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FILMS, FESTIVALS and EVENTS
Seattle International Film Festival
Noir Film is Alive and well in Seattle at the Flys
Yuji Okumoto and Nina Carduner in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Make-up and Hair Melanie Melanie
Photo by T.J. Williams Jr.
Charles Forsgren as The Side Show Guy in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Photo by Ilona Rossman Ho
Seattle International Film Festival Screenings
Local Directors and Locally shot films
Humpday, directed by Lynn Shelton
(USA, 2009) Two college buddies test the limits of heterosexual male bonding by agreeing to take part in an amateur porn contest, based on the real-life competition held by The Stranger. This smart satire from Seattle's Lynn Shelton about the contradictions of the male ego culminates in a hilariously uncomfortable finale. SIFF 2009 Northwest Connections
Egyptian Theatre
June 7, 2009 1:30 PM
Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle, directed by Kevin Tomlinson
(USA, 2009)
WORLD PREMIERE. Twenty years ago, local filmmaker Kevin Tomlinson interviewed hippies at a “healing gathering” in Eastern Washington. Now he tracks the same folks to see what became of their environmental utopias. Today, in the midst of global warming, the voices of these flower children are prophetic.
Pacific Place Cinema
June 1, 2009 7:15 PM
June 2, 2009 5:00 PM
Dancing Across Borders, directed by Anne H. Bass
(USA, 2008)
WORLD PREMIERE
Sokvannara “Sy” Sar was a dancer on the streets of Cambodia until he caught the eye of filmmaker Anne Bass, who helped him become a professional ballet dancer. In her debut feature film, Bass sympathetically chronicles Sy’s ascent as ballet’s newest rising star.
SIFF Cinema
May 25, 2009 7:00 PM
May 26, 2009 4:15 PM
Finding Bliss, directed by Julie Davis (USA, 2008) Jody needs a place to shoot her movies but all she can find is a porn studio. She starts to secretly film there but is discovered and forced to collaborate with an adult film director. Filmed in Spokane, this fun romantic comedy borrows plot lines from director Julie Davis' own start in the industry.
Pacific Place Cinema
June 5, 2009 6:30 PM
June 7, 2009 11:00 AM
Icons Among Us, directed by Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson, Peter J. Vogt
(USA, 2009) Executive producer John Comerford interviewed 75 jazz artists with high-definition cameras, shot 25 hours of concerts on Super-16mm film, and blended them with archival footage. The result is a dynamic and engaging document of many of the greatest jazz musicians of today. Also part of SIFF Face the Music.
Egyptian Theatre
May 30, 2009 6:30 PM
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, directed by David Russo
(USA, 2009) A group of janitorial slackers unwittingly becomes the subject of a very bizarre biochemical engineering experiment involving cookies that may help illuminate the meaning of existence. Full of imaginative animation sequences, this visually inventive comedy from Seattle’s David Russo is really a spiritual quest in sheep's clothing.
SIFF Cinema
May 23, 2009 4:00 PM
Egyptian Theatre
May 24, 2009 9:30 PM
Independent America: Rising From Ruins, directed by Hanson Hosein (Canada, 2008) Independent America: Rising From Ruins explores the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and how the Moms and Pop businesses provided hope where corporate America disappointed. Avoiding over-dramatization, Hanson Hosein educates audiences about the empowered and hopeful in the New Orleans community.
Pacific Place Cinema
May 25, 2009 6:30 PM
May 27, 2009 4:45 PM
It Takes a Cult, directed by Eric Johannsen
(USA, 2008) The Israel Family (aka, The Love Family) was a communal religious movement born in Seattle that grew to a tribe of nearly 300 men, women, and children. Raised in the Israel Family, Johannsen brings an intimate portrait of communal life and what drew them all together.
SIFF Cinema
May 26, 2009 9:30 PM
Pacific Place Cinema
May 28, 2009 5:00 PM
Pirate for the Sea, directed by Ronald Colby (USA, 2008) Hero to conservationists and villain to hunters, marine environmentalist Paul Watson commits himself 100 percent to his cause. In this stirring profile, director and narrator Ron Colby explores Watson's beliefs, blunders, and triumphs. He makes a convincing case that the world's endangered oceans are better off due to Watson's dedicated and frequently controversial efforts.
