Going to be in NY on May 7?  Mark your calendars for our screening of the Best Films of 2012 at the Angelika Film Center, New York, NY, 7:30 screening, reception to follow, place TBA.  From Joey Daoud (BFA  08)  “I got my first New York Times byline for a video I produced in last Sunday's edition. It was for an A1 story on baby boomers moving into retirement communities in South Florida. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/us/at-florida-condos-too-young-to-retire-but-not-to-grab-a-deal.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 From Ryan Spindell (MFA 07)  “I'm super excited to announce that the new short film I wrote and directed, THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM will have it's east coast premiere in the Tribeca Film Festival this April. I co-produced the short with the cinematographer Nathan Lavine-Heany (MFA 08) and a ton of other amazing FSU alums. (Most of the crew really.) You can see the trailer and get more info on the film here:   http://therootoftheproblemmovie.com/ From Miles Kahn (BFA 97)  “The following post is self-congratulatory. No need to respond unless you wish to mock me, which I encourage. Myself and my producing partners, Stu Miller and Tim Greenberg, were honored today by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today for producing "Television With a Conscience" for our special DL Hughley: The Endangered List. Frankly, I'm just honored to mentioned alongside Linda Ellerbee of Nick News.http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/television-academy-honors-2013-winners/ From Ruth Hernandez (MFA 98)  “I've got some good news to share! I was accepted in 2013's NALIP/HBO Latino Writers Lab!  1 yes for about 100 no's. ha ha ha but I'm still at it :)  My love to FSU!   http://www.nalip.org/LWL.php “ Film School Community Liaison Dave Schmeling’s screenplay The Colony is a finalist in the Sunscreen Film Festival, St. Petersburg, April 18-20.  Florida has plenty of seedy trailer parks.  The Colony is something else.  A failed breeding colony from a distant planet hides out scamming nearby casinos until rescue arrives.  Imagine Cocoon meets The Graduate. From Nat Sanders (BFA 02)  “I just got back from SXSW, where the latest film i edited - SHORT TERM 12 - won both the grand jury and audience awards for narrative features. Our reviews so far have been pretty overwhelmingly fantastic, and I am so proud of this movie and can't wait for everyone to get a chance to see it. This is my first time writing in the Warren Report, so I don't know if I'm supposed to be all comprehensive here. But since editing Medicine for Melancholy (still my favorite working experience) for Barry, (Jenkins, BFA 03).  I've met a lot of filmmakers and have had the good fortune to have a good run so far. I've worked with some great people like Lynn Shelton and the Duplass Brothers and made a lot of good friends along the way. I've worked too hard at times and traveled for jobs a bit too much, and independent film isn't always the most lucrative (I still drive a 1998 car with almost 200,000 miles on it), but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. My next project is going to be editing an HBO pilot the Duplass Brothers are making, which I'm really excited about. From Steve Kwant (BFA 01)  “Just wanted to let you know that THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE season 2 (I'm Lead Assistant Editor) premieres Thursday, March 21 at 9pm on Game Show Network. It's been quite a roller coaster getting these episodes through postproduction, but all of us here are pretty proud of the show. It's a lot of fun, and it's something the whole family can enjoy it together. Also got to connect with Joe Hackman and Lauren Brinkman (Both BFA 12)  on their first adventure out here and show them around the Avid bay.” From Tucker Bowen (BFA  00)  "Very proud of this episode (Vol 5, Ep 3 - Keith & Marc) of Biography's "I Survived" that I helped develop. (Tucker has researched and developed several episodes for Natural History New Zealand.) It tells the story of a few US contractors captured by FARC guerillas in Colombia after their plane crashes into the jungle. Now out on iTunes.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/i-survived-vol.-5/id607228974?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 From Darren Hoffman (BFA 05)  “After over 3 years of development, we began our "soft launch" release of the Tutti Music Player for iPad.You can access it here: http://itun.es/i6JN8FS   // (USA iTunes Store only)We'd love for you to download the free player... And if you like what you see, please consider giving us a star rating and/or review... We'll be rolling out more content over the coming weeks. (iPhone version coming soon)  Thank you for the support and for being a part of the Tutti story.”  From John Huynh (MFA '99): "My comedy web series, Labor Days (www.LaborDays.tv), will be screening two episodes at LA Webfest at the Radisson LAX on Thursday 3/28/13 and Sunday 3/31/13 (Schedule: www.Lawebfest.com). It'll also be screening on Sunday 4/7 at the Hollyweb Festival (www.hollywebfestival.com).   While in LA, I'll be performing stand-up at Flapper's Comedy Club in Burbank on Wednesday 3/27 @ 9:30pm and Friday 3/29 @ 11:30pm - both nights in the YooHoo Room. It'd be awesome to see any FSU film alums there. If they want any comp tix for the stand-up shows, they can email me:  LaborDaysTV@gmail.com. One last thing, Tara Iarusso (MFA '97) and I had a baby girl in September. Skylar Page Huynh is awesome at staying awake all night and not sleeping. She's a true filmmaker at heart."  From Adam Lucas (MFA 08):  I'm currently raising funds for my second feature-length film THE RETREAT, to be filmed in Georgia, Philadelphia, and NYC.  Our first film, LOCOMOTIVE, was shot by Nathan Levine-Heaney (MFA 08) and edited by Alessandro Soares (MFA 01)  and Nils Arrington (MFA 07).LOCOMOTIVE recently entered festival contention, and has already been granted a Royal Reel award at the 2013 Canada International Film Festival, and offered two other festival showings. We'll keep everyone updated on its progress throughout the year.  If anyone is interested in contributing to THE RETREAT, please visit our Kickstarter page here...http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anopenplace/the-retreat?ref=live    Thanks for your continued support, and for checking us out! From Michael Kromm (BFA 00)  “The crew (from Solidline)  recently brought two production awards home. The Aurora Awards is an independent and international film and video competition for commercials, cable programming, documentaries, industrial, instructional, and corporate videos. The crew submitted the Qvidian Playbook Promotional Video under the Sales/Productivity category and won the Aurora Gold Award. The Communitas Awards is inspired by the vision of a better world and is an attempt to do something about it through volunteerism, investment and ethical, sustainable business practices. We submitted our Transparent Health "Patient Safety Roundtable" documentary and received an award under the 'Making A Difference' category.” Are you a Mississippi resident? “ An Uncorked Production asks that interested Mississippi referrals contact them at: contact@anuncorkedproduction.com. Shooting dates are May 6th through the 28th. “  If you are interested, send me an email and I’ll give send you a copy of their look book.  mwarren@film.fsu.edu “Looking for videographer that is interested in filming a short documentary less than 2 mintues finished for local wedding photographers. Salary Negotiable. Contact Jenn Powell 850-933-6033 or jandjweddings@gmail.comwww.jandjweddings.com “ From Ivette Garcia (MFA 03)  “Metal Flowers Media is looking for talented freelance editors to cut our casting reels. It's a fast-paced yet detail-oriented job that encourages creativity. Editors must have a strong sense of story, their own equipment/software, and can work from home if preferred. The job can easily turn into a permanent position. Our company is growing and we have branches in Los Angeles and Colorado. Anyone interested can e-mail cover letter & resume to hiring@metalflowersmedia.com or directly to me ivette@metalflowersmedia.com From Chris Amick (BFA 10)  “Bedroom available in North Hollywood Arts District, part of 3bed/2bath 2-story apartment with private balcony, washer/dryer in unit, gated parking, and walking distance to Ralph's, Laemmle movie theater, and lots of bars/restaurants! FSU Film alum roommates Mike Felker and Rebeca Marques (BFA '10). Looking to fill the room ASAP, as I have had two people pull out last minute due to personal conflicts. $717/month for person with good credit. Neighbors include FSU film alum and the apartment is a young and creative community. Please email me for more information as well as pictures. Chris.amick.film@gmail.com “ From Aimee Barth (BFA 01)  “I'm the UPM for a small feature shooting in NYC and we are staffing up.   We need to hire people ASAP.  Feature Film shooting in NYC in April looking for local crew.  We are currently hiring all non-key positions for a small horror film shooting April 1-20 in NYC.  If you are a 1st or 2nd AD, script supervisor, AC, DIT, PA, Boom Op, Craft Services, Wardrobe, Hair Stylist, Makeup Artist, or anything in between living in NYC, please send your resume to: aimeesometimes@gmail.com.  There is pay, but VERY low.  This is a cool project with cool people and will be a lot of fun.  Thank you!” From the Heart & the Roy Dean Grants are discounting their fees for students who crowdfund through them on indiegogo.com.  As a 501 C 3 non-profit, From the Heart is an authorized fiscal sponsor and partner with indiegogo.com.  Your benefits are:   No penalty if you don’t reach your goal.  Payment 2 times a month during the campaign.  Fees are the same as Kickstarter but you get the cash.  Free consultations on Crowdfunding and fundraising.   Please see this page for more information: http://fromtheheartproductions.com/fiscal.shtml  Our Roy Dean Spring Film grant is open and taking applications.  We fund shorts, docs and low budget features.  This year it’s close to $30,000.00 in goods and services.  We want films that are unique and make a contribution to society.  Full information & application: http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grants.shtmlFunding. www.FromTheHeartProductions.com  Deadline is April 30This week with the Tallahassee Film Society:  • Opening This Friday, March 22 - "Great Expectations"
• Coming March 29 - "La Cage Aux Folles" - Free Admission!
