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MASS FILM OFFICE (MFO) WRAP PARTY FEATURES WIFVNE MEMBERS
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WIFVNE MEMBER CICI CLARK WINS RESEARCH EMMY
email from CICI: "The 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards was held in New York on Monday, September 24, 2007. Amazingly, I won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Research on the PBS Nature documentary, Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History. (I was the Associate Producer) The film profiled the lives of 7 individual chimps, and I'm most proud of the fact that a national award such as the Emmy will bring more attention to the film and help increase awareness of the issues that captive chimpanzees in entertainment and research face every day." ---Great Work, Cici!
8/24/07 HANDS ON WEB WORKSHOPS AT MIT; Sept 15 & Nov 17, 2007. NING, Network, Vlog and RSS..
8/15/07 Women In Film & General Motors Announce 2007 Acceleration Grant for Emerging Filmmakers
7/31/07 Summer Screening Series: August Garden Shorts
6/26/07 Summer Screening Series: July Garden Shorts
4/25/07 Screenwriting Awards with Diane Lake
Winners of the WIFV/NE Screenwriting Contest TBA!
WOMEN IN FILM/GM ALLIANCE & EMERSON COLLEGE STUDENT GROUP SPEC HOST SCREENWRITING AWARDS EVENT WITH DIANE LAKE
Women in Film/General Motors (WIF/GM) Accelerating the Creative Alliance, together with Women in Film & Video/New England (WIFV/NE) and the Emerson College Student Screenwriting Group Spec will host a screenwriting awards celebration on Wednesday April 25th at the AMC/Loews Boston Common Theatre. Awards will be presented to the finalists of the WIFV/NE Screenwriting Contest and the Emerson Spec Screenwriting Competition. Special guest screenwriter Diane Lake will speak about writing for film and her screenplay Frida. The event, the first of the WIF/GM Alliance's national college lectures to be held here in Boston, will include a Q&A session with Ms. Lake and an informal reception with refreshments.
Diane Lake sold her first story idea in 1993 and has since written screenplays for Columbia, Disney, Miramax and Paramount. She has written television series for NBC and CBS, as well as work for actor Dustin Hoffman and director Harold Becker. Current projects in active development include Distance, the story of French Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot; Chandler, a film noir set in 1930s Los Angeles about writer Raymond Chandler; and A Thousand Cranes, an epic love story set against the backdrop of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Her film Frida opened the Venice Film Festival in 2002, was named one of the Ten Best Films of 2002 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and was nominated for six Academy Awards in 2003. Diane has a B.F.A. from Drake University, an M.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and teaches screenwriting at Emerson College.
The Emerson College student group Spec was founded to develop a forum for students interested in the art of screenwriting to meet, workshop, and critique each other's scripts. The group is open to all Emerson students, and serves the film community by hosting workshops, performance-style readings, and an annual screenwriting contest. This year's winner of the Spec Screenwriting Contest was selected by an executive at Reese Witherspoon's company Type A Productions and will be announced by Diane Lake.
WIFV/NE hosts an annual screenwriting contest that aims to promote the work of women screenwriters and support the creation of worthy film roles for women. The contest is open to all aspiring screenwriters but entries must be authored or co-authored by a woman and/or feature a woman or women in prominent roles. Los Angeles-based screenwriter Kate Boutilier (The Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys) served as judge and selected the winner, two runners-up, and an honorable mention. The four finalists were chosen from over ninety submissions from around the country, and the Grand Prize includes script review by a prominent literary agent for possible representation, Final Draft software, professional script coverage, and online script placement service from Inktip. WIFV/NE member and Emerson College professor Jami Brandli served as this year's Screenwriting Competition Chair.
The Women in Film/General Motors Alliance has generously provided funding for the event. Announced in 2005, the three-year national sponsorship program was created to support women in the entertainment industry and to expand the programs of Women In Film chapters across the country. Some of the programs supported by the initiative include mentorships, scholarships, film funds, filmmaker grants, college lectures, PSAs, and Chapter events. Last month, WIFV/NE awarded the first annual WIF/GM Accelerating the Creative Scholarship to Boston filmmaker Lorna Lowe Streeter at its networking breakfast at WGBH.
Founded in 1981, WIFV/NE promotes the participation, education, and representation of women in the film, video, and media industry in New England. The non-profit organization is a member of the umbrella group Women in Film & Television International, a global network with over 35 chapters and more than 10,000 members.
The event will take place at the AMC/Loews Boston Common Theater at 175 Tremont Street in Boston, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to WIFV/NE members, Emerson College students and faculty, members of the local filmmaking community, and others interested in screenwriting. Space is limited so reservations are required. Please RSVP to Rosalie Barnes at (617) 987-0259 or info@womeninfilmvideo.org.
For information on the WIFV/NE, visit www.wifvne.org. To learn more about Emerson College, go to www.emerson.edu.