Egyptian Theatre
May 29, 2009 6:45 PM
May 30, 2009 11:00 AM
The Spy and the Sparrow, directed by Garrett Bennett
(USA, 2009)
WORLD PREMIERE
Shot in Seattle and produced by local shingle Eke Pictures, Bennett merges spy thriller with domestic drama to sly and surprising effect as retired agent Thomas Sparrow faces his greatest challenges in trying to reconnect with his troubled daughter, Josephine, in this sly and surprising film.
SIFF Cinema
June 10, 2009 9:00 PM
Egyptian Theatre
June 13, 2009 11:00 AM
Sweet Crude, directed by Sandy Cioffi (USA, 2008) Ten percent of our oil supply comes from Nigeria, but few of us know the social and environmental devastation that the oil business wreaks there. Local filmmaker Sandy Cioffi brings her camera overseas to expose the corruption and the growing militant reaction to the politically irresponsible oil companies in the Niger Delta.
Trimpin: The Sound of Invention, directed by Peter Esmonde (USA, 2009) Trimpin is a wild ride through the kinetic universe of a creative genius. We watch Seattle-based artist/ inventor/engineer/ composer Trimpin design, scavenge, build, and investigate an outrageous range of materials. This will delight anyone interested in the mysteries, pitfalls, and sheer joy of creative experiment. Also part of SIFF Face the Music program. Also part of SIFF Face the Music. The film screens May 22nd at 7:00pm and May 23rd at 1:30pm at SIFF Theatre.
True Adolescents, directed by Craig Johnson (USA, 2009) Washington native Craig Johnson fills his directorial debut with the sights and sounds of the Pacific Northwest in this humorous and insightful tale of a down-on-his-luck indie rocker (Mark Duplass from Humpday and The Puffy Chair) who confronts his biggest doubts and fears when a camping trip goes awry.
Egyptian Theatre
June 4, 2009 9:30 PM
June 6, 2009 1:30 PM
The Whole Truth, directed by Colleen Patrick (USA, 2009) WORLD PREMIERE
A greedy, high living acting coach transforms disgusting criminals to appeal to juries, until she overhears a client she helped set free plan a heinous crime – and becomes his target for murder. Escaping death and discovering who she really is becomes the most expensive – and rewarding – experience of her life.
Pacific Place Cinema
June 2, 2009 9:30 PM
June 3, 2009 4:30 PM
World's Greatest Dad, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait (USA, 2009) Shot on location in Seattle, this wickedly funny dark comedy stars Robin Williams as a sad-sack poetry teacher who inadvertently finds his greatest opportunity from a freak accident. Bobcat Goldthwait has concocted a lusciously perverse and refreshingly original tale that tackles love, loss, and our curious quest for infamy.
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, directed by Kevin Hamedani (USA, 2009) Things are rotten in the idyllic island town of Port Gamble, Washington, quite possibly because there's been a zombie virus outbreak. Now a small band of intrepid heroes must fight back and eradicate the undead invaders – it's the American way. Egyptian Theatre
June 6, 2009 6:30 PM June 7, 2009 4:00 PM
SIFF 2009 Northwest Connections Shorts
“Bedtime Story,” directed by Sarah Jane Lapp
(USA, 2009)
“CC 2010,” directed by Travis Senger (USA, 2009)
“Endless Tunnel,” directed by Tommy Thompson
(USA, 2008)
“The Chronicles of Cleo and Jack,” directed by Karn Junkinsmith
(USA, 2009)
“The Day My Parents Became Cool,” directed by Steve Edmiston
(USA, 2008)
“Dark Material,” directed by Maile Martinez (USA, 2009)
“Her Meds,” directed by Matt Cibelli
(USA, 2008)
“It's In The P-I,” directed by Bradley Hutchinson
(USA, 2009)
“November,” directed by Benjamin Dobyns (USA, 2008)
“One Night,” directed by Laura Jean Cronin (USA, 2009)
“Somewhere,” directed by Salise Hughes (USA, 2009)
“Sophia + Anna,” directed by Joy Andrews (USA, 2009)
“Thicker Than Water,” directed by Sami Kubo
(USA, 2008)
SIFF FOR THE iPHONE
SIFF Mobile
Find the unexpected at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival with iSIFF, a new iPhone application by POP. Find films, view trailers, and buy tickets for the festival right from your iPhone. Get the jump on other SIFF goers - buy your tickets while you wait in line!
