tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78070742013-05-16T17:13:52.920-04:00News for Students, Faculty, Staff, and Friends of the UCF Film DepartmentJon Bowennoreply@blogger.comBlogger910125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807074.post-11527233890796516502013-04-16T15:49:00.000-04:002013-04-16T15:49:09.730-04:002013-04-16T15:49:09.730-04:00

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Cinema Studies alum Benjamin Pearson's experimental video "Former Models" won the 2nd place prize in the long video category at this year's Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival (FLEX Fest). From FLEX Fest's program: Former Models (19:47, video, 2012) Documentary composed of appropriated footage. Tells the tragic story of performer Robert Pilatus and his transformation from embodied

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BFA alum Jon Strong and his production company Strong Films took home top prizes at the 2013 Orlando ADDY awards. Strong Films won "Best of Show" for its "Tin Man" digital-video advertisment created for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, as well as two additional gold ADDYs in the Digital Advertising category for "Tin Man" and "Chloe's Wedding Day." For a full list of winners, visit http:

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BFA alum Lindsay Denniberg's award winning horror feature Video Diary of a Lost Girl will have it's San Francisco premiere at the in San Francisco Independent Film Festival Friday, January 15th. The film had it's New York Debut on January 26th at the 92YTribeca. Video Diary of a Lost Girl is a "rock and roll horror fantasy where we meet the immortal Louise and her beloved Charlie.

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Each semester, UCF Film hosts a Production Meet & Greet to help student filmmakers find crew members for their upcoming productions. This bi-annual event will take place Friday, January 25th, 2013 at 4:00pm to 6:00pm on the main campus soundstage (COMM 181A) serving students looking for crew and/or a project this spring semester. This event also serves as a great opportunity for students to

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 BFA alum Jon Perez's "Light in Extension, Absolute Domain" and undergraduate thesis project, "Phase Space" is on display through January 27 at the Vox Populi gallery in Philadelphia as part of their experimental moving image series called Fourth Wall. "Phase Space" is a 4 screen installation was completed by Perez last spring for his Honors in the Major Thesis Project and was chaired

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12th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival The Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual event, which seeks to provide a greater understanding of the world and its many cultures through the artistic medium of film, and through the top quality films from around the world. TIFF wishes to enhance tolerance between people of all backgrounds. Its goal is one of cultural

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2012 Cinema Studies alumnus Metrah Pashaee's new experimental video Talking Me was selected from 350 international submissions to screen at the Microscope Gallery's "now what" program in Brooklyn. "now what" is a night of screening & moving image performance. The three programs include a wide-range of mostly new and recent works from established to emerging artists working with Super 8mm

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  For those in the New York area, please join Professor Jesse Wolfe for the very last festival screening of his feature film, Eye of the Hurricane - starring Campbell Scott, Melanie Lynskey, Brian Doyle Murray, Nicola Peltz and Colin Ford. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 9:30pmNEW FILMMAKERS NEW YORK (located at the Anthology Film Archives) 32 Second Avenue (at Second Street) For information,

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WUCF TV is currently seeking internship applications from talented UCF students for the Spring 2013 semester! If you're interested send in your resume ASAP because we will be holding interviews from December 10th-14th! WUCF TV is a full service and highly productive TV channel in addition to being the official PBS channel for the Central Florida region. Students who intern have the

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UCF Film students and faculty will showcase their talents at the Enzian's 21st Annual Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase. Out of the showcase's diverse lineup of 47 short and/or student films, 7 of our very own have been selected to be screened in each program. Audiences are encouraged to participate by awarding a favorite film an automatic spot in the prestigious Florida Film Festival! Saturday

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Film Club's annual weekend marathon is back this Friday, November 16th through Sunday, the 18th. This year's films will revolve around the year 1959 and will cover several genres, styles, and languages that will provide some insight as to the many factors that make it such an important year in the history of film. The weekend will open on Friday night with Blu-Ray editions of North by

