Student PIRGs Activism Internships

So far this fall 100 students have gone through our training program. Interns across the country have organized events on their campuses from canned food drives to support local food banks to collecting hundreds of petitions to get National Geographic to clean up its paper mill to participating in a health care panel with the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services.

We're doing one more session of our fall civic engagement internships where students go through a 5-week training program to learn how to organize a campaign on campus and engage their peers on issues that matter to them. The deadline to apply is Monday 11/1 for University of Central Florida students.

We're also doing interviews for spring internships to begin in January. The deadline for early spring applications is December 1st.

If you want to make a difference and learn valuable skills, join our team
of interns and volunteers. We've got plans to take on the problems our
country faces - and with your help, we can win.

2011-2012 Campaigns:
Energy Service Corps
Defend the Environment
Save Student Aid
New Voters Project
No Hunger, No Homelessness
Find out more and apply for a Student PIRG internship at
http://www.studentpirgs.org/internships

Deadline for fall internship applications: November 1st; Deadline for early spring applications: December 1st.

Women in Film and TV Wednesdays

Women in Film and TV Wednesdays

 

Today!

Cost: Free

Time:6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Location: 

Ember Bar

42 W. Central Blvd.

Orlando 32801

Mix and mingle with your fellow WIFT-FL members in a casual setting every 4th Wednesday of the month for WIFT Wednesdays. Cash Bar.

Free and open to the public.

Come learn more about WIFT-FL and what we have to offer industry professionals!

Home Movie Interns Needed

 

The UCF Home Movie Archive is looking for interns for the Spring semester.  As part of the Special Collections and University Archives Collection Department of UCF's Library, the Home Movie Archive collects 8mm, Super8, and 16mm home movies, captured mostly from the late 1940's through the end of the 1970's, which have cultural, historical, scientific, or artistic significance.

Interns for the UCF Home Movie Archive will be involved in all aspects of film preparation and preservation, with training in inspecting, handling, cleaning, splicing, repairing, and digitizing film stock.  Interning for the archive provides students a rare opportunity to actively handle and manipulate film, with an emphasis on long-term care and damage prevention.

Prior film-handling experience is not required, but an active interest in film and an eye for detail is a must. 

For more information, contact Rebecca Wack: rebecca.wack@ucf.edu  

STUDENT PROGRAMS: CANNES VENICE LOS ANGELES

STUDENT PROGRAMS

CANNES VENICE
LOS ANGELES


WHERE PASSION BECOMES OPPORTUNITY
The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program at the Cannes International Film Festival

Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes
Virtual Cannes

The Venice Intensive at the Venice International Film
The L.A. Intensive


Informational Presentation at University of Central Florida
October 25th 2011 - 12:30 p.m.
Communications Building Room #121 (Film Office)

www.ampav.com

WIFT EVENT this FRIDAY!!

Meet and Greet our NEW ORLANDO FILM COMMISSIONER Sheena Carlisle Fowler
at Bob Beverlin's new Camera House this Friday Oct 21st!

Networking from 6-7.
Program with Sheena 7pm, then more networking till ?

"Police Story" Screening

Professor Bob Jones’ film, Police Story, -- a true story about a teenager molested by a cop – is screening at the New Filmmakers Series in NYC, Dec. 12, 2011.

Professor Jones has directed over fifty productions, including award-winning films, television shows, and plays. He has a MFA in Producing from UCLA and an M.S. in Production from Boston University. Professor Jones' is currently producing a series of documentaries on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Visit www.newfilmmakers.com

Hausman Visit

Attention Faculty and Students!

If your schedule allows, you are encouraged to attend a special presentation by Executive Director, Michael Hausman, TOMORROW.  Mr. Hausman will be showing some clips and presenting “My Life in Film and Yours  – a dynamic reflection on how film has changed over my career and what to expect now….”  He just finished working on a project with Al Pacino and Phil Spector and we look forward to welcoming him back to UCF!

WHO:      Michael Hausman, Executive Producer (Gangs of New York, Amadeus, Brokeback Mountain, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Taking Woodstock, Recount, etc.) -- 

WHEN:    Wednesday, October 19

                  3:00 pm

WHERE:   COMM 145

FOR:         All UCF Students and Faculty Welcome

Film Contest

From Patrick with Vidi Entertainment:

Dear Media Arts & Film School,

My name is Patrick Murphy and I am a co-founder of Vidi Entertainment, Inc, a cutting edge social and digital media company. We at Vidi Entertainment are hosting a student video contest that offers 100,000 dollars in prize money and a chance to be featured on our innovative entertainment website, www.onvidi.com (scheduled for launch in early 2012).

We think this is an amazing opportunity for your students to showcase their skills and receive rewards for their talents. As such, we would would be sincerely grateful if you shared the contest with your students by forwarding this e-mail.

All information, including a FAQ document, is available at our contest site: www.onvidi.com/students.

We are also showcasing some of our submissions at www.youtube.com/onvidi.

If you feel more comfortable checking us out on Facebook first, please look at www.facebook.com/onvidi.