• Look Out for "Orchestra of Exiles" in April!
• "Dead Man's Cell Phone" Opens Thursday, March 21 - Tallahassee Little Theatre!
• Third Thursday at the Museum of Florida History - March 21
• Judges Needed For Florida History Fair in May!  For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – March 21, 2013 Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) and At the End (MFA Thesis 2012 Jason Whitmore) won second and third place, respectively at the Palm Beach International Film Festival Student Showcase of Films on March 15. For more information about this event, go towww.pbfilm.com/studentshowcaseoffilms.cfm. Nigga, Nigga, Nigga! (MFA Thesis 2012 Michael Blevins) was Best Short Film at the NC Black Film Festival in Wilmington, NC, March 14-17. For more information about this festival, to go http://www.blackartsalliance.org/save-the-date.html. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) and Waking Eloise (MFA Thesis 2010 Bobby Marinelli) were selected for screening at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com. Our Rhineland (MFA Thesis 2011 Faren Humes) and The Collegians (MFA Thesis 2011 Bryan Lewis) were selected for screening (and will receive awards) at the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org. The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at Through Women’s Eyes, a festival that runs concurrently and as part of the Sarasota Film Festival, April 6-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.throughwomenseyes.com. Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was selected for screening at the BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, March 14-24. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-london-lesbian-gay-film-festival. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the Little Rock Horror Picture Show, March 22-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlerockfilmfestival.org. Out of Stone (BFA Documentary 2012 Stephen Grum) was selected for screening at the Atlanta Film Festival, March 15-24. For more information about this festival, go to http://AtlantaFilmFestival.com. 10 and 2 (MFA Thesis 2011 jeremy smith) was selected for screening at the Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, March 19-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.gasparillafilmfestival.com. Historias (MFA Thesis 2011 Gloriana Fonseca Malavasi), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) and Catbird Blues (MFA Thesis 2011 Rebecca Drummond) were selected for screening at the Women’s International Film and Arts Film Festival in Miami, March 20-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.womensfilmfest.com. The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom), Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), Fairy Wings (BFA Thesis 2011 Alex Peters), Two Old Nuts (MFA D22012 Spencer Lenzie) and Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) were selected for screening at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, March 27-31. For more information about this festival, go to www.iffilmfest.org. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) and Give Kids the World (BFA Documentary 2012 Nestor Bustamante) were selected for screening at the Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, March 19-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.gasparillafilmfestival.com. Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) was selected for screening at the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, March 22-28. For more information about this festival, go to lawomensfest.com. Gardenhead (BFA F3 2012 Cameron Bertron) was selected for screening at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival, March 28-30. For more information about this festival, go to www.brooklyngirlfilmfest.com. Haze (MFA D2 2012 Curtis Adair) was selected for screening at WAMMFest, April 1-14 in Baltimore. For more information about this festival, go to http://wammtu.com. KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) and Chillin with Her (BFA Documentary 2012 Michael Kefeyalew) were selected forscreening at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs, April 4-8. For more information about this festival, go to www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to www.horrorscifi.com. Peace at Home (BFA Thesis 2011 Avital Epstein) and Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) were selected for screening at the Phoenix Film Festival, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to http://phoenixfilmfestival.org. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland), Badass Brock (MFA Thesis 2012 Eric Davis) and KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) were selected for screening at the Florida Film Festival in Orlando, April 5-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.enzian.org. 911 (MFA Thesis 2012 Andrew Fairbank) was selected for screening at the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, April 12-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival, April 12-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.worldfest.org. Bird Brains (BFA Documentary 2012 Kelsey Middleton/Tatiana Bears) was selected for screening at the Arizona International Film Festival in Tuscon, Arizona, April 12-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.filmfestivalarizona.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was invited to screen at the BoneBat Comedy of Horrors  Film Festival in Seattle, April 13. For more information about this festival, go to http://bonehand.com/bonebatff.html. The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at the High Falls Film Festival, April 18-20 in New York, which celebrates women in film. For more information about this festival, go to http://highfallsfilmfestival.com/. Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was invited to screen at the Outview Film Festival in Athens, Greece, April 18-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.outview.gr. A Pony for Connie (BFA Thesis 2011 Tansy Michaud) was selected for screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival, April 25 – May 2. For more information about this festival, go to www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha/Zach Johnson [producer]) and The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom/Michael Smith [producer]) have been selected as finalists in the College Television Awards, which means they will be awarded Student Emmys on April 25 in Los Angeles at the awards gala. For more information about this competition, go to http://www.emmys.tv/foundation. Canary in the Coal Mine (BFA Documentary 2012 Max Allman/Drew Angle), Diagenesis (BFA F1 2011 Drew Angle), Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson), Out of Hand (BFA F32012 Katie Aldworth), Petulia’s Elsewhere (BFA F3 2012 Zach Johnson), Raising the Titanic (BFA F3 2012 Alex Mitchell), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) and Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie) were selected for screening at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in Seattle, April 25-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.nffty.org. Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie), Crushed. (MFA D2 2012 Paola Ariza), Good Cop, Bad Cop (MFA D2 2012 Sean Tien) and Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson) were selected for screening at the Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival in Indianapolis on April 27. For more information about this festival, go to www.wetyourpantsfilmfest.org. Devoted to the Dark Side (BFA Documentary 2011 Adam Ruckersfeldt) was invited to screen at the following festivals in 2013:Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival (TCIF3) in Richland, WA in October (www.tcif3.com); LoneStarCon Film Fest in San Antonio in August (lonestarcon3.org); Radcon Film Fest in Pasco, WA in February (www.radcon.org); Crypticon Film Fest in Seattle in May (www.crypticonseattle.com). Dhoni (BFA F1 2012 Nastasia Humphries) was selected for screening at the Phoenix Comicon, May 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.phoenixcomicon.com. Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) and Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) were invited to screen at Little Big Shots International FilmFestival for Kids in Melbourne, Australia, in June. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlebigshots.com.au.   -- 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

