Florida State University - Film School Network
February 19, 2010
Have you purchased your tickets for the Film School’s Oscar Party and fundraiser, presented by the Film School’s Producers Guild? Watch the Academy Awards with us at Paradigm, meet special guests, do photo ops, participate in the silent auction (our alums and friends have donated some great Hollywood memorabilia), win prizes. For tickets go to http://tiny.cc/9TMbF <http://tiny.cc/9TMbF> scroll down to FSU Film School – A Night at the Oscars. Click, enter the number of seats you want; hit add seats to cart. On the right hand side there is a bubble containing the word Regular - you can purchase regular tickets for $50, or click on Regular to change it to VIP seating for $75. Then click on Check Out in the lower right corner. Enjoy VIP Advance Entry that includes open beer and wine bar, delicious and savory Paradigm cuisine, Food Glorious Food gourmet desserts, personal red carpet photo opportunities, and first dibs at the ever popular and amazing Hollywood Memorabilia Silent Auction and starts at 7 PM. Join everyone for General Admission at 8 PM and watch the Academy Awards <http://www.oscars.org/awards/index.html> on the big overhead screen broadcast live while playing Hollywood trivia and enter the Oscar pool for your chance to win unique and fun prizes! Hope you will join us – it’s a fun way to help raise money for the Film School and watch the Academy Awards!
From Nina Juliano (MFA 06) “I just got news that I'm a finalist for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women! Interview is this Wednesday, wish me luck!!!! here's a link to their site for more info: http://www.afi.com/education/dww/ a href="http://www.afi.com/education/dww/%3E">http://www.afi.com/education/dww/>;
From Tamela D’Amico (BFA 97) “Save the date Sunday, April 11, 2010. I will be playing at Catalina Jazz Club (LA) with my little Big Band. A follow up email with ticket info to arrive soon.”
From Brierley Ostrander (MFA 01) “Our second child, Moira Kate Bahn, was born on December 26th -- it was a lovely and uneventful home waterbirth. I'm still a Coast Guard officer up here in Alaska, inspecting everything from fishing vessels to cruise ships for safety and security compliance. On the creative side, I'll have a short story published in the next issue of BloodLotus (http://www.bloodlotus.org/ a href="http://www.bloodlotus.org/%3E">http://www.bloodlotus.org/>; ).”
From Sylwia Dudzinska (MFA 09) “I've moved out to Dallas and that I was just hired as the Head P.A. on the feature Language of a Broken Heart. 6 week feature!”
Ryland Jones (BFA 09) has a job as a visual effects artist at Justin Barber (BFA 03) and Wes Ball’s (BFA 02) company, Oddball Animation
The Tallahassee Film Festival announced two film selections, special award winners and the festival presenting sponsor at the “I ♥ Tallahassee Film Festival” event Thursday evening. Two buzz-worthy films will be screened at the 2010 TFF thanks to the Florida State University’s Torchlight Program <http://film.fsu.edu/Undergraduate-Programs/The-Torchlight-Progr... . Collapse - an official selection of the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, is a documentary/horror film directed by Chris Smith. Roger Ebert gave the movie four stars, and TIME Magazine has called it “hypnotic and haunting.” Thespians - directed by Warren Skeels, is a documentary film following high school theatre troupes as they audition, rehearse and compete in the largest high school theatre festival in the world. The film has yet to be released to the public. The 2010 TFF is proud to announce our special awards recipients!
· Don Ungurait, winner of the Lifetime Performance Award (Don Ungurait is the founding dean of the Florida State University School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts. In 1990, Ungurait was recognized by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers as the Film Educator of the Decade He has directed more than 50 plays, musicals and operas and has received more than 200 producer-director credits.)
· Barry Jenkins, winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award, (Barry Jenkins is an FSU Film School graduate best known for his award-winning film Medicine for the Melancholy. The film earned Jenkins critical acclaim and landed him a place in Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 Faces of Independent Film.” Medicine for Melancholy also received three Independent Spirit Award nominations, a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Director, and a Best Film nomination at the Mar del Plata Film Festival.)
