The First Annual Pacific Islands Film Festival next month will feature ACM student films and
ACM Assistant Professor Merata Mita as keynote speaker. The festival will be held July 11-13
at the Cupola Theatre in the Honolulu Design Center on Kapiolani Blvd.

The schedule kicks off July 11 at 6 pm with music and dance. Prof. Mita’s address opens the festival at 7 pm,
followed by screenings of 1930s Hawaiian footage from the Pacific Basin Institute archive, and the New Zealand
feature NAMING NO. 2.

Saturday July 12 is a day of screenings and discussions starting at 9 a.m. For the complete schedule, see www.pomona.edu/pbi/filmfest;.
The schedule includes the hilarious feature SAMOAN WEDDING at 6 pm and wraps up with an appearance
by Maori actor Cliff Curtis (ONCE WERE WARRIORS, WHALE RIDER) at 8:15 p.m.

ACM student films will be screened Sunday July 13 at 4:45 pm, featuring the ACM 2007 HIFF selections
HONG KONG LAYOVER (Henry Mochida), MONKEYBOY FEVER (Dane Neves), MATALASI (Dana Ledoux Miller),
MY BROTHER’S KEEPER (Russell Blanchard), HOME AGAIN (Joelle-Lyn Sarte), ATONEMENT (Seong Kyu Whang),
FIRST IMPRESSIONS (Jeremiah Tayao), and SHIN (Jennifer Tokunaga), and a filmmaker q&a.

The student screenings are preceded and followed by some excellent documentaries, starting at 12:30 p.m.
The festival is presented by the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College in association with the UHM Center
for Pacific Island Studies and Pacific Islanders in Communication.


ACM IN SHANGHAI

Six ACM students and one graduate screened their films at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival June 14-22.
The students also shot three short films with fellow filmmakers from Shanghai University – the first U.S.-China
student film co-productions. The three films, plus a fourth shot earlier in Hawai‘i, a documentary and trailer for the
SMART (Student Media Art) Exchange program are part of a special ACM-directed Hawai‘i-China Film
Development Program sponsored by the state Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism,
Hawai‘i Film Office, and Hawai‘i State Legislature. The films will be part of the SMART program in the October
Hawai‘i International Film Festival.

The ACM student filmmakers included Jay Hanamura, Ark Mu, Charles Toratani, Dana Ledoux Miller, Crystal Chen
and Russell Blanchard (BA 08). Assistant Professor Anne Misawa led the ACM delegation and exchange program
along with workshop coordinator Keahi Chun and Chair Tom Brislin


COMPUTER DEALS AT UH BOOKSTORE

New computer hardware and software requirements take effect Fall 08 <www.hawaii.edu/acm/computer>.
The UH bookstore announces some special deals on the recommended Mac laptops <www.hawaii.edu/bkstore/Applestore.html>.
See Christine.

DANA MILLER’S MATALASI PLAYS IN SAMOA

Congratulations to Dana Ledoux Miller, whose film MATALASI will be screened
at the Pacific Arts Festival in Samoa. MATALASI has previously screened at
HIFF and Shanghai.

GEORGE WANG JOINS ACM, INTRODUCES NEW COURSES

RACM is pleased to announce that Asst. Prof. George Wang will be joining us in Fall. George comes to UHM
from the faculty at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and scads of professional work in Las Vegas, including producing
segments for Jay Leno’s TONIGHT show. His specialty is post production – editing and sound. In the Fall he’ll
offer a section of ACM 310, and a special section of ACM 386 – Techniques in Creative Media: Editing. In the
Spring he’ll offer ACM 374 for the first time – Post Production Sound. Students interested in his section of ACM 310
can seek the necessary approvals from Asst. Prof. Anne Misawa. Those majors interested in ACM 386
can see their advisor. If you’ve completed ACM 310 and are in the process of becoming a major, see Asst. Prof. Joel Moffett.


LOST INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR FALL 08

If you’re able to commit 150 working hours over the course of the semester (preferably one full 10 hour day per week),
you could be among the 10 interns selected to work on the set of the hit ABC series LOST during Fall
08, and receive 3 credits in ACM 495. Majors and those students intending to commit to become majors, as always,
have priority. What better reason to major (or double major) in ACM? Please contact Asst. Prof. Joel Moffett
<moffett@hawaii.edu> or 956-3353 if you are interested.

HIFF SEEKING INTERNS

Our friends at the Louis Vuitton Hawai‘i International Film Festival are looking for a few good interns to staff positions
ranging from film selection to guest relations. You can earn ACM 495 credit, too! Contact Michael Doyle <michael@hiff.org>.