Going to be in NY on May 7?  Mark your calendars for our screening of the Best Films of 2012 at the Angelika Film Center, New York, NY, 7:30 screening, reception to follow, place TBA.  From Joey Daoud (BFA  08)  “I got my first New York Times byline for a video I produced in last Sunday's edition. It was for an A1 story on baby boomers moving into retirement communities in South Florida. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/us/at-florida-condos-too-young-to-retire-but-not-to-grab-a-deal.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 From Ryan Spindell (MFA 07)  “I'm super excited to announce that the new short film I wrote and directed, THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM will have it's east coast premiere in the Tribeca Film Festival this April. I co-produced the short with the cinematographer Nathan Lavine-Heany (MFA 08) and a ton of other amazing FSU alums. (Most of the crew really.) You can see the trailer and get more info on the film here:   http://therootoftheproblemmovie.com/ From Miles Kahn (BFA 97)  “The following post is self-congratulatory. No need to respond unless you wish to mock me, which I encourage. Myself and my producing partners, Stu Miller and Tim Greenberg, were honored today by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today for producing "Television With a Conscience" for our special DL Hughley: The Endangered List. Frankly, I'm just honored to mentioned alongside Linda Ellerbee of Nick News.http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/television-academy-honors-2013-winners/ From Ruth Hernandez (MFA 98)  “I've got some good news to share! I was accepted in 2013's NALIP/HBO Latino Writers Lab!  1 yes for about 100 no's. ha ha ha but I'm still at it :)  My love to FSU!   http://www.nalip.org/LWL.php “ Film School Community Liaison Dave Schmeling’s screenplay The Colony is a finalist in the Sunscreen Film Festival, St. Petersburg, April 18-20.  Florida has plenty of seedy trailer parks.  The Colony is something else.  A failed breeding colony from a distant planet hides out scamming nearby casinos until rescue arrives.  Imagine Cocoon meets The Graduate. From Nat Sanders (BFA 02)  “I just got back from SXSW, where the latest film i edited - SHORT TERM 12 - won both the grand jury and audience awards for narrative features. Our reviews so far have been pretty overwhelmingly fantastic, and I am so proud of this movie and can't wait for everyone to get a chance to see it. This is my first time writing in the Warren Report, so I don't know if I'm supposed to be all comprehensive here. But since editing Medicine for Melancholy (still my favorite working experience) for Barry, (Jenkins, BFA 03).  I've met a lot of filmmakers and have had the good fortune to have a good run so far. I've worked with some great people like Lynn Shelton and the Duplass Brothers and made a lot of good friends along the way. I've worked too hard at times and traveled for jobs a bit too much, and independent film isn't always the most lucrative (I still drive a 1998 car with almost 200,000 miles on it), but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. My next project is going to be editing an HBO pilot the Duplass Brothers are making, which I'm really excited about. From Steve Kwant (BFA 01)  “Just wanted to let you know that THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE season 2 (I'm Lead Assistant Editor) premieres Thursday, March 21 at 9pm on Game Show Network. It's been quite a roller coaster getting these episodes through postproduction, but all of us here are pretty proud of the show. It's a lot of fun, and it's something the whole family can enjoy it together. Also got to connect with Joe Hackman and Lauren Brinkman (Both BFA 12)  on their first adventure out here and show them around the Avid bay.” From Tucker Bowen (BFA  00)  "Very proud of this episode (Vol 5, Ep 3 - Keith & Marc) of Biography's "I Survived" that I helped develop. (Tucker has researched and developed several episodes for Natural History New Zealand.) It tells the story of a few US contractors captured by FARC guerillas in Colombia after their plane crashes into the jungle. Now out on iTunes.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/i-survived-vol.-5/id607228974?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 From Darren Hoffman (BFA 05)  “After over 3 years of development, we began our "soft launch" release of the Tutti Music Player for iPad.You can access it here: http://itun.es/i6JN8FS   // (USA iTunes Store only)We'd love for you to download the free player... And if you like what you see, please consider giving us a star rating and/or review... We'll be rolling out more content over the coming weeks. (iPhone version coming soon)  Thank you for the support and for being a part of the Tutti story.”  From John Huynh (MFA '99): "My comedy web series, Labor Days (www.LaborDays.tv), will be screening two episodes at LA Webfest at the Radisson LAX on Thursday 3/28/13 and Sunday 3/31/13 (Schedule: www.Lawebfest.com). It'll also be screening on Sunday 4/7 at the Hollyweb Festival (www.hollywebfestival.com).   While in LA, I'll be performing stand-up at Flapper's Comedy Club in Burbank on Wednesday 3/27 @ 9:30pm and Friday 3/29 @ 11:30pm - both nights in the YooHoo Room. It'd be awesome to see any FSU film alums there. If they want any comp tix for the stand-up shows, they can email me:  LaborDaysTV@gmail.com. One last thing, Tara Iarusso (MFA '97) and I had a baby girl in September. Skylar Page Huynh is awesome at staying awake all night and not sleeping. She's a true filmmaker at heart."  From Adam Lucas (MFA 08):  I'm currently raising funds for my second feature-length film THE RETREAT, to be filmed in Georgia, Philadelphia, and NYC.  Our first film, LOCOMOTIVE, was shot by Nathan Levine-Heaney (MFA 08) and edited by Alessandro Soares (MFA 01)  and Nils Arrington (MFA 07).LOCOMOTIVE recently entered festival contention, and has already been granted a Royal Reel award at the 2013 Canada International Film Festival, and offered two other festival showings. We'll keep everyone updated on its progress throughout the year.  If anyone is interested in contributing to THE RETREAT, please visit our Kickstarter page here...http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anopenplace/the-retreat?ref=live    Thanks for your continued support, and for checking us out! From Michael Kromm (BFA 00)  “The crew (from Solidline)  recently brought two production awards home. The Aurora Awards is an independent and international film and video competition for commercials, cable programming, documentaries, industrial, instructional, and corporate videos. The crew submitted the Qvidian Playbook Promotional Video under the Sales/Productivity category and won the Aurora Gold Award. The Communitas Awards is inspired by the vision of a better world and is an attempt to do something about it through volunteerism, investment and ethical, sustainable business practices. We submitted our Transparent Health "Patient Safety Roundtable" documentary and received an award under the 'Making A Difference' category.” Are you a Mississippi resident? “ An Uncorked Production asks that interested Mississippi referrals contact them at: contact@anuncorkedproduction.com. Shooting dates are May 6th through the 28th. “  If you are interested, send me an email and I’ll give send you a copy of their look book.  mwarren@film.fsu.edu “Looking for videographer that is interested in filming a short documentary less than 2 mintues finished for local wedding photographers. Salary Negotiable. Contact Jenn Powell 850-933-6033 or jandjweddings@gmail.comwww.jandjweddings.com “ From Ivette Garcia (MFA 03)  “Metal Flowers Media is looking for talented freelance editors to cut our casting reels. It's a fast-paced yet detail-oriented job that encourages creativity. Editors must have a strong sense of story, their own equipment/software, and can work from home if preferred. The job can easily turn into a permanent position. Our company is growing and we have branches in Los Angeles and Colorado. Anyone interested can e-mail cover letter & resume to hiring@metalflowersmedia.com or directly to me ivette@metalflowersmedia.com From Chris Amick (BFA 10)  “Bedroom available in North Hollywood Arts District, part of 3bed/2bath 2-story apartment with private balcony, washer/dryer in unit, gated parking, and walking distance to Ralph's, Laemmle movie theater, and lots of bars/restaurants! FSU Film alum roommates Mike Felker and Rebeca Marques (BFA '10). Looking to fill the room ASAP, as I have had two people pull out last minute due to personal conflicts. $717/month for person with good credit. Neighbors include FSU film alum and the apartment is a young and creative community. Please email me for more information as well as pictures. Chris.amick.film@gmail.com “ From Aimee Barth (BFA 01)  “I'm the UPM for a small feature shooting in NYC and we are staffing up.   We need to hire people ASAP.  Feature Film shooting in NYC in April looking for local crew.  We are currently hiring all non-key positions for a small horror film shooting April 1-20 in NYC.  If you are a 1st or 2nd AD, script supervisor, AC, DIT, PA, Boom Op, Craft Services, Wardrobe, Hair Stylist, Makeup Artist, or anything in between living in NYC, please send your resume to: aimeesometimes@gmail.com.  There is pay, but VERY low.  This is a cool project with cool people and will be a lot of fun.  Thank you!” From the Heart & the Roy Dean Grants are discounting their fees for students who crowdfund through them on indiegogo.com.  As a 501 C 3 non-profit, From the Heart is an authorized fiscal sponsor and partner with indiegogo.com.  Your benefits are:   No penalty if you don’t reach your goal.  Payment 2 times a month during the campaign.  Fees are the same as Kickstarter but you get the cash.  Free consultations on Crowdfunding and fundraising.   Please see this page for more information: http://fromtheheartproductions.com/fiscal.shtml  Our Roy Dean Spring Film grant is open and taking applications.  We fund shorts, docs and low budget features.  This year it’s close to $30,000.00 in goods and services.  We want films that are unique and make a contribution to society.  Full information & application: http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grants.shtmlFunding. www.FromTheHeartProductions.com  Deadline is April 30This week with the Tallahassee Film Society:  • Opening This Friday, March 22 - "Great Expectations"
• Coming March 29 - "La Cage Aux Folles" - Free Admission!
• Look Out for "Orchestra of Exiles" in April!
• "Dead Man's Cell Phone" Opens Thursday, March 21 - Tallahassee Little Theatre!
