Financial Literacy Film Festival

  Winners are announced! The Financial Literacy Film Festival / Free Community Breakfast was a huge success yesterday. Lost Hills Union School really has leadership and staff who care about the students, their parents and the local community. We came together to break the stigma surrounding money talk and to help reduce recidivism, before it starts. A very special thanks to the Kern County Sheriff's Department, US Bank, and numerous prominent universities for joining us in promoting financial literacy. The event featured a free community breakfast, open to all, and free swag bag giveaways along with a live art competition. Filmmaker, Juan Carlos Sanchez did a great job on the mic as he shared his story, introduced several sponsors and the Keynote speaker, Mr. Alex Garcia, Mayor of Wasco, California. April is Financial Literacy Month Winners Dollars That Make Sense Elizabeth Killough Richard Power Hoffmann Best Short Film, Animation USA ETHernal Gas Blues Viktoria Robotika Spain Be...

Emlen Miles-Mattingly Gen Next Wealth Madera, California Goal Mind World AMG Design Shera Simeon aka POCA Beltran Demarco Be Studio Records PR2025 - Puerto Rico Veteranos Del Cine y Entretenimiento Oscar Garcia Magnitude Visuals John Duffy Hollywood - Producer Katrina Shmidl Never Fade Trinkets Technology - Texas Rhonda Bedekian Heavy Harmony Music Florida - USA Carlos Anzures co-founder - #FinLitFilmFest Financial Services  Michelle Murray Producer / Writer / Director KMP Entertainment Ricoh Danielson U.S. Army veteran Anti-Recidivism Advocate KP Phagnasay Netflix (Dhamer) - Actor Fresno, CA  Eben Yelson Amanyoh Ghana, Africa Filmmaker / Talent / Producer G. Buckshon The Diligence Project The Black Banker Richard Martinez SuperMex International Centro Realty Investments Milagros Almarante Riches & Blessings Financial Services David and Beth Foxx Fresno, CA Financial Services Rykeen Yates Athlete / Entrepreneur Las Vegas, Nevada TNE Strategics Francisco and Diana  Chi...

  Dollars That Make Sense  This animated film was Produced by Elizabeth Killough (Co-CEO of the UnTours Foundation) and Rich Hoffmann (Founder and Director of 215 Timelapse) outside of Philadelphia, PA, USA with a small team of origami artists, musicians, and animators. Over a trillion dollars sit in foundation endowments most often working against those foundations’ very missions. It’s an outlandish system that foundations use only 5% of their assets annually to address their missions, investing the other 95% with no regard to their missions losing a tremendous opportunity for more impact.  Where else in life is 5% considered  enough? By bringing the numbers to light through this fun film, we hope to gain the attention of  foundations and donors to change this paradigm. Foundations are praised for the good things they support. But people need to see the dark side of foundations and inspire foundations to activate the other 95% to fulfil their missions and ...

Celebrity Sponsor M Dot Taylor Hollywood, California Welcome U.S. Navy veteran and Music Recording Artist Mr. Mario Taylor , who is now a Sponsor of the Financial Literacy Film Festival . Feel free to connect with him, especially if you would like to interview him for writing an article or press release. Armand Martin Realtor California Fin Lit Film Fest is a place where regular people start conversations with professionals from the different sections of finance.   The entertainers and creative people create content to make it fun and easy to meet these professionals. Keynote Speaker Alex Garcia Mayor - Wasco, California Fin Lit Film Festival creatively combines  Education & Entertainment to convey messages of  Financial Literacy in an engaging manner,  through movies, art, music and technology. US Bank Sponsor Wasco, California Opening a bank account can be one of the most important steps you take toward reaching your financial goals. Why? Because putting ...

Film Festival Founders George Ohan  & Carlos Anzures The way God wants people to be..    Giorgi Tkemaladze   Georgia - Short Film Georgia is a little country where the people of many religions and nationalities are living together in a harmonious and respectful way. They together create interesting culture. This is a small country with a great heart. this culture and tradition reveals peoples love, here is description their respect to each other, and the way they live…      HOPE.   Roxanne Wright   Canada - Animation An inspirational short film to create awareness and build self confidence. Message to girls and those who feel out of place as though they don't belong.  ALL GIRLS MATTER         Simona Mancini   Italy - Music 1. STUPID SOLDIERS FOR STUPID WARS   2. THE WAR OF A LITTLE AIM   3. THE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN FREEDOM    FIANCE IS FRENCH FOR FINANCE...