Paul Rivet (MFA/FP ’19) – SNOWBALL San Francisco Black Film Festival. Brian Robau (MFA/FP ’17) – ESTA ES TU CUBA Best Student Film at the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival. Finalist for the 2019 Student BAFTA Awards. LA Shorts International Film Festival. Nikhail Asnani (MFA/S ’19) – THE
Alex Greenlee (BFA/FP ’20) – DEAD WALL Russian International Horror Film Festival – Semi-Finalists for Best Horror Short. They were the only US film to win an award. Amanda Renee Knox (MFA/FP ‘17) – NIGHT CALL Will air again on PBS nationally as part of Film School Shorts out of San Francisco. They will be
The success of our students on the Festival Circuit never slows down! Remember, if your film has been selected for a film festival or you win an award please e-mail festivalsubmissions@chapman.edu and let us know! This way we can highlight you on our next Festival Corner update! Without further ado, here are this month’s updates!
Our students, as well as our faculty and staff, continue to get selected for some of the best festivals around the world. They have also been winnings some amazing prizes! Here is the latest from the festival circuit: Erin Lau (MFA/FP ‘18) – THE MOON AND THE NIGHT Won Best Student Film award at the
Here is the latest update from our current students and alumni on the festival and awards circuit. Remember if you would like to see your updates featured in our next post, please be sure to e-mail festivalsubmissions@chapman.edu with your news! Natalia Hermida (BFA/FP ’18) – THE SANDMAN Sonoma International Film Festival. Christina Farman (BFA/DA ’18)
Even with the calendar changing from 2018 to 2019 that has not slowed down our current student and alumni films from making waves on the festival circuit. Here is the latest news: David Bashford (MFA/FP ‘18) – VOXGIRL Dam Short Film Festival New FilmMakers LA Monthly Film Festival (Screening January 19th) Beloit International Film Festival
No one is going to help you. You will have to do it yourself. These are the opening words of the manifesto written by Jim Cummings. If anyone knows those words to be true, it is certainly him. Cummings is the writer, director, and star of the film THUNDER ROAD. A small film that started out
I know the festival submission process can seem pretty mysterious. Which is why in this blog post (and future posts) I hope to shed some light on what festival programmers are looking for. This post will take an in depth look specifically at what Slamdance is looking for. Slamdance wants to make the submission process
Your films continue to make their mark on the festival circuit by screening at some fantastic festivals, and bringing home some impressive awards! Congratulations to everyone, here is the most recent update: Hannah Mattner (BFA/NWD ‘18) – MONUMENTAL Portland Film Festival Red Nation International Film Festival Leon Cheo (Singapore ’10) – SIN-SFO Alum for the
By now, I’m sure you have heard about the short film turned feature THUNDER ROAD which is written by, directed by, and stars Jim Cummings. The life of this film presents an interesting case study for those who are making short films, and suggests a possible road map for those looking to make a career