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April 4, 2007
Aloha, students and friends of the Academy for Creative Media. In this
update: Animation Royalty - Roy Disney - comes to ACM; a special Master
Class course for Fall '07; and Internships for the Summer.
ROY DISNEY MASTER CLASS IN ANIMATION
The name Disney and Animation are nearly synonomous. ACM proudly presents a
Master Class in Animation with one of the art's Masters: Roy Disney. Disney
will speak on the development and continuing appeal of animation in a
special multi-media presentation April 20 from 5-7 pm in the Architecture
Auditorium. This is a must-see for all ACM students. A reception will follow
with refreshments and a chance for photos.
Roy Disney is the former chairman of Disney's Animation Department and
vice-chairman of the Walt Disney Company. He's a writer, director and
producer as well as studio executive. He won the Winsor McCay Award from
ASIFA-Hollywood (The International Animated Film Society) for lifetime
achievement in animation, and the "Mort Walker Award for Outstanding
Contributions to the Cartoon Industry," by the Boca Raton International
Museum of Cartoon Art.
We want to make sure there's room for all ACM students, so please rsvp
through your instructor, or Lily Ching at lilychin@hawaii.edu.
MASTER CLASS COURSE FOR FALL 2007
Registration for Fall 2007 is looming. ACM will offer several new courses,
including 3D Character Animation (ACM 316); Drawing for Animation (ACM 318);
and Techniques in Creative Media (ACM 386), which will focus on editing.
A special class - HIGHLY recommended for all majors - is our "Topics" course
(ACM 385) that will take the form of a semester-long MASTER CLASS. Asst.
Prof. Konrad Ng will put together a series of guest presentations by major
filmmakers and film screenings/discussions every Friday from 2:30-5:20. You
know the high quality of ACM Master Class offerings, which have included
such luminaries as Cameron Crowe, Justin Lin, Bryan Singer, Kal Penn, and
(April 20) Roy Disney. Now you can enjoy them and get 3 credits, too.
INTERNSHIPS
* WE'VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH, a documentary on African Americans in
Hawai'i is seeking interns now for archival research and clearances, and PA
positions over the summer when production resumes. ACM 495 Internship credit
is available for working on this film, by Miles Jackson and Steve Okino. For
information, contact Miles Jackson at 239-8943 or jackson@hawaii.edu. Have
a resume ready.
* Hawaiian Airlines is starting a streaming video channel on their website
for employees. They'd like to have ACM students produce short documentary
pieces on various employees, departments, etc. Sort of a "day in the life"
kind of approach. ACM 495 Internship credit is available for working on this
project, or ACM 499 Directed Study credit. Contact ACM Chairman Tom Brislin
tbrislin@hawaii.edu if you're interested.
CONTEST DEADLINE #1: WIN $1,250 TO PRODUCE YOUR FILM!
There's still two weeks to win $1,250 to produce your screenplay in ACM's
2nd Annual GRACE K.J. ABERNATHY SCREENWRITING COMPETITION. There will be two
awards, plus a third Women's Filmmaker Initiative Award for the winning
screenplays. ACM majors who want to submit a screenplay, see the rules at
www.hawaii.edu/acm or contact Asst. Prof. Joel Moffett at
moffett@hawaii.edu. Deadline is April 20.
CONTEST DEADLINE #2: ENTER YOUR FILM FOR THE SHANGHAI FILM FESTIVAL
April 11 is the deadline to submit your ACM film for the 2nd SMART (Student
Media Art) Exchange, which will bring up to six students and their films to
the Shanghai International Film Festival in June. Official submission forms
and requirements are available at the ACM production center or from Gregg
Ambrosius ambrosiu@hawaii.edu and Anne Misawa amisawa@hawaii.edu.
HIGH TEA & FILM TALK WITH PROF. DISSANAYAKE
ACM's Prof. Wimal Dissanayake will host an "Inside the Actors Studio" style
discussion April 13 at 4 pm with noted Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad, who
took home the Grand Prix in the Berlin Film Festival Generation competition
for her film MUKHSIN. It's a fundraiser ($25) for NETPAC/USA, committed to
promoting Asian and Pacific Cinema and features tea, scones, previews for
HIFF's Spring Fling (see below), posters, and more. It will be held at the
new Cupola events theater on the second floor of the Honolulu Design Center,
1250 Kapiolani Blvd. RSVP to jphmovies@aol.com by Monday (4/9).
A retrospective of Ahmid's films, including MUKHSIN will screen at Honolulu
Academy of Art's Doris Duke Theatre April 13-15. The screenings are free,
and start at 7:30 each evening.
HIFF SPRING FLING COMING UP
The Hawai'i International Film Festival's annual Spring Fling features 23
films from 10 countries April 20-26. Film and ticket information at:
www.hiff.org.
WORTH CHECKING OUT
Universal film to be shot in islands is looking for extras. Casting call
for Saturday (April 7), 1-4 pm at 1121 Nuuanu Ave., Suite 200. For info,
call 536-0874.
The 18th Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival is next month, but they're
looking for volunteers at a meeting Saturday (April 7) at 10 a.m. at the
LGBT Community Center, 614 South Street. Contact volunteer@hrff.org.
The Saunders Hall Sustainability student group HUB (Help Us Bridge) is
looking for volunteers to document their project. Contact Isao Kaji at
isaokaji@hawaii.edu. Info at www.jhmproductions.com.
AIR GUITAR NATION, a quirky documentary, screens at the Honolulu Academy
of Arts Doris Duke Theatre Friday through (next) Wednesday.
Producers of an Indie "sci-fi action film" are looking for volunteers.
Contact Tanya Pimental, production manager at moonlit_eyez808@yahoo.com.
A web content space for filmmakers: www.iCini.tv.
FESTIVALS, CONTESTS
Filmaka short film competition. Deadline April 30. www.filmaka.com.
Moondance International Film Festival. Extended to May 1.
www.moondancefilmfestival.com/01-Home.html
Maui Film Festival. Deadline May 1. www.mauifilmfestival.com
Landlocked Film Festival. Deadline May 30. www.llff.org
Student Films Across America. Deadline April 21. www.sfaa07.com
Roy W. Dean Writing/Research Grant - 4 weeks in New Zealand.
www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-writing.shtml
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival. Deadline May 31. www.amnh.org/mead
100 Second Film Festival. Deadline July 1. 100second.ltc.org
MAKE A GIFT TO ACM
ACM welcomes donations to support our programs, which support our students.
You can make a gift online at www.uhf.hawaii.edu/acm.
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