FESTIVALS REQUESTING SUBMISSIONS
Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) is celebrating 22 years as the oldest and largest LGBTQI film festival in the southwest!
Host to thousands of film fans, directors, producers, and industry insiders, aGLIFF specializes in all facets of LGBTQI film with a focus on achieving social justice through social change.
We exhibit the latest in films about the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people. At the same time, we highlight films that explore the intersections of our sexual orientation and/or gender identity/expression and the issues of race, religion, sex, personal appearance, medical condition, veteran or military status, national origin, age, ability, genetic traits, political affiliation and other classifications.
In 2009, we embraced the breadth of filmed expression by explicitly soliciting experimental and animated films in our submissions process, and renewed our support of novice filmmakers with the reboot of our popular MY QUEER MOVIE competition.
For more information please visit www.agliff.org
May 27, 2009 - Extended deadline.
POST ALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
Pike Place Market
USA
The festival is postponed; curators are involved with Seattle International Film Festival. PAFF will take place in Fall 2009.
Still accepting submissions for 2009
Festival Date TBD
Female centric and eccentric short films by and about women filmmakers.
Men welcome to submit too.
www.postalley
filmfestival.com
mail submission and entry with fee to Women in Film/Seattle-PAFF to:
Laughing Dog Pictures
1506 35th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Email Virginia Bogert
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Local Sightings 2009!
Entry Deadline is
July 1, 2009
Festival is
October 2-7, 2009
Local Sightings is our annual showcase of current narrative, documentary and experimental film by Northwest artists. The week long festival also features panel discussions, historic NW films, a filmmaker lounge, a stellar opening night party, and juried awards for a winning short and feature film!
Submit your work by downloading the submission form from our website (localsightings.org) and send us your screener copy on DVD. The deadline for submission is July 1.
Buy yourself a fruit basket, there's no entry fee!
Milano Film Festival
Call for entries 2009 - International Competition
The fourteenth edition will take place September 11th to 20th 2009.
International feature film competition
The feature film competition is open to first and second films of any genre, language, format and running time, provided that they were completed after January 1st, 2008. The works will not be divided into categories.
International short film competition
The short film competition is open to films of any genre, language, format and running time, provided that they were completed after January 1st, 2008. The works will not be divided into categories.
How to submit a film
The website milanofilmfestival.it displays the regulations, the short film entry form and the feature film entry form. For any kind of information, email Milano Film Festival.
Deadline:
May 31st 2009
Milano Film Festival
Via Paladini 8
20133 Milano
tel/fax:
+39 02 713 613
milanofilmfestival.it
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The WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL, which will celebrate its Tenth
Anniversary Sept 30 - Oct 4, is now accepting entries for 2009. Awards
are presented for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short
Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Student Film, Best Cinematography,
Best Editing and Best Animation. Cash, prizes and/or services are
given out in each category (Click here to see 2008 details and jurors.)
Audience Awards are presented for Best Feature and Best Documentary.
Award sponsors have included The Lee Marvin Estate (Best Feature), The
James K. Lyons Memorial Fund (Best Editing), Panavision (Haskell
Wexler Cinematographer Award), Lowel-Light, Apple Computers, Final
Draft, Post Factory, A&E Indie Films, Docurama, Kodak, Markertek,
Baseline, and others.
Final deadline June 22. Entry fee range from
$10 - $50.
Click here for details and to apply online.
CONTESTS
& AWARDS
SCREENWRITING TELEPLAY COMPETITION DEADLINE EXTENDED
Script Pimp
The 2009 Script Pimp Screenwriting Competition is accepting entries for feature film scripts-
all genres, styles, and lengths accepted. This is an international competition and non-U.S. writers are welcome. Prizes up to $50,000 could be won by anyone who enters. See their website for more details.
The DC Shorts Screenplay Competition (October 15-18, 2009) is a very different kind of screenwriting competition. A panel of judges consisting of filmmakers, screenwriters and critics will review and provide condensed coverage (feedback) for scripts of 15 pages or less.
A set of finalists (5-7) will be featured during ScriptDC - a weekend of screenwriting events for DC regional writer and filmmakers, where their scripts will be read in front of a live audience - and one will walk away with $2,000 to shoot their project!
