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October 6, 2008
CELEBRATING ACM!
ACM night at the 2008 Louis Vuitton Hawai‘i International Film Festival was
another SRO event, with a lively Q&A session after with both ACM and
Shanghai University student filmmakers. Our historic first U.S.-China
student film co-productions premiered to a vocally appreciative audience.
A special congratulations to Dana Ledoux Miller, whose THE HOLLOW won the
festival’s Oceanic Time-Warner Viewer’s Choice Award.
If you were there for the evening (and the afterparty!) and took some
pictures, share them with us. Send them along to Production Manager Gregg
Ambrosius <ambrosiu@hawaii.edu>, and we’ll put together a collection.
ACM-SHANGHAI U. PARTNER ON
The ACM-Shanghai University alliance is continuing to co-produce another two
films, under the direction of Asst. Prof. Anne Misawa. You can be among the
first see their works-in-progress Monday (Oct. 27) from 5-6:30 pm in
Crawford 115. There will be a discussion and Q&A with the ACM and Shanghai
student filmmakers, too. It’s open to all.
ACTING/DIRECTING WORKSHOPS – FOR CREDIT!
A pair of acting & directing workshops from Pacific New Media are available
for credit (ACM 390 – Workshop in Creative Media) for ACM majors. You can
earn up to 3 credits!
* Acting for the Camera. Our own Asst. Prof. Joel Moffett conducts this
workshop that will meet every Tuesday starting next week (Oct. 28) through
December 16, from 7-10 pm in Kuykendall 210. You can register for 2 credits
for this intensive and illuminating workshop through MyUH. Go to the Fall
2008 Extension, and click on Academy for Creative Media. The CRN is 1945
(ACM 390 Section 113).
* Directing the Camera. Prof. Gil Bettman from Chapman University will
conduct this three-session workshop on the ABCs of directing, including
camera movement, placement and lens use. It will be offered during the
semester break: January 9, 10 and 11 from 2-6pm in Krauss 012. You can
register for 1 credit through MyUH. Go to the Fall 2008 Extension, and click
on Academy for Creative Media. The CRN is 1946 (ACM 390 Section 114)
FILM TALKS ON CAMPUS
We’re enjoying a rich week of film screenings and discussions on campus:
* Tonight (Oct 22) through Friday – The Spanish Division of the Department
of Language and Literature of Europe and the Americas is hosting the third
international conference on Latin American and Iberian Cinema. It kicks off
with a screening tonight at 7:30 pm in the Art Auditorium of SOULS WITHOUT
BORDERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE featuring
co-director Anthony L. Geist. Tomorrow (Oct. 23) there is a 2:45 pm
screening of ALATRISTE in Moore Hall 119. On Friday it’s AZUL OSCURO, CASI
NEGRO at 2:30 pm in Moore 111.
* Thursday (Oct 23) – Beyond “Extreme:” Re-reading Kim Ki-duk’s Cinema of
Ressentiment, a presentation by Hye Seung Chung of American Studies, 4-5:30
pm in the Center for Korean Studies Auditorium.
* Friday (Oct 24) – Hawai‘i State Film Commissioner Donne Dawson talks about
resources and processes for filming in Hawai‘i. It’s part of our ACM Master
Class Series, 3 pm in Crawford 115.
On Friday Oct. 31 it will be celebrated Hawai‘i filmmaker Gerard Elmore.
ANIMATION PORTFOLIO DEADLINE
Students interested in taking the ACM Animation and Game Design classes for
Spring (ACM 215/216) are reminded that the deadline for submitting their
portfolios is Nov. 12 at noon. Portfolio guidelines can be found on our
website at <www.hawaii.edu/acm/acmanimation>
SCHOLARSHIP$!
* The Colleges of Arts & Sciences have a number of scholarship opportunities
available, from $1,000 - $3,000. See your ACM or A&S academic advisor for
application forms.
* Carole Fielding Student Grants from the University Film and Video
Association <www.ufva.org>. Deadline December 15.
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.
* San Francisco International Film Festival, April 23-May 7, 2009.
<www.sffs.org>. Deadline Nov. 7.
* The Method Fest – dedicated to showcasing breakout acting performances in
independent film (March 26- April 2 in Calabasas, CA). Deadline December 1.
<www.methodfest.com>.
* Tiburon International Film Festival (March 19-27). Deadline Nov. 17.
<www.tiburonfilmfestival.com>.
* Newport Beach Film Festival <http://newportbeachfilmfest.com>. Deadline
Nov. 23.
* Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program has grants to support docs on
contemporary social issues. Deadline Feb. 5, 2009 <www.sundance.org>.
* 11/22 International Comedy Short Film Festival in Vienna. Deadline March
2, 2009. <www.11-22.at>
* Just for Laughs Film Festival (Montreal, July 16-26, 2009). Deadline May
1, 2009. <www.hahaha.com/film/en>
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.
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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