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2007

Aloura Charles (BFA 97) feature “Reservations”, which she wrote and directed, won the "Spirit of the Independents: Best Direction Award at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival. “Reservations” is a bitter-sweet comedy about people whose lives intersect inside a hotel.

From Eyad Zahara (BFA 04) “I am participating in a short video contest on LINK TV. Please check out my video "Caligraffiti". If you like it, feel free to vote and share with others. Thanks a million :-) http://www.linktv.org/onenation/films/view/106

Does anyone know how to reach Craig Cobb (MFA 95)?

Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) is a global non profit organization that promotes the free enterprise. Our FSU team has been on campus since 2004. We strive to teach business ethics, financial literacy, success skills, and market economics to the community through local outreach programs. Projects such as these (Anti-Piracy) are promoted through some of our leading corporate sponsors such as Warner Bros. Entertainment. Students can access our website at http://sife.org for additional information about SIFE and what we represent. FSU SIFE is seeking creative minds who would like to contribute to helping our "Anti-Piracy" campaign contest. The objective is to create an informative,> entertaining and persuasive 60 second video that motivates the entertainment industry's effort to curb film theft. The winning entry will be broadcasted on mtvU! Please contact either Julie or Kerri ASAP if you are interested Kerri Kaminski FSU SIFE President krk04c@fsu.edu Jullie Roye jcr04c@fsu.edu”

From Josh Tickell (MFA ) Sundance just announced it's selections and the documentary film, "Fields of Fuel" that I've been working on for 10 years is one of 16 feature docs in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival! It's been an uphill battle, and we're in! Check out the trailer online at www.fieldsoffuel.com If you know if people who give to non-profit causes, this film is a non-profit and donors get a tax-deduction letter for use with reducing their taxes. We are still raising money and still need help with the project as well as volunteers at Sundance. Please direct emails to us at team@fieldsoffuel.com Here we go!!!”

From Steve Samanen (BFA 94) “If you happen to have it laying around, the Thursday International Edition of the Hollywood Reporter from two weeks ago had a full-page ad for Walk Hard, which was comprised completely of nine album cover designs I did for the John C. Reilly character. The date on the issue is November 16-18. I designed 21 album covers total (and I somewhat immodestly think they didn't pick the best ones, oddly)... Anyway, it's nice to have my work re-used in industry advertising. Now where are my residuals!”

From Leslie Becker (BFA 03) “I am working on American Gladiators and we desperately need audience members today and until Dec. 12th. The set is truly incredible and I love working on the show: American Gladiators is BACK and WE WANT YOU to come watch the live show spectacular for FREE!!! Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali are your hosts for a spectacular live show event that will knock your socks off. Come see real people who have overcome real adversity in their lives face their greatest challenge yet as they pit themselves against the show's larger-than-life American Gladiators. The action is going down on the Sony Studios Lot in Culver City, California. We've converted their biggest stage into a GIANT ARENA, and the action is going to play out like a live sporting event -- classic events like The Joust, The Wall, Hang Tough and The Eliminator and all-new games designed for maximum thrill and massive impact as we present the biggest action competition show ever created!!! Shows start THIS COMING WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 and continue until DECEMBER 12. Please go to http://www.americangladiatorstickets.com to reserve your FREE seats today!!! Please tell all your friends. We'll love to have you as part of our audience!”

The Travel Channel show “10 Things You Don’t Know” will debut on Wednesday, December 19 at 8 p.m. The Circus will be featured on the premier episode, which focuses on unusual and unknown things about the state of Florida. Be sure to check it out!

From Sharon Jacobs (MFA 06) Tallahassee: ‘Reminder to all who know and all who don't. I am in a play that is opening this Friday night here in Tallahassee. It's a great play with a wonderful cast and amazing director (Film School Head of Production, Chip Chalmers). Would love for all or any of you to come and tell all your friends, co-workers, families, enemies, and hell even strangers you meet in the street. :-) The play runs December 7, 8, 14, and 15th @ 8PM and December 9 and 16th at 2PM. It will be showing at the Tallahassee Little Theatre. It is called 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress. Written by Alan Ball (alum of FSU, American Beauty, and Six Feet Under). It is not family-friendly. (Good guess, if I'm in it. LOL). Would be rated R. Call 850-224-8474 for tickets. Need to purchase in advance. I believe they are $10.” NOTE: I went to the dress rehearsal last night and the play is great entertainment. Chip did a primo job directing all those wild women; Sharon was terrific!