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In observance of Veteran's Day, the University of Central Florida will honor servicemen and women with a week full of events. On Thursday, November 15th, UCF Film will host a movie night with two military-themed films. Prelude to War (a part of the Why We Fight propaganda series) will be shown at 6:30 p.m. and Twelve O’Clock High will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the Nicholson School of

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This weekend UCF Film is hosting The 3rd Annual Fall Showcase, a retrospective of 11 short films created by UCF Film students past and present. The screener will feature a variety of narrative and experimental films. Many of the shorts have been screened in film festivals across America and/or featured in Five Stories, UCF Film's annual DVD compilation that presents five of strongest films

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On the heels of INTERIOR's successful Kickstarter campaign, two other microbudget MFA features are taking to crowdfunding sites like IndieGoGO and Kickstarter.Michael Stephenson's Blackwater RD. is a psychological horror film that follows a group of grad students who fall under attack by an infamous local legend during a research trip into the backwoods of the South. $14,000 will make it

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Home Movie Day is back for its fifth year in a row! Join us this Saturday, October 20th from 11:00am to 4:00pm, at UCF’s Center for Emerging Media (500 West Livingston Street) in downtown Orlando for a day of 8mm, Super 8mm, and 16mm home movies. Whether you're interested in viewing those old home movie film reels that have been collecting dust in your garage or just have an interest in the

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MFA alum Chase Conner's thesis film, Less Lost, will premiere this November at the 2012 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Less Lost follows Luke, a medically retired army vet battling post-traumatic stress disorder. When his condition becomes a threat to his wife and child, he must work to get better or ultimately lose them. In completion of UCF Film's Entrepreneurial Digital

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Suburban Backlot, an independent feature length film written and directed by Cinema Studies alum Austin Boggs, has been selected to play at the 2012 Orlando Film Festival. The story follows two friends and their attempts to make an independent film. Suburban Backlot includes a cast and crew of UCF alumni. The film will premiere October 19th at the Cobb Plaza Cinema Café with an additional

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The Committee, a documentary film about the history of discrimination against LGBTQ students and faculty at Florida’s state universities, will screen as part of UCF’s Diversity Week. The Committee was produced by UCF students in Dr. Lisa Mills's honors advanced documentary workshop class. Students will answer questions after screening, which will be held on Monday, October 15th at 3pm in the

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National Film Challenge (partnered with the 48 Film Project) The National Film Challenge returns for another year of lightning fast filmmaking OCTOBER 19-22, 2012. The Film Challenge is a thrilling adventure where you and your crew of filmmakers give it your everything to write, shoot and edit a film in just three days. Walk away from the weekend with new skills, a finished product you are proud

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Thermal is an avant-garde multimedia art exhibition that will be open to the public in the Spring of 2013 at the UCF Center for Emerging Media. Curated and participated entirely by UCF SVAD students, the event will provide a local establishment for upcoming artists within the Central Florida community. Deadline to apply is September 30, 2012. Applications are accepted from past and present UCF

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Séance is headed to Texas! MFA student Zachary Beckler's award-winning capstone film has been selected to play at the 2012 Fantastic Fest. Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action movies from all around the world. In years past, Fantastic Fest has presented the world premieres of There Will Be Blood, Apocalypto, City of

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22nd Annual Florida Film Festival Entries are being accepted for the 22nd Annual Florida Film Festival, April 5-14, 2013. The Florida Film Festival is the premier showcase in Central Florida for American independent and international film. Qualified filmmakers can submit their entries through Florida Film Festival’s online entry form on floridafilmfestival.com or through Withoutabox.com.

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Dr. Lisa Mills's newest documentary feature, Wally's Mission on Mars, has been selected by the upcoming Global Peace Film Festival. The film follows a retired rocket scientist who worked on the Apollo engineering team that now believes that sending humans into space is not a very good idea. Dr. Mills's former Documentary Workshop students have also both been accepted the Global Peace Film

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It has been an exciting summer for feature film, Eye of the Hurricane. Written and directed by UCF Film professor Jesse Wolfe, his feature film debut has been winning awards and screening in competition at festivals all over the country. Recently, Eye of the Hurricane has been picked up for distribution by Entertainment One and will be released worldwide beginning late 2012/early 2013.

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