• Third Thursday at the Museum of Florida History - March 21
• Judges Needed For Florida History Fair in May!  For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – March 21, 2013 Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) and At the End (MFA Thesis 2012 Jason Whitmore) won second and third place, respectively at the Palm Beach International Film Festival Student Showcase of Films on March 15. For more information about this event, go towww.pbfilm.com/studentshowcaseoffilms.cfm. Nigga, Nigga, Nigga! (MFA Thesis 2012 Michael Blevins) was Best Short Film at the NC Black Film Festival in Wilmington, NC, March 14-17. For more information about this festival, to go http://www.blackartsalliance.org/save-the-date.html. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) and Waking Eloise (MFA Thesis 2010 Bobby Marinelli) were selected for screening at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com. Our Rhineland (MFA Thesis 2011 Faren Humes) and The Collegians (MFA Thesis 2011 Bryan Lewis) were selected for screening (and will receive awards) at the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org. The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at Through Women’s Eyes, a festival that runs concurrently and as part of the Sarasota Film Festival, April 6-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.throughwomenseyes.com. Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was selected for screening at the BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, March 14-24. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-london-lesbian-gay-film-festival. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the Little Rock Horror Picture Show, March 22-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlerockfilmfestival.org. Out of Stone (BFA Documentary 2012 Stephen Grum) was selected for screening at the Atlanta Film Festival, March 15-24. For more information about this festival, go to http://AtlantaFilmFestival.com. 10 and 2 (MFA Thesis 2011 jeremy smith) was selected for screening at the Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, March 19-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.gasparillafilmfestival.com. Historias (MFA Thesis 2011 Gloriana Fonseca Malavasi), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) and Catbird Blues (MFA Thesis 2011 Rebecca Drummond) were selected for screening at the Women’s International Film and Arts Film Festival in Miami, March 20-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.womensfilmfest.com. The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom), Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), Fairy Wings (BFA Thesis 2011 Alex Peters), Two Old Nuts (MFA D22012 Spencer Lenzie) and Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) were selected for screening at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, March 27-31. For more information about this festival, go to www.iffilmfest.org. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) and Give Kids the World (BFA Documentary 2012 Nestor Bustamante) were selected for screening at the Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, March 19-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.gasparillafilmfestival.com. Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) was selected for screening at the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, March 22-28. For more information about this festival, go to lawomensfest.com. Gardenhead (BFA F3 2012 Cameron Bertron) was selected for screening at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival, March 28-30. For more information about this festival, go to www.brooklyngirlfilmfest.com. Haze (MFA D2 2012 Curtis Adair) was selected for screening at WAMMFest, April 1-14 in Baltimore. For more information about this festival, go to http://wammtu.com. KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) and Chillin with Her (BFA Documentary 2012 Michael Kefeyalew) were selected forscreening at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs, April 4-8. For more information about this festival, go to www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to www.horrorscifi.com. Peace at Home (BFA Thesis 2011 Avital Epstein) and Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) were selected for screening at the Phoenix Film Festival, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to http://phoenixfilmfestival.org. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland), Badass Brock (MFA Thesis 2012 Eric Davis) and KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) were selected for screening at the Florida Film Festival in Orlando, April 5-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.enzian.org. 911 (MFA Thesis 2012 Andrew Fairbank) was selected for screening at the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, April 12-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival, April 12-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.worldfest.org. Bird Brains (BFA Documentary 2012 Kelsey Middleton/Tatiana Bears) was selected for screening at the Arizona International Film Festival in Tuscon, Arizona, April 12-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.filmfestivalarizona.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was invited to screen at the BoneBat Comedy of Horrors  Film Festival in Seattle, April 13. For more information about this festival, go to http://bonehand.com/bonebatff.html. The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at the High Falls Film Festival, April 18-20 in New York, which celebrates women in film. For more information about this festival, go to http://highfallsfilmfestival.com/. Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was invited to screen at the Outview Film Festival in Athens, Greece, April 18-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.outview.gr. A Pony for Connie (BFA Thesis 2011 Tansy Michaud) was selected for screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival, April 25 – May 2. For more information about this festival, go to www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha/Zach Johnson [producer]) and The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom/Michael Smith [producer]) have been selected as finalists in the College Television Awards, which means they will be awarded Student Emmys on April 25 in Los Angeles at the awards gala. For more information about this competition, go to http://www.emmys.tv/foundation. Canary in the Coal Mine (BFA Documentary 2012 Max Allman/Drew Angle), Diagenesis (BFA F1 2011 Drew Angle), Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson), Out of Hand (BFA F32012 Katie Aldworth), Petulia’s Elsewhere (BFA F3 2012 Zach Johnson), Raising the Titanic (BFA F3 2012 Alex Mitchell), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) and Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie) were selected for screening at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in Seattle, April 25-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.nffty.org. Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie), Crushed. (MFA D2 2012 Paola Ariza), Good Cop, Bad Cop (MFA D2 2012 Sean Tien) and Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson) were selected for screening at the Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival in Indianapolis on April 27. For more information about this festival, go to www.wetyourpantsfilmfest.org. Devoted to the Dark Side (BFA Documentary 2011 Adam Ruckersfeldt) was invited to screen at the following festivals in 2013:Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival (TCIF3) in Richland, WA in October (www.tcif3.com); LoneStarCon Film Fest in San Antonio in August (lonestarcon3.org); Radcon Film Fest in Pasco, WA in February (www.radcon.org); Crypticon Film Fest in Seattle in May (www.crypticonseattle.com). Dhoni (BFA F1 2012 Nastasia Humphries) was selected for screening at the Phoenix Comicon, May 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.phoenixcomicon.com. Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) and Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) were invited to screen at Little Big Shots International FilmFestival for Kids in Melbourne, Australia, in June. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlebigshots.com.au.   -- 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

Alum Juan Jacome (BFA 06) will present his feature film Ruta de la Luna. http://www.rutadelaluna.com/index2.html  Monday, April 1, 2:00 PM at the Student Life Cinema.  This event is free to the public, no ticket required.  When Tito, an albino loner, decides to travel one thousand kilometers through Central America in order to compete in a bowling tournament, his ill and stubborn father insists in coming along and supporting his son for the first time in decades.  The road will remind them the reasons why they have been disconnected from each other for so many years.” Q&A following screening with the Juan and the producer. Our undergraduate students, led by Eric Jaffe and Dylan Hendrickson, have created a new promotional trailer for the Film School that has already gotten off to a great start, receiving more than 1,000 views on the first day of release!  Check out the link and be sure to share with those interested in the program:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Rc-Pc5aZU From Zdenka Turecek, MFA-W (12)  After completing my internship in Los Angeles at the Montecito Picture Company this past December, I decided to move to Kosice, Slovakia to live and write for a little while. I'm working on a new screenplay, as well as blogging on http://thekosicediaries.squarespace.com/. Would love to hear from other alums passing through Europe while I'm here!” FERIADO (Holiday), written and directed by Diego Araujo (MFA 04) is one of 7 films selected for the Riviera LAB / Work in Progress section of the Riviera Maya Film Festival in Mexico.  The Riviera Maya Film Festival Industry Platform is intended to directors, producers, and national and international members of the audiovisual industry. RivieraLAB/Work in Progress presents 7 feature projects in post-production, and are in search of co-producers, international funds or other sources of financial support, as well as salesmen representatives or distributors in order to start the distribution and promotional campaigns.  The producers and directors of these projects will be invited to Riviera Maya Film Festival 2013 where the project will be presented before a jury and audience of industry professionals. In addition to partnerships and alliances that may arise between the selected projects and international industry agents invited, Riviera Maya Film Festival will award two prizes of $ 200,000 MP each two projects selected by the international jury. Additionally, a new Labodigital Award in industry platform RivieraLAB/Work in Progress 2013 consists on: 10 days of Color grading service, 10 days of THX Mixing stage and DCP mastering. For more info, you can visit:http://rmff.mx/work-in-progress/?lang=enwww.feriadofilm.com From Matt Sklar (BFA 09)  “I've been working hard with my boss Tom Sheppard on a side project called Uncle Alice. It's an insane horror anthology show hosted by the one and only Alice Cooper. We're doing a Kickstarter for it and I produced and edited this trailer and pitch video.  http://kck.st/10FPRJk  Special thanks to Ryland Jones (BFA 09) for digitally grunge-ifying this!” From Rebecca Carroll Torman (BFA 01)  “My husband and I have welcomed Isabella Carroll into the world on Feb 12th. She was 8 lbs 10 ounces and 21 inches long. If folks are interested in baby pics and the like they can check her out at isabellacarroll.com.” From Kenneth Jones (MFA 91)  “Richard Travis (DP) (MFA 91)  and I are shooting our 3rd feature this fall in the Tallahassee area and I would like to get a film crew notice into your Warren Report, so that hopefully I can have some current or recent film school students with primary roles on the crew.  