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May 4, 2007
ACM STUDENT AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to winning ACM students in the Grace Abernathy Screenwriting
and Women's Filmmaker Initiative competitions, and to those who have earned
ACM scholarships and awards:
ACM/Grace Abernathy Screenplay Competition winners are Joshua Abel for his
screenplay "Drag On" and Andrew Snyder for "Skin Therapy." Each will receive
$1250 to help underwrite production costs of filming their screenplays.
Also winning a $1250 production award from the ACM/Grace Abernathy Women's
Filmmaker Initiative is Suzan Ven Tapp for her screenplay "Pious Child."
Isaac Warsh and Eric Manke, each were awarded $2,000 from the Hawai'i
Association of Broadcasters Scholarship Fund. (Other HAB Scholarships are
still available, see note below. Apply online at
www.hawaiibroadcasters.com).
Anthony Pacheco, Ryan McKinley and Dane Neves received special Student
Achievement Awards of more than $1,000 to help defray tuition costs.
ACM STUDENT FILMS AT FESTIVALS ACROSS THE MAINLAND
THE VC (Visual Communication) FilmFest, ongoing in Los Angeles - one of the
largest festivals featuring Asian American filmmakers and films, features
ACM student films CHOPSTICKS by Henry Mochida; DAO by Jay Hubert; and FOLLOW
THE LEADER by Ty Sanga. The festival also features a unique discussion
between directors Wayne Wang and Justin Lin - an ACM Master Class presenter,
and both featured directors at the Hawai'i International Film Festival.
FOLLOW THE LEADER will also screen at Pacifika May 10-12 in Washington,
D.C., and at the Asian American International Film Festival in New York.
And a special standing ovation for Jay Hubert's DAO, which took the grand
prize for a College Level Student Production at WorldFest, Houston's annual
international film festival. Houston discovered what we've always known -
the tremendous talents of filmmakers, casts and crews at ACM and in Hawai'i.
LEGISLATURE MAKES MAJOR APPROPRIATION FOR ACM
A special thanks to all students, faculty, and community & industry
supporters who urged our state legislators to support ACM. The House and
Senate unanimously passed a measure that will give almost $5 million for an
ACM facility and equipment. Next steps are for the governor to sign the
measure into law, and for the university and Hawai'i Public TV to agree on a
lease that would provide a long-term home for ACM in the KHET-TV building on
the corner of University and Dole. Stay tuned!
FINAL "MOVIE NIGHT" TONIGHT
ACM students Mark Wolf, Dane Neves and Charles Toratani invite all to the
final MOVIE NIGHT tonight in Law School Classroom #2, featuring ACM student
films, food & fellowship. It runs from 6-10 pm.
LOST INTERNSHIPS RENEWED FOR FALL
Producers of the ABC made-in-Hawai'i hit show LOST have enjoyed our ACM
interns so much they want to renew internship program for Fall. Three
credits of ACM 495 are available. Students must be willing to work one LONG
day each week in various production capacities. For information and
instructor permission, contact Asst. Prof. Joel Moffett at 956-3353 or
moffett@hawaii.edu.
Summer Internship Opportunities Still Available:
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 if you're interested.
MASTER CLASS COURSE FOR FALL 2007
Still seats available in our new and special class - HIGHLY recommended for
all majors and intended 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.
SCHOLARSHIP
The deadline for the 2007 Hawai'i Association of Broadcasters Scholarships
(up to $3,500) has been extended to May 25. You can apply online at
www.hawaiibroadcasters.com.
WORTH CHECKING OUT
UHM Cinema Series: RAVI SHANKAR: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, May 3 at 7 pm; and 10
QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA, May 6 at 3 pm. Both in Spaulding Auditorium.
KCC New Media Arts Student Demo Reel & Design Portfolio Presentation, May
9, 6-8 pm, Kopiko 202.
Looking for another screenwriting class to build your skills? Prof. Steven
Taylor Goldsberry offers for Fall 2007 ENG 416: The Structure of Screenplay
Writing. TR 12-1:15 pm.
The Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, May 24-27.
The Wong A/V Center at Sinclair Library has a great series of music videos
by directors, such as Michel Gondry (DVD #2079); Anton Corbijn (DVD #5066);
Jonathan Glazer (DVD #5065); Mark Romanek (DVD #5064); Stephane Sednaoui
(DVD #5067); Chris Cunningham (DVD #2078); and the legendary Spike Jonze
(DVD #1886).
FESTIVALS, CONTESTS
The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) Foundation, of which
ACM Director Chris Lee is a founder and director, and Fox Entertainment
Group announces a call for submissions for the
8th annual CAPE Foundation New Writers Award. Selected winners, in both Film
and Television categories, will receive an impressive cash prize of $4,000.
All entries must be submitted and postmarked by May 25, 2007. Details at
www.capeusa.org.
Other opportunities:
"Corto Creativo" international student film festival in Tijuana. Deadline May 18. www.udc.edu.mx
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
Monterey (Mexico) International Film Festival. Deadline June 1. www.ficmty.org
100 Second Film Festival. Deadline July 1. 100second.ltc.org
SEMESTER ENDS
Spring 2007 has been a great ride! Good luck to all students taking finals
next week, and congratulations to all taking that final walk at
Commencement.
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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