{"id":14378,"date":"2019-07-31T13:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T20:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/dodge\/2019\/07\/31\/film-festival-corner-update-8\/"},"modified":"2019-07-31T13:28:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T20:28:06","slug":"film-festival-corner-update-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/2019\/07\/31\/film-festival-corner-update-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Festival Corner Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have a lot of really exciting updates since our last one, but I\u2019ll start with the <strong>Student Academy Awards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Semi-Finalists have been announced and 4 of our students have advanced to that stage of the competition. There were 1,615 films submitted for consideration and only 81 made it to the Semi-Final stage making it the Top 5% of submissions. The films that made it to this round are TWO PAPER NIGHTINGALES by Kaylin George (BFA\/FP \u201919) which was a senior thesis, THAT WAS RAY by Brenten Brandenburg (BFA\/FP \u201919), Jordan Gorman (BFA\/FP \u201919), To \u201cDerek\u201d Wan (MFA\/DOC \u201919),\u00a0and Kaustubh Singh (BFA\/NWD \u201919) which was a community voices project, RELENTLESS by Shelby Thompson (BFA\/NWD \u201919) which was an senior documentary thesis, and XINYAN: ONE CHILD LEFT BEHIND by Yang Sea Liu (MFA\/DOCU \u201919) which was a graduate documentary thesis. The Finalists will be announced in mid August.<\/p>\n<p>We also have 6 Semi-Finalists for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcet.org\/shows\/fine-cut\"><strong>KCET Fine Cut competition<\/strong>.<\/a> The 6 films are: STUMPED by Christina Farman (BFA\/DA \u201918), DIVIDED by Brynne McKee (BFA\/NWD \u201920), Ben Allen (BA\/PSY \u201919), Jack Mullinkosson (BFA\/NWD \u201920), Jackie Palacios (BA\/PCST \u201919), THE MOON AND THE NIGHT by Erin Lau (MFA\/FP \u201918), ASSEMBLY REQUIRED by Christian Whittemore (BFA\/FP \u201920), THE SANDMAN by Natalia Hermida (BFA\/FP \u201918) and SLAB CITY by Danylo Hauk (MFA\/FP \u201919) and Prateek Damodaren (MFA\/FP &#8217;19) which was a community voices project.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the rest of this months updates:<\/p>\n<p>Kunlin Wang (MFA\/FP \u201918) \u2013 OBSCURE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feature Competition at FIRST International Film Festival. Her film was competing with other feature films for 7 awards.\n<ul>\n<li>FIRST is one of the three most important film festivals in China and the only festival for art house cinema and young filmmakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14382\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14382 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/Kunlin-at-TFF-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kunlin at the Taipei Film Festival earlier this month.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nikhail Asnani (MFA\/S \u201919) \u2013 SOMETHING ROUND<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seattle Transmedia and Independent Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Honorable Mention at the LA Underground Film Forum<\/li>\n<li>Honorable Mention at the Experimental Forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nikhail Asnani (MFA\/S \u201919) \u2013 PLAYBACK<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Honorable Mention at the LA Underground Film Forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nikhail Asnani (MFA\/S \u201919) \u2013 HELLO<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Honorable Mention at the Experimental Forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nikhail Asnani (MFA\/S \u201919) \u2013 FOAL<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vampcon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luke Snedecor (BFA\/DA \u201919) &amp; Sarah Heinz (BFA\/DA \u201919) \u2013 PREHEATED<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nominated for Best Animation at the New Vision International Awards (Amsterdam)<\/li>\n<li>Open World Animation Fest 2019<\/li>\n<li>HollyShorts Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>The ShortList Film Festival \u2013 Presented by TheWrap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Floyd Zhan (MFA\/DOCU \u201919) \u2013 BORN IN AMERICA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlightdocawards.com\/2019awards.html\">Spotlight Documentary Film Awards<\/a> \u2013 Silver Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brian Robau (MFA\/FP \u201917) \u2013 ESTA ES TU CUBA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Breckinridge Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>CineOdyssey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lashortsfest.com\/\">LA Shorts International \u2013 Best Short Film Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New York Latino Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Finalist in the Stage 32 Short Film Contest<\/li>\n<li>Unanimous selection as winner of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> annual Imagen Awards Student Short Film Competition presented by the Imagen Foundation<\/li>\n<li>HollyShorts Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shelby Baldock (MFA\/FP \u201916) Tanner Matthews (MFA\/FP \u201916) \u2013 