I apologize if you have already received this e-mail, but I would like to ensure that every student filmmaker has the opportunity to enter this contest.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Respectfully,

Patrick Murphy
Business Development & Social Media
Vidi Entertainment, Inc. Phone 406-219-7188

Comedy Writing Contest

Aspiring UCF Writers: The Search for America’s Newest Comedy Writer is on!  Go to ComedyWriterContest.com and submit your original, half-hour comedy format scripts for the opportunity to win $5,000 plus creative guidance and direct input from American film and television producer, writer and director John Wells (Wells is best known for his role as executive producer of the television series ER, Third Watch, The West Wing, Shameless and Southland). See Official Rules for eligibility restrictions, submission requirements, prizes & full details.

But Hurry! The Deadline is October 28^th at 11:59am ET
ComedyWriterContest.com 
 

Casting Call

“Sandglass Separation”

Written & Directed by: Raqeebah Zaman
The film is a meditative short that explores the meaning of certainty in a way that is very personal to the filmmaker.

Casting:
-Rose: Female. 20 - 30 yrs. Preferably blonde or redhead. Will be playing a female Muslim convert.
-Nameless: Male. 25- 30 years. Boyfriend/ex-boyfriend to Rose.

Shooting dates are October 21st and 24th.
This is NOT a paying job. However we will provide a DVD copy of the film.

No appointment necessary, Sunday October 16th from 2pm - 6pm, UCF main campus COM building Rm 148.

Contact simonv90@knights.ucf.edu for more information.

Film Producer Hausman to Visit UCF Next Week

Film Producer MICHAEL HAUSMAN (Recount, Taking Woodstock, Brokeback Mountain, All the King’s Men, Goya’s Ghost, Gangs of New York, Amadeus, Places in the Heart, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, etc.) is coming to UCF Film next week.

Mr. Hausman will be scheduling one-on-one meetings with students. You can schedule time to have a
consultation with Mr. Hausman by coming to the Film Office and signing up for a half hour time slot (see attached). Times are available on both Thursday and Friday, Oct 20 and 21. Meetings will be held in the Capstone editing
suites. You can show him a film, or use the time to discuss other areas of interest.
Mr. Hausman will also be leading an afternoon event at 3:00 pm on Wednesday Oct 19 in Comm 145, with highlights from his latest project. All students welcome.

ATTENTION ALL UCF FILM STUDENTS- BROUHAHA BECKONS!

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Brouhaha Film and Video Showcase is an annual event spotlighting the work of Florida’s finest independent filmmakers. The showcase focuses on the growing number of indie and student filmmakers in Florida. Films will be judged by a panel of local industry professionals for a chance to be screened at the 2012 Florida Film Festival (April 13 - April 22, 2012). New this year will be an Audience Award providing another film a shot at inclusion in the 2012 FFF.

Films from FSU, UF, USF, Ringling, Full Sail and UCF have screened in years past...and UCF's films have been undoubtedly the best.
Enzian has personally asked us to invite all students with a short film to submit.

Academic Advising Weeks

Academic Advising for the Spring 2012 semester takes place over the next two weeks (10/10/11- 10/21/11). Stop by the Film Department main office in COMM 121 between the hours of 10-12 or 1-4 for walk-in advising.

"Police Story" Screening

Professor Jones' new film, Police Story, a true story of a teenager molested by a cop, will be screened at the New Filmmakers Series in NYC, Dec. 12th at 8PM

Work on a Student Film!

Greetings from Erika Leonard (Director)

My film shoots this weekend, Oct. 6th-11th, and I still have to fill many crew positions. 

If you are available to crew on ANY of these days, please e-mail me back before Tuesday night. It doesn’t matter if you can make every day, or only one afternoon -- just specify your availability in the e-mail. We will match up the schedule accordingly. 

Currently many positions are open, including gaffer, boom operator, sound technician, and assistants in all areas. Make-up, costume and craft services would also be helpful. If you are interested in performing any specific task on set, or are interested in ONLY post-production work, please say so in your reply. Experience is preferred, but not required.

This is a great opportunity to work with a fantastic Director of Photography, Daniel Watkins, as well as a Meisner-trained actress, so please don’t hesitate to make yourself available! You will learn a lot and I know it’ll be a fun experience for everyone. 

Thank you,

Erika Leonard (Director)

Side-note: If you know of any two-story houses that would be willing to let us shoot there during these dates, please let me know! (Even if you don't want to crew for my film, it would be a big help.) 

Side-note 2: Also if you know of any actresses in the 30-50-years-old range, or who could pull off anything in that range, please let me know. We had one duck out at the last minute.

Cannes Internship

Dear Film Majors and Film Minors,

On Tuesday, October 25, a representative from the American Pavilion Worldwide will be visiting UCF Film.  This organization coordinates internships for students at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.  Feel free to stop by the Film office between 12:30 and 2 pm on Oct 25 so you can meet the AmPav representative and ask any questions about these internship opportunities.

Location Needed..

Jon Reis, the producer of "Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving", a Capstone film directed by Yesenia Lima is searching for an apartment or condo to shoot a few scenes.

In the film, the two lead characters (early 30s couple) would be living in this location. They are shooting our film on October 20-23.

They need the location for two days: one day/evening in which the couple have an argument, and one day/evening in which the couple and some friends are hanging out.

The scenes will occur in the kitchen, living room, and dining room of the location.


If you believe you could help by offering your place as a location for their film, please contact me (407-968-3497 / jonreis@knights.ucf.edu) or the director Yesenia Lima (305-608-7338 / yesenia.lima@knights.ucf.edu) so they can set up a time and date to look at the location.