The Dean's Alumni Advisory Council has completed its assessment of the 14 films from the BFA and MFA classes of 2014 that were selected by our faculty to be considered for our annual LA Screening, and I'm delighted to tell you that the following films have been chosen by our alums: Only for Forever, director: Nia Imani (MFA 14)Dixie, director: Armaan Uplekar (BFA 14)A Skeleton Named Oliver, director: Clara Diez (BFA 14)Three's a Crowd, director: Mithra Alavi (MFA 14)Apalachicola, director: John Francis (MFA 14)With Your Crooked Heart, director: Samuel Goodwin (BFA 14)Ruby Woo, director: Kendall McCrory (MFA 14)Whatever We Want to Be, director: Stephanie Williams (MFA 14)Southern Roots, director: Betsy Serral (BFA 14) Congratulations to Jamie Klein who has been selected as the College of Motion Picture Arts Humanitarian of the Year! Getting close to Oscar’s time and we are getting calls from local media wondering if any of our alums worked on any of the pictures nominated. If you did and would be willing to be interviewed, let me know! From Aaron Moorhead (BFA 08) “2014 was unbelievable. I'm still reeling from it all, taking it in, and catching up on sleep. After spending 2013 trying desperately to get our new feature SPRING off the ground and eventually shooting it in Italy at the end of that year, the vast majority of 2014 was spent locked up in my office editing and doing VFX on the film. But it was worth it -- it premiered at Toronto in September, and took me and my codirector Justin Benson on a boozy and sleep-depriving world tour (Fantastic Fest in Austin, London Film Fest, Sitges FF in Spain, Tallinn FF in Estonia, a few more and most recently Palm Springs). Also this year we were able to scout the beautiful Scottish highlands for our next film, got repped by Management360 and CAA, and were named by Variety as one of their 10 Directors to Watch. This is happening like a whirlwind, but it's beautiful and has made me very happy. I get asked about FSU Film School a lot, and I always beam about it. SPRING comes out theatrically in 25 cities in a few months through Drafthouse Films, go see it and drop me a line if you can, we need peoples' butts in the seats!” From Nick Rufca (BFA 98) “My feature screenplay ARMSTRONG has begun principal photography. Co-directed and co-produced by my filmmaker friends Kerry Carlock and Nick Lund-Ulrich, it's a sci-fi thriller about what happens when two paramedics pick up a wounded superhero in downtown LA. The film stars Vicky Jeudy ("Orange is the New Black"), Shawn Parsons ("Justified") and Jason Antoon ("Minority Report"). We are happy to be filming in Los Angeles, and I'm especially proud that in addition to our female lead Actress and female Director, our key crew includes a female Director of Photography, Prop Master, Sound Mixer, Make-Up Artist, Script Supervisor, Costumer, Editor, Production Coordinator and Production Assistant. Filming will continue throughout January. www.armstrongthemovie.com “ From Jason Piccolo (BFA 97) “I've been producing and directing and shooting. At the end of last year, I was lucky enough to keep pretty busy...In December, I collaborated with my dear friend Nick Gibbons (Dad's Garage, Adult Swim) to help create an indie comedy pilot called DARK ALLEY. We shot for a week in Decatur, GA and well...we kicked its ass. It was shot by Brad Crosby (BFA 97) and gaffed by Craig "Wally" Waller...So, needless to say, the show looks fantastic. We are currently in post, with Nick editing himself. If you follow me on any social media, you've probably had your fill of our updates using #DarkAlley. Fun Fact: There are a lot of pictures out there on social media of actual 'dark alleys' that people are updating us about using that #DarkAlley hashtag. Who knew? So 2015 is here and I would love to get to work with you. Again, I can get myself to most anywhere to work. My rate is flexible per the budget and corny sense of humor comes free of charge (recycled joke). You all know me and I hope that over the years I have proven myself to be a reliable teammate and a valuable, collaborative, and creative partner. I'm looking for anything compelling and paid. I've work within the Commercial, Narrative, Corporate, Music Video, and Documentary worlds and I'm open to all of them. If you haven't already, stop by the site, peruse the reel, the work, and (if I can ask you this favor) help me get the word out. Let's pitch a project together. I would love to work with (and for) any and all of you. www.SomewhereInUtah.com From Elliott Schackne (MFA 