Crew Positions: “My Music” - Feature Film   line producer, associate producer, assistant director, production designer, costumer, 1st AC, gaffer, casting, boom.Principal Photography Dates   Weekends: September – November  2013Shoot Location: Tallahassee, Florida area.Story  Ruth’s daunting world of being a teenage caretaker for her elderly aunt who has Alzheimer’s is transformed by the miracle of music in her life; A transformation that will force her to make a life or death choice.ContactSend resumes/reels to: “My Music”P.O. Box 20908, Tallahassee, Fl 32316(Web hotlinks optional)Email: Pbe7@hotmail.comkennethjonesfilms.com/IMDBProducer, Writer & Director - Kenneth JonesWinner of numerous awards, Kenneth is a graduate of the FSU MFA Film School. His feature “Love & Fate” aired nationally on Encore, Starz and BET Movie Channels. It was also chosen as “one of the best films at the South By South West film festival.” The Miami Herald said “Love & Fate is a winning example of a film with out color barriers that shows Kenneth Jones talent as a filmmaker.”                                From Nathan Alexander (BFA  99)  “I'm a senior producer for the in-house video team at Hulu in Santa Monica. We are hiring two STRONG assistant editors.  Please apply here: https://hire.jobvite.com/Jobvite/Job.aspx?m=ne5t1lwD&j=obphXfwy  and please drop me an e-mail at (my first name)[at]hulu.com, so I'll know to look out for you. Thanks!” From Cait Shull (MFA 12)  “I moved out to LA almost a month ago and luckily found a gig within a couple weeks. I'm currently the office runner on Chapman Filmed Entertainment's first feature entitled "Trigger." There are a lot of Chapman film alums working on the project as well as more seasoned professionals and I'm glad to report that FSU more than prepared me for working with all of them. I'm looking forward to more gigs following this production!” The MFA Screenwriting students are pleased to announce that we've just launched the Kickstarter page for our big graduation showcase! Please give the page a look and feel free to share it with your family and friends. We're hoping to raise enough money to create an event that not only showcases our best work with you and the public, but gives us an opportunity to create pitch materials to help us advance in our careers post-graduation. Any donation or act of promotion, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated by all us. Also, be sure to check out our spoof of "Parks and Rec" on the page and peruse our listed rewards! This campaign aims to be short, but sweet, so enjoy it while it lasts! Please donate and click on the picture above to visit the site!  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2105625211/fsu-film-school-writers-showcase-2013 “Local author Julianna Baggott's award-winning novel "Pure" is set to become a feature film -- the buzz is that it's the next "Hunger Games" -- and she's ready to talk about it.  Baggott will be the special guest at the Tallahassee Democrat's inaugural TLH Book Club author event, happening at 5:30 p.m. April 10 under the dome at the planetarium in the Challenger Learning Center.  Baggott will read from her 2013 novel, "Fuse" (the sequel to "Pure"), and do a Q&A with audience members. A book signing will follow the reading; Baggott will sign books purchased at the event as well as books that guests bring with them. The local indie "Bookshelf Midtown" will be on site selling copies of "Pure" and "Fuse."  As a bonus for this event, we will be giving away a free copy of one of Baggott's books to a limited number of people who register. Baggott also writes under the pen names N.E. Bode and Bridget Asher and her work spans everything from romance to children's literature to sci-fi to poetry, so you never know what you might get. The "Pure" trilogy is in development to become a major motion picture with Fox 2000. One of the producers of "The Twilight Saga" is on board, as well as the director of "Smashed" and "Spectacular Now." Don't miss this chance to say you "met her way back when"! Tickets are $15, $10 for students and TLH Book Club members, and include the pre- and post-reading reception with wine and beer. Join the book club at www.Tallahassee.com/bookclub. “ All proceeds will go to our local Newspapers In Education (NIE) foundation which provides students in the Big Bend with copies of the newspaper, as well as instructional support to ensure classroom success.  Tickets are available online at www.Tallahassee.com/fuse. From Dustin McLean (MFA 12)  “I am working as an intern at a development company and one of my main jobs is finding new interns.  It is a new company called Beneficial Entertainment in the Culver City area. It is owned by two producers whose credits include Act Of Valor and Lovelace. Interns work closely with the founders and are given a good opportunity to see how development works on the producers end.  Contact me if interested:  dustin.mclean08@gmail.com “ “I am the summer director at Camp Skyline, an all-girls summer camp in Mentone, AL. We are looking to offer a paid internship for videographer for this upcoming camp season, May 29-August 2. In addition to a salary, this person would also have complimentary housing and meals. This position would involve everything from daily video snippets, program area highlights, to a full length promotional video. We have offered internships in other areas, and this would be the first videographer. Alisa Gillis a href="mailto:alisa@campskyline.com">alisa@campskyline.com>” “I am writing to you in regards to a short film contest that is occurring on a new website for filmmakers, called Cinely.  Sid Ganis, the former President of the Academy will be selecting the winning film and we've already had several Oscar- and Cannes-nominated and winning short films submitted to the contest - http://www.cinely.com/shortscontest/  I think it would be a great opportunity for students and alumni of Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts that may be interested in participating. It would also provide good exposure and marketing for your school, as people from all over the world would be able to see the quality short films that are produced by your filmmakers.” This week with the Tallahassee Film Society:  • This Friday, March 29 - "La Cage Aux Folles" - Free Admission!
• "Orchestra of Exiles"- Friday, April 5 and Sunday, April 7!
• "The Pink Panther" 50th Anniversary Free Showing - Saturday, April 6!
• "Dead Man's Cell Phone" Continues This Weekend - Tallahassee Little Theatre!
• Judges Needed For Florida History Fair in May!”  For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com
 FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – March 28, 2013 Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) won Best International Short at the Little Rock Horror Picture Show, March 22-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlerockfilmfestival.org. The Bard (BFA Thesis 2011 Adam Carboni/Matt Clegg) was selected for screening (and will receive an award) at the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org.  Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom), Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), Fairy Wings (BFA Thesis 2011 Alex Peters), Two Old Nuts (MFA D22012 Spencer Lenzie) and Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) were selected for screening at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, March 27-31. For more information about this festival, go to www.iffilmfest.org. Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) was selected for screening at the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, March 22-28. For more information about this festival, go to lawomensfest.com. Gardenhead (BFA F3 2012 Cameron Bertron) was selected for screening at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival, March 28-30. For more information about this festival, go to www.brooklyngirlfilmfest.com. Haze (MFA D2 2012 Curtis Adair) was selected for screening at WAMMFest, April 1-14 in Baltimore. For more information about this festival, go to http://wammtu.com. KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) and Chillin with Her (BFA Documentary 2012 Michael Kefeyalew) were selected forscreening at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs, April 4-8. For more information about this festival, go to www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com. The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 DeirdreMorales) were selected for screening at Through Women’s Eyes, a festival that runs concurrently and as part of the Sarasota Film Festival, April 6-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.throughwomenseyes.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to www.horrorscifi.com. Peace at Home (BFA Thesis 2011 Avital Epstein) and Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) were selected for screening at the Phoenix Film Festival, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to http://phoenixfilmfestival.org. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland), Badass Brock (MFA Thesis 2012 Eric Davis) and KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) were selected for screening at the Florida Film Festival in Orlando, April 5-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.enzian.org. 911 (MFA Thesis 2012 Andrew Fairbank) was selected for screening at the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, April 12-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival, April 12-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.worldfest.org. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) and Waking Eloise (MFA Thesis 2010 Bobby Marinelli) were selected for screening at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com. Our Rhineland (MFA Thesis 2011 Faren Humes) and The Collegians (MFA Thesis 2011 Bryan Lewis) were selected for screening (and will receive awards) at the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org. Bird Brains (BFA Documentary 2012 Kelsey Middleton/Tatiana Bears) was selected for screening at the Arizona International Film Festival in Tuscon, Arizona, April 12-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.filmfestivalarizona.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was invited to screen at the BoneBat Comedy of Horrors  Film Festival in Seattle, April 13. For more information about this festival, go to http://bonehand.com/bonebatff.html. The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at the High Falls Film Festival, April 18-20 in New York, which celebrates women in film. For more information about this festival, go to http://highfallsfilmfestival.com/. Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was invited to screen at the Outview Film Festival in Athens, Greece, April 18-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.outview.gr. A Pony for Connie (BFA Thesis 2011 Tansy Michaud) was selected for screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival, April 25 – May 2. For more information about this festival, go to www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha/Zach Johnson [producer]) and The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom/Michael Smith [producer]) have been selected as finalists in the College Television Awards, which means they will be awarded Student Emmys on April 25 in Los Angeles at the awards gala. For more information about this competition, go to http://www.emmys.tv/foundation. Canary in the Coal Mine (BFA Documentary 2012 Max Allman/Drew Angle), Diagenesis (BFA F1 2011 Drew Angle), Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson), Out of Hand (BFA F32012 Katie Aldworth), Petulia’s Elsewhere (BFA F3 2012 Zach Johnson), Raising the Titanic (BFA F3 2012 Alex Mitchell), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) and Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie) were selected for screening at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in Seattle, April 25-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.nffty.org. Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie), Crushed. (MFA D2 2012 Paola Ariza), Good Cop, Bad Cop (MFA D2 2012 Sean Tien) and Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson) were selected for screening at the Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival in Indianapolis on April 27. For more information about this festival, go to www.wetyourpantsfilmfest.org. Devoted to the Dark Side (BFA Documentary 2011 Adam Ruckersfeldt) was invited to screen at the following festivals in 2013:Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival (TCIF3) in Richland, WA in October (www.tcif3.com); LoneStarCon Film Fest in San Antonio in August (lonestarcon3.org); Radcon Film Fest in Pasco, WA in February (www.radcon.org); Crypticon Film Fest in Seattle in May (www.crypticonseattle.com). Dhoni (BFA F1 2012 Nastasia Humphries) was selected for screening at the Phoenix Comicon, May 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.phoenixcomicon.com. Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) and Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) were invited to screen at Little Big Shots International FilmFestival for Kids in Melbourne, Australia, in June. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlebigshots.com.au. See More

