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Warren Report 10/9/14
From Comicbook: “ Beth Schwartz and Wendy Mericle (MFA 99), who wrote the fan-favorite Arrow Season Two episode "Seeing Red," wrote the upcoming seventh episode of Season Three.It's titled "Draw Back Your Bow" and, in addition to being the first appearance of Captain Boomerang, the episode will feature (and apparently in a pretty big way) Cupid, played by Supernatural's Amy Gumenick. Cupid, an obsessed fan of the Arrow, will debut in the sixth episode of the season while Boomerang, an irate ex-A.R.G.U.S. employee, will be introduced in the seventh episode of the season and then carry over into the eighth episode, in which he'll likely face The Flash, who crosses over into Starling City.”From Oualid Mouaness (MFA 97) “For those of you have have been waiting: I am proud to share Annie Lennox performing "I Put A Spell On You" - directed by Natalie Johns... and that I had the pleasure of Producing - Stay tuned for quite a bit more from Annie Lennox - the wonderful album NOSTALGIA drops on October 27th - www.tricyclelogic.com, www.annielennox.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TrSMaOZm3YFrom Morgan Hanner (BFA 03) “I'm in Los Angeles, and have been working as an Editor for a number of years. I've worked on a lot of promotional and Behind-the-scenes content, as well as documentary and scripted projects. This past year, I was one of the editors on CNN's series "The Sixties". I've got my hands in a couple interesting projects now.” From Jennie Jarvis (BFA 00): “I'm delighted to announce that my craft textbook "Crafting the Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development" is now available. Published by Beating Windward Press, the book has been out for less than a week, and it's already an international seller! This book is intended for writers working in any format, from films to novels and from web series to games. It can be purchased online at Barnes and Noble or on Amazon.” From Sandra Valde (BFA 97) “First, my husband Erik (who is FSU BA Music alum) and I had a beautiful baby girl, Mazzy Sabine Valde Hansen. She is 4 months old now and we are over the moon. Second, WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD by director, Gregg Araki, starring Shailene Woodley (Divergent) Eva Green (Sin City), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order) and Angela Bassett will be released via Magnolia Pictures on VOD this coming Thursday, Sept 25th and limited theatrical release on October 24th. This is my second film with Gregg, as his cinematographer and very excited for everyone to see. Its an ethereal look into the inner sanctum of American suburbia in the late 80s/90s. Here's the trailer for the film: http://www.magpictures.com/whitebirdinablizzard/ From Diego Araujo (MFA 04) “Since we premiered at the Berlinale in February, Feriado (Holiday) has been doing the festival circuit. I just came back from the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival, in Brazil, where the film was warmly received. It has also played in Latinbeat (New York), Frameline (San Francisco), BIFF (Norway), TelAviv, Switzerland, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and now it’s finally arriving to Florida. Feriado it will be playing at the Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, EEUU and is playing this week at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Fest. The festival did this short interview that I wanted to share with you: http://tiglff.com/5-questions-with-florida-state-grad-diego-araujo-and-the-premiere-of-his-film-in-berlin/” From Michael Vargas (BFA 11) “Just wanted to let you know that a spot that I edited at my company, Mirada, for Amazon was picked today as the Editors Choice on Creativity Online. You can check it out here: http://creativity-online.com/work/amazon-kindle-kindle-voyage/37429. I love working in a VFX heavy studio as it's awesome to see stuff like this go from PreViz to final render. Let your soon-to-be graduating class of 2014 know that we're always looking for PAs! “ From Ben Fredman (MFA 13) “I've been out in LA for about nine months and things are going well. Had a great opportunity to be the First AC on a cool shoot for Vogue/Conde Nast called "73 Questions with Reese Witherspoon" where we went to her beautiful home and filmed a single take touring her house while doing a fun scripted interview. It was my first time pulling focus on Oscar-winning talent and a choreographed single take! It was a blast, Reese was a lovely host. The video has been making the rounds on the Internet, check it out here!