BOMBIE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raindance Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rachel Bickert (MFA\/FP \u201919), Emily Tapanes (BFA\/FP \u201919)\u2013 LADYLIKE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burbank International Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Nashville Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Karoline Ribak (MBA\/FL \u201919) \u2013 COLD COLD MAN<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/calwomensfest.com\/Ticket_and_Schedule.html\">2019 California Women\u2019s Film Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/calwomensfest.com\/Winners.html\">Winner of Best Student Film<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erin Lau (MFA\/FP \u201918) \u2013 THE MOON AND THE NIGHT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finalist in the Stage 32 Short Film Contest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Avery Rouda (BFA\/SW \u201815) \u2013 DREAM CATCHER<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage32.com\/contests\/4th-Annual-Stage-32-Short-Film-Contest\">Winner of the Stage 32 Short Film Contest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brynne McKee (BFA\/NWD \u201920), Ben Allen (BA\/PSY \u201919), Jack Mullinkosson (BFA\/NWD \u201920), Jackie Palacios (BA\/PCST \u201919) \u2013 DIVIDED<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nashville Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Noah Marger (BFA\/FP \u201919) \u2013 BUTTONS THE GREAT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indie Short Fest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jacinta Filiaci (MFA\/DOCU \u201919), Spencer Santini (BFA\/NWD \u201919), Peng Wang (MFA\/FP \u201919), Jordan Prieto-Valdes (BA\/SW \u201919), Dany Zavala (BA\/POSC \u201920) &#8211; AMERICAN MADE: UNION BUILT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DocuWest Documentary Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dan Lesser (BFA\/FP \u201920) \u2013 COME ON EILEEN<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catalina Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jack Campise (BFA\/FP \u201920) \u2013 HORSE GIRL<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cindependent Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brenten Brandenburg (BFA\/FP \u201919), Jordan Gorman (BFA\/FP \u201919), Kaustubh Singh (BFA\/NWD \u201919) \u2013 THAT WAS RAY<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DocuWest Documentary Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christian Hurley (BFA\/FP \u201919) \u2013 THE TRANSLATOR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LIIFE \u2013 The Long Island International Film Expo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jordyn Romero (BFA\/NWD \u201919) \u2013 OF THE SEA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Save The Waves Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Sunshine Coast Surf Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Catalina Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Surfalorus Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shelby Thompson (BFA\/NWD \u201919) \u2013 RELENTLESS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hank Moss (BFA\/DA \u201919) \u2013 HIBERNATION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Traverse City Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jonathan Goetzman (BFA\/FP \u201919) \u2013 THE LIGHTNING MAN<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/florencefilmawards.com\/june-2019\">Best Student Film at the Florence Film Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laiffawards.com\/june-2019-winners.html\">Best Drama Student Short at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmtjff.com\/winners\">Best Short Film at The Jewish Film Festival Melech ha Melachim also nominated for Best Jewish Film, Best Score, and Best Production Design.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Corentin Leroux (BFA\/FP \u201919) \u2013 VOODOO: THE HEARTBEAT OF JAZZ<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chagrin Documentary Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paloma (Lingwei) Chen (MFA\/FP \u201919) \u2013 EL PERFUMISTA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mill Valley Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Loucas Tsilas (BFA\/FP \u201921) and Andres O\u2019Beirne (BFA\/FP \u201921) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altovisuals.com\/live-fast\">LIVE FAST<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altovisuals.com\/auto-gravity-power-to-the-r-degree\">POWER TO THE R DEGREE<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nominated for Best Student Film at the International Motor Film Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mia Andrea (BFA\/DA \u201919) \u2013 A PRICKLY PAIR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>San Diego International Kids Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to see your name and project featured in the next Film Festival Corner post make sure to keep us in the loop! Email any and all exciting updates about your project to festivalsubmissions@chapman.edu!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7\/31\/19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2563,"featured_media":14384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2563"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}