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Discount for The Los Angeles Film Festival

What are the perks of being a Los Angeles Film School student? Discounts to The Los Angeles Film Festival! The good folks at LAFF are offering us a discount for opening day film screenings and events.

Man Of Steel is going to be doing a pre-screening before the festival, and Spike Jonze is going to be doing a Q&A session(!!!)

Pixar’s Monsters University will be shown on June 18^th.

Purchase your tickets online, and enter the promo code 0112AK for a discount (Valid till May 15^th)

Visit www.lafilmfest.com for more info on pricing, dates and time.

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Korean American Film Festival New York

KAFFNY invites filmmakers of all backgrounds to submit for consideration their completed long- and short-format films — fiction or non-fiction — that are relevant to the Korean American community, the Korean diaspora, Korean identified persons, or, as our name implies, New York City. KAFFNY also considers works outside the Korean nexus featuring at least one key creative member of Korean heritage, regardless of the subject matter. Filmmakers working in narrative as well as experimental, performance, or music genres are all welcome to apply! Click here for more info.

LAFS STUDENT DISCOUNT

LAFS students can use the following code to submit for free by June 15th!

2VHTPVB

(Expires June 15th)

ABOUT KAFFNY

Originally founded in 2006 as the Korean American Shorts Film Festival New York, KAFFNY has evolved into one of the most prominent and innovative film, music, and art festivals focusing on the Korean and Korean American experience. Each year, KAFFNY continues to recognize and support new filmmakers and artists, placing emphasis on the diversity of content, form, and perspective
in its programming. Previous festival venues include Anthology Film Archives, TheTimesCenter,
SVA Theatre, Chelsea Clearview Cinemas, as well as gallery and outdoor public spaces in New York City. KAFFNY’s slate of works culls together domestic and international feature film premieres as well as a dynamic cross-section of works by established and student filmmakers from all over the world. Concurrent with the festival program, KAFFNY further extends the reach and message of its featured artists through discussions and special events.

Whether presenting a live musical re-score of the 1956 classic Korean film, “Madame Freedom,” showcasing the works of pioneering video artist Nam June Paik and documentary filmmaker Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, or screening meaningful and relevant programs about the Los Angeles Riots, KAFFNY moves across platforms to bring forth the richest cultural examination of Korean and Korean American life. Submit your film and be part of this year’s exciting fall season!

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Alum Joseph Kibler’s Documentary Feature Film Premiering at Newport Beach Film Festival

Walk On, a documentary film that Joseph Kibler produced and is the subject in is having it’s World Premiere screenings at the Newport Beach Film Festival and would love to students, faculty and staff to attend.

Walk On documents Joseph’s journey as a physically disabled 21 year old who was born HIV Positive. Despite medical forecasts, he has gone from wheelchair to walker, walker to crutches, and at the age of 18 took my first steps with a cane. Walk On follows Joseph as he trains for a lifelong goal of walking in a 6 mile AIDS walk while educating others about HIV and disabilities with the help of a Quadriplegic Stand-up Comic, an Amputee Paralympic Sprinter, and a Purple Heart Veteran.

Here is the info to get tickets to the world premiere screenings of film Walk On.

Next screening is at the ISLAND CINEMA 7, 999 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660:

Tuesday April 30th at 6:00pm

Screening will have a Q&A session afterwards with the filmmakers.

** CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF WALK ON

Also, please “LIKE” & SHARE on Facebook to help spread the word with your facebook friends at: www.facebook.com/WalkOnDoc

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YoungCuts Film Festival

2013 YoungCuts Film Festival Call for Submissions

Submit your film today to the Premiere Showcase for Great Short Films by the World’s Best Young Filmmakers

The YoungCuts Film Festival is looking for Great Short Films by the World’s Best Young Filmmakers (29 and under).

Groups of 5 of more receive half off regular rates.

Established in 2001, the YoungCuts Film Festival is the Premiere Showcase for young, emerging talent. Every year, the festival selects its Top 100 International Short Films from more than a thousand films from over 30 countries.

Unlike many film festivals, YoungCuts is not a black box. For filmmakers making paid submissions, they offer feedback when and where appropriate; they present the short films to their film industry partners including producers, distributors and programmers of more than 50 other film festivals – this has led to short films being presented on TV, licensed for outdoor festivals and programmed by other film festivals who view them as an expert on short films by young filmmakers. With your paid submission, you also gain privileged access to watch, vote and be inspired by great short films from young filmmakers around the world.

There are awards in 12 categories including Best Picture, Best Animated Film, Best Documentary and Best Short Short Film (film under five minutes).

Anyone interested in watching or voting for great films can support the festival and subscribe. (Currently, that gives you access to more than 400 short films.) Every month, beginning in January, they will have a new slate of free films to vote on.

Filmmakers can submit their films online HERE

Send your film that is under 30 minutes long if you are a filmmaker under 30 years old.

The regular deadline for the Festival is April 30th, but they accept films until June 15th. They announce their Top 100 International Short Films in July and program them in Montreal, the last week of September 2013.

For more information contact the Festival Director, Michael Ryan: festivaldirector@YoungCuts.com

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Students Receive 50% Discount for TCM Classic Film Fest

TCM Classic Film Festival is at the end of this month and student ID’s can buy an individual show ticket for 50% off. Venues where the screenings will take place are all within walking distance: The Roosevelt, Avalon Hollywood, The Egyptian Theater and more.

