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Warren Report 11/18/11

From Shane Houghton (BFA 07) “My comic book, REED GUNTHER, has been collected into a trade paperback! It's 184 pages of bear-riding adventure! My brother (and artist) and I are super excited to have our first big collection available in comic shops and book stores nation wide, as well as digitally on apps like the Image Comics app and Comixology. We are lucky enough to continue the series on for at least five more issues, so look for REED GUNTHER #6 in comic shops December 7th! If anyone wants to snag a copy of REED GUNTHER VOL. 1, Amazon.com has it for pretty cheap: http://tinyurl.com/7pwcl5q span>http://tinyurl.com/7pwcl5q> But if you prefer digital books, check out the entire series here: https://comics.imagecomics.com/#/series/6053 <#/series/6053>

From June Mack (MFA 92) “ Hi, New Yorkers. I have a student who is looking for an internship in film production in New York City. Her passion is camera work but she'll do anything to try to get a foot in the door in New York. She loves the city -- second only to film. She's available for spring or summer term (January through August). Any leads would be greatly appreciated! Please contact me and I'll pass the info to her -- jmack@uab.edu.”

Tallahassee: Come support your local playwrights! It promises to be a night of exciting, entertaining local theater. Five, Ten-Minute Plays from Five Graduate Playwrights at FSU. Including:

"Capes and Tights" by: Matthew Barnette

"Monsters and Monstrous" by: Ray Nelson

"Under the Tower" by: Bekah Suellau

"Somewhere in Between" by: Zdenka Turecek

"Death of a Newspaper Man" by: Corey Womack

These plays are the product of a year or more of writing and workshopping. This festival has brought together dozens of people from the Theater and Film Schools. This is an event that can truly claim to be the product of the Florida State University. Come out, celebrate and enjoy some good stories!

Time Thursday, December 1 at 8:00pm - December 2 at 9:30pm

Location The Florida State Lab Theater W St Augustine St & S Copeland St Tallahassee, Florida

Devestating news to share of the death of Shawn Matlock (BFA 94) after a year of quietly battling cancer. My heart goes out to Colleen and the girls and all the friends and family who are going to miss this big guy incredibly. Shawn lived his life well, a funny, kind fellow, loved by everyone lucky enough to know him. Please go to his Facebook page to read all the wonderful tributes to this gentle giant. Shawn's funeral will be at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills this Saturday (11/19) at 930am. This location is adjacent to Burbank at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068. Following the service at approximately 11:30 there will be a reception at Grandview Presbyterian Church (in the Fellowship Hall) located at 1130 Ruberta Ave. Glendale, CA 91201 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to an account set up for Kelly and Lauren's (his girls) future at U.S. Bank 1110 W. Alameda Avenue Burbank, CA 91506.

From Jennifer Braddock (BFA 04) “"Have a project coming up? Need a camera? I own a complete Sony F3 package with Zeiss cp2 primes and a Gemini recorder. I rent it out for about half of most of the rental houses in LA. Please visit www.peanutproductionsla.com and check it out! Join the mailing list, as I offer promotions and discounts from time to time. And most importantly, if you book with me, mention you are an FSU alum and get an additional discount!"

From Lauri Bookhardt (MFA 09) “I am currently working on a Fox Studios/ Walden Media feature film as Production Secretary. The show is a family comedy, set to release Nov 2012, starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, and Marisa Tomei. I'm having tons of fun and learning so much! We are shooting in Atlanta, so not too far from FSU!”

From Michael Kuge (MFA 91) “"Shouting Secrets", the film I recently cut, just won the American Indian Film Awards in San Francisco this past weekend in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actor (Chaske Spencer) and Best Supporting Actor (Tyler Christopher) http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/11/best-film-shouting-secrets-36... span>http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/11/best-film-shouting-secrets-36...> ”

On the Road to Tel Aviv will screen at The Film School in the Mix A Theater on Tuesday November 29th at 8pm. This is a film directed by Khen Shalem (MFA 07), a Film School graduate, and has won numerous awards. It is a powerful 15 minute short. After the screening, the director will be present to lead a Q & A session. "On the Road to Tel Aviv" is about a young Israeli who finds himself in a frightening situation when a suspicious looking Arab woman enters the same bus as his fiancée. He then tries to get his fiancée out of the bus without creating too much of a scene, but panic ensues and he must right the situation, as the realities of war, terror, and enemies are exposed. It is a story of mistrust, fear, prejudice, and the thin line that separates them. If you were sitting on an airplane, about to take off and a suspicious person came on board, what would you do? Here is a link to the facebook event and film website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/276484282395646/

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From Gerald Jackson (MFA 04) “FIVE ALIVE FILMS, my production company, would like to extend our sincerest thanks to everyone who came out to the world premiere of our first feature! If you weren't able to make it to the north Florida area for the screening, then we have good news! TRULY EVERLASTING--THE MOVIE is being released on DVD on 11/25 (my birthday), just in time for the holidays! Please go to www.filmbaby.com span>http://www.filmbaby.com> , type in 'TRULY EVERLASTING,' and purchase your copy! Again, thanks so much to those that came out or even sent kind words of support! Stay updated by visiting us online at www.trulyeverlasting.com span>http://www.trulyeverlasting.com/> . TRULY EVERLASTING and FIVE ALIVE FILMS are also on FACEBOOK and TWITTER! Thanks so much.”

