Executive Director Andy Ostroy accepting $15,000 Cover Girl donation from "Waitress" star and Cover Girl spokesmodel Keri Russell on May 11th.

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES FIRST RECIPIENT OF
THE ADRIENNE SHELLY FOUNDATION WOMEN FILMMAKERS GRANT
Filmmaker and Sundance Lab Alumni Maryam Keshavarz Awarded Inaugural Grant. LOS ANGELES, CA, August 10, 2007 – Today, Sundance Institute, in collaboration with The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, awarded the inaugural Adrienne Shelly Foundation Women Filmmakers Grant to filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz. The establishment of the Grant unites Sundance Institute with The Adrienne Shelly Foundation in its mission to support the advancement of talented women filmmakers. (read more...)

THE ADRIENNE SHELLY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, ADDITIONS TO ITS ADVISORY BOARD
NEW YORK, March 26, 2007 -- The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to the memory of writer/director/actor Adrienne Shelly, today announced the launch of several educational initiatives in conjunction with a number of the industry’s premiere film institutions, most of them based in New York. (read more...)

ADRIENNE SHELLY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ADVISORY BOARD
PARK CITY, UT, January 22, 2007 -- The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the memory of writer/director/actor Adrienne Shelly, has been established by her husband, Andy Ostroy, who will serve as its executive director. With a focus on women, the organization's mission is to award grants to help finance student films and independent film projects; supplement film school scholarships and awards, and to produce readings of deserving scripts. Other Foundation initiatives will be announced over time. (read more...)