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ABC Talent Development Scholarship Winner

September 23rd, 2004
For immediate release

Franklin Jin Rho wins a 2004 ABC Talent Development Scholarship-Grant

DC Asian Pacific American Film is proud to announce Franklin Jin Rho as the recipient of the prestigious 4th Annual ABC Talent Development Scholarship–Grant Program. Mr. Rho received the award on August 23, 2004 in Los Angeles, California.

The Talent Development Scholarship-Grant Program was developed by ABC to discover and nurture writing, filmmaking and directing talent from diverse backgrounds. As one of the non-profit organizations chosen to partner with ABC, APA Film conducts an annual screenwriting contest to select two finalists to sponsor for submission in the nationwide competition. The program distributes funds in the form of a $20,000 grant to finance creative projects and pairs the recipients with mentors from ABC and offers workshops designed to assist ethnically diverse individuals pursue their careers in the entertainment industry.

Mr. Rho, a native of Virginia and a graduate of the American Film Institute, was selected by ABC to continue work on “Homecoming”, a proposed feature film about a young Korean American man who travels back to Korea to find his missing father.

In 2002, DC APA Film sponsored Vivian Umino, an ABC Talent Development Scholarship-Grant recipient for her feature-length screenplay, “The Master Painter”.

For more information on DC APA Film’s partnership with the ABC Talent Development Scholarship-Grant, please contact APA Film’s Education and Outreach chairman Dave Kim at or visit http://www.apafilm.org.