· Eyad Zahra, winner of the Emerging Filmmaker Award. (Eyad Zahra, another FSU graduate, is an up-and-coming young director whose latest film, The Taqwacores, debuted at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as an Official Selection. In his last year at FSU, Zahra wrote and directed "Distance from the Sun,” which played in more then 20 film festivals and went on to win a best student short film award in Dubai.)
TFF is proud to announce that these talented and respected filmmakers will be making appearances at the festival for networking, lectures and workshops.
From Barbie Nettles, Tallahassee: “I'm producing a play which is a benefit for a local school and I hoped you would help me spread the word. A number of the regulars at the film school are in it... Henry Tisdale, Art Wallace, Bert Mitchell, Tim Nettles, Renee Sheldon, Jonathan Walker and a few of us that haven't been seen in a while like me. You are invited to join us for a benefit performance of Almost, Maine by John Cariani. Meet the award winning In the Moment Players on a cold and starry night in this mythical town where, compelled by the power of love, lives change forever beneath the glow of the aurora borealis. Special appearances by the School of Arts and Sciences Thespians will highlight this magical night. Where will the enchantment of love take you? March 5 & 6, 8:00 pm, doors open at 7:30 pm, 3208 Thomasville Road (across from Oven Park), The School of Arts & Sciences General admission tickets are available at Tallahassee Nurseries during regular business hours Prices are: adults $12, children 16 & under $8. Tickets may also be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to the show. All proceeds benefit The School of Arts and Sciences Fine Arts Department.
The Tallahassee Festival of Books and Writers Conference will be held March 19-21. For more information on the Writers Conference, speakers and events, go http://twaonline.org/pgs/confer/3confer.html <http://twaonline.org/pgs/confer/3confer.html>
This week with the Tallahassee Film Society: “Oscar Shorts Begin at All Saints 2/19! "Four Seasons Lodge" - Sunday, February 21 at All Saints!” For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com
My husband and I and friends from VA are leaving tomorrow on a road trip to Key West. Too cold to snorkel, no Fantasy Festival, so guess we’ll just have to drink wine and watch the sunsets!
FROM THE FSU MAILING LIST
From John Webb (MFA 96) “The latest installment of our webisode parody of German filmmaker and warrior/poet Werner Herzog again decorated the HOME PAGE of Will Ferrell's comedy website Funnyordie.com on Valentine's day, no less :-) Check it out!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b40462761f/speed-dating-with-werner
or at www.WernerHerzogEatsTheWorld.com <http://www.WernerHerzogEatsTheWorld.com>
FSU FILM SCREENINGS AND AWARDS UPDATE – February 18, 2010
Picture Day (MFA Thesis 2009 Ken Adachi) and I’m in Love with Kimberly Johnson (BFA Thesis 2009 Adam Johns) were selected to advance to the Blue Ribbon Panel of the College Television Awards (Student Emmys). For more information about this competition, go to http://www.emmysfoundation.org/college-television-awards.
Upcoming Screenings And Awards (in chronological order):
One Little Step (MFA D-1 2007 T. Nicholas Economides) and Charlatan (MFA D-2 2009 Jaye Davidson) were selected for screening in the Kids First! traveling film festival. They will screen at around 100 various venues and children’s film festivals that Kids First! is contracted to program over the next several months. For more information about Kids First! and the screenings it programs, visit: http://www.kidsfirstmedia.com/.
Dirty Deeds (BFA F-3 2009 Mark Bendeck) was selected for screening at the Macon Film Festival, February 18-22. For more information about this festival, go to www.maconfilmfestival.com <http://www.maconfilmfestival.com> .
Parking Garage (BFA Thesis 2008 Justin Lazernik), Paul and His Wall (BFA Thesis 2008 Steven Anderson/Evan Harbuck) and The Window (MFA D-2 2006 Ryan Spindell) were selected for screening at the Sedona Film Festival, February 21-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.sedonafilmfestival.com <http://www.sedonafilmfestival.com> .
My Four Inch Precious (MFA Thesis 2008 Sou Yun Sim) was selected for screening at the Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY), February 27-28. For more information about this festival, go to http:kaffny.com.
Tough Crowd (MFA D-3 2007 Iman Zawahry) was selected for screening by the Scottish Islamic Foundation in Glasgow, Scotland, March 3-9. For more information about this organization, go to http://www.scottishislamic.org/index.php.
