Screenshot from the pitch video for Life Without Diagnosis

By Emily Keller and Liam Verster

local film maker

Local film maker receives funding for web series pilot

Dec 1, 2019 | 7:00 AM

A local filmmaker is one of 40 chosen to receive funding from the TELUS STORYHIVE service.

Mariah Braun, a filmmaker based in Grande Prairie, says the $20,000 in funding will be used to create the pilot episode of a web-series, following another local woman, called Life Without Diagnosis.

“She recently has gone through some pretty big health challenges which has made her, kind of have to change her lifestyle quite drastically. She is somebody who is quite connected in our community, has a huge entrepreneurial spirit, hard-working lady, and suddenly she’s had neurological issues that have forced her to kind of put aside her career, and kind of just focus on life.”

The pilot episode will be uploaded, and two of the submitted pilots will be picked up and fully produced to be featured on the STORYHIVE.

Braun says she was very excited to receive the funding.

“I was so shocked, I mean I know there’s a lot of film makers, even in our community, that put forward a pitch that are more experienced than even me, and they didn’t get funding, and I was lucky enough to get the funding, but the nice part is that we just bring in all the film makers and we kind of all help each other out on different projects, so they’ll definitely be a part of mine.”

The pitch video is available on STORYHIVE and can be watched down below.