For more information please visit dcshorts.com
May 31, 2009 - Regular Deadline. June 10, 2009 - Extended deadline.
The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announces it's first YouTube video contest on the theme of “Justice for All.” The contest offers two $1,000 prizes to the best short videos. Both students and the general public are encouraged to participate and all entries will be posted on YouTube. Entries will be accepted until June 15, 2009. More information is available online:
read news release
view contest info
Contact:
Pam Inglesby
Public Legal Education Manager
Washington State Bar Association
Phone 206.727.8226
Fax 206.727.8310
pami@wsba.org
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle,
WA 98101-2539 www.wsba.org
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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Seattle Cold Readers wants to connect professional screen and play writers and actors to perform quality cold readings in front of a live audience. Too often scripts sit in dark drawers gathering dust. Too often actors sit in coffee shops with nothing to read. Why not introduce the scripts to actors? Join Seattle Cold Readers on the third Thursday at the Alibi Room every month for engaging cold readings from top actors in our community. Networking, great scripts, good times.
Seattle Cold Readers is a professional group that performs every month at the Alibi Room in Pike Place Market and features 4 new scripts by local writers, performed as cold reads by 8 professional actors. The audience votes on the best performance of the evening. The caliber of actors (SAG is involved) is exceptional and Seattle Cold Readers is seeking more scripts. Submit in PDF or Word format directly to: Seattle Cold Readers
Scenes should run between 10-20 minutes (10-25 pages) and are character driven (vs. excess narration or containing allot of stage/screen direction). Chosen writers will have an opportunity to speak about their work and video tape their scenes.
The 3rd Thursday's of the month 8-9:30pm. Admission is only $6! (Free for writers and actors)
Contact:
Eileen Dey, M.A.
Artistic Director
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TheFilmSchool's new connection with Robert Redford!
TheFilmSchool's upcoming permanent space with SIFF!
Details on TheFilmSchool's upcoming new course… thefilmschool.com
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Seattle Film Institute
The 40 Week Total Immersion Filmmaking Program
Students learn the creative & technical aspects of indy filmmaking gaining hands-on experience.
SEATTLE FILM INSTITUTE OFFERS A GRANT FOR WIF MEMBERS
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MAY/JUNE 2009 |
Headlines
• This month's feature:
The Seattle International
Film Festival Fly Films!
A Compedium of Noiresque little thrillers
Read all about them below
• WIF meets DT at Spitfire!
JOIN US at our new First Tuesday venue
Spitfire
2219 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Downtown across from Bad Animals
Every other 1st Tuesday
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35th Annual
Seattle International Film Festival
May 21- June 14!
Introduce your community to extraordinary films from around the world.
The Seattle International Film Festival is here! The largest and most highly-attended film festival in the United States, showcasing more than 400 films from over 60 countries to an audience of 150,000 attendees annually. Listed by Variety as one of the world's “50 unmissable film festivals,” SIFF continues to be recognized as one of the top festivals in North America. SIFF combines the best aspects of a casual film marketplace with a well-established reputation as a great audience festival filmmakers love to attend. On Memorial Day The 2009 Fly Films will screen to a packed house at the Egyptian Theatre in Capitol Hill. This May/June issue of the WIF website is devoted to the more than decade-long tradition of the Seattle International Film Festival Fly Filmmaking Challenge.
SIFF chose four local filmmakers, 3 narrative and one documentary, and three interestingly dark little stories written by local writers, in competition, which the narrative filmmakers chose at random out of a hat. (Make that a vintage fedora.) The narrative filmmakers were each given seven rolls of Black and White Super 16mm film, equipment and industry support, and four days to shoot. The documentary filmmaker showcased the other three filmmakers and their films with her own brand of Noir satire.
Nina Carduner of Black Coffee in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Hair and Make-up by Melanie Melanie
Photo by T.J. Williams Jr.
