Submissions are now open for the 2012 Lone Star International Film Festival
DOCUMENTARY FORTNIGHT 2012 BRINGS AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION OF 27 FILMS TO THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN FEBRUARY
Festival Includes a Retrospective Dedicated to Paper Tiger Television, a Modern Monday Featuring a Discussion with Phil Collins, and a Special Field Guide to the Interactive Documentary
Documentary Fortnight 2012: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media/February 16-28, 2012
This exhibition is organized by Sally Berger, Assistant Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art. The selection committee consists of Sally Berger; Chi-hui Yang, independent curator; and Sam Green, documentary filmmaker.
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BYUN, OBJECT TROUVE
Monday, February 27 at 4:30pm
Byun, Objet Trouvé. 2011. USA. 7 min. Directed by Marie Losier. Acclaimed mixed-media artist Chong Gon Byun uses found and discarded objects to create intricate sculptures that explore the clash between post-industrial civilization and the present consumerist culture in his surrealist oeuvre.
Grandma Lo-fi. 2011. Iceland. 62 min. Directed by Orri Jónsson, Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir. New York premiere. The music career of Sigrí•ur Níelsdóttir began when she was 70 years old. Seven years later, she had produced 59 albums and a catalog of over 600 songs. Through a series of intimate interviews with Sigrí•ur her incredible lo-fi production process is revealed.
Followed by a discussion with Marie Losier, Orri Jónsson, Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir, and Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir.
Tuesday, February 28
Special Off-Site Screenings at Nitehawk Cinema
7:30pm Marija’s Own. 2011. Croatia. 61 min. Directed by Željka Suková. (See Monday, February 27, 1:30). Followed by a discussion with Željka Suková.
8:00pm Byun, Objet Trouvé. 2011. USA. 7 min. Directed by Marie Losier
Grandma Lo-fi. 2011. Iceland. 62 min. Directed by Orri
Followed by a discussion with Marie Losier, Orri Jónsson, Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir, and Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir.
Nitehawk Cinema: 136 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nitehawk.com.
WMM is proud to announce that THE PRICE OF SEX has made the 2012 ALA Notable Videos for Adults List!The Video Round Table established the Notable Videos for Adults list as a means of providing guidance to public and academic librarians involved in building dynamic and balanced video collections for an adult clientele.
“Recommended…the film offers uniquely personal insight into a major criminal enterprise that destroys the lives of countless young women.”
Video Librarian
An unprecedented and compelling inquiry into a dark side of immigration so difficult to cover or probe with depth, THE PRICE OF SEX sheds light on the underground criminal network of human trafficking and experiences of trafficked Eastern European women forced into prostitution abroad. Filming under cover with extraordinary access, even posing as a prostitute to gather her material, Bulgarian-born photo-journalist Mimi Chakarova travels from impoverished rural areas in post-Communist Eastern Europe, including her grandmother’s village, to Turkey, Greece, and Dubai. This dangerous investigative journey brings Chakarova face to face with trafficked women willing to trust her and appear on film undisguised. Their harrowing first-person accounts, as well as interviews with traffickers, clients, and anti-trafficking activists, expose the root causes, complex connections, and stark significance of sexual slavery today.
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The National Endowment for the Arts cooperates with the U.S. Japan Friendship Commission in the implementation of this program. The U.S/Japan Creative Artists’ Program provides support for up to five outstanding contemporary or traditional artists from the United States to spend a three-month residency in Japan. Eligible applicants are architects, choreographers, composers, creative writers, designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists, or solo theater artists who work with original material (including puppeteers, storytellers and performance artists). Multidisciplinary artists and artistic directors of theater or dance companies are also eligible.
The next deadline for this program is March 1, 2012 for residencies in 2013.
The U.S/Japan Creative Artists’ Program is extremely competitive; applicants should have regional or national recognition and anticipate a highly rigorous review of their work. Artists should also present compelling reasons for wanting to work in Japan.
Selected artists will receive:
Additional information, including guidelines and the application, can be found at http://www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp.
It is the time of year when the Best of List proliferate. Here are some of the more original.
