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Alumni Accomplishments 05/13/2013

Ethan Clark (MFA '12, Experimental Animation) and Eusong Lee (BFA '12, Character Animation) are finalists for the 2013 Student Animation Oscars.

Drifters from ethan clarke on Vimeo.

will (director's cut) from Eusong Lee on Vimeo.

Sita by Arpita Kumar (MFA ’12, Program in Film and Video) has been selected for the 2013 Festival de Cannes - Cannes Court Métrage.

Akosua Adoma Owusu's (MFA '08, Program in Film and Video / Art (Interschool)) Kwaku Anans won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film.

Kwaku Ananse - Trailer from PIANO on Vimeo.

Tectonics by Peter Bo Rappamund (MFA 10, Program in Film and Video) won Best Installation award in the Milwaukee Underground Film Festival 2013.

Tectonics by Peter Bo Rappamund

Posted by lpiazza on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:00am

Upcoming Film Festival Submission Deadlines: 05/13/2013

25 FPS Festival

Entry deadline: May 20, 2013
Entry fee: No
Festival dates: September 24-29, 2013
Website: www.25fps.hr

25 FPS Festival is organized by the 25 FPS Association for Audio-visual Research, Zagreb, Croatia. 25 FPS Festival screens independent and non-commercial films which innovatively explore the possibilities of cinematic language, narration and the medium itself, cross film types and genres and broaden the notion of film as art.

Studio Two Three's Film and Video series -Emerging Filmmakers-

Entry deadline: May 20, 2013
Entry fee: $5
Festival dates: March - June 2013
Website: http://studiotwothree.com/s23s-film--video-series

The Studio Two Three Film + Video Series is now accepting submissions for our "Emerging Filmmakers" event. They are seeking submissions for short films and videos (under 20 minutes) from all genres. This is an open call that includes, fiction, documentary, narrative, found footage, animation, experimental, music videos etc.

Posted by lpiazza on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:00am

Student Accomplishments: 05/13/2013

Robota a short film by David Braun (BFA 2, Experimental Animation) and Victor Sala was selected at Cannes Film Festival (Short Film Corner 2013).

ROBOTA - Teaser from Victor Sala on Vimeo.

Cary Cronenwett's (MFA3, Program in Film and Video) film For Flo has been selected for Outfest (Los Angeles) 2013.

Nick Flessa's (MFA 3, Film Directing Program) film circa 1995 just played at the Athens International Film and Video Festival (Ohio) 2013. His film Brighton was given a director citation by the Black Maria Film Festival 2013. Brighton was also selected for the 9th International Short Film Festival Detmold.

Brighton, by Nick Flessa

Madeline Sharafian's (BFA 2 Character animation) film Omelette has been a smash success online, and was just written about in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/omelette-cartoon-animated-short...

Omelette from Madeline Sharafian on Vimeo.

Mike Stoltz's (MFA 2, Program in Film and Video) Ten Notes on a Summers Day won a jury prize in the Milwaukee Underground Film Festival 2013. http://mikestoltz.org

Ten Notes on a Summers Day, by Mike Stoltz

Posted by lpiazza on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:30am

Opportunities 04/21/2013

SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY IS HIRING INTERNS

The SFFS Internship Program is a competitive educational opportunity offering on-the-job training and pre-professional skill building to emerging arts advocates, filmmakers and nonprofit professionals. SFFS interns gain valuable experience in a range of Film Society program areas, including marketing, publicity, programming, youth education, operations and more. They are now accepting applications for our Summer session, which runs from early June thru August.

Application deadline is May 10, 2013.

http://sffs.org/About/Jobs-and-Internships.aspx

Posted by lpiazza on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 6:00pm

Student Accomplishments: 04/21/2013

Pearblossom Hwy directed by Mike Ott (MFA '05, Program in Film and Video), co-written with Atsuko Okatsuka (MFA 1, Program in Film and Video) was screened San Francisco International Film Festival 2012.

Pearblossom Hwy - Trailer from Small Form Films on Vimeo.

Chocolate Bacon by Asavari Kumar (MFA 2, Experimental Animation) has been selected for the TAFI '13, Toronto Animation Arts Festival International.

Chocolate Bacon (2012) - Trailer from asavari kumar on Vimeo.

Posted by lpiazza on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 2:30pm

Faculty Accomplishments 04/21/2013

Justin Hogan's (Production/Safety Manager at The School of Film/Video) most recent short film, The Spirit Game, was accepted as a World Premiere at The Cannes Film Festival in the category "Not Short on Talent." The Spirit Game is based on the true story from the award-winning book We Hear The Dead. The film stars Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps, American Mary), Liberty Ross (Snow White and the Huntsman, W.E.), Charles Shaugnessy (Mad Men, The Nanny), Gale Harold (Queer as Folk, Desperate Housewives) and award-winning singer Chantal Kreviazuk. The film will be screened on May 20th at 1:30 pm at Palais F. For more information visit www.thespiritgame.com

Making of The Spirit of the game

Adele Horne's (Faculty, Program in Film and Video) most recent film, Maintenance won the Images Prize at the Images Festival in Toronto. It is the grand prize of the festival, awarded in recognition of the Best Canadian Media Artwork.

