UCF Civility video contest

Civility contest for the arts.

Harris continues fest streak at FIDMarseille!

Congratulations to Associate Professor Christopher Harris, whose film 28.1V.81 (Bedouin Spark) is going to screen at the international film festival FIDMarseille in France next month. Bedouin Spark will be screened between July 7 and July 12, showcased in the PARALLEL SCREENS section of the festival.

FIDMarseille invites a new time into filmmaking, welcoming the exhibition of experimental film on a grand scale. Films that create paths of astonishment which meet the eyes and ears of adults as well as those of children with an equal desire for discovery and comprehension of reality.

Testimonies, film artists, essays, fictions... Rare or totally unpublished films that will awaken the look of the youngest ones to a movie that plays itself beyond the borders and does to live in a multitude of cultures and expressions.

UCF Documentary Capstone Film Wins National Award

June 7, 2010--The Wind Beneath Our Wings is the winner of a bronze Telly Award in the national competition’s TV/Documentary Category. The film was directed by UCF Film graduate Corey Frost (2010) and produced as a community project for the 2009-2010 Capstone Documentary Class. "I am proud to accept this award on behalf of all those who helped make this project a success,” said Frost. “Working with the Florida Audubon Center for Birds of Prey was a great experience, and to win an award like the Telly is just the icing on top.”

Frost and his classmates produced the fifteen-minute documentary for the Audubon Center’s 30^th Anniversary Gala Celebration. The film contained archival footage provided by Audubon, plus new interviews and other footage collected during the Fall 2009 term of the Documentary Capstone course. Students had approximately six weeks to shoot and edit the film. They received a standing ovation when it screened during the November Gala, held at UCF’s Fairwinds Alumni Center.

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest film and video productions, and groundbreaking web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

“Winning is a great honor for these students, because only about ten percent of the thousands of entries take home a Telly,” said Dr. Lisa Mills, who teaches the Documentary Capstone course. “Community partnerships like this are a win-win for everyone involved.”

“The success of this film not only showcases our crew's hard work, but also the impact University of Central Florida's Film Program has on its students," said Frost.

For more information contact:

Tom Hurter

UCF Film Marketing Director

Thurter@mail.ucf.edu

Stephen Schlow Public appearance! Film Fair!

University Film & Video Association @ USF

Summer Film Fair Agenda

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Marshall Student Center Ballroom

9am to 6pm.

MySpace.com/ufva_USF

An event for young people, college students, and indie filmmakers interested in pursuing film as a career.

$10 in advance

$15 at the door

(Ticket price includes free breakfast and lunch as well as access to all workshops, lectures, and film screenings.

8 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Film Schools set up and Fair in the MSC

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Breakfast with “Motown” Maurice of the “Motown” Maurice Show.

“Diary of a Young Television Entrepreneur”

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 am. Workshop Sessions - I

A. Screenwriting and film adaptations – MSC 2709

Facilitator- TBA

B. Emerging Film Technologies – MSC 3711

Facilitator –Richard Walker, M.ED.

10:45 a.m. to 11:30 am. Workshop Sessions – II

C. How to Make A Music Video – MSC 2709

Facilitator – Anesti Vega

D. Making Culturally Diverse Films – MSC 3711

Facilitator – Rodrick Colbert

12 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Stephen Schlow, Chair, UCF Film department –

“Film Entrepreneurship and the Film Artist”.
Professor Stephen Schlow has been a writer/producer/director of documentaries and narrative films

for nearly 40 years. Specialty in Film Entrepreneurship.

1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. USF and UT Film shorts

2:45p.m. to 3: 45 p.m. – Presentation of Guest of Honor – Michael France, Blockbuster Hollywood Screenwriter and Owner, St. Pete Beach Theatre. Event includes a musical performance by UFVA distinguished alumna, Ann P.

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Special Feature – A Hollywood Movie Premiere –To Be Announced!

To register and purchase tickets - http://ufvausfSummerFair.eventbrite.com/

Current sponsors are Cutnedgebarbershop and 2ReelFX

SAG Low Budget & New Media Workshop

Screen Actors Guild
Low Budget and New Media Signatory Workshop

Are you considering producing your own film or new media production? Don’t know where to start? Then make plans to attend this workshop conducted by SAG Central Florida Staff.

Signing a SAG Agreement is not as scary as you may think. Since we’ve made more changes to our Agreements, it is easier to use professional performers without all the red tape, regardless of the budget. Take advantage of SAG’s vast pool of well-trained talent for your next project. They always find their mark, pick up cues and in the end save you time and money.

When:
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 6:30 - 8 pm

Where:
UCF Center for Emerging Media
500 W. Livingston Street (next to the Marriott hotel, across from Amway Arena)
Orlando, FL 32801
www.cem.ucf.edu
(Workshop will be held in “The Bridge” auditorium)

Cost: Free

Parking:
Free (Amway Arena Parking lot on Livingston Street)

In this workshop we will:

• Explore SAG’s Low Budget Agreements (Student, Short Film, Ultra Low Budget, Modified Low Budget and Low Budget) and New Media Agreement

• Walk you through the signatory process from start to finish

• Discuss the benefits of using SAG members

• Provide you with free resources that SAG offers filmmakers
  

This workshop is free for anyone interested in learning about SAG’s Low Budget and New Media Agreements.

Seating is limited. You must reserve a seat in order to be admitted to this workshop and all reservations will be secured on a first come, first served basis.

YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND THIS EVENT

Contact: SAG South Region Executive, David Fazekas at (407) 788-3020, or (800) SAG-0767, option 7, or via email at david.fazekas@sag.org, by no later than Tuesday, June 22, 2010.

Please be sure to provide an email address with your RSVP to receive a confirmation.

Film Club of UCF presents; John Berger's

Film Club of UCF presents;

John Berger's

WAYS OF SEEING

John Berger's controversial series on art and perception,

never before released on video or broadcast in the US.

Wednesday, June 9th @ 7:00 PM

in Communications Building Room 145

ADMISSION OPEN TO ALL