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October 13, 2007
Aloha students, supporters and friends of the Academy for Creative Media at
the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It's Festival Time, and this e-newsletter
highlights some of the many films and activities of the 2007 Hawaii
International Film Festival with ACM in mind.
ACM @ HIFF 2007
The 27th annual Louis Vuitton Hawai'i International Film Festival gets
underway Thursday and continues for 10 days of films, seminars, and events.
It's a full menu, and some have been designed with ACM students in mind:
* Friday (10/19): Vietnam Film Symposium, Noon - 1:30 pm at the East-West
Center's Imin Conference Center (1777 East-West Road), Garden Level.
Sponsored by the Center and NETPAC will bring together filmmakers and
scholars for this historic, international first.
* Friday (10/19): Prof. Wimal Dissanayake will moderate a "Conversation with
Vietnam Film Experts" following the 4:15 pm screening of the award-winning
film THE DESERTED VALLEY at the Regal Dole Cannery Cinemas. Filmmaker Giang
Pham Nhue will be present. The discussion will take place at the new HIFF
Café on the 2nd floor.
* Sunday (10/21): A free showcase of student films, 10 am at Regal Dole
Cannery. Talented elementary, middle and high school students from around
the globe show why there's great hope for the next generation of filmmakers.
* Sunday (10/21): Shanghai University Student Films. 3 pm at Regal Dole
Cannery. Six films by our student filmmaking partners in the SMART (Student
Media Art) Exchange program with Shanghai University and the Shanghai
International Film Festival. Admission Free!
* Sunday (10/21): Books to Film - Cross Boundaries, Creating Worlds. 5 pm at
Regal Dole Cannery. A seminar including filmmakers Wayne Wang (JOY LUCK
CLUB, and his new film A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS), UH professor &
playwright Vilsoni Hereniko (THE LAND HAS EYES).
* Sunday (10/21): ACM NIGHT! 6:15 pm at Regal Dole Cannery. This is our
festival highlight; eight of our ACM student films will be screened:
Russell Blanchard - MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
Dana Ledoux Miller - MATALASI
Henry Mochida - HONG KONG LAYOVER
Dane Neves - THE MONKEYBOY FEVER
Joelle-Lyn Sarte - HOME AGAIN
Jeremiah Tayao - FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Jennifer Tokunaga - SHIN
Seong Whang - ATONEMENT
* Monday (10/22): A Special ACM MASTER CLASS with Director Justin Lin. 3 -
4:30 pm at the Architecture Auditorium, UHM campus. Justin Lin (BETTER LUCK
TOMORROW, FAST AND FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT) makes a return appearance to ACM,
joined by actors Sung Kang and Roger Fan to discuss their new film
(FINISHING THE GAME).
* Tuesday (10/23): Join ACM and other filmmakers for HIFF Night at Next Door
(43 N. Hotel Street) 8pm - 1am. The perfect afterparty (for those of age),
featuring music videos and indy rock.
* Wednesday (10/24): American Immigrant Filmmakers on Profile. 6 pm at Regal
Dole Cannery. Justin Lin headlines this HIFF seminar along with Wayne Wang,
Charlie Nguyen, Reiko Tahara, Max Uesugi, and Stephen Gauger. All will share
stories of their journeys from their distant homelands to the forefront of
American independent cinema.
VOTE FOR ACM STUDENT FILMS ON OCEANIC CH. 680
Oceanic Time Warner is sponsoring a Viewers' Choice Award to select the best
Hawaii-made short film at this year's HIFF. All our ACM student films are
there! If you have digital cable, go to Channel 680. Browse the "HIFF"
category for simple viewing and voting instructions. Cash prize to the top
film!
ACM UHM COMMERCIAL AIRS NATIONALLY
The ACM student-produced 30-sec. commercial for UHM, "Discover Your Life"
had its national premiere during the UHM - San Jose State football game Oct.
5. It will be the anchor spot for UHM during televised sports events. You
can see it on our website www.hawaii.edu/acm as soon as you log on. It's
also on the university's at manoa.hawaii.edu.
ACM students involved in the project were: Issac Warsh (director); Joshua
Abel; Art Haring; Jacob Holcomb; Jamie McGihon; and Danielle
Vivarttas-Ahrnsbrak. They were assisted by ACM faculty and staff: Assistant
Prof. Anne Misawa; Gregg Ambrosius, ACM Production Manager; and Tom Brislin,
ACM Chair.
CINEMA ITALIANO PRESENTS FUTURE FILMMAKER AWARD
The 4th annual Cinema Italiano Film Festival presented ACM with a special
Future Filmmaker Award at its opening gala and awards ceremony. The award
will go to an ACM student to produce a short film or festival trailer
celebrating Italian film and Italian culture in Hawai'i. ACM students
Russell Blanchard (addressing the audience in Italian) and Mikaela Bruce
accepted the award on behalf of ACM.
WORTH CHECKING OUT
* All ACM students are welcome to a special session on Intellectual Property
Law, 3:25 - 4:40 pm Nov. 2 in Classroom 1 of the UHM Law School. Sayoko
Blodgett-Ford, IP expert, and a guest attorney will discuss IP issues in
motion picture deals.
* A new website with everything you wanted to know about film festivals,
including a useful calendar, can be found at www.filmfestivalworld.com.
FESTIVALS, CONTESTS
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.
* Pune (India) International Film Festival.
www.puneinternationalfilmfestival.com. Deadline Nov. 30.
* Tiburon International Film Festival
www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/submitFilm.php. Deadline December 1.
* International Student Short-Film Festival in Cergy-Pontoise, France.
www.lefestivalducourt.org. Deadline Jan. 11.
* Just For Laughs Comedia Festival www.justforlaughts.ca/comedia/ Deadline
May 1.
* Berlin International Film Festival Talent Campus
www.berlinale-talentcampus.de and Cannes Film Festival American Pavilion
www.ampav.com/ampav.html are student-oriented programs at two of the
world's major festivals.
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.
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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