The Fly Filmmakers this year are Laura Jean Cronin, directing Arthur; Shawn Telford, directing Safe Passage; Tran Quoc Bao, directing Black Coffee; and Shannon Hart-Reed directing Anatomy of a Fly. Women in Film was represented well this year in the Flys. WIF member Barbara Brown produced WIF member Laura Jean Cronin's short film, and WIF member Ilona Rossman Ho produced WIF member Shannon Hart-Reed’s documentary. Safe Passage was written by WIF member Michael Raymond and co-produced by WIF member Amanda Bontecou. Virginia Bogert, president of WIF/Seattle produced all four short films for SIFF. Bogert, an award-winning producer/director whose diverse film career spans more than 20 years, said, “My passion is film, it continues to be a part of my life and career-I make them, and I help others make them. What drew me to producing the Fly Filmmaking Challenge was the prospect of encouraging and supporting filmmakers. Creativity always needs nurturing, and if I can do that for another filmmaker and help provide an incredible opportunity like this, life's good.”
The narrative filmmakers' challenges were: one unknown script, 7 rolls of film, 4 days to shoot, 5 days to edit, 2 days for post and music, for ten minutes on screen. Each film included an iconic Seattle landmark and each director had to appear a la Hitchcock in his or her film. The dark genre and the exigencies of shooting and lighting Chiaroscuro in B/W film with a somewhat limited amount of film honing the discipline of the directors who are often used to shooting on somewhat limitless tape. Open-handed support from the local industry in partnership with SIF made it possible for the filmmakers to shoot, produce, edit, and feed their volunteer cats and crew.
Click here for a list of generous sponsors.
This month's City Arts Magazine featured the 4 Flys. “While most of the films in the Seattle International Film Fest were years in the making, four were made in a matter of days. A look inside SIFF's Fly Filmmaking Competition, where a film is made on the fly, and where the operating belief is: great things can happen overnight.” –Tim Appelo, City Arts
Check out the Noir Cover Girl in 40's style make-up and hair by WIF member Melanie Melanie. MM created the make-up for all the “actors” in Shannon Hart Reed’s stylish “documentary” Anatomy of a Fly. story, great pix, and an interview with Laura Jean Cronin.
2009 FLY FILM LINE-UP
at Egyptian Theatre
May 25, 2009 4:00 PM
June 10, 2009 4:00 PM
Buy tickets
Nina Carduner and Yuji Okumoto actors in Black Coffee seen here in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Hair and Make-up by Melanie Melanie
Photo by T.J. Williams Jr.
Anatomy of a Fly, director/writer Shannon Hart-Reed
“A retro spoof of this year's Fly Filmmaking process.”
Shannon Hart Reed's background in production design and art direction gave her an edge as the stylish creator of the “alternative documentary” about the 2009 Fly Filmmaking Challenge.
Doug Zangar as The Composer in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Photo by Ilona Rossman Ho
Black Coffee, written by SIFF Fly scriptwriting competition winners Timothy Watkins and Charles Forsgren. Director Tran Quoc Bao
Someone has found out about David's affair and is blackmailing him. David plans to make the payment to spare his political career, but he's about to find out he's been double-crossed.
Melissa Roberts and Nina Carduner in Black Coffee
Director Tran Quoc Bao
Photo by Sean Hoyt
Tran Quoc Bao's 2008 impressive short film Bookie helped land him the opportunity to join this year's Fly club.
Oliver Greenleaf in Arthur
Director Laura Jean Cronin
Photo by T. J. Williams Jr.
Arthur, written by The FilmSchool 2008 scholarship winner Joshua Bourland. Director Laura Jean Cronin
In order to protect his mother from an abusive guardian, young Arthur Matthews must call upon a more capable persona in order to defeat the beast.
Experienced filmmaker Laura Jean Cronin, with several festival films to her name, has two shorts in SIFF this year – one is a Fly! Congrats!
Paul Reese in Arthur
Director Laura Jean Cronin
Photo by Alistair James
Safe Passage, written by SIFF Fly scriptwriting competition winner Michael Raymond. Director Shawn Telford
Two arguing friends catch a late-night ride on the Seattle monorail, but the ride isn't quite what they expected, nor is the destination.
Khanh Doan in Safe Passage
Director Shawn Telford
Photo by Regan Macatravic
Shawn Telford, the darling actor of the Seattle independent filmmaking circuit and star of previous Fly Films who has directed several shorts as well, gets his shot this year as a Fly director.