The Best Movies of 2011: The Best Depictions of the End of the World by D Magazine’s Peter Simek
Five Good Things Happening in Movies to Save You From Three Stooges Hell by the Dallas Observer’s Nick Rallo
The Ten Best and Worst Movie Posters of the Year by NYMag’s Kyle Buchanan
Our Favorite Moments at Angelika Dallas, by The Dallas Observer’s Mixmaster
Whale’s Top Ten of 2011 by Chase Whale
The Best Scores & Soundtracks Of 2011 by Oliver Lyttelton of Indiewire
2011 Year-end Wrap-up: The Year’s Worst Filmsby Huffington Post’s Scott Mendelson
The Year in Film: 10 For 2012 by Karina Longworth of the Village Voice
Best Documentaries of the Year by Robert Ebert
and 2011 Movies got me all introspective by our own Daniel Laabs.
FIVE RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC MEDIA
Over the last 11 years, over 220 producers from PBS stations and independent media communities nationwide have participated in the CPB/PBS Producers Workshop at WGBH. To share their experiences and accomplishments, these Workshop graduates have created a showcase: the Producers Workshop Online (PWO). This social media network is full of resources and opportunities for all public media producers. Dive deeper into our wonderful community by reading about five resources you can take advantage of.
• Find a producer
When you’re looking for a media producer who matches the vision and skills you need, try browsing the pool of up-and-coming professionals in the PWO. You’ll know they were selected for their interest in public media and their fine work – and then trained by top PBS producers and executives. Search by location to find someone in your area, or browse members’ pages to read about their projects.
• Expand your knowledge
Learn from top-tier national producers in the “Tips” section of the site, on topics ranging from writing and editing to post-production, digital media and transparency in journalism. Share these expert resources with your station or company’s production staff.
As some of you may know I attended the PBS Producers Workshop in Oct 2011. I
Their social network is a terrific and too-often-untapped resource for public media professionals and organizations to find new producing partners and get industry trends and insights. In the next month they working with the National Center for Media Engagement, an organization committed to advancing public media’s ability to engage communities, to raise awareness of PWO.
• Post job opportunities
Staffing is critical to a great production. Where do you recruit? Through the PWO, you can tap into talent by posting your job opportunities. Just contact executive director Judith Vecchione and she’ll publish your listings on PWO.
• Learn about new grants & funding
The Workshop’s Forum is a great place to find or post grant and funding opportunities. Stay in the know about funding opportunities for your station’s production, and add your own by contacting executive director Judith Vecchione, who will post them for you.
• Get production insights
Workshop graduates and speakers are on the forefront of media production. (Just recently NCME’s Jennifer MacArthur spoke on the importance of community engagement in production.) Read insights, conversations and comments to stay abreast of industry trends and production techniques.
The Denton Benefit League has awarded Thin Line Film Fest a grant in the amount of $4,044 toward the purchase of the large screen we use every year at the Campus Theatre. Ever since the beginning of the Thin Line concept, they have wanted a two-weekend festival and in 2012 this becomes a reality. Get ready for 11 days of documentaries. I know, it’s crazy! These two weekends in February will be the new calendar home to Texas’ International Documentary Film Festival. And as a bonus, instead of ending on the traditional Sunday, Thin Line will now take advantage of the Presidents Day holiday and offer a lineup of festival winners and crowd favorites. With this new schedule, Thin Line will screen as many as 75 documentaries this year! Also in 2012, look for a new downtown venue as we begin to spread our wings.
Los Angeles, CA (December 9, 2011) - Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), a non-profit organization funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, announces 16 newly funded programs as part of its 2011 Public Media Content Fund. The funding initiative invites independent producers to submit proposals for funding on Latino-themed programs or series.“We are proud of Latino filmmakers and producers who through their craft provide a window to our culture and heritage,” said Edward James Olmos, LPB Chairman.
“We are very excited to support these projects that celebrate the diversity of the Latino experience in the U.S. We will work closely with PBS and our public media partners to bring these compelling stories to the American Public,” said Sandie Viquez Pedlow, LPB Executive Director.
Every year LPB invites independent filmmakers to submit proposals in various stages, from research and development, to production, post-production, new media and community engagement. All proposals are reviewed by a selected group of public television professionals, station programmers, independent filmmakers, academics, and executives from funding organizations.
This year, sixteen (16) proposals were selected for funding. Emerging filmmakers comprise 40% of total funded producers; mid-level producers make up 35%; veteran filmmakers constitute 25%; and 55% of the funded producers are women. More than half of the awarded programs have never been funded by Latino Public Broadcasting before – a direct result of an extensive outreach program for independent filmmakers throughout the nation. One of the grants goes to The Arizona Project by Producers/Directors: Carlos Sandoval/Catherine Tambini. Carlos bough his American Experience documentary, A Class Apart to VideoFest in 2009.
