The Tisch Graduate Film Program is pleased to announce that Cinthya Franco is the recipient of the 2026 Jeff Lima Production Award with the short film "Tooth".
Logline: A curious young boy travels from the Ecuadorian countryside to the city with his mother, where a simple wish forces him to reckon with what he knows about magic.
Jeff Lima has expressed his sincere gratitude to all the filmmakers who have embraced the call to action for the advancement of Latinx representation in film, and he enthusiastically encourages this year’s applicants to submit a screenplay for consideration, for the subsequent award year.
The Jeff Lima Production Award is a $10,000 award created by Jeff Lima to help support NYU Tisch Grad Film work that advances the Latinx presence on screen. You can read more about Jeff here, and more about the Award here.