WIFV/NE & Emerson @ AMC/LOEWS
Boston Common Theatre
175 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
7:00-9:00 PM
04/03/07
BREAKFAST WITH THE DIRECTOR
Women in Film & Video/New England (WIFV/NE) will host a champagne buffet brunch on Saturday April 28th with the Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFB) at The Burren in Davis Square, Somerville. Nick Paleologos, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Film Office, will speak about opportunities for filmmakers in Boston and throughout the state. The event is sponsored by the Women in Film/General Motors Accelerating the Creative Alliance.
Nick is a two-time Tony Award winner for the Broadway productions of Noel Coward’s PRIVATE LIVES and Edward Albee’s THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLVIA. He also received an Emmy Award nomination for the HBO film THE GLOAMING. His other credits include GHOSTS OF MISSISSPPI, HURLYBURLY, and the London and Broadway productions of the musical adaptation of Ian Fleming’s CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. In addition to his film, television and theatre experience, Nick brings fourteen years of public service as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives to his leadership position at the Film Office. He has published extensively and serves on the boards of the Boston Center for the Arts, The Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, and is the founder and Producing Director of the Stuart Street Playhouse.
IFFB Program Director Adam Roffman will also speak about community building at festivals and highlight some of the featured films. The Fifth Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston takes place from April 25th through April 30th at theaters in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville. Considered by many to be Boston’s most important film festival, IFFB 2007 will feature three world premieres: Dave McLaughlin’s ON BROADWAY, shot entirely in Boston, Michael Corrente’s narrative film BROOKLYN RULES and Allie Humenuk’s portrait of Abelardo Morell, SHADOW OF THE HOUSE. The opening night film will be Hal Hartley’s new feature FAY GRIM. Other films include feature docs PUNK’S NOT DEAD, THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI, and Jared Goodman’s RUMBO A LAS GRANDES LIGAS, which follows David Ortiz back to the Dominican Republic where he played as a teenager, and was produced by Eran Lobel of Element Productions. For more on the IFF go to http://www.boston.tv/beta2/btv.html?id=225522465. Immediately following the breakfast on Saturday are filmmaker panels at Jimmy Tingle’s Off Broadway Theater, and film screenings at the Somerville Theatre.
The Women in Film/General Motors Alliance has generously provided the funding for the event. Announced in 2005, the three-year national sponsorship program was created to support women in the entertainment industry and to expand the programs of Women In Film chapters across the country. Some of the programs supported by the initiative include mentorships, scholarships, film funds, filmmaker grants, a college lecture series, PSAs, and Chapter events.
The WIFV/NE Breakfast Series will host a variety of award-winning filmmakers and provide an opportunity for industry professionals and aspiring artists to get together and exchange ideas. The series will be held four or five times per year, at locations that allow members to meet before heading off to work. Founded in 1981, WIFV/NE promotes the participation, education, and representation of women in the film, video, and media industry in New England. The non-profit organization is a member of the umbrella group Women in Film & Television International, a global network with over 35 chapters and more than 10,000 members.
The event will take place at The Burren Irish Pub and Restaurant at 247 Elm Street in Davis Square, Somerville, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Admission is free and the event is open to all WIFV/NE members, festival passholders and filmmakers, and their guests. Space is limited so reservations are required. Please RSVP to Rosalie Barnes at (617) 987-0259 or info@womeninfilmvideo.org. A buffet style brunch will be provided, as well as time to network before the presentations.
For information on the WIFV/NE Breakfast Series, visit www.wifvne.org. To learn more about the Massachusetts Film Office, go to www.mafilm.org. For passes, tickets and the complete schedule for the Independent Film Festival of Boston, visit www.iffboston.org.
About the Women In Film/General Motors Alliance:
The Women In Film/General Motors Alliance was created to support women in the entertainment industry and to expand Women In Film chapter programs across the country. The initiative was announced in Los Angeles in January 2005 and is supporting programs as diverse as the Film Finishing Fund, Women’s Film Preservation Fund, Legacy Series, PSAs, scholarships, mentorships and local WIF chapter award events across the nation. For more information about the WIF/GM Alliance and its programs, visit www.women-in-film.com.
Founded in 1973 in Los Angeles, Women In Film (www.wif.org) is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to women in the global entertainment industry. Its purpose is to empower, promote, nurture and mentor women in the industry through a network of valuable contacts, events, programs, workshops, finishing funds and scholarships. In the U.S., there are chapters in Arizona, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Washington and Washington, D.C. The international network, Women In Film and Television International (www.wifti.org), of which WIF-Los Angeles is a founding member, boasts 35 chapters on six continents. Member chapters range from developing nations to countries with established industries, including the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom, to name a few.
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world’s largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2006, 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.
03/01/07
WIFV/NE BREAKFAST AT WGBH HONORS AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER LORNA LOWE STREETER
Women in Film & Video/New England (WIFV/NE) will host a networking breakfast on March 20th at WGBH Studios in Boston. Filmmaker Lorna Lowe Streeter, this year’s winner of the Accelerating the Creative Scholarship, will be presented with the $1,500 award and invited to share her success stories with the local film community.
