About us

JEVA was born in 2020 as an organization of Venezuelan womxn dedicated to film creation in all its areas, who from different parts of the world wanted to establish a space to meet and offer support to other fellow femmes in the development of their careers.

We are a space for meeting, participation and empowerment, where femme filmmakers can go to materialize their projects and consolidate their careers, contributing to the reduction of inequalities in the professional field, which aims at the visibility, connection and sustainability of its associates.

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Our Vision

We have big plans...

01

Database

Launch the first public & professional database of Venezuelan filmmakers worldwide.

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02

Job List

Create a reliable job list, with opportunities in Venezuela and abroad for our members.

03

Educational Opportunities

Offer a program of paid internships and more intensive training spaces for different career levels.

04

Labs, workshops and micro-financing

Launch a development lab for up and coming writers, directors, and producers with the support of professional mentors from all over the world.

Our History

2021

January

JEVA publicly launches on the internet and social networks.

2020

July

Founders team is born and JEVA becomes a formal proposal.

2021

March

First edition of the “Más cortas” workshop, with the support of the Venezuelan-American Center.

2021

May

Intensive Workshop on co-productions and private capital, in alliance with the French Embassy in Venezuela.

2021

August

We exceed 800 femme filmmakers registered in our database and more than 3,500 followers on social media.

2022

June

“Make it Work!” program launches in partnership with the Venezuela Affairs Unit.

2022

March

Second edition of the "MásCortas" workshop was funded, aimed towards documentary filmmaking, with the support of the Venezuelan-American Center and the UCAB Cultural Center.

Who are we

JEVA has its genesis in the many conversations between Marianela Illas, Claudia Lepage, Karin Valecillos, Mariana Rondón, Emiliana Ammirata and Katiuska Castillo, where they each identified, conversed and exposed their own difficulties in their professional path, while at the same time, attempted to find solutions.

After multiple gatherings between the six founders, it was clear that this type of support was non-existent, and very much needed for many other womxn, which gave way to JEVA as a formal proposal, collective and initiative.

Our team

At JEVA we have the support of our founders, associates and freelancers who continually contribute to the growth of the organization.

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