Alum Juan Jacome (BFA 06) will present his feature film Ruta de la Luna. http://www.rutadelaluna.com/index2.html  Monday, April 1, 2:00 PM at the Student Life Cinema.  This event is free to the public, no ticket required.  When Tito, an albino loner, decides to travel one thousand kilometers through Central America in order to compete in a bowling tournament, his ill and stubborn father insists in coming along and supporting his son for the first time in decades.  The road will remind them the reasons why they have been disconnected from each other for so many years.” Q&A following screening with the Juan and the producer. Our undergraduate students, led by Eric Jaffe and Dylan Hendrickson, have created a new promotional trailer for the Film School that has already gotten off to a great start, receiving more than 1,000 views on the first day of release!  Check out the link and be sure to share with those interested in the program:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Rc-Pc5aZU From Zdenka Turecek, MFA-W (12)  After completing my internship in Los Angeles at the Montecito Picture Company this past December, I decided to move to Kosice, Slovakia to live and write for a little while. I'm working on a new screenplay, as well as blogging on http://thekosicediaries.squarespace.com/. Would love to hear from other alums passing through Europe while I'm here!” FERIADO (Holiday), written and directed by Diego Araujo (MFA 04) is one of 7 films selected for the Riviera LAB / Work in Progress section of the Riviera Maya Film Festival in Mexico.  The Riviera Maya Film Festival Industry Platform is intended to directors, producers, and national and international members of the audiovisual industry. RivieraLAB/Work in Progress presents 7 feature projects in post-production, and are in search of co-producers, international funds or other sources of financial support, as well as salesmen representatives or distributors in order to start the distribution and promotional campaigns.  The producers and directors of these projects will be invited to Riviera Maya Film Festival 2013 where the project will be presented before a jury and audience of industry professionals. In addition to partnerships and alliances that may arise between the selected projects and international industry agents invited, Riviera Maya Film Festival will award two prizes of $ 200,000 MP each two projects selected by the international jury. Additionally, a new Labodigital Award in industry platform RivieraLAB/Work in Progress 2013 consists on: 10 days of Color grading service, 10 days of THX Mixing stage and DCP mastering. For more info, you can visit:http://rmff.mx/work-in-progress/?lang=enwww.feriadofilm.com From Matt Sklar (BFA 09)  “I've been working hard with my boss Tom Sheppard on a side project called Uncle Alice. It's an insane horror anthology show hosted by the one and only Alice Cooper. We're doing a Kickstarter for it and I produced and edited this trailer and pitch video.  http://kck.st/10FPRJk  Special thanks to Ryland Jones (BFA 09) for digitally grunge-ifying this!” From Rebecca Carroll Torman (BFA 01)  “My husband and I have welcomed Isabella Carroll into the world on Feb 12th. She was 8 lbs 10 ounces and 21 inches long. If folks are interested in baby pics and the like they can check her out at isabellacarroll.com.” From Kenneth Jones (MFA 91)  “Richard Travis (DP) (MFA 91)  and I are shooting our 3rd feature this fall in the Tallahassee area and I would like to get a film crew notice into your Warren Report, so that hopefully I can have some current or recent film school students with primary roles on the crew.  Crew Positions: “My Music” - Feature Film   line producer, associate producer, assistant director, production designer, costumer, 1st AC, gaffer, casting, boom.Principal Photography Dates   Weekends: September – November  2013Shoot Location: Tallahassee, Florida area.Story  Ruth’s daunting world of being a teenage caretaker for her elderly aunt who has Alzheimer’s is transformed by the miracle of music in her life; A transformation that will force her to make a life or death choice.ContactSend resumes/reels to: “My Music”P.O. Box 20908, Tallahassee, Fl 32316(Web hotlinks optional)Email: Pbe7@hotmail.comkennethjonesfilms.com/IMDBProducer, Writer & Director - Kenneth JonesWinner of numerous awards, Kenneth is a graduate of the FSU MFA Film School. His feature “Love & Fate” aired nationally on Encore, Starz and BET Movie Channels. It was also chosen as “one of the best films at the South By South West film festival.” The Miami Herald said “Love & Fate is a winning example of a film with out color barriers that shows Kenneth Jones talent as a filmmaker.”                                From Nathan Alexander (BFA  99)  “I'm a senior producer for the in-house video team at Hulu in Santa Monica. We are hiring two STRONG assistant editors.  Please apply here: https://hire.jobvite.com/Jobvite/Job.aspx?m=ne5t1lwD&j=obphXfwy  and please drop me an e-mail at (my first name)[at]hulu.com, so I'll know to look out for you. Thanks!” From Cait Shull (MFA 12)  “I moved out to LA almost a month ago and luckily found a gig within a couple weeks. I'm currently the office runner on Chapman Filmed Entertainment's first feature entitled "Trigger." There are a lot of Chapman film alums working on the project as well as more seasoned professionals and I'm glad to report that FSU more than prepared me for working with all of them. I'm looking forward to more gigs following this production!” The MFA Screenwriting students are pleased to announce that we've just launched the Kickstarter page for our big graduation showcase! Please give the page a look and feel free to share it with your family and friends. We're hoping to raise enough money to create an event that not only showcases our best work with you and the public, but gives us an opportunity to create pitch materials to help us advance in our careers post-graduation. Any donation or act of promotion, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated by all us. Also, be sure to check out our spoof of "Parks and Rec" on the page and peruse our listed rewards! This campaign aims to be short, but sweet, so enjoy it while it lasts! Please donate and click on the picture above to visit the site!  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2105625211/fsu-film-school-writers-showcase-2013 “Local author Julianna Baggott's award-winning novel "Pure" is set to become a feature film -- the buzz is that it's the next "Hunger Games" -- and she's ready to talk about it.  Baggott will be the special guest at the Tallahassee Democrat's inaugural TLH Book Club author event, happening at 5:30 p.m. April 10 under the dome at the planetarium in the Challenger Learning Center.  Baggott will read from her 2013 novel, "Fuse" (the sequel to "Pure"), and do a Q&A with audience members. A book signing will follow the reading; Baggott will sign books purchased at the event as well as books that guests bring with them. The local indie "Bookshelf Midtown" will be on site selling copies of "Pure" and "Fuse."  As a bonus for this event, we will be giving away a free copy of one of Baggott's books to a limited number of people who register. Baggott also writes under the pen names N.E. Bode and Bridget Asher and her work spans everything from romance to children's literature to sci-fi to poetry, so you never know what you might get. The "Pure" trilogy is in development to become a major motion picture with Fox 2000. One of the producers of "The Twilight Saga" is on board, as well as the director of "Smashed" and "Spectacular Now." Don't miss this chance to say you "met her way back when"! Tickets are $15, $10 for students and TLH Book Club members, and include the pre- and post-reading reception with wine and beer. Join the book club at www.Tallahassee.com/bookclub. “ All proceeds will go to our local Newspapers In Education (NIE) foundation which provides students in the Big Bend with copies of the newspaper, as well as instructional support to ensure classroom success.  Tickets are available online at www.Tallahassee.com/fuse. From Dustin McLean (MFA 12)  “I am working as an intern at a development company and one of my main jobs is finding new interns.  It is a new company called Beneficial Entertainment in the Culver City area. It is owned by two producers whose credits include Act Of Valor and Lovelace. Interns work closely with the founders and are given a good opportunity to see how development works on the producers end.  Contact me if interested:  dustin.mclean08@gmail.com “ “I am the summer director at Camp Skyline, an all-girls summer camp in Mentone, AL. We are looking to offer a paid internship for videographer for this upcoming camp season, May 29-August 2. In addition to a salary, this person would also have complimentary housing and meals. This position would involve everything from daily video snippets, program area highlights, to a full length promotional video. We have offered internships in other areas, and this would be the first videographer. Alisa Gillis a href="mailto:alisa@campskyline.com">alisa@campskyline.com>” “I am writing to you in regards to a short film contest that is occurring on a new website for filmmakers, called Cinely.  Sid Ganis, the former President of the Academy will be selecting the winning film and we've already had several Oscar- and Cannes-nominated and winning short films submitted to the contest - http://www.cinely.com/shortscontest/  I think it would be a great opportunity for students and alumni of Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts that may be interested in participating. It would also provide good exposure and marketing for your school, as people from all over the world would be able to see the quality short films that are produced by your filmmakers.” This week with the Tallahassee Film Society:  • This Friday, March 29 - "La Cage Aux Folles" - Free Admission!
• "Orchestra of Exiles"- Friday, April 5 and Sunday, April 7!
• "The Pink Panther" 50th Anniversary Free Showing - Saturday, April 6!
• "Dead Man's Cell Phone" Continues This Weekend - Tallahassee Little Theatre!