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/29/reese-witherspoon-73-questions-_n_5901388.html I've also been day playing regularly as Camera PA on a union set for MTV's second season of "Faking It" which has been a great experience. The season wraps up this Friday. The director of the last two episodes of "Faking It" was Jamie Travis, who spoke at FSU and screened "For A Good Time Call" with FSU alum Lauren Miller (BFA 03). I spoke to him briefly and when I mentioned I went to FSU, Travis said he meets a ton of our alum when he's working on set and said, "You all are the future of the film industry!" Very cool.” From Armando Salas (MFA 02) “Currently prepping a feature titled "In Your Pocket" with fellow FSU Alums Ryan Lynch (MFA 02) gaffing and Ryland Jones (BFA 09) serving as DIT. We shoot for five weeks in an around Los Angeles. Good to be shooting in town for a change, hopefully the newly approved tax credit will mean more to come! From Carlos Cisco (MFA 11) “My play, The Last Days, that ran in NYC last year is having a month long run in Portland, OR starting October 3rd and running the entire month of October, all though the Halloween weekend shows are not listed in the initial press materials. Here's a press release/synopsis:http://www.broadwayworld.com/portland/article/Post5-Theatre-to-Present-THE-LAST-DAYS-and-SPECTRAVAGASM-V-103-24-20140828And a teaser for the play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgGdNMHhRHQ “Angela Salamanca here from BFA 2002. It's been a while! I've been living in Los Angeles since 2003 working in the intersection of entertainment and technology. I am looking to move to Atlanta for a couple of years to pursue an entertainment startup, and I'm leaving an amazing Valley apartment behind. I currently share with 2 lovely female roommates and a cat, and would love to hook up an FSU connection for a win win. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom spacious apartment in Valley Glen. Includes central air/heater, in unit washer/dryer, in unit water heater, parking space, full kitchen with granite counter tops, the works. Rent is unbelievable affordable, only 575 with a 320 deposit. Move in date is November 1st. All interested parties please email me directly at angelasalamanca0910@yahoo.com.” From Su Kim (MFA 07) “I've been working for Netflix's new series 'Sense8'. The show is filming in 8 different countries and Seoul is one of them. I am a local casting director for Seoul unit. So I've been good-busy since April looking for right talents and running auditions for the show. Sims(MFA08) joined AD dept during the production. It was fun to be back on set with one of the FSU alum. From time to time, Sims and I see someone among international crew and that someone would remind us someone we both knew from film school days. haha. Sense8 Seoul unit just wrapped and was a blast for me. I am going to Busan International Film Festival to hang out. It's about time to party by the beach.” Film School great friend Stephen Sears has a new ebook out: The Non-User-Friendly Guide For Aspiring TV Writers: Experience and Advice From the Trenches (Million Dollar Writing Series). You can get it on amazon athttp://www.amazon.com/Non-User-Friendly-Guide-Aspiring-Television-Writers-ebook/dp/B00NU7GP86/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1411582943&sr=8-4&keywords=steven+l.+sears FRIENDS WHO HAVE CABLE! All next week at 1AM PT/4AM ET, Adult Swim will be airing a hilarious infomercial of epic proportions written by my funny buddies, Ben Mekler and Christopher Amick. (Both BFA 10) Watch the SALAD MIXXXER, and you'll be a better person because of it! (And for those who don't have cable, it will be on Adult Swim.com as well. So no excuses. Watch like a champion). "Hey there FSU Alums! Rich Wills (MFA 09) here with a full-time job opening for an Editor in Northern Virginia. Amazon.com's arm here in the DC Area, Amazon Web Services, has an immediate opening for an Editor/DP in our media department. Adobe Suite post-production experience a plus. This role will include editing and filming a wide variety of creative projects and is located in Herndon, Virginia specifically. If you are interested, please reach out to ricwills@amazon.com with your cover letter, resume and a link to your reel(s)." AFI Directing Workshop for WomenJoin us for an Open House on the AFI Directing Workshop for WomenOctober 147:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.Learn about the tuition-free program, meet the staff as well as alumna Sarah Gertrude Shapiro EP on the upcoming show UN-REAL based on her AFI DWW short, SEQUIN RAZERSVP here:https://support.afi.com/pages/dww-open-house-2014More info on the 40 year-old