My Four Inch Precious (MFA Thesis 2008 Sou Yun Sim) was invited to screen at the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival in Florence, Alabama, March 4-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.lindseyfilmfest.com <http://www.lindseyfilmfest.com> .
Zimbabwe (MFA Thesis 2009 Anjuli Hinds) and UnderCover (MFA DIS 2009 Iman Zawahry) were selected for screening at the DC Independent Film Festival, March 4-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.dciff.org <http://www.dciff.org> .
Murder for a Dime (MFA Thesis 2009 Charles Cagle) was selected for screening at the Durango Independent Film Festival in Durango, Colorado, March 3-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.durangofilm.org <http://www.durangofilm.org> .
Abe (MFA D-3 2006 Khen Shalem) received the Animal Advocacy Award at the Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles, December 1-9. It will also screen in London, March 5, and in New York City, March 26. For more information about this festival, go to www.artivists.org <http://www.artivists.org> .
Paul and His Wall (BFA Thesis 2008 Steven Anderson/Evan Harbuck) was selected for screening at the Heart of Gold International Film Festival in Gympie, Australia, March 11-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.heartofgold.com.au <http://www.heartofgold.com.au> .
The Cape (MFA D-2 2007 Iman Zawahry) was selected for screening at the Soul 4 Reel Film Festival in Forestville, Maryland, March 12-14. For more information about this festival, go to http://thesoulfactory.com/changinglives/index.php/upcomingevents/P2/.
Lighthouse (MFA Thesis 2009 Ling Li), Zimbabwe (MFA Thesis 2009 Anjuli Hinds), Murder for a Dime (MFA Thesis 2009 Charles Cagle), Picture Day (MFA Thesis 2009 Ken Adachi), 7 to 10 Business Days (MFA D-2 2009 Bobby Marinelli), The Forgotten Coast (BFA Thesis 2009 David Leatherwood/Jason Ambler), and UnderCover (MFA DIS 2009 Iman Zawahry) were selected for screening at the Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, March 18-21. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.gasparillafilmfestival.com.
My Four Inch Precious (MFA Thesis 2008 Sou Yun Sim) was selected for screening at the Cleveland International Film Festival, March 18-28. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.clevelandfilm.org/.
The Wall (MFA D-3 2007 Michael Lloyd Green) has been selected for the Tribute evening of Holocaust-themed shorts on March 22, in the Hartford Jewish Film Festival, March 13-23. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.hjff.org/.
Lighthouse (MFA Thesis 2009 Ling Li) was selected for screening at the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival in Hollywood, CA, March 26 – April 1. For more information about this festival, go to www.lawomensfest.com <http://www.lawomensfest.com> .
Charlatan (MFA D-2 2009 Jaye Davidson), 7 to 10 Business Days (MFA D-2 2009 Bobby Marinelli) and Love, Emily (MFA D-1 2009 Allison Leger) were selected for screening at the San Francisco Bay Area International Children's Film Festival, April 2-4. For more information about this festival, go to www.sfchildrensfilm.org.
Wakulla (MFA D-2 2008 Daniel Avilés) was selected for screening at the Chicago Latino Film Festival, April 16-29. For more information about this festival, go to www.latinoculturalcenter.org <http://www.latinoculturalcenter.org> .
Picture Day (MFA Thesis 2009 Ken Adachi) was accepted for screening at the Phoenix Film Festival, April 8-15. For more information about this festival, go to www.phoenixfilmfestival.com <http://www.phoenixfilmfestival.com> .
UnderCover (MFA DIS 2009 Iman Zawahry) was selected for screening at the Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival in Sarasota, April 10-11. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.throughwomenseyes.com/
My Four Inch Precious (MFA Thesis 2008 Sou Yun Sim) was invited to screen at BeFilm The Underground Film Festival in Manhattan, April 27 – May 1. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.Befilm.net.
Love, Emily (MFA D-1 2009 Allison Leger) was selected for screening at the International Youth Film Festival in Port Talbot, South Wales, August 3-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.amritsa.com/IYFF/’10/index.htm.
Meryl Warren, Director of Alumni
College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts
A3100 University Center, Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2350
888 644 7728 x215; 850 644 2626 fax
www.film.fsu.edu
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