OTHER INTERNSHIP, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

* Hanashi Oral History Program seeks help in recording interviews with Japanese American World War II veterans,
family members and others. See <www.goforbroke.org>. Contact Pam Funai at 585-8484.
* The Castle Medical Center in Kailua seeks help in making some educational videos (such as “Healthy Cooking”)
for the Wellness & Lifestyle Medicine Center. Contact Beth Davidann at 263-5052.
* GiRL FeST Hawai‘i could use a volunteer or two. It’s a great festival (Nov 7-15) of film, performance and art. Contact <info@girlfesthawaii.org>.


OTHER COURSES, OTHER DEPARTMENTS

ACM is always happy to point our students in the direction of solid courses
offered in other departments. Here are two:
* AMST 250: The Hollywood Century. Two sections: MWF 9:30-10:20 and MWF 3:30-4:20. Screenings of films
for the course will be held Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 pm. Instructor: Dr. Hye Seung Chung.
* MUS 360W: Music in Film. A course on the aesthetics, interpretation and history of music in the movies. TR 12-1:15.
Instructor: Dr. Kate McQuiston

ACM 310 PREPARATION COURSE AUGUST 23

Students enrolling in production courses (ACM 310 for Fall 2008 or Spring 2009; ACM 455 in Spring 2009) for the first time must complete
the one-day workshop “Getting Started: An Introduction to Camera and Editing.” It will be held Saturday, August 23
from 9 am – 4 pm. The morning session will meet in the Hawai‘i Public TV (KHET) building on the corner of University and
Dole. Afternoon session will be in Sakamaki C104. There is a $100 fee for the workshop. Sign up through Pacific New Media
<www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm>. Register for L09674


FESTIVALS, CONTESTS, Etc.

REMINDER: ALL ACM films submitted for festivals and contests must first be cleared by Production Manager Gregg Ambrosius.
No exceptions. See him BEFORE you send anything off.

* GiRL FeST Hawai‘i (Nov. 7-15). Hurry. Late deadline is June 30. <www.girlfesthawaii.org>.
* Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program has grants to support docs on
contemporary social issues. Deadline July 7. <www.sundance.org>. Next round deadline: Feb. 5.
* “Reel in the Vote” 30-sec PSA contest. $1,000 plus HD camera prize. For the San Diego Asian Film Foundation.
Deadline July 31. <www.sdaff.org>.
* Tiburon International Film Festival (March 19-27). Deadline Nov. 17. <www.tiburonfilmfestival.com>.
* 11/22 International Comedy Short Film Festival in Vienna. Deadline March 2, 2009 (that’s right, but you can submit now). <www.11-22.at>

POST YOUR CASTING CALL NOTICES ON ACM WEBSITE

Your film casting call can be posted on the ACM website. Send your flyer as a jpg file to ACM Production Manager Gregg Ambrosius <ambrosiu@hawaii.edu> a week before the call date, and it will go up for all to see.

Remember, no flyers should be posted on the glass on the front and back entrance doors to Crawford Hall.
They’ll be taken down, pronto.

PRE-MAJORS, TAKE NOTE!

The ACM Faculty has approved the following policy: Students who desire to become an ACM major but receive less than
a grade of “B” (3.0) in ACM 255 may retake the course once for reconsideration. If a grade of B is not attained in the retaking
of the course, the student is ineligible to become an ACM major. Any appeals to this policy will be heard, and decided,
by a faculty committee.

NOTE TO MAJORS & INTENDED MAJORS: YOU ARE NOT A MAJOR UNTIL...

Please keep in mind that you must complete your Academic Proposal and have it approved by both your ACM advisor and Interdisciplinary Studies Advisor before you can be declared an ACM major. While some students have applied to ACM and their application has been accepted, they have delayed taking the next step of preparing the Academic Proposal with their ACM advisor, and then having it approved by IS. Those students will have difficulty registering for courses that are restricted to majors, as they won't have been officially declared, or recognized, as ACM majors. So get that advising done pronto. For new applicants to the major - the same advice for you: You are not a major until your Academic Proposal has been approved by both your ACM and IS Advisors. Without it, no advanced courses will be open to you.

CHECK THIS OUT

At the Sinclair Library Wong A/V Center:
* An interview with screenwriter Paul Haggis (MILLION DOLLAR BABY; CRASH). How to manage the screenwriting life,
develop a strong story, pitch an idea. DVD #6872.
* Short kutz. It’s the DVD magazine of independent cinema. DVD #2067

MAKE A GIFT TO ACM

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