Maintenance, by Adele Horne

Posted by lpiazza on Sun, 04/14/2013 - 2:30pm

Alumni Accomplishments 04/21/2013

Akosua Adoma Owusu's (MFA '08, Program in Film and Video / Art (Interschool)) short film Kwaku Ananse received the Best Short Film nomination at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. Her short film Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful won the Tom Berman Award for Most Promising Filmmaker at Ann Arbor Film Festival. In March, the CinemAfrica Film Festival invited her to present a retrospective of her short films in Stockholm, Sweden. Her work has been celebrated by Huffington Post, including her in their "Black Artists: 30 Contemporary Art Makers Under 40 You Should Know" list.

Kwaku Ananse - Trailer from PIANO on Vimeo.

Pearblossom Hwy directed by Mike Ott (MFA '05, Program in Film and Video), co-written with Atsuko Okatsuka (MFA 1, Program in Film and Video) was screened San Francisco International Film Festival 2013.

Pearblossom Hwy - Trailer from Small Form Films on Vimeo.

John Warren (MFA '12, Program in Film and Video) won Best Student Film at the Images Festival in Toronto in April for his film Poppy Fields Forever.

Poppy Fields Forever from john warren on Vimeo.

Posted by lpiazza on Sun, 04/14/2013 - 2:30pm

Talkies: Kris Malkiewicz (Visiting Artist Spring 2013)

Kris Malkiewicz (Visiting Artist Spring 2013), Photo: Darrel Brett

How have your method or creative process changed throughout your career?

All human beings are changing with time, maturing as a person and being formed by environment. I feel that I became more relaxed about the form and more serious about the content.

How do you relate to the concept of experimentation?

Without experimentation we would be still in a cave. But I feel that experimentation just for experimentation's sake leads often to dubious results. It is useful to know the rules of your art really well, before you start breaking them. But then, breaking them can be fun and can lead to amazing new solutions.

Is there an artist or a piece of work that you repeatedly return to as a source of creativity or inspiration?

As my predominant interest in art is light, I am always deeply inspired by artists who intuitively understood the immense power of light, like the baroque painters (Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Velazquez), Cinematographers (Vittorio Storaro, Conrad Hall, Gordon Willis) or contemporary architects like Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid.

Posted by pfraser on Sun, 04/14/2013 - 2:30pm

Upcoming Film Festival Submission Deadlines: 04/21/2012

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

Entry deadline: May 1, 2013
Entry fee: $45
Festival dates: October 16, 2013 - October 20, 2013.
Website:http://santafeindependentfilmfestival.com/Festival_Info/Call_for_Interns/index.html

Santa Fe Independent Film Fest screens the most provocative independent films from all over the globe. Become a part of the fastest growing film fest in the southwest, in New Mexico's fastest growing industry. The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival is geared towards expanding, inviting more filmmakers to expose their work through the festival; setting them up with a diverse audience, informative panels and unique

Toronto International Film Festival

Entry deadline: May 24, 2013
Festival dates: September 5-15, 2013
Website: http://tiff.net/

The Toronto International Film Festival is seeking submissions for its Wavelengths programme, now in its 13th year. Named for Michael Snow’s landmark 1967 film Wavelength, The Festival's avant-garde showcase is a unique forum for international film and video art hosted within the context of one of the world’s largest and busiest public film festivals. Prizing formal innovation and original expression, Wavelengths offers a thoughtfully curated selection of artist-made film and video presented in the cinema. Newly expanded as of last year’s edition, Wavelengths now runs for the duration of the Festival (September 5-15, 2013), with its core shorts programmes taking place during opening weekend.

Wavelengths is presently accepting new works (2012-2013), as well as recent restorations of seminal avant-garde films. North American premieres will be given precedence but are not required. Programming suggestions and referrals are equally welcome.

There is no official submission process for Wavelengths, no forms to fill out and no entry fee. However, please be sure to include clear contact information and a detailed description of the work.

All previews should be received by May 24, 2013 and sent directly to:

Wavelengths, TIFF
Attention: Andréa Picard
TIFF Bell Lightbox
Reitman Square
350 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 3X5
CANADA

Our presentation formats include 16mm, 35mm, and various video formats, but sadly, no Super 8mm.

Please also contact us in advance if you prefer to send a film print for preview. Other than prints, previews will not be returned to the filmmaker unless they are picked up in person or the return shipping or postage is pre-arranged. If you cannot meet the deadline but have works in progress that you wish to have considered for this year's festival, please do not hesitate to be in touch.

Posted by lpiazza on Sun, 04/14/2013 - 2:00pm

Student Accomplishments

Nijla Mu'min's (MFA2, Film Directing Program) first year film, TWO BODIES, will play in the 20th Annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles on Monday, February 13th at 4pm and Thursday, February 16th at 8:20pm, with a Q&A. PAFF showcases works by artists of the African Diaspora from February 9-20th at the RAVE Cinemas in Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza: 4020 Marlton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. My film will be playing in the Shorts Program 8. The film features cinematography by Jason Georgiades (MFA2, Film Directing Program).

Nijla was also published in a book that was released in January by Soft Skull Press called LOVE INSHALLAH: THE SECRET LOVE LIVES OF AMERICAN MUSLIM WOMEN. It is a provocative, compelling collection of stories by Muslim women, and was written up in the New York Times today: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/books/in-love-inshallah-american-musli.... To support and/or order: http://www.amazon.com/Love-InshAllah-Secret-American-Muslim/dp/1593764286

Two Bodies (trailer) from Nijla Mumin on Vimeo.

Posted by rkim on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:00pm