April 2, 2009
Films, Events and More!!I
Aloha Students, Supporters and Friends of the Academy for Creative Media
Films from home and aroound the world are coming to campus and the HIFF Spring Fling.
MARLENE BOOTH’S PIDGIN DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES TONIGHT
Congratulations to ACM’s award-winning documentary instructor Marlene Booth
for her film PIDGIN: THE VOICE OF HAWAI‘I, which premieres tonight at the
Art Auditorium. There will be a 5:30 pm reception, with the program
beginning at 6 pm. The film was made in conjunction with the late Prof.
Kanalu Young of the Hawai’inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge..
HAWAI‘I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1. SPRING SHOWCASE
HIFF’s annual Spring Showcase opens tomorrow with a wide selection of
international films. Film descriptions, schedules and tickets are at
<www.hiff.org>.
2. HIFF HIGHLIGHTS
The showcase includes TREELESS MOUNTAIN, shot in Korea by our own Asst.
Prof. Anne Misawa as DP for So Yong Kim’s film that took awards at Berlin,
Dubai, and Pusan International Film Festivals, and was nominated for an
Independent Spirit Award. It screens April 9 at 3:15 pm and again at 6:15 pm
in the Regal Dole Cannery Theatres.
Also screening on Saturday (April 4) at 11 am is Maili Land’s Story of Hope,
the trio of films produced by kids in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program,
assisted by ACM faculty and students.
3. HIFF INTERNSHIPS
HIFF is looking for volunteers to help with the Spring Showcase, and for
Summer Interns. You can earn 3 credits of ACM 495 with a summer internship
while learning the ins, outs, and behind-the-scenes of running a major
international film festival! Interns are sought in the areas of outreach &
communication, online social media, design/graphics, special
events/seminars, programming, and sponsorship. Contact <sarah@hiff.org>.
TAIWAN FILM SERIES CONTINUES TOMORROW & NEXT FRIDAY
ACM Asst. Professor George Wang selected the films for the Taiwan Film
Series that has been running on campus for the last several weeks. Two more
films remain – both shown on campus and free!
* April 3, 4 pm, LET IT BE, a documentary by Yen Lan-chuan & Juang Yi-tseng,
Grand Prize winner at the Taipei Film Festival, Crawford 105.
* April 8, 4 pm, FISHING LUCK by Tseng Wen-Chen, a romantic drama and
Official Selection, Pusan International Film Festival, Crawford 105.
RICHARD PARSONS AND NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPE – APRIL 9
Learn about the New Media Economy from one of the world’s experts. Richard
Parsons is the Chairman of Citigroup and former Chairman and CEO of Time
Warner, Inc., the world’s largest media and entertainment company. He’s on
campus as the Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic
Ideals, but Asst. Prof. Konrad Ng managed to snare him to talk to ACM
students next Thursday, April 9, from 2-3:30 pm in Crawford 115. You won’t
get many better opportunities to hear a titan of industry talk about the
industry in which we plan to make our careers.
JET OFF TO SHANGHAI WITH YOUR SMART FILM
Entry deadline is April 13 to have you and your film considered for the
SMART (Student Media Art) Exchange screening at the Shanghai International
Film Festival in June. Up to six ACM students and their films will have the
opportunity to travel to Shanghai to screen their films in the festival, and
to participate in the filmmaking program with students from Shanghai
University.
Winning students will be provided with a matching grant for airfare and
accommodations for a 2-week stay in Shanghai. See ACM Production Manager
Gregg Ambrosius <ambrosiu@hawaii.edu>, or 956-3782 for entry forms and
further information.
LOST INTERNSHIPS FOR FALL 09
ACM has arranged with the producers of LOST for a new internship during the
Fall ’09 semester on the hit ABC series. Academic credit is available
(ACM495) for those able to commit to 150 working hours over the course of
the semester (approximately 10 hours a week, preferably one full day a
week). The ten selected interns will experience work in five departments on
a rotating basis: Production Office, Art Department, Locations, Wardrobe and
the Assistant Directors Department.