program here: AFI.com/DWW 2015 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Regular Deadline: OCTOBER 15THSince 1998, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition has developed and discovered thousands of writers through our commitment to providing written feedback to all entrants and substantial cash awards to their best screenplays: Each Screenplay Receives Written AnalysisFeature and Short Screenplays AcceptedOver 40,000 in cash awardsEarly Analysis: All submissions received by October 15th will receive their written analysis by November 10th. All October 15th entries are eligible for ResubmissionAll entries received after October 16th will receive their feedback by February 1st.SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/2015-call-for-entries/ On October 16th at 6PM, composer Christophe Beck will be dialing in on Skype for a Q&A with FSU's Film Score Forum. He is most recently known for composing the underscore in Disney's Frozen, as well as writing original scores in Edge of Tomorrow and The Hangover pts 1-3. This is a great opportunity for students interested in music and/or film, so I am trying to advertise it in both colleges. It is open to all students. Below is a link to the Facebook event, and attached is a PDF of the flyer.https://www.facebook.com/events/345050965673765/ Back from a perfectly fantastic vacation among the ruins, and feel just a tad bit ruined myself! FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – October 9, 2014 Apalachicola (MFA Thesis 2014 John Francis/DP: Jordan Lewis) was selected for screening at Camerimage in Bydgoszcz, Poland, November 15-22. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.pluscamerimage.pl/. Bloody Knuckles (BFA F3 2014 Omar Torres) was selected for screening at the Georgia Latino Film Festival in Atlanta, October 17-19. For more information about this festival, go to http://georgialatinofilmfestival.org. The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) was invited to screen in a special retrospective of H.P. Lovecraft-inspired films at Flickers: the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival in Providence, October 20-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.RIfilmFest.org. Eat Good (BFA F3 2014 Armaan Uplekar) was selected for screening at the Mississippi International Film Festival in Jackson, November 7-9. For more information about this festival, go to www.msfilm.org. Little Africa (MFA Thesis 2013 Curtis Adair) was invited to screen at the Asheville Cinema Festival, November 7-10. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.ashevillecinemafestival2014.com/. Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was invited to screen at the Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival in Richland, Washington in September/October. For more information about this festival, go to tcif3.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was invited to screen as part of the Mile High Horror Film Festival’s Best MHHFF Shorts screening, October 9-12 in Littleton, Colorado. For more information about this event, go to www.mhhff.com. Little Roar (BFA Animated F3 2014 Dylan Chase) was selected for screening at the MIA Animation Conference and Festival in Miami, October 10-11. For more information about this festival, go to www.miaanimation.com. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Maverick Movie Awards, October 15 at http://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html. Banana Trip (BFA Thesis 2013 Hyungjik Lee) was selected for screening at the Shnit Film Festival in Bern, Switzerland, October 8-19. For more information about this festival, go to www.shnit.org. These Woods (BFA Thesis 2013 Tatiana Bears) was selected for screening at the La Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles, October 16-19. For more information about this festival, go to http://lafemme.org. Boome & Slade (BFA Thesis 2013 Eric Jaffe), Lez Be Honest (BFA Thesis 2012 Haley Manrique), and The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) were selected for screening at Chicago International Reel Shorts Film Festival, October 9-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.projectchicago.com. Boome & Slade (BFA Thesis 2013 Eric Jaffe), Drama Momma (BFA F1 2013 Katherine Barnette), Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders) and Monster (MFA D2 2013 Noah Camenker) were selected for screening at the Orlando Film Festival, October 22-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.orlandofilmfest.com. Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders) was accepted for screening at the BolderLife Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado, October 13-19. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.bolderlifefestival.com/. Three’s a Crowd (MFA D2 2013 Mithra Alavi) was selected for screening at the Indie Spirit Film Festival in Colorado Springs, October 17-19. For more information about this festival, go to www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org. Scoundrel (BFA Thesis 2013 Michael Kefeyalew) was selected for screening at the New Orleans Film Festival, October 16-23. For more information about this festival, go to www.neworleansfilmsociety.org. A Plush Life (MFA Thesis 2013 Bryn Hubbard) and Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha) were selected for screening at the Laughlin International Film Festival in Laughlin, Nevada, October 16-19. For more information about this festival, go to www.laughlinfilmfestival.com. Death Has a Son (BFA Thesis 2013 Zack Ogle), Little Africa (MFA Thesis 2013 Curtis Adair), These Woods (BFA Thesis 2013 Tatiana Bears), Boome & Slade (BFA Thesis 2013 Eric Jaffe), Banana Trip (BFA Thesis 2013 Hyungjik Lee), Eat Good (BFA F3 2014 Armaan Uplekar), Small Talk (MFA Thesis 2013 Peter LeVake), Looks Into You (BFA F3 2014 Sam Goodwin) and Signal (BFA Thesis 2013 Peter Davis) were selected for screening at the YoungCuts Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, October 22-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.youngcuts.com. Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders), Moonbounce (BFA F3 2013 Michael Kefeyalew), Eat Good (BFA F3 2014 Armaan Uplekar), Little Africa (MFA Thesis 2013 Curtis Adair) and Dyce & Devil (MFA Thesis 2013 Fabian Davis) were selected for screening at the BronzeLens Film Festival in Atlanta, October 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.bronzelensfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was selected for screening at the Freak Show Horror Film Festival in Orlando, October 24-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.freakshowfilmfest.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was selected for screening at the Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival in Arkansas, October 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.hotspringshorrorfilmfestival.com. Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders) was selected for screening at the Utopia Film Festival in Greenbelt, Maryland, October 24-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.utopiafilmfestival.org. TeppanDead (MFA D2 2011 Hillary Lavin) was voted into the Top Ten in the Shorts Category in the American Online Film Awards Spring Showcase, live online May 1-14. Now it has moved on to the judging. Nominations for the final awards ceremony will be in November. For more information about this competition, go to https://www.americanonlinefilmawards.org/. These Woods (BFA Thesis 2013 Tatiana Bears) was selected for screening at Indie Memphis, October 30 – November 2. For more information about this festival, go to www.indiememphis.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was selected for screening at the Big Apple Film Festival in New York City, November 5-9. For more information about this festival, go to www.bigapplefilmfestival.com. These Woods (BFA Thesis 2013 Tatiana Bears) and The Ballad of Ricky Smits (BFA Thesis 2013 Max Allman/Kelsey Middleton) were selected for screening at the River’s Edge Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky, November 6-9. For more information about this festival, go to www.riversedgefilmfestival.com. Be Mime (MFA 2012 D2 Katie Harbin) was selected for screening at the Asheville Cinema Festival, November 7-10. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.ashevillecinemafestival2014.com/. Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders) was selected for screening at the Ojai Film Festival in California, November 6-13. For more information about this festival, go to www.ojaifilmfestival.com. The Surreal and the Self (BFA Documentary 2013 Jon Sams) was selected for screening at DOC NYC, November 13-20. For more information about this festival, go to www.docnyc.net. Pachanga (BFA F3 2014 Margarita Cooper) was selected for screening at the Miami Short Film Festival, December 5-12. For more information about this festival, go to www.miamishortfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was invited for screening at Meme Pas Peur International Film Festival of the Fantastic in Saint-Philippe, France in the second half of February, 2015. For more information about this festival, go to www.festivalmemepaspeur.com. -- 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