From Michael Wang (BFA 06) “We recently finished our press conference for our film.
Matt (Koch, BFA 06) and Cherie (Saulter BFA 06) are here in Singapore and we film in 15 days. It's kinda terrifying, but it's nice to have familiar faces around. Feel free to check out our website... facebook page to come shortly where I'm going to post pix from our press con. Cheers! www.carrotcakeconversations.com”

“The response and feedback we've received to the first year of FILMAKA has Been tremendous.....so many great films and so many great filmmakers! Thank You for your support and valuable contributions. The FILMAKA staff and jury were blown away by the quality and the quantity Of the submissions. Unfortunately, it was impossible to award every film That deserved to be recognized. We, therefore, would like to end our first Year with a "Wildcard" contest in addition to the regularly scheduled Competition. One winner will be chosen by you, the Filmaka members, and the other winner will be chosen By the Filmaka staff. These two winners will be allowed to compete in the final Director's competition in January. The competition is open. That means no theme, no genre. The clip should be 1 to 3 minutes. You have total creative freedom but remember to tell a great story and to create memorable characters."Wild Card" begins December 1st and ends December 28th. The winners will be announced January 6th.
Filmaka.com is a online competition, judged by award winning filmmakers including Werner Herzog, Neil LaBute, Paul Schrader and Wim Wenders, and founded by leading independent producers and financiers. Filmmakers have a new chance to enter each month, and submissions are accepted in 10 different languages. Please visit www.filmaka.com <http://www.filmaka.com> <http://www.filmaka.com> to see past contest submissions, and for complete rules, terms and conditions. Membership is free for full time students: email collegeregistration@filmaka.com from your school issued email account for more information.”

From Andre Gordon (FSU alum) “So I opened a branch of Voice over Demo Production within my film production company. Demos in La cost about 1200-2100 dollars. We are doing them for 650! I am a voice actor for William Morris, And I have a series and I have teamed up with other established directors from other agencies (VOX, and SBV) We are offering an FSU discount of ten percent off and I was wondering if you could pass this link on! Its to our web page with samples of demos already done, answers to frequently asked questions and scheduling info! we have been busy but I think every one should have the opportunity to have a demo done...Thanks!!! http://www.myspace.com/soundbuisnessvoicedemos”

“Win $2,900 and air your work in the Super Bowl. We want to see your work! Make a commercial for one of ouradvertisers, and the winning spot will air in the Super Bowl on WFLX Fox 29 in South Florida. The winner will also get $2900, a free phone and service for a year from Metro PCS. Details herehttp://wflx.com/global/Category.asp?c=114495 Eligibility. No purchase necessary to enter or win. This promotion is open only to legal U.S. residents of Florida who live in PALM BEACH, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER, OKEECHOBEE, BROWARD, MIAMI-DADE OR MONROE COUNTIES who are over 13 years old on 10/29/2007. Employees and immediate family members of employees of Raycom Media, Inc., Fox29 WFLX TV, Sponsors and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, and their advertising and production agencies are not eligible to participate in this promotion. Check out http://wflx.com/global/Category.asp?c=114495 for the full contest rules.”

This week with the Tallahassee Film Society: “Italian Film Festival This Friday-Sunday, Dec. 7-9 at All Saints! TFS Annual Christmas Party - Saturday, Dec. 15th at 7:00 PM New DVDs at the Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library This Week's Regal Miracle Theater Movies - December 7 - 13.. This Week's Films at the Challenger Learning Center IMAX” For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com

We are off to New Orleans this afternoon with some friends. It will be the first time we’ve been there since the storm, so are expecting a bittersweet experience. Our friends are jazz enthusiasts, so we have reservations to hear the Ellis Marsalis quartet at Snug Harbor, after dinner at one of Emeril’s restaurants! And will spend Sunday afternoon and evening with our kids in Pensacola before coming back to Tallahassee on Monday.

FSU Screenings & Awards Update December 6, 2007

UPCOMING SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:

THE STATE OF SUNSHINE (MFA Thesis 2007 - Z. Eric Yang & Crew) just earned director Eric Yang the DGA Student Award East Coast Best Asian Short Student Film Award. MIA (F-3 2007 Catherine Rehwinkel & Crew) was given an Honorable Mention in the Women’s category- DGA East coast Student Awards. The East Coast award-winning films are beingscreened today, Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 7:30 p.m., in the DGA Theatre at DGA Headquarters, 110 West 57th Street, New York, NY. THE STATE OF SUNSHINE will be shown in its entirely and clips from MIA will be shown. Both Eric Yang and Catherine Rehwinkel plan to attend to accept their awards.

ABE (MFA D-3 Khen Shalem & Crew), PENGUIN: THE MUSICAL (MFA D-3 David Metzger & Crew), and PROMBIES! (MFA D-2 Frederick Snyder & Cew) have been slated for screening at the 2007 Brouhaha Film Festival at the Enzian Theater in Maitland, FL. PENGUIN: THE MUSICAL shows in program 1 on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11 am, PROMBIES! in program 2 on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 1:15 PM, and ABE in program 3 on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 11 am.For more information go to www.enzian.org