I don't know if it will ever be realized but I throw my 2 cents idea here.

 

Why Cinelera GG doesn't apply to Gsoc? I follow another project (Synfig) which is run by few people and they had problems finding students to apply.

 

I opened a github ticket (which I admit has probably more visibility than a mailing list) and they were able to find not 1 but 2 people willing to work on the project during Gsoc.

 

Could Cinelerra do the same? Afaik the students have to do some contribution to the project before applying and of course they must have a grasp of the code.

 

The deadline for this year was January but maybe by 2019 we could find someone interested?

 

Maybe a page in the website could help?

 

WP