UCF FILM's Downtown Orlando Base Nearing Completion

UCF FILM's new facility in Downtown Orlando is rapidly approaching completion. Check out some mid-construction photos here. The facility being constructed occupies about 1/4 of the space of the old Expo Center. Also in the building is FIEA, UCF's Florida Entertainment Academy, which has just begun their forth class of gaming design grad students, CREAT and portions of the UCF Digital Media Program.

Look for Capstone film projects to be shooting on that stage this October.

UCF FILM Students & Alumni In The News

Ben Piety got a lovely write-up at Advocate.com about his screening at the Nevada City Film Festival. It's also a good review of a festival finding it's footing. A key blurb - "The most notable short of the festival, however, was the autobiographical The Lonely Lights The Color of Lemons, an impressive short by Benjamin M. Piety about adolescence." There's lots more, so check it out.

Also from the great American West, UCF FILM Grad Student Danny Daneau and his graduate feature film Monster In The Attic got written up in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read all about it here.

FEST! - Melissa Wins @ Action On Film

Andrew Gay ('06) informs us that his Capstone short Melissa With A Heart Around It, won Best Student Film at Action On Film and it was also recently accepted into the Charlotte and
Sidewalk Moving Film Festivals.

Screen Your Flick @ Enzian

Hey Filmslammers,

I just wanted to remind everyone that we are still accepting submissions to the last few Enzian FilmSlams of 2007....so send us your new projects, or get off your duffs and go make something worthy of our wonderful FilmSlam attendees/. Each month we have exeeded our previous-month's attendance numbers, to the point that last month we had 90 people for the event. For those of you that remember the days of the DMAC FilmSlam you will remember that most months we had VERY limited attendance and couldn't even hold 90 people in the screening room!

I think the level of support we have been getting is FANTASTIC!!! There have been lots of new participants from all over the state as well as tons of new faces in the audience. I feel that goes to show that FL filmmakers are really itching to show their projects to captive audiences, and I know I can speak for Brian Feldman and the Enzian staff by saying that WE are more than happy to provide the opportunity to them...and to you all.

So, get us your projects, help us spread the word, and come out and show support for other local filmmakers...

If anyone ever has any questions or concerns about the event please feel free to e-mail me, or Brian Feldman (Mail@brianfeldman.com). You can also find event details and the submission form at: http://www.enzian.org/films/filmslam.html

See you at Enzian...

Best,

John Theisen

Co-Host/Co-Producer

Enzian FilmSlam

http://www.enzian.org/films/filmslam.html

HELP! - DIVA INVASION WANTS YOU!

Looking to express yourself? Want to expand your experiences? Need to receive hours or credit for classes? Lucky for you there's Diva Invasion!

What is Diva Invasion you ask? Well, Diva Invasion is a female impersonation revue hosted by GLBSU, the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Student Union, thrown as a fundraiser for the club, to raise awareness of the advantages of diversity and increasing UCF student participation in the Student Union. Not to mention have some fun!

We invite several of the best entertainers from the local night spots in Orlando and throw a huge event in the Pegasus Ballroom that has in the past 6 years attracted close to 2,000 people, students and non students. 2007 will mark its 7th show known as GLBSU's largest event of the year. This year Diva Invasion will be held on the evening of Oct. 18, 2007 in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union.

We are looking for videograhpers/editors, stage hands, ushers, 'Diva' assistants, stage/backdrop and prop builders, graphics, crew etc. to potentially participating in the show by acting and/or dancing. What do you do? We'd like to know! There is much work to be done and a lot of hours to fill! I would also be glad to sign any assignments or hourly logs that some of you might need to fill. We feel the most UCF students working on this project the better. We believe in the importance of community partnership.

Any questions, comments or concerns please contact us at embryonic6@aol.com or 786 718 8555. We look forward to hearing from you!

GLBSU
DIVA INVASION

HELP! - BoxOffice.com Seeks Writers

Editors of the newly formatted Boxoffice.com (to be launched soon) are looking for writers willing to take direction and proficient in punctuation, grammar, and spelling. We focus, not exclusively, on independent films. Overall, we seek stimulating articles, features, and reviews that reflect the business of movies and will entice movie enthusiasts, pro- and semi-pro independents, exhibitors, and the studio indie arms.

Interested writers may send an original, unpublished 250–500 word sample on any current film-industry issue that relates to “the business of movies” and our focus. Your sample will be considered for publication. (Work must be available for 3-months exclusive publishing.) Place your sample in the body of an email to roma@boxoffice.com -- do not send as an attachment. Payment: 250-350 published wrd = $25; 400-500 published wrd = $30; 550+ = .08 cents per published word.

We are also looking for experienced Bloggers for the same focus and audience. If you will share your site in exchange for a byline and front-page identification, please send your URL. We will contact you in a very short time.

NOTE: Boxoffice Magazine is the official publication for the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO). This inquiry is for the website only (www.Boxoffice.com).

Fest Updates

Last night, we found out the Ben Piety's THE LONELY LIGHTS, THE COLOR OF LEMONS has been accepted for screening at the excellent Woodstock Film Festival, which occurs in early October.

That got me thinking - I wonder if there are some festivals that have accepted our films without telling us? Hmmmm. Google is our friend, so away we went.

It only took a few seconds to find that AMERICAN DELUXE, directed by Aaron Brownlee, was scheduled for screening at the SoCal Independent Film Festival, set for Huntington Beach, Ca. in early September. News to us! We hope Aaron can attend.

I'll get to the other half of this festival list next week.

Welcome back to school.

Fest - Naked As A Jaybird Wins @ NextFrame, Plays for World Peace

The World, Naked As A Jaybird, directed by Tiina Treasure ('06) has been selected for screening at the 5th Annual Global Peace Film Festival , which occurs here in Orlando September 26-30. The festival is dedicated to films exploring themes of world peace and Tiina's animated Capstone fits in nicely.

Also in the good news bin for Tiina, The World, Naked as a Jaybird was awarded 2nd place in the Animation category at NextFrame: UFVA's Touring Festival of International Student Film + Video. This award comes with the following prizes:

• Media Composer" software, courtesy of Avid
• $250 product grant from Mole Richardson
• Books courtesy of Michele Weise Productions and Focal Press
  

NextFrame is a floating festival that tours colleges across the nation for a year, so there a lot of folks out there who will be seeing Tiina's work.

Fest - UCF FILM Still Going Strong

The email has been burning up with good festival news for UCF films. Ben Piety's THE LONELY LIGHTS. THE COLOR OF LEMONS leads the way. The film was invited to 51st London Film Festival(running October 17 through November 1, 2007), won the won the Grand Prize at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival - Competition Section 2 (19 to 24 years old), and was accepted at the 27th Atlantic Film Festival, running from Thursday, September 13, through Saturday, September 22, 2007, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

In addition, LONELY LIGHTS, along with AMERICAN DELUXE (Aaron Brownlee) and THE WORLD, NAKED AS A JAYBIRD (Tiina Treasure) were all selected for the 3rd annual Bluegrass Independent Film Festival in LaGrange, KY.

BASEBALL & GLORY, the D3 film of Brett Bonowicz, will be playing at the 1st annual Southern Winds Film Festival in Shawnee, OK.

Finally, Phil Chernyak musical fable, THE GOLDEN SAMOVAR, which played at Slamdance last year, is going to be featured on their annual DVD that they sell and distribute. Each year they only pick about a dozen films to be featured. How nice that Phil owns all the music clearances for his film!