by
Southwest and Cinequest.
In addition to a
grant from the Caucus Foundation, the film
has garnered the Brett Ratner Film Award,
the George Heinemann Production Award, and
an Emerging Artist Award from the Canada
Council for the Arts. A published writer,
Yon is currently developing a number of
original feature scripts, one of which is a
finalist for the 2003 Sundance Filmmaker
Labs.
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Past Recipients