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October 6, 2008
‘TIS THE SEASON – FOR FILMS!
Aloha Students, Supporters and Friends of the Academy for Creative Media.
We’re entering that wonderful time of the year when the cinematic menu
overflows with rich and diverse offerings.
At the top of the list, of course, is the 2008 Louis Vuitton Hawai‘i
International Film Festival, October 9-19. And at the top of the HIFF list
is …
ACM NIGHT @ HIFF
* Tuesday Oct. 14, 6 pm at Regal Dole Cannery Theatres: A record 12 student
films will be shown this year, including a trio of films made by ACM and
Shanghai University students - the first U.S.-China student film
co-productions. The three were shot in Shanghai where six ACM students
attended and screened their films at the Shanghai Int’l Film Festival. Two
other films make up the Hawai‘i-China film collaboration, a narrative film
shot during last year’s HIFF when our Shanghai University friends visited
us, and a documentary about this unique international and intercultural
filmmaking venture.
Order your tickets NOW <www.hiff.org> for this always sold-out screening.
Seats are going FAST!
The ACM student films to be shown October 14 include:
* Goendama (Five Yen Coin) by Yayoi Ikezaki
* Rain by Thomas Takemoto-Chock
* Red Dirt by Monet Sadural
* Just Like That by Nasser Marghalani
* The Hollow by Dana Ledoux Miller
* Yamanote Line by Ark Fang Ran Mu
* Blood Colony by Jacob Holcomb
The student films that are part of the Hawai‘i-China Film Development
Programs are:
* Fresh Lenses by Crystal Chen
* It Happened One Afternoon by Russell Blanchard
* Bamboo Pole by Ark Fang Ran Mu
* Birthday Gift by Zhou Wei
* With Me by Robert Omura
The state Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Hawai‘i
Film Office and the Hawai‘i State Legislature provided support for the
Hawai‘i-China Film Development Programs.
SHANGHAI SHORTS @ HIFF
* Tuesday, Oct. 14, 4 pm at Regal Dole Cannery Theatres: Preceding the ACM
films will be five films made by our student collaborators at Shanghai
University. This program is FREE(!) – but you must order a ticket
<www.hiff.org>. This is a great opportunity to see the themes, techniques,
and visual styles of Chinese student films. ACM students thinking about
submitting a film and traveling to the 2009 Shanghai International Film
Festival should be first in line for this experience to share filmmaking
insights across cultures.
ACM@HIFF AFTERPARTY
Join filmmaking friends from across the islands and oceans at a special
afterparty following the Tuesday night ACM film screenings at HIFF, and
enjoy the festival music video entries, too. It’s all happening at The Loft,
115 Hotel Street.
VIEWER’S CHOICE: VOTE FOR YOUR ACM@HIFF FAVORITE!
Six ACM@HIFF student films can also be viewed (for FREE!) on the Oceanic NGN
Video-On-Demand Channel 680. You can not only watch them, but also cast a
vote for your favorite. The winner gets the official HIFF Viewer’s Choice
Award. Dane Neves’ THE MONKEYBOY FEVER took last year’s honors. There are
three shorts by other filmmakers also on the menu. And you can preview
trailers for many of the HIFF films.
SPECIAL HIFF SEMINAR ON INDIGENOUS FILMMAKING
A special offering at this year’s festival speaks to the heart of ACM – a
free seminar Saturday (Oct. 11) at noon in the Regal Dole Cannery theatres,
Indigenous Filmmaking and Globalization: Capturing the Oeuvre of the Pacific
Islander in the 21st Century. Featured speakers include Maori actor Cliff
Curtis, New Zealand Filmmaker Vincent Ward, and UHM’s own Vilsoni Hereniko,
writer and director of the celebrated THE LAND HAS EYES
ASIAN FILM EXPERT SPEAKS AT ACM FRIDAY
Jean Noh, deputy Asia editor and Korea correspondent for Screen
International will speak at ACM’s Master Class Friday (Oct. 10), 3 pm, in
Crawford 115. It’s open to all who are interested in Korean cinema. She’ll
talk about the state of the Korean film industry, particularly on the work
of women producers. She’s here as part of HIFF’s seminars and educational
outreach.
On Friday, October 17, all are invited to hear Francisco Menendez, the chair
of the film school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Prof. Menendez
has specialties in directing and HD filmmaking. ACM and UNLV are exploring
some tantalizing exchange possibilities. Stay tuned!
MY BEIJING BIRTHDAY DOC SCREENING MONDAY
MY BEIJING BIRTHDAY is a documentary by Howie Snyder who has lived in
Beijing off and on since 1981. Our friends at the Center for Chinese Studies
has brought him and his film to campus for a public talk on Monday (Oct. 13)
at noon in the Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319), and a screening of his film at
4:30 pm at the Center for Korean Studies auditorium. The screening will be
followed by a Q&A session. The film follows a group of Chinese kids from
1996-2008 as they study stand-up comedy. It’s a warm insight into the coming
of age of a new Chinese generation.
GRAZIE TO CINEMA ITALIANO
*Cinema Italiano in Hawai‘i has once again generously funded a Future
Filmmaker’s Award to presented to an ACM student selected by the faculty.
Their successful festival ran last month, and ACM benefited from dynamic
visits by Italian filmmaker Franco Amurri, who would like to explore
exchange and internship experiences in Italy with ACM student filmmakers.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ...
Jay Hanamura, whose film CATCHING CHASE has been accepted for screening in
the prestigious Beijing Film Academy International Student Film and Video
Festival, to be held Nov. 9-15. CATCHING CHASE also screened at the 2008
Shanghai International Film Festival.
… AND ALSO …
Assistant Professor George Wang’s study of “King Hu’s Come Drink With Me and
the Birth of the Modern Martial Arts Cinema” honored at the 2008 University
Film and Video Association national conference.
ACM IN THE NEWS
ACM’s record number of student films in this year’s HIFF, and the premiere
of our China film collaborations have attracted the attention of the local
press. KHNL (Channel 8) did two stories, and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin
featured us in their HIFF roundup. You can see them at:
<www.khnl.com/global/story.asp?s=9069998>
<www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=9055108>
<www.starbulletin.com/features/20081006_hiff_pt1.html?page=2&c=y>
REMINDER: ACM/PACIFIC NEW MEDIA WORKSHOPS FOR CREDIT
AOur friends at Pacific New Media are offering two on-campus workshops this
month for which you can receive 1 credit of ACM 390 each. That’s right. Take
both and you earn two credits. They are both intense, high-powered, and
professionally oriented:
* Writing for Television – Get Started and Go!, Saturday and Sunday, Oct.
11-12, 9 am-4 pm, taught by Maria Jacquemetton, writer-producer for such TV
series as STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, BAYWATCH, HIGHLANDER, and the current hit
MAD MEN. She’s a Golden Globe and Writers Guild of America award winner.
Register for ACM 390 (111) CRN 1885 via MyUH (Fall 2008 Extension)
* Strategies of the Independent Film Producer – Saturday and Sunday, October
25-26, 9 am-4 pm, taught by Karin Chien, a New York University instructor
and independent film producer whose films have premiered at Sundance, won
more than 50 festival awards, and who has been nominated for an Independent
Spirit Award. Register for ACM 390 (112) CRN 1886 via MyUH (Fall 2008
Extension).
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.
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.
* 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>.
* 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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