04) “After nearly a decade in the film industry, I have focused my time and energy solely on the health and fitness industry. My company, Orion Lifestyle, offers almost any service you need in that area - personal training, nutrition plans, fat loss programs, metabolic optimization, crossfit, prenatal/post partum health coaching, and more. If you're looking for ways to look better and feel better in the new year, please contact me and we can set up a free consult. And be sure to mention you found me through FSU, for the alumni discount on services. Check out our website or email me for free resources and more info on our services. www.orionlifestyle.com I am based in Los Angeles, but also provide online health and nutrition programs.” Maureen L. O’Connell (FSU BFA 68) wrote and directed a new adaptation of “SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY” by Edgar Lee Masters. “SPOON RIVER: THE CEMETERY ON THE HILL” opens at the Eclectic Company Theatre in North Hollywood, California on February 13, 2015. For ticket information, go to http://eclecticcompanytheatre.org/?portfolio=spoon-river-the-cemetery-on-the-hill From Joshua Mikel ('07 Creative Writing/ Theatre)- Acting wise, you can spot me in a few things that should be released later this year. I have a supporting role as Raggedy Man in Stephen King's CELL (John Cusack/ Samuel L. Jackson), a supporting role in the horror/ thriller SHUT IN (Beth Riesgraf/ Martin Starr) and a few bit parts in TERMINATOR: GENISYS, TERM LIFE (Vince Vaughn) and a small scene opposite Robert De Niro in BUS 657 penned by FSU Film School alum MAX ADAMS (MFA 08) . I'm also appearing as Stanton Beachhead in the new VH1 series HINDSIGHT from creator Emily Fox. I show up briefly in Ep. 4 airing 1/28 at 10/9c on VH1- and will appear in three or four episodes after that. Please tune in! Also- if you happen to be in Park City for Sundance/ Slamdance please check out "Female Pervert" from Atlanta director Jiyoung Lee. I've got a small part in the film that's having its premiere at Slamdance. Screenings on the 24th and 28th. And, I'm happy to share I won the Essential Theatre's 2015 Playwriting Award with my play "Lillian Likes It"- the award culminates in a production in The Essential Summer Theatre Festival. You can view the release here: http://www.essentialtheatre.com/and-the-winner-is/ “ From Rebekah Peck (MFA 14) “My job has introduced me to a cool new website for filmmakers however. We are using a website called Tugg to set up screenings that only happen if enough tickets are sold. Groups find a venue and Tugg provides an individual website for their particular screening and handling all ticket sales and sending of the actual film to and from the venue. We are using it in a fundraising capacity but their site has a lot of documentary screenings especially and it seems like a nice alternative route of self distribution for smaller films.” “Soapbox Films is accepting résumés for an art internship at our office in Burbank, CA. This position reports to the Lead Concept Artist and will provide many hands-on opportunities to create artwork in a wide variety of styles and develop ideas in a fast-paced studio environment. The intern will collaborate with the Development, Production, and Graphics departments. Formats range from full-length features to marketing materials to music videos to animated shorts and everything in-between. Our ideal Art Intern is punctual, positive, self-motivated and detail-oriented. Also, totally awesome.” If you are interested in this internship, email me and I’ll send you the complete information. 14th-Annual Young Directors NightSaturday, March 7, 2015 | 7:30 pmhttp://www.lacma.org/event/young-directors-night-1[http://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/styles/Event_Detail_Page/public/YDN-10%20-%20Copy.jpg?itok=wy81awrk]Young Directors Night is LACMA’s annual celebration of the best in local film. Hosted by Elvis Mitchell, the event showcases short films by Los Angeles filmmakers, followed by a discussion among the directors and a panel of film-industry insiders. Join us as we present the Art of Film Award to the best L.A. has to offer, then celebrate with the filmmakers at a wine reception following the event. Submissions are now open through January 31, 2015. Films must be under 30 minutes in length and directors must be residents of L.A. County. For more details, and to submit your film via digital screener, please click herea href="https://lacma.formstack.com/forms/ydn2015">https://lacma.formstack.com/forms/ydn2015>. To