Robert Manning Jr. as The Dark Angel in Safe Passage
Director Shawn Telford
Photo by Sean Telford
Director Shawn Telford doing double duty on Safe Passage
Photo by Amanda Bontecou
Check out the SIFF site for more information about the Flys, the crews, including more WIF crew members, the directors and the writers. |
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EVENTS
AN EVENING WITH LOCAL HORROR FILMMAKERS
EMP|SFM
Do you have taste for the bloody and scary? Low-budget horror movies are earning big bucks and making an impact on the movie scene. Moviegoers and studios are taking notice, and the horror genre is seeing some of its greatest achievements, both creatively and commercially, this time around. Join us for a chance to get an inside look into creating a horror film when Northwest Film Forum program director Adam Sekuler sits down with three Seattle filmmakers working in the genre, John Sinno and Kevin Hamedani and Dan Gildark to show clips from their films and talk about how the local film community fits into this larger picture.
SEATTLE 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT
MEET AND GREET
Can you make a film in 48 Hours?
The 48 Hour Film Project, the first and biggest of the timed film competitions, brings filmmaking teams together to make a movie from scratch - teams write, shoot, edit and score a short film - all in just 48 hours. This year's meet and greet is May 15th at 7:30 pm, at Solo Bar. |
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MOVIES
TRANSINDIA JOINS SEATTLE TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL
Three Dollar Bill Cinema has added TransIndia as a part of the Seattle Transgender Film Festival. The festival will feature two movies from India, The Pink Mirror and 68 Pages, and will also feature a myriad of other films that focus on issues affecting the transgender community in and around the world.
CHECK OUT THE HUMPDAY TRAILER!
You've heard the buzz at Sundance and SxSW, now check out the trailer at Apple.com! This bromantic comedy, directed by Lynn Shelton and shot in Seattle with a local crew, really showcases Seattle as a great place to make a film.
SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS:
WOMEN IN SILENT FILM
At The Paramount Theater
Seattle Theatre Group presents Trader Joe's Silent Movie Mondays this June at The Paramount Theatre, Mondays at 7:00 p.m. This all classic silent film series features the lovely women of the twenties and is accompanied with live music by Dennis James on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. The first film of this series, Flesh and the Devil will be screened for free, courtesy of Trader Joe's, STG's silent film series sponsor since 2002.
STAR TREK:
PHOENIX BEGINS PRODUCTION IN SEATTLE KING 5
Boldly stepping into the final frontier of “Star Trek” internet fan films, Temporal Studios is warping a new series to fans worldwide. Star Trek: Phoenix will take fans back to the roots of Star Trek as created by Gene Roddenberry and will focus on exploration, adventure, and first contact in the Alpha Quadrant. The series is set in a time period of 42 years into the future following the events in the film “Star Trek: Nemesis”.
The pilot episode is currently entering pre-production in Seattle and is tentatively slated for release on January 1st, 2009. Casting for the series will be held this fall and filming is tentatively scheduled for sometime in November. more info on website »
SEE THE TRAILERS FOR THE OPENING AND CLOSING NIGHT FILMS AT SIFF
Three Imaginary Girls - The opening night film is In the Loop, a British political satire that stars Steve Coogan and James Gandolfini. It's about the British's involvement in the run up to the Iraq War and will screen at SIFF's opening on Thursday, May 21st at the Paramount. SIFF will be closing off 9th avenue to continue the gala that follows the screening outside. The closing film is OSS 117: Lost in Rio, a French spy spoof that is the sequel to OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies winner of the Golden Space Needle award for Best Picture at SIFF 2006. |
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OASIS ENTERTAINMENT SEEKS INTERNS/EXTERNS
Oasisentertainment.org is looking for interns/externs to work as grant writers and administrative office assistants. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in the world while gaining valuable experience in the nonprofit and music industries. This position is ideal for anyone passionate about music and helping others by working with internationally recognized recording artists. If interested, please email your resume and brief cover letter explaining why you want to work with Oasis to beatrice@oasisentertainment.org. |
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CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
jodi rothfield casting, csa offers:
ACTING CLASSES
AUDITIONING
FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP
FOR ADULTS
One Day Intensive -
Jodi Rothfield of Jodi Rothfield Casting csa is offering a rare opportunity for actors to go through the audition process with a Casting Director and get immediate feedback. The purposes of this class are to strengthen auditioning skills and give the actor a simple technique to break down script, make appropriate choices, execute those choices and take direction. The business aspects of being an actor in this market are also covered.