• Judges Needed For Florida History Fair in May!”  For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com
 FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – March 28, 2013 Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) won Best International Short at the Little Rock Horror Picture Show, March 22-24. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlerockfilmfestival.org. The Bard (BFA Thesis 2011 Adam Carboni/Matt Clegg) was selected for screening (and will receive an award) at the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org.  Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom), Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), Fairy Wings (BFA Thesis 2011 Alex Peters), Two Old Nuts (MFA D22012 Spencer Lenzie) and Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) were selected for screening at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, March 27-31. For more information about this festival, go to www.iffilmfest.org. Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) was selected for screening at the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, March 22-28. For more information about this festival, go to lawomensfest.com. Gardenhead (BFA F3 2012 Cameron Bertron) was selected for screening at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival, March 28-30. For more information about this festival, go to www.brooklyngirlfilmfest.com. Haze (MFA D2 2012 Curtis Adair) was selected for screening at WAMMFest, April 1-14 in Baltimore. For more information about this festival, go to http://wammtu.com. KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) and Chillin with Her (BFA Documentary 2012 Michael Kefeyalew) were selected forscreening at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs, April 4-8. For more information about this festival, go to www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com. The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 DeirdreMorales) were selected for screening at Through Women’s Eyes, a festival that runs concurrently and as part of the Sarasota Film Festival, April 6-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.throughwomenseyes.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to www.horrorscifi.com. Peace at Home (BFA Thesis 2011 Avital Epstein) and Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) were selected for screening at the Phoenix Film Festival, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to http://phoenixfilmfestival.org. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland), Badass Brock (MFA Thesis 2012 Eric Davis) and KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) were selected for screening at the Florida Film Festival in Orlando, April 5-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.enzian.org. 911 (MFA Thesis 2012 Andrew Fairbank) was selected for screening at the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, April 12-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival, April 12-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.worldfest.org. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) and Waking Eloise (MFA Thesis 2010 Bobby Marinelli) were selected for screening at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com. Our Rhineland (MFA Thesis 2011 Faren Humes) and The Collegians (MFA Thesis 2011 Bryan Lewis) were selected for screening (and will receive awards) at the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org. Bird Brains (BFA Documentary 2012 Kelsey Middleton/Tatiana Bears) was selected for screening at the Arizona International Film Festival in Tuscon, Arizona, April 12-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.filmfestivalarizona.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was invited to screen at the BoneBat Comedy of Horrors  Film Festival in Seattle, April 13. For more information about this festival, go to http://bonehand.com/bonebatff.html. The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at the High Falls Film Festival, April 18-20 in New York, which celebrates women in film. For more information about this festival, go to http://highfallsfilmfestival.com/. Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was invited to screen at the Outview Film Festival in Athens, Greece, April 18-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.outview.gr. A Pony for Connie (BFA Thesis 2011 Tansy Michaud) was selected for screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival, April 25 – May 2. For more information about this festival, go to www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha/Zach Johnson [producer]) and The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom/Michael Smith [producer]) have been selected as finalists in the College Television Awards, which means they will be awarded Student Emmys on April 25 in Los Angeles at the awards gala. For more information about this competition, go to http://www.emmys.tv/foundation. Canary in the Coal Mine (BFA Documentary 2012 Max Allman/Drew Angle), Diagenesis (BFA F1 2011 Drew Angle), Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson), Out of Hand (BFA F32012 Katie Aldworth), Petulia’s Elsewhere (BFA F3 2012 Zach Johnson), Raising the Titanic (BFA F3 2012 Alex Mitchell), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) and Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie) were selected for screening at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in Seattle, April 25-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.nffty.org. Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie), Crushed. (MFA D2 2012 Paola Ariza), Good Cop, Bad Cop (MFA D2 2012 Sean Tien) and Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson) were selected for screening at the Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival in Indianapolis on April 27. For more information about this festival, go to www.wetyourpantsfilmfest.org. Devoted to the Dark Side (BFA Documentary 2011 Adam Ruckersfeldt) was invited to screen at the following festivals in 2013:Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival (TCIF3) in Richland, WA in October (www.tcif3.com); LoneStarCon Film Fest in San Antonio in August (lonestarcon3.org); Radcon Film Fest in Pasco, WA in February (www.radcon.org); Crypticon Film Fest in Seattle in May (www.crypticonseattle.com). Dhoni (BFA F1 2012 Nastasia Humphries) was selected for screening at the Phoenix Comicon, May 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.phoenixcomicon.com. Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) and Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) were invited to screen at Little Big Shots International FilmFestival for Kids in Melbourne, Australia, in June. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlebigshots.com.au. See More

SAVE THE DATE. The Film School has set the dates for our spring auditions – April 14 & 21, 10am-7pm.  Stay tuned for more info, including a link to view synopses and script sides for each of the films. From Jon Swindall (MFA  01)  “ Things have been going great here in Atlanta. I’ve got two little ones now - a boy (16m.o.) and a girl (2.5y.o.) which is awesome and so much fun.  But - our hands are full!  Work’s been amazing and the projects I've been working on are so different from each other. I’ve been producing, directing and shooting on t.v. shows, commercials, and features.   My company, Swindy Films, has a new show that airs on Thursday's starting April 18th at midnight on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.  It’s called “Your Pretty Face is Going To Hell.” It’s an office comedy set in hell and it’s...Hellarious!  Check out the trailer:  http://www.swindyfilms.com/#/your-pretty-face-is-going-to-hell/   I produced the show and also was the Director of Photography.  We had an amazing crew that teamed up to pull it off.  We were lucky to have several rockstar F.S.U. film alums who played a huge part in the series: JD Taylor (BFA 93)  was the first A.D. and he kept hell moving and Alison Troxell's (BFA 93) and Tom Capello’s(BFA 95)  Crazy Legs Productions brought the heat and produced the Visual FX for the show.  This is by far the funniest project I’ve worked on with talented writers/directors and an incredible group of comedic actors, and sweet special effects.   So - Set your DVRs - talk it up - and please follow us on twitter:@swindyfilms.  Also - I’d love to hear from the FSU network.  My email’s jon@swindyfilms.com “Shane Spiegel (BFA 11) here. I wanted to let you know that a web commercial I produced called "Kids Talk Dating Problems" was on the Today Show twice this week, the front page or Reddit, and has gone viral online. The commercial has three young kids talking as if they had an adult dating life, and is for a dating book. The author is Matthew Hussey currently on NBC's "Ready for Love". Michael Smith (BFA 12) was the amazing Art Director.  You can view the video here: http://youtu.be/x48drnmWAXU The alums who have formed M.E.G.A Media, Eric Davis, Andrew Fairbank, Mark Mulcahy, and Gerrad Wilson (all MFA 12) got to see their project on TV last week.  It was on the MSG Network "Mike Woodson: Walk With Me" -- a 30min special on the head coach of the NY Knicks Mike Woodson.  They put a lot of work into this project and were excited to share it with the world.  It replays at a sort of random schedule. Anyone can check out the schedule at www.MSG.com but for instance it airs at:  Fri: 3:00PM, 3:30PM   Tues 9th: 3:00PM, 3:30PM   Friday: 3:30PM  It basically depends on the Knicks game schedule, as they usually play it before each home game pregame show.  From Steve Acevedo MFA '05  “I was the Director of Photography last year on the feature film, SATELLITE OF LOVE. It's just been released on iTunes, Amazon and other digital platforms. It stars Zach Knighton (Happy Endings, Flash Forward, The Hitcher), Janina Gavankar (True Blood, The League, The L-Word) and Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek, Chernobyl Diaries). It's a beautiful independent film that we shot in 19, extremely hot, summer days in Austin, Texas. if you get a chance to watch it, let me know what you think (steve@steveacevedo.com), and please spread the word and support independent film. Website: http://www.satelliteoflovemovie.com   iTunes:  http://bit.ly/WRy4O8” From Kathy Barber (BFA 97) and Director of the FSU Student Life Center:  “The SLC group has been voting on the DEMAND IT site to bring Seth Rogan (Lauren Miller's (BFA 03)  husband) to FSU with his new movie. If you can send out the link below or even get the FSU staff to DEMAND IT, FSU will be at the top in no time. We are currently at 3rd place in the voting.  http://tinyurl.com/bnkv9af “ Zdenka Turecek (MFA-W 12). Wondering if anyone is heading to Cannes this year? I received basic accreditation as a cinephile and am looking to possibly meet and room with some others during May 15 to 20. If anyone is interested, my e-mail is zdenkaturecek@gmail.com. From Sylwia Dudzinska (MFA  09)  “Today (3/21/13) is my 400th day which means that officially starting tomorrow I'm DGA! It's been a wonderful two and a half years in the program, I couldn't have asked for a better run. So I guess my newest announcement would be, who needs a union AD?! I’ve done my first day as a 2nd 2nd on Franklin and Bash and am now moving forward with day playing on the pilot Delirium!” From Emily Burgess (Reb’s Assistant) “Captain America is beginning filming early spring this year in my hometown area of Cleveland, Ohio.  