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Editor Show DownCurrent F&V faculty members Sharon Zurek and Jeff Nolan get nods for best editing as well as alum Graham Metzger (B.A. ‘00)... Ben Hicks has 65 days to raise $5,000 for his feature filmBen Hicks first feature film is being shot in Japan, Taiwan and Germany... ATTENTION SENIORSAre You Graduating? Elvis Sighting in the Windy City"The Windy City", a comedy series created by F&V students for the web, documents the day-to-day life of delusional dimwit Elvis Kunesh... Media Production Center SlideshowAs progress continues on the Media Production Center, Columbia's first ever new construction building, the excitement grows within the community. Facebook Chat FlirtationF&V student Eddie O’Keefe’s sketch group’s short video in competition for Second City’s 50th Anniversary online viral video contest... John Mossman returns from the Emerald IsleF&V faculty member John Mossman conducted a Meisner for Film Workshop at Screen Training Ireland in Dublin... Texans Love The Booby Trap’s Southwest Interior Production DesignThe Booby Trap wins Best Student Film at the Rockport Film Festival... I’m the Boss ApplesauceDirector/Writer/Producer Jason Reitman talked to students and took lots of questions when he visited Columbia College on November 3, 2009... And the Emmy goes to...F&V adjunct faculty member Danny Kravitz wins an Emmy for writing the State of Illinois "Click it or Ticket" advertising campaign... Hannah Free is up for Five Nominations Voting ends Friday, November 20!F&V post production faculty member Sharon Zurek's indie feature Hannah Free is up for Five nominations... The Return of Navajo BoyF&V faculty member Jeff Spitz’s The Return of Navajo Boy was featured in an article by In These Times and it kicked off the 7th Annual World Indigenous Uranium Forum in Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico... Nolan on the cover of ScreenF&V adjunct faculty member Jeff Nolan’s company Nolan on the cover of Screen Magazine’s November 4, 2009 issue... Alumni Snags This Year's Chicago Award2009 F&V graduate Brad Bischoff is this year's recipient of the Chicago Award from the Chicago International Film Festival... Film Quarterly article by Jonathan Rosenbaum features Peter Thompson’s DocsPhotography and F&V faculty member Peter Thompson’s documentary films are the subjects of a lead article in the fall issue of FILM QUARTERLY... Newsstands, Alumni and Kitchen ChairsF&V adjunct faculty member Larry Lundy is keeping busy production designing around town... November Opera in Cinema: Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan TuttiJoin us in November for the screenings of Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutti at Film Row Cinema. Please follow the link for ticketing information and a full schedule... Game Time DineF&V adjunct faculty member and executive producer of Orange Chair Productions Ltd., John Otterbacher, is producing a TV show, Game Time Dine, that features different Chicago area restaurants and Chicago Bears football players. Call for Entries / Upcoming Festival OpportunitiesHave a film that you want to get out there? Take a look at these upcoming opportunities! Left Field Continues to Make the Rounds on the Festival CircuitF&V adjunct faculty member Ben Steger’s documentary, Left Field, a feature length documentary chronicling Chicago’s own Humboldt Park adult kickball league, will be screening at several film festivals in the upcoming months. My Friend FlickrF&V adjunct faculty member Terry Miller took some photos of a burning Ford Mustang in Kentucky and posted them on Flickr... Sean Jourdan wins CINE Golden Eagle and Advances in Sundance LabSean Jourdan, alum of the F&V MFA Program, wins a CINE Golden Eagle Award for his thesis film, The Beekeeper. Sean’s feature script of The Beekeeper has advanced to the next round for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. |
November Opera in Cinema: Cosi Fan TuttiTuesday, November 17, 7 pm | Sunday, November 22, 2 pm Cinema Slapdown Fall 2009: Rock 'N RollThursday, November 19 2009 MFA Thesis ScreeningsFriday, November 20 at 5:30pm |