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Warren Report 11/7/13
The Torchlight Program is honored to once again serve the College of Motion Picture Arts in collaboration with the Collegiate Veterans Association and the President's office in presenting the Third Annual Student Veteran Film Festival and Florida State’s Student Veteran Torchlight Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking. The films shown at the first two festivals both went on to receive Oscar nominations. This year's film is Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington, directed by Sebastian Junger, who will be in attendance and receive the $25,000 award following the screening. He will also participate in a panel after the screening, which will be moderated by Paul Cohen. Frank Patterson and some special guests will also be on the panel. The film is about Tim Hetherington, a renowned photographer, who was killed in a mortar attack in April 2011 while covering the conflict in Libya. He was 40 years old. Junger traces Hetherington's work across the world's battlefields in the HBO documentary. Junger is the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, which inspired a feature film, and War, an account of his and Hetherington’s reporting trips to Afghanistan's Korengal Valley in 2007 and 2008. He and Hetherington co-directed 2010’s Restrepo, an Academy Award-nominated ground-breaking documentary about the U.S. combat outpost in that dangerous area in Afghanistan. Restrepo will be screening at the Student Life Center at 4 p.m. tomorrow. The festival itself takes place in Ruby Diamond Auditorium on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, and begins with a reception in front of Westcott at 3 p.m., followed by a 4 p.m. screening of the film. The panel will discuss the film at 5:45 p.m. From Brook Durham (BFA 94) “It's that time of year again, my latest and now ninth Syfy Opus, "Bering Sea Beast" is scheduled to air Saturday, November 9th @ 9 PM —http://www.syfy.com/movies/bering_sea_beast While prospecting for gold, a brother and sister accidentally disturb a colony of sea vampires in an underwater cave. Cassie Scerbo (Sharknado), Jonathan Lipnicki and Kevin Dobson star.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3139338/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1I look forward to your review if you get a chance to watch. And the Promo is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-HNAF4pjfY ” "12 Years a Slave" opens Friday (Nov. 8th) in Tallahassee at the AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with FSU Film School MFA alumna Kelsey Scott (MFA 99) as a featured actor playing Anne Northup, wife of the lead character. From Sylwia Dudzinska (MFA 09) “I'm on to the next show. A quick stint on another indie feature titled Any Day, with Sean Bean, Eva Longoria, Tom Arnold and Kate Walsh.” From Darren Hoffman (BFA 05) “The New York premiere for TRADITION IS A TEMPLE will be held at the Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on November 14th at 6:30PM. Tickets can be reserved here: http://www.filmlinc.com/films/on-sale/tradition-is-a-templeThe film will also be digitally released on Tuesday, November 12th, and is currently available for pre-order on iTunes. From Niraj Trivedi (BFA 06) “"Last week my team successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign for a webseries I wrote and will be directing called The Actor Factor. This was possible only because of the strong support we received from FSU Alums! Go 'Noles!" From Kathy Barber (BFA 97), Program Director of the FSU Student Life Center: “At the beginning of the Q&A following "Ride Along" at the FSU SLC last night producer Will Packer gave a big "Thank you" to the FSU Film School for helping him out when he was just starting his film career here in Tallahassee as a FAMU student. He told the sell out crowd that since FAMU did not have a Film School he came to FSU for crew assistance on his early projects and FSU played a big part in helping him get his start.” From Matt Franklin (MFA 96) "I am writing today to reach out to you and your network for help with a project I am researching. I have been working in public television now for eight years and have produced several series for national distribution. One series I am looking at may have a better home on commercial TV. It is a home improvement show centered on rennovations to low income family housing that takes advantage of the new green building practices and technologies.If you or anyone you know would be able to offer me a connection into commercial TV that might sound applicable - HGTV, Scripps Howard, I'll take anything - I would really appreciate it. mfranklin@lakeshorepublicmedia.orgOn a personal note, I am continuing to work for Lakeshore Public Television on the Indiana side of Chicago (we are one of three PBS stations feeding Chicago). I am VP of TV Operations, overseeing the Production, Programming / Traffic , Engineering and Membership departments. We produce a few series for national distribution; Classical Stretch is a workout show that I have directed and shot in Jamaica for five years, and Built to Last and Built to Last:The Green Home we created to promote new building practices. We have a lot of local shows in production and I have finally moved on from producing college basketball games in Chicagoland (over 200!) I am very happy in TV here in Northwest Indiana with my family (one of the big reasons for leaving LA). My eldest son, Riley, is 15 and 6'4". Here’s the link to the Daily Show piece by Miles Kahn (BFA 97) featuring Matt Stanton and Rene Dellefont: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-29-2013/last-gay-standing From Rebekah Suellau (MFA-W 12) “"On My Own Two Legs," a project I created with Dustin Waldman (BFA 12) and actor Michael Patrick (FSU 11), premiered online on November 1! You can see it at http://vimeo.com/78322082, but I wouldn't click it while you're eating. We worked with lots of FSU students and alum: Hayley Heineken (MFA-W 13), Andie McMahon (BFA 12), Xander Robin (BFA 11), Alex Mitchell (BFA 13), Drew Angle (BFA 13), and Zach Johnson (BFA 12). I like to think it has, um, something for everybody, so please, watch and share!” “Last year’s Crash the Super Bowl was good, but this year’s will be legendary! Make an ad, be a part of the action, and you could win $1 million. Submissions are open through November 24th.See official rules at: http://bit.ly/16ZtwWH “ FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – November 7, 2013 Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was awarded Best Short Film at the Frightee Awards, an online horror competition, on October 31. For more information about this competition, go to http://mrfrights.com/2013-frightee-award-winners/. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was awarded Best Horror Mini-Short at Shockerfest International Film Festival in Modesto, California, October 1-31. For more information about this festival, go to www.shockerfest.net. Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha) won the Audience Award at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, October 31- November 3. For more information about this festival, go to www.indiememphis.com. Star-Crossed (BFA Thesis 2012 Katie Aldworth) was selected for screening at the Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival in Seattle on January 11. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.empmuseum.org/programs-plus-education/programs/science-fiction-plus-fantasy-short-film-festival.aspx. Un Dia (Extra) Ordinario (MFA D2 2012 Andrea Puente) was selected for screening at Children’s Film Festival Seattle, January 23 – February 2. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org. Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2012 Michael Vargas) was invited to screen at the Vinokino Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in Helsinki and four other cities in Finland, October 25 – November 9. For more information about this festival, go to www.vinikino.fi. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was invited to screen at the Independent Film Society of Colorado’s Two Nights of Horror in Colorado Springs, November 8-9. For more information about this event, go to http://ifsoc.org. Goldtooth (BFA Thesis 2012 Lauren Brinkman) was selected for screening at Starz Denver, October 30 – November 10. For more information about this festival, go to www.denverfilm.org. Moonbounce (BFA F3 2013 Michael Kefeyalew) and The Bartender’s Barber (BFA Thesis 2012 Dustin Waldman) were selected for screening at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, October 31 – November 3. For more information about this festival, go to www.indiememphis.com. Georgia Howl (BFA F3 2013 Max Allman) was selected for screening at the River’s Edge Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky, November 7-10. For more information, go to www.riversedgefilmfestival.com. Freebird (MFA D2 2012 Dustin LeBoeuf), Sink (BFA F3 2013 Tatiana Bears), Lemonopolis (BFA F3 2013 Josh Cartwright) and Aria (BFA F3 2013 Tav Murphy), Moonbounce (BFA F3 2013 Michael Kefeyalew), Goldtooth (BFA Thesis 2012 Lauren Brinkman), Unveiled (BFA Thesis 2012 Courtney Harmstone) and Wannabe (BFA Thesis 2012 Christina Campagnola) were selected for screening at the 15 Minutes of Fame film festival in Palm Bay, Florida, November 9-10. Freebird will be awarded Best Director. For more information about this festival, go to http://15minutefilmfest.com. Jose (MFA D2 2013 Joel Black), Eternal (BFA Documentary 2013 Armaan Uplekar), American Family (BFA Documentary 2013 Devon Albert-Stone), Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders), A Laughing Matter (BFA Documentary 2013 Kemari Gallimore), Payne (MFA D2 2013 Randy Lee), Fields of Mudan (MFA Thesis 2004 Stevo Chang) and Unveiled (BFA Thesis 2012 Courtney Harmstone) were selected for screening at the inaugural FSU Social Work Film Festival, November 11, in Mix A at the College of Motion Picture Arts. Georgia Howl (BFA F3 2013 Max Allman) was selected for screening at the Southern Screen Film Festival in Lafayette, Louisiana, November 14-17. For more information about this festival, go to www.southernscreen.org. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the New York City Horror Film Festival, November 14-17. For more information about this festival, go to www.nychorrorfest.com. Little Africa (MFA Thesis 2013 Curtis Adair/Xuhui Zhao (DP)) was selected for screening at the Camerimage Film Festival in Bydogoszcz, Poland, November 16-23. For more information about this festival, go to www.camerimage.pl. For more information about Xuhui Zhao, go to xuhuizhao.com. Goldtooth (BFA Thesis 2012 Lauren Brinkman) and Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha) were selected for screening and are finalists in the Fresh Takes National Youth Filmfest in Redwood City, California, November 22-23. For more information about this festival, go to www.freshtakes.net. A Plush Life (MFA Thesis 2013 Bryn Hubbard) was selected for screening at the Iron Mule Short Comedy Screening Series on December 1 in New York Cit. For more information about this series, go to http://www.ironmulenyc.com. To the Moon (BFA F3 2013 Eric Jaffe), Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha), A Pony for Connie (BFA Thesis 2011 Tansy Michaud), Wannabe (BFA Thesis 2012 Christina Campagnola), Runaway Renn (BFA Thesis 2012 Zach Johnson), Un Dia (Extra) Ordinario (MFA D2 2012Andrea Puente), Mr. Peewee (MFA D2 2013 Becky Peck), Monster (MFA D2 2013 Noah Camenker), Be Mime (MFA D2 2013 Katie Harbin), Lemonopolis (BFA F3 2013 Josh Cartwright), A Penny’s Worth (MFA D2 2013 Kendall McCrory), The End is Near (MFA D2 2013 Che Espiritu), and The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom) were selected for screening at the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, December 14-15. For more information about this festival, go to www.lachildrensfilm.org. Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) was selected for screening at the BAM Kids International Children’s Film Festival in Brooklyn, February 22-23. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.bam.org/film/2013/bamkids-film-festival.-- Meryl Warren, Director of Alumni College of Motion Picture ArtsA3100 University Center, Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL 32306-2350888 644 7728 x215; 850 644 2626 faxmwarren@film.fsu.edufilm.fsu.eduSee More