Instructor: Jodi Rothfield
Next Class Date: Saturday June 13, 2009 (9:45am-5:30pm)
Class is limited to 12 students on a first come-first served basis
Fee: $150.00 and requires a $75.00 non-refundable deposit.
Payment: We accept checks, cash and money orders ONLY.
Sorry, no credit cards.
Please make checks out to: Jodi Rothfield
Send to: Jodi Rothfield Casting, CSA
1600 Dexter Avenue N. Ste. A
Seattle, WA 98109
Register and print your resume for class at http://worldperc.com
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Seattle Named 7th Best Place to Live, Work, and Make Movies
In January, MovieMaker Magazine assembled its Top 10 Movie Cities of 2008, ranking Seattle seventh in the magazine's annual countdown. Aspects that determined a city's ranking included availability of production facilities, educational opportunities, networking events, film festivals, screening venues, as well as quality of local talent pool. It also considered the importance of a city's financial incentives, as well as the environmental conditions created to foster independent moviemaking. Ultimately it was the sum of these parts that determined Seattle's ranking as one of the best places to live, work, and make movies.
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WIF Seattle
President:
Virginia Bogert
Vice President:
Barbara Brown
Secretary:
Heather Morado
Treasurer:
Susan LaSalle
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Hey WIF members, WHEN YOU RENEW OR JOIN,
PLEASE E-MAIL Laura Jean Cronin with ALL your contact and relevant information.
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Hello Filmmakers!
Our May/June site is devoted to the spectacular Seattle International Film Festival Fly Films
May 25, 2009 4:00 PM and June 10, 2009 4:00 PM at the Egyptian and the 35th Festival. Have a blast at the fest and please support all your independent filmmakers at SIFF. Remember too that our next First Tuesday is screening night at Spitfire.
Cheers,
Virginia
Member updates
Zita Mazzola is the POC on the feature film The Details to be filmed entirely in Seattle this summer. Production Office opens Monday, May 18th. zitamazzola@mac.com
Francine Strickwerda traveled to Istanbul, Turkey in March to screen her film Busting Out at the Filmmor International Women's Film Festival. The U.S. Consulate in Turkey sponsored her trip and hosted an additional special screening at the U.S. Consul General's residence. The screening was attended by women politicians, journalists, Turkish TV personalities, and medical and university professionals.
“It was an exciting time to be at the Consulate since they were also in the throes of planning for President Obama's visit,” said Strickwerda. “The film was very well received and I learned that Turkey has so many of the same cultural and health issues around women's breasts that America does.”
Busting Out was co-directed by Strickwerda and WIF member Laurel Spellman Smith through their company Stir It Up Productions. The film, about the history and politics of America's obsession with the female breast, premiered on SHOWTIME and won the 2006 WIF Nell Shipman Award for best documentary. Following the screenings in Istanbul, Busting Out toured with the festival and screened in the Turkish cities of Manisa, Urfa, and Trabzon.
Francine in Turkey
Composer Nan Avant was awarded a Silver Medal for Excellence Award in the “Best Impact of Music in a Short Film” category at the Park City Film Music Festival 2009 for her score in Alistair MacLean: Y'did Nefesh. This short film was directed by Andy Spletzer and produced by Meredith Binder.
The Park City Film Music Festival is the first American film festival dedicated entirely to film music.
Nan is also Composer and Music Director for the feature film Unremembered directed by Greg Kerr from the Portland area. Unremembered will have it's premier on May 13, 2009 in Portland Oregon during Art Beat Week at Portland Community College.
Blogtalkradio and Usmile radio interviewed Nan on March 18. Click here to listen to the interview. She talks about her work as a composer and the feature film, Unremembered.
Two of Nan's scored films that will screen at Seattle's True Independent Film Festival in June.
The Past, the Future and the Paparazzi Permit dr. Przemek Pardyak
Screening: Saturday June 6 at 6:15pm
Location: Jewel Box Theater
Alistair MacLean: Y'did Nefesh dr. Andy Spletzer
Screening: Wednesday June 10 at 6:15pm
Location: Jewel Box Theater
Nan Avant, Composer for Film, Documentary, Animation, Television
www.nanavant.com
Nan's MySpace
Heather Murphy produced a Banner Bank Commercial and continues to produce and direct content for Comcast. Heather will also be working on a film to be filmed oversees in France and the Channel Islands.