They are currently recruiting for crew members for the production.  More information can be found here (including where to send resumes):  http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/283486/110/Marvel-seeking-locals-for-Captain-America-sequel-crew “  Note, producer on the project is Stephen Broussard (MFA 03).  “Independent documentary film on the Seminoles is looking for on-set production assistants and experienced sound recordist with gear for a shoot taking place between April 17 and April 20. We will be shooting for the next 12 months on and off, so for the right people there will be more shoots to come over the next year. Please email resumes to james@7thart.com for consideration. Initial shooting dates: April 17 - April 20 Location: Broward County  Send resumes to: james@7thart.com “ Video Storyteller/Shooter/Editor/Motion Graphics w/Great Sense of Humor - Relocation Required (Sun Valley, ID)  We are SCOTTEVEST (www.scottevest.com), a clothing line famous for our tons of hidden pockets, and we are currently in a major growth phase! Even better... we're based in Sun Valley, Idaho (ski, snowboard and summer haven!). This position is based in Sun Valley, so if you're not familiar with SV and willing to relocate, read no further.  We are seeking a hilarious storyteller to join our in-house marketing team. The medium for these "stories" is video, and you will be responsible for scripting, setting up, shooting, editing and motion graphics... but while the technical skills are vital to succeeding, the mindset and talent for crafting a story is even more important. This is a very fast-paced position at a quickly growing company, and you will be joining a close-knit team who already knows the lay of the land. You MUST have a great sense of humor (and it can't just be your Mom who thinks so), be organized, creative, a fast worker and a fast learner. We appreciate the art of filmmaking, but our goals are brand and marketing driven, and we're not looking to craft artistic masterpieces (well, maybe a few). Videos will range from down-and-dirty one take videos (slap on an intro/outro > render > post) to teleprompter driven product demos with b-roll, cutaways and VO to behind-the-scenes documentary/mockumentary filming of office antics. Fair warning: we shoot A LOT on greenscreen, and although we have a pretty sweet studio setup, if you can't key cleanly and quickly you will not do well here. 99% of what we shoot is for the web, so be up on encoding, youtube posting, etc. End goal: put out videos that people NEED to pass around to all their friends... viral.”  NOTE:  if you are interested email me and I’ll send you the complete position description. SCREENPLAY CONTEST DEADLINES: 4/15/2013   Scriptapalooza TV Competition4/22/2013   Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition4/26/2013   Acclaim Film & TV Contest 5/1/2013   PAGE International Screenwriting Awards5/1/2013   Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting5/1/2013   Script Pipeline Screenwriting & TV Competition5/15/2013   Screamfest Horror Film Festival Note:  I have no idea why these dates print so strangely – could be because I stole this and can't figure out how to fix it. This week with the Tallahassee Film Society:  “• "Orchestra of Exiles"- This Friday, April 5 & Sunday, April 7!
• "The Pink Panther" 50th Anniversary Showing - This Saturday, April 6!
• Coming April 12 - "Leonie"
•”  For complete information to to tallahasseefilms.comFSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – April 4, 2013 911 (MFA Thesis 2012 Andrew Fairbank) and Raising the Titanic (BFA Documentary 2012 Alex Mitchell) were selected for screening in the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival in France, May 15-26. For more information about this showcase, go to www.ampav.com. The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) received an Honorable Mention from the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org. Un Dia (Extra)Ordinario (MFA D2 2012 Andrea Puente), Sicarios (MFA D2 2012 Ben Fredman), Crushed (MFA D2 2012 Andrea Puente) , The Rebel Prince (MFA D2 2012 Fabian Davis), Good Cop Bad Cop (MFA D2 2012 Sean Tien), Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson) and Petulia’s Elsewhere (BFA F3 2012 Zach Johnson) were selected for screening at the Sunscreen FilmFestival in St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com. Haze (MFA D2 2012 Curtis Adair) is an official selection of the Free Speech Film Festival in Philadelphia on May 15. For more information about this festival, go to http://freespeechfilmfestival.org. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was selected for screening at the A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney, Australia. Formore information about this festival, go to www.anightofhorror.com Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha) was selected for screening at the Epiphany Children’s Film Festival, April 12 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.epiphanychildrensfilmfestival.com. Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) was invited to screen at the Reel Shorts Film Festival in Grande Prairie, Canada, May 1-5. For more information about this festival, go to www.reelshorts.ca. Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): Haze (MFA D2 2012 Curtis Adair) was selected for screening at WAMMFest, April 1-14 in Baltimore. For more information about this festival, go to http://wammtu.com. KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) and Chillin with Her (BFA Documentary 2012 Michael Kefeyalew) were selected for screening at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs, April 4-8. For more information about this festival, go to www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com. The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at Through Women’s Eyes, a festival that runs concurrently and as part of the Sarasota Film Festival, April 6-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.throughwomenseyes.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to www.horrorscifi.com. Peace at Home (BFA Thesis 2011 Avital Epstein) and Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) were selected for screening at the Phoenix Film Festival, April 4-11. For more information about this festival, go to http://phoenixfilmfestival.org. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney), The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland), Badass Brock (MFA Thesis 2012 Eric Davis) and KLSTRDC (BFA Documentary 2012 Eric Jaffe/Dylan Hendrickson) were selected for screening at the Florida Film Festival in Orlando, April 5-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.enzian.org. 911 (MFA Thesis 2012 Andrew Fairbank) wasselected for screening at the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, April 12-14. For more information about this festival, go to www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was selected for screening at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival, April 12-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.worldfest.org. The Babe Wore Purple (MFA D2 2012 Justin Oney) and Waking Eloise (MFA Thesis 2010 Bobby Marinelli) were selected for screening at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-21. For more information about this festival, go to www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com. Our Rhineland (MFA Thesis 2011 Faren Humes), The Bard (BFA Thesis 2011 Adam Carboni/Matt Clegg) and The Collegians (MFA Thesis 2011 Bryan Lewis) were selected for screening (and will receive awards) at the Rochester International Film Festival, also known as Movies on a Shoestring, April 25-27 in New York. For more information about this festival, go to www.rochesterfilmfest.org. Bird Brains (BFA Documentary 2012 Kelsey Middleton/Tatiana Bears) was selected for screening at the Arizona International Film Festival in Tuscon, Arizona, April 12-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.filmfestivalarizona.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 James Feeney) was invited to screen at the BoneBat Comedy of Horrors  Film Festival in Seattle, April 13. For more information about this festival, go to http://bonehand.com/bonebatff.html. The Winter (MFA Thesis 2012 Teresa Sutherland) and Me & My Deadbeat Husband (MFA Thesis 2012 Deirdre Morales) were selected for screening at the High Falls Film Festival, April 18-20 in New York, which celebrates women in film. For more information about this festival, go to http://highfallsfilmfestival.com/. Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was invited to screen at the Outview Film Festival in Athens, Greece, April 18-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.outview.gr. A Pony for Connie (BFA Thesis 2011 Tansy Michaud) was selected for screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival, April 25 – May 2. For more information about this festival, go to www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha/Zach Johnson [producer]) and The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom/Michael Smith [producer]) have been selected as finalists in the College Television Awards, which means they will be awarded Student Emmys on April 25 in Los Angeles at the awards gala. Formore information about this competition, go to http://www.emmys.tv/foundation. Canary in the Coal Mine (BFA Documentary 2012 Max Allman/Drew Angle), Diagenesis (BFA F1 2011 Drew Angle), Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson), Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth), Petulia’s Elsewhere (BFA F3 2012 Zach Johnson), Raising the Titanic (BFA F3 2012 Alex Mitchell), The Eyes of Heaven (BFA Thesis 2011 Grace Hendley) and Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie) were selected for screening at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in Seattle, April 25-28. For more information about this festival, go to www.nffty.org. Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie), Crushed. (MFA D2 2012 Paola Ariza), Good Cop, Bad Cop (MFA D2 2012 Sean Tien) and Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson) were selected forscreening at the Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival in Indianapolis on April 27. For more information about this festival, go to www.wetyourpantsfilmfest.org. Devoted to the Dark Side (BFA Documentary 2011 Adam Ruckersfeldt) was invited to screen at the following festivals in 2013:Tri-CitiesInternational Fantastic Film Festival (TCIF3) in Richland, WA in October (www.tcif3.com); LoneStarCon Film Fest in San Antonio in August (lonestarcon3.org); Radcon Film Fest in Pasco, WA in February (www.radcon.org); Crypticon Film Fest in Seattle in May (www.crypticonseattle.com). Dhoni (BFA F1 2012 Nastasia Humphries) was selected for screening at the Phoenix Comicon, May 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to www.phoenixcomicon.com. Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) and Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) were invited to screen at Little Big Shots International Film Festival for Kids in Melbourne, Australia, in June. For more information about this festival, go to www.littlebigshots.com.au.   -- 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