Wanted: Videographer for June Wedding Rachel Conn and Joseph Martin (FSU Alum - Go Noles!) are seeking a videographer for their Tallahassee Wedding on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The couple is looking for 8 hrs of footage from 3:00p.m.-11:00p.m. including pre-wedding preparations, complete ceremony coverage, major moments at the reception, guest interviews, etc.... The videographer should have their own transportation and should be willing to film at up to three locations. The videographer should also provide their own camera and sound equipment. The couple is interested in an edited wedding video broken into chapters and a highlights reel. Fee is negotiable and would include food and beverage at the reception. All interested parties should contact Rachel Conn at RachelLConn@aol.com, please include desired compensation and links to any sample work if available.

From the LA Seminoles: Football: We had our biggest group ever last weekend at Panama Joe’s, so let’s keep it up! This Saturday, the #23 Noles (7-3, 5-2) host the Virginia Cavaliers (7-3, 4-20 at 4:30pm, so come hang out with us to cheer on the Noles again as we near the end of the season.

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This week with the Tallahassee Film Society: “Opening Friday, November 18 - "Mozart's Sister"; Third Thursday at the Museum of Florida History - November 17; "Melancholia" - Coming December 2 to All Saints.” For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend!

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FSU FILM SCREENINGS & AWARDS UPDATE – November 17, 2011

Underground (MFA Thesis 2010 Akil DuPont) won an Audience Award at the Beijing Film Academy International Student Film & Video Festival, November 6-12. For more information about this festival, go to www.isfvf.cn.

Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order):

Brother Wolf (BFA F-3 2011 Logan Rees) was selected for screening at the Shockfest Film Festival of Hollywood, November 18-20. For more information about this festival, go to www.shockfilmfest.com.

Retrospective (BFA F-3 2011 Ricky Rose) was selected for screening at the Independent Film Quarterly Film & New Media Festival in New York City, November 17-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.ifgmagazine.com.

The Orphan (MFA D-2 2011 Teresa Sutherland), Birds of a Feather (BFA F-3 2011 Tansy Michaud), Broken Silence (MFA D-2 2011 Gerrad Wilson), The Handshake (MFA D-2 2011 Danny Hankins), Fat Camp (MFA Thesis 2011 Adam Isaacs), A Love Supreme (BFA Thesis 2010 Evan Houston), Annabelle (BFA F-3 2011 Avital Epstein), The Kings of Pops (BFA Documentary 2011 Jennifer Ligler), Finding Benjaman (BFA Documentary 2011 John Wikstrom), Slick (BFA Documentary 2011 Michael Bennett Smith and Paige Tomlinson), Our Rhineland (MFA Thesis 2011 Faren Humes), The Collegians (MFA Thesis 2011 Bryan Lewis), 10 and 2 (MFA Thesis 2011 Jeremy Smith), Sunshower (BFA F-3 2011 Justin Reager), and Knights of the Playground (MFA D-2 2011 Josh Crute) were selected for screening at the Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase in Orlando, November 19-20. For more information about this festival, go to www.enzian.org.

CARSEX (BFA Thesis 2010 Madeline Eberhard) was selected for screening at the Renderyard Short Film Festival in La Rioja, Spain, November 24-27. For more information about this festival, go to www.renderyard.com.

The Collegians (MFA Thesis 2011 Bryan Lewis) was selected for screening in competition at Plus Camerimage in Bydgoszcz, Poland, November 26 – December 3. For more information about this festival, go to www.pluscamerimage.pl.

Luz (BFA Thesis 2010 David Liz) will be Latino Category Award Winner for the East Region and Our Rhineland (MFA Thesis 2011 Faren Humes) will be African American Category Award Winner for the East Region at the DGA Student Film Awards in New York City on December 1. For more information about this competition, go to http://www.dga.org/Awards/Students.aspx.

When the Waters Rise (BFA Thesis 2010 Patrick Gines) was selected for screening at the San Diego Christian Film Festival, December 27-30. For more information about this festival, go to www.sdchristianfilmfestival.com.

Bad Influences (MFA Thesis 2010 Kate Emery) was selected for screening at the Saint Augustine Film Festival (part of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival), January 19-22. For more information about this festival go to www.fliff.com.

UnderCover (MFA DIS 2008 Iman Zawahry) was invited to screen at the 7Islands International Film Festival in Mumbai, India in January. For more information about this festival, go to www.7islands.in.