Jhene Erwin is producing a short film that she wrote titled The House I Keep, about a woman trying to come to terms with a recent miscarriage. Jhene's personal experiences lead her to write this screenplay. Jhene and company are in pre-production and go to camera on June 13th.
The House I Keep
Raffle/fundraiser May 23
Cookie Social & Raffle
Please come by, eat cookies, win prizes,
and help us raise money to make
this powerful short film a reality!
Saturday, May 23rd between 3 and 5 PM
University Heights Center, Room 211
5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105-4341
Parking in the building's lot.
Tickets are only $1 each - Advanced Tickets available
Prizes include:
- A $160.00 gift basket from Shaklee
- Autographed CD from Bruce McCulloch
- An $80.00 dress from Fresh
- Treats from Starbucks, toys, baseball caps, DVDs
and more!
More info on website »
Email Jhene Erwin
Along with having the cover of City Arts Magazine this month featuring the Fly Films, make-up artist Melanie Melanie created looks for two covers of Sound Magazine as well, and has another two images in Seattle Magazine. Check out the newsstands.
Melanie also did the cover and the inside cover of the album for the band Wild Orchid Children, sharing the spotlight with bison and cougars and bears…real ones!
Illusions by Melanie
Kelly Reed has a public show on Saturday, May 30 at the Edmonds Waterfront Festival, 4:30, Family Stage. Guaranteed good time with rockin' blues under the name ‘Kelly and the Boys’…the band is amazing, just the right chemistry together on stage …can't manufacture it and takes a long time to find it (like love, or sex). Kelly is very excited they found each other and are making MUSIC! Lots booked for the summer but not another public event until Aug 9 at the Everett Parks and Rec concerts.
Virginia Bogert just completed directing a :30 spot, part of a series of commercials for Valley Medical Center and their : “Life is…” Campaign. The ad focused on Valley's nationally renowned Spine Center and featured real people. The spot airs on KING TV, KOMO, and Comcast, and debuted during the Mariner’s game.
Virginia also had the pleasure of judging the shorts category for the NFFTY Festival, and is the producer of the four Fly Films for the SIFF Fly Filmmaking Challenge for 2009.
More about Virginia on her website
Darcey Zoller just completed a job with director Virginia Bogert and Laughing Dog Pictures for Valley Medical Center and Hamilton/Saunderson.
Laura Jean Cronin's One Night screens at SIFF 2009
“A misguided girl's questionable attempt to connect with someone leads to a surprising turnabout.”
Laura Jean Cronin, director
Photo by T. J. Williams
Von Piglet Productions just completed two webisode campaigns for One Note as well as a video series for the Microsoft Standards of Business Conduct. Sue Corcoran and Susan LaSalle from Von Piglet are also proud to announce the addition of Lindsay Martin to their staff. Go Lindsay!
Karen Huntt and Michele Westmoreland are moving forward with their documentary Headhunt Revisited, a Nell's sponsor recipient, which was transcribed thanks to Key People. Karen and Michele are producing a new promotional trailer for their documentary.
Corrie Moore plays the lead role in, Zombies of Mass Destruction, which will screen at SIFF: 9:15 Tuesday June 2nd at SIFF Cinema, and 10pm Thursday June 4th at the Kirkland Performance Center.
More info on website
Voice-over talent Kris Keppeler voiced promos and phone prompts for Zeros Home Services in LA and is performing in the Double Shot Play Festival in Tacoma at the University of Puget Sound over Memorial Day weekend. The Double Shot is similar to a 48 hour film festival except where a short play is written, rehearsed, and put on stage in 24 hours.
Michael Raymond's script Safe Passage was chosen for the 2009 Fly Filmmaking Challenge.
Kay D. Ray is currently working with WEATHERHEAD Experience Design Company for the new Museum of History and Industry on Lake Union. She is in the schematic phase of research and writing the films, audio and theater experiences which will be used in the various galleries.
Also, she is completing fundraising films for two schools in Granada, Nicaragua; Jose De La Cruz Mena on the outskirts of the city and Los Pipitos Granada for special needs children and adults. Kay shot and recorded the footage and is editing with WIF member Cathy Wadley.
Producer and business advisor Elizabeth Heile has joined WashingtonFilmWorks as Finance Manager.
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