Lorna’s current documentary project, Romeo, is in the final stages of postproduction and has already gained recognition and acclaim. In 2006, the film received grants from the Color of Film Collaborative and the LEF Foundation, and Lorna was selected to participate in the prestigious Filmmaker in Residence program at WGBH Television. The WIFV/NE scholarship, sponsored by General Motors, is open to all members and its mission is to support the creation and completion of films with an emphasis on social interest projects addressing issues of importance to women. Chosen from more than twenty-five excellent and diverse competitors, Lorna is the first recipient of the annual award.
Romeo documents one man’s efforts to rehabilitate men who batter women and attempts to make the viewing public aware that help is available for violent men. At Howard University, Lorna produced the first multi-day, student –organized seminar on violence against women on campus, For Women and the Men Who Love Us. She worked for MTV Networks and E! Entertainment Television before moving to Sony Pictures Imageworks and serving as production coordinator on films including Anaconda, Starship Troopers, and Contact. After completing her law degree at the University of Southern California, Lorna produced her first documentary film, Shelter, which was named Best Discovery by the Boston Society of Film Critics in 2002.
The WIFV/NE Breakfast Series will host a variety award-winning filmmakers and provide an opportunity for industry professionals and aspiring artists to get together and exchange ideas. The series will be held four or five times per year, at locations that allow members to meet before heading off to work. Continental breakfast will be provided, as well as time to network before the presentation.
WGBH Educational Productions have generously provided the location for the inaugural event. The meeting will take place in the Cahners Conference Room at 125 Western Avenue, from 7:45 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Space is limited so reservations are required. To RSVP, contact Rosalie Barnes at info@womeninfilmvideo.org. Admission is free for WIFV/NE members and $10 for nonmembers and guests.
For more information on Romeo and filmmaker Lorna Lowe Streeter, visit www.der.org
01/01/07
Hot Docs offers WIFV/NE members special discount
January, 2007 - For the second year, Hot Docs is partnering with WIFV/NE to offer a discount, exclusively for WIFV/NE members, on an Industry Pass to the festival.
Hot Docs, North America's largest documentary festival, conference and market, will present its 14th annual edition from April 19 to April 29, 2007. An outstanding selection of over 100 Canadian and International documentaries will be presented to Toronto audiences and more than 1800 international delegates from over 25 countries. This year’s Festival includes a retrospective on the works of 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient Heddy Honigmann, as well as national spotlights on Brazil and Central and Eastern Europe. Hot Docs will once again mount an intensified full roster of professional market and networking events, as well as groundbreaking conference sessions and industry programmes, including the renowned Toronto Documentary Forum running April 25 and 26, 2007 (separate accreditation required). Hot Docs has partnered with WIFV/NE for an exclusive promotion offering members $50 CDN off of the price of a Hot Docs Industry Pass. With the purchase of an Industry Pass, delegates gain access to all Festival screenings, conference sessions and industry programmes, including Kickstart workshops, The Doc Shop, the Rogers Industry Center, and market, networking and consultation services of the Sales Office, as well as a full roster of Festival parties and receptions. In addition, registered delegates will have exclusive access to a new online community, allowing for an advance look at who will be in attendance and providing the opportunity to build and manage contacts before and after the Festival. Those who register by March 15, 2007 will receive an early bird rate in addition to the membership discount. Visit www.hotdocs.ca for further information on industry events and screenings, and to register online.
08/28/06
Rachel Dratch dines with local filmmaker Maureen Foley
Rachel Dratch (left) joined local filmmaker Maureen Foley (second from right) and family on Monday, August 28, 2006, at Upstairs on the Square. Foley was the high bidder on the silent auction prize of dinner with Dratch, won at WIFV/NE's Image Awards Gala, held on March 22, 2006. Upstairs on the Square generously donated the dinner.
Greenfield's 48-hour film is selected as one of the best
WIFV/NE member Naomi Greenfield's entry in the Boston-area 48-Hour Film Project -- Eat to Defeat (Red Balloon Productions) -- was selected as one of the best of the 2006 batch.
Higgins and Fritchy's film on gay marriage finds distributor
Just 11 months after completion, The Gay Marriage Thing has a distributor. After talking with several distribution companies for many months, director and WIFV/NE member Stephanie Higgins says, “I have signed a deal with the New York City-based Cinema Guild. This renowned company has been bringing documentaries to audiences for over 30 years. Their client base is as diverse as it is large. It’s amazing, astounding and wonderful that our quiet story will have the opportunity to touch so many.” WIFV/NE member Lorre Fritchy is executive producer.
Galvin’s documentary screened at BIFF
“As Is: A Downsized Life,” a documentary by WIFV/NE member Maryanne Galvin, was screened at the Boston International Film Festival in June 2005. The documentary explores the lives of nine diverse individuals who were once upwardly mobile but now must contend with economic downsizing. They find themselves earning, spending, consuming less and making important discoveries about themselves along the way.
Glatzer’s “Flute Player” nomiated for Emmy
WIFV/NE Member Jocelyn Glatzer’s documentary, “The Flute Player,” was nominated for a 2004 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Artistic and Cultural Programming. The documentary tells the story of Arn Chorn-Pond, a survivor of the Cambodian genocide and an internationally recognized human rights leader, He is also founder of the Cambodian Master Performers Program, through which Arn is working to save and revitalize Khmer traditional arts.
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