submit via DVD or Blu Ray, please click here a href="http://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/FY15%20YDN%20submission%20form_0.pdf">http://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/FY15%20YDN%20submission%20form_0.pdf>. Yahoo and Talenthouse is offering emerging filmmakers the opportunity to create Yahoo’s next digital advertising campaign in return for financial rewards and career-boosting opportunities which includes $8,000 for the selected film and a creative mentoring session with Yahoo's Vice President of International Marketing, Robert Bridge. More details, including the brief, can be found here: http://l.facebook.com/l/fAQHnobgiAQFbIZvP2U4bPmZxc_kqHfTni7-zTZN3OH9IDw/ow.ly/FJGpy “The Television Academy Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2015 Internship Program. Over 40 paid internships are available in diverse areas of the television industry, from development to editing, from scriptwriting to marketing. APPLY NOW Visit our website at http://www.emmys.com/internships for more information. The postmark deadline is March 16, 2015.” Note: these are GREAT internships – check this out. FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – January 15, 2015 Hop Skotch the Funk Dumpling (MFA Thesis 2014 Khadif Sanders), Know More (2014 PSA directed by Jamie Klein), A Promise (MFA D2 2014 Saad Nawab) were selected for screening at the Tally Shorts film festival in Tallahassee on February 7. For more information about this festival, go to www.tallyshorts.com. Little Africa (MFA Thesis 2013 Curtis Adair) was selected for screening at the San Diego Film Festival, January 29 – February 1. For more information about this festival, go to www.sdbff.com. Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders), Wireless (MFA D2 2014 Fred Johnson), Hop Skotch the Funk Dumpling (MFA Thesis 2014 Khadif Sanders) and H.A.M. (MFA D2 2014 Kariim Charlier) were selected for screening at the FSU Black Film Festival in Tallahassee on January 16. For more information about this festival, go to http://movies.fsu.edu/Upcoming-Movies/3rd-Annual-Black-Film-Festival. Scapegoat (MFA D2 2013 Khadif Sanders) was selected for screening at the San Diego Film Festival, January 29 – February 1. For more information about this festival, go to www.sdbff.com. Harmony Brooks and the Case of the Missing Nucleus (MFA D2 2014 Whitney Clinkscales) was selected for screening at the Children’s Film Festival of Seattle, January 22 – February 7. For more information about this festival, go to http://www.childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org. Brother’s Keeper (MFA D2 2013 Rob Thomason) was selected for screening at the Dam Short Film Festival in Boulder City, Nevada, February 4-7. For more information about this festival, go to www.damshortfilm.org. Death Has a Son (BFA Thesis 2013 Zack Ogle), Hop Skotch the Funk Dumpling (MFA Thesis 2014 Khadif Sanders), Birthday Box (MFA D2 2014 Ashlea Patterson), Heyln Springs (MFA Thesis 2014 Noah Camenker), Lust in Translation (MFA Thesis 2014 Benjamin Treichel), A Blind Man (MFA Thesis 2014 Joel Black), Vroom Vroom Yum Yum (BFA Documentary 2013 Mana Handel), and Apalachicola (MFA Thesis 2014 John Francis) were selected for screening at the Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford, Florida, February 12-15. For more information about this festival, go to www.loveyourshorts.com. Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) was selected for screening at the inaugural Northwest Horrorfest in Seattle on February 14. For more information about this festival, go to https://www.facebook.com/NorthwestHorrorfest. 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. The Surreal and the Self (BFA Documentary 2013 Jon Sams) was selected for screening at the American Documentary Film Festival, March 26-30 in Palm Springs, California. For more information about this festival, go to www.americandocumentaryfilmfestival.com. Death Has a Son (BFA Thesis 2013 Zack Ogle) and Beer Battle (BFA Documentary 2014 Hunter Truman) were selected to screen as part of the Best of Brouhaha side bar at the Florida Film Festival, April 10-19 in Orlando. For more information about this festival, go to www.floridafilmfestival.com. -- Meryl Warren, Director of Alumni College of Motion Picture ArtsA5100 University Center, Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL 32306-2350850 524 0063 (cell) ; 850 644 2626 faxmwarren@film.fsu.edu film.fsu.edu See More

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