Interested? Contact Assistant Professor Joel Moffett at
<moffett@hawaii.edu> >, who will coordinate the project. Majors and
intended majors are, as always, given priority (another in the very long
list of good reasons to major or double major in ACM!)
WIN $1,500 TO PRODUCE YOUR FILM
ACM will award two $1,500 awards to students to produce their winning
screenplays in our annual Grace Abernethy Screenwriting Competition. You’ve
got until May 4 to submit an original screenplay written in 2008-2009.
Include a half-page synopsis and preliminary budget showing how you would
use the award to cover anticipated production costs. Winners will receive
$1,500 to produce your film as an ACM 499 project in Fall 09. For more
information, contact Asst. Prof. Joel Moffett at 956-3353 or
<moffett@hawaii.edu>. The competition is made possible by the Grace
Abernethy Fund for Creative Writing through the Hawai‘i Community
Foundation.
ACM’S BLUE MOON SOIREE OF STUDENT FILMS
Come and watch an intriguing selection of ACM student films Friday, April
17, from 4:15-6 pm in Crawford 115. The theme is “The Outsiders –
Celebrating Diversity and Self-Discovery” and features film by students Sky
Fung, Jason Kaneshiro, Tyler Keuffner, Paulo Kobayashi, Tiara Monga and
Jaime Peak. Bring your friends, family & snacks. It’s all free! Part of the
Blue Moon Soiree Series, put together by Asst. Profs. Linda Dorn and George
Wang of the Student and Alumni Affairs Committee, backed up by the ACM
Student Association.
HITCHCOCK & SPECIAL EFFECTS
ACM joins the English Department in co-sponsoring a colloquium on the films
of Alfred Hitchcock with writer and critic Murray Pomerance on April 21 at
3pm in KUY 410. Pomerance is the editor of the “Techniques of the Moving
Image” series from Rutgers University Press. He’ll focus on the special
effects techniques used in the Mount Rushmore finale of Hitchcock’s NORTH BY
NORTHWEST.
HONORS PROGRAM SEEKS VIDEO CREATOR
The Honors Program would like to create a 2-5 minute recruitment video and
are looking for a student to help. Interested? Contact Jeannin Russo at
386-5401 or <jeanninr@hotmail.com>
HAWAI‘I BROADCASTERS’ SCHOLARSHIP
If a career in the broadcast industry is in your sights and you’d like a
year’s worth of tuition paid, apply for the Hawai‘i Association of
Broadcasters 2009 scholarship. All the info you need is at
<www.hawaiibroadcasters.com/scholar.html>. You’ve got until April 30 to get
that application in.
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.
* Palm Springs International ShortFest, June 23-29 <www.psfilmfest.org>
Deadline April 24
* Maui Film Festival <www.mauifilmfestival.com>. Deadline May 1.
* Just for Laughs Film Festival (Montreal, July 16-26, 2009). Deadline May
1. <www.hahaha.com/film/en>
* Moondance Festival, “The American Cannes” <www.moondancefilmfestival.com>.
Deadline May 15.
* Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, Sept. 17-27 <www.wcff.us>.
Deadline May 15.
SHOW OFF ACM PRIDE WITH T-SHIRTS, HATS
The newly formed ACM Student Association is selling spiffy ACM-logo t-shirts
and wicked cool hats Contact ACMSA head Erik Manke <acmsa1@gmail.com>.
T-shirts available in all sizes S-XL. White shirts are $11, black shirts are
$12. Those way cool black hats are $13. Proceeds will help support ACM
student programs. Talk to Eric about becoming a member, too.
WORTH CHECKING OUT
At Sinclair Library’s Wong A/V Center:
* Battle over Citizen Kane, with Liev Schreiber & John Malkovich. DVD #8260
* This is Nollywood – a doc on the Nigerian film industry. DVD #8135
* The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema. Sophie Fiennes doc on what movies can tell
us about ourselves. Do we really want to know? DVD #8479
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.
REMINDER TO NEW 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.
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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