Held over four days in the heart of Hollywood, the TCM Classic Film Festival is a place where movie lovers from around the world can gather to experience classic movies as they were meant to be experienced: on the big screen, in some of the world’s most iconic venues, with the people who made them. Moreover, the TCM Classic Film Festival strives to be a place where a community of movie fans of all ages can share their love of classic movies with each other, make new friends and see films as they are seldom seen today.

For more information and to purchase individual show tickets, visit the website at filmfestival.tcm.com.

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Cine Gear Expo and Film Competition

It is time again for Cine Gear Expo and the Film Competition with Prize Packages in the Student Short, Independent Short and Feature Film Categories.

Hopefully one of the finalists that gets screened at the Paramount Studios on Thursday May 30 will be a LAFS student or alum. Screening will take place in front of a professional industry audience.

The Expo is on Friday May 31st and June 1st at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

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Submit for the Inaugural Beijing International Screenwriting Competition

NO ENTRY FEE — Cash prizes and all-expense paid trips to Beijing for winners; deadlines April 7th & April 20th

Harvardwood is one of the partners in the first-ever Beijing International Screenwriting Competition! Open to US-based contestants of all nationalities, this new competition is asking writers to submit both short film (the short film portion is open to full-time students and recent grads) and feature film screenplays (open to all US-based writers) centered on Beijing and its rich, multifaceted culture. As the first of its kind, the goal of this groundbreaking initiative is to foster artistic collaboration and an ongoing creative dialogue between China and the US.

Proposals for the first round of the feature film competition are due April 7, and short film screenplays are due April 20. And note — there is no entry fee for this competition. The top finalists for each will be announced in May. In addition to international recognition, there will be prizes totaling more than $100,000 in value, including all-expense paid trips to Beijing in June. And up to seven Short Film Grand Prize winners will have their films produced in Beijing.

For full submission rules and guidelines, please visit: http://writebeijing.org/competition.

Ms. Huiguang Zhang will serve as President of the Competition, and film producer and Harvardwood member, Kevin Niu will serve as Chairman. Honorary Competition Presidents will include Vice-Mayor of Beijing Wei Lu and two-time Academy Award-winning director Mark Harris. Harris and Tracey Trench, producer of THE PINK PANTHER and EVER AFTER and consultant for Oriental DreamWorks, will serve as the Competition’s Grand Judges.

The 2013 Beijing International Screenwriting Competition is sponsored by the Beijing International Creative Industry Corporation. Other partners include LeTV and Harvardwood. For more information on the 2013 —Beijing International Screenwriting Competition, please visit http://writebeijing.org/.

Read more about the competition in the NY Times, the LA Times, Variety, and the Wrap.

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Must enter by 11:59 p.m. ET on 4/7/2013. Open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and D.C. who have reached the age of majority. Please see the Official Rules for additional information regarding eligibility requirements. Sponsored by Beijing International Creative Industry Corporation, Beijing, PR China, in partnership with LeTV and Harvardwood.

Austin Film Festival Panel

Launching Your Writing Career

Now in its 20^thanniversary, Austin Film Festival brings its longtime commitment to the art and craft of screenwriting to Los Angeles for Launching Your Writing Career, a special event on Saturday, March 30^th from 1:00PM to 2:30PM to be held here on campus in the Main Theater.

The event will feature a discussion with Greg Beal, Director of the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting; Franklin Leonard, Founder of The Black List; and AFF Screenplay Competition Director Matt Dy. AFF Board Member and former Writers Guild of America West President Daniel Petrie, Jr. will moderate.

Discussion will include success stories from AFF, The Nicholl, and The Black List, what readers and judges look for when evaluating scripts, and advice on how to take your script to the next level.

There are 100 seats available at this event. RSVP lafs2013aff.eventbrite.com.

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SXSW Film Awards Announced!

SXSW Film Awards have been announced!

Without further ado, SXSW is delighted to reveal the Jury & Special Awards for SXSW Film 2013. The two winning features are Short Term 12 in the Narrative Feature Category, and William and the Windmill in the Documentary Feature Category.

Stay tuned for Audience Award Winners this Saturday, and see the full list of winners below

Drum roll please…

Feature Film Jury Awards

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

Grand Jury Winner: WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL Director: Ben Nabors

Special Jury Recognition for Cinematography: Touba
Director of Photography: Scott Duncan

Special Jury Recognition for Directing: We Always Lie To Strangers
Directors: AJ Schnack & David Wilson

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: Short Term 12 Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Special Jury Recognition for Ensemble Cast: Burma
Christopher Abbott
Gaby Hoffmann
Christopher McCann
Dan Bittner
Emily Fleischer
Jacinta Puga
Matt McCarthy
Kelly Aucoin

Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Tishuan Scott, The Retrieval

Short Film Jury Awards

NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: Ellen is Leaving
Director: Michelle Savill

Honorable Mention: Sequin Raze Director: Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

Honorable Mention: SKIN
Director: Jordana Spiro

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: SLOMO
Director: Josh Izenberg

MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: The Apocalypse Directors: Andrew Zuchero

ANIMATED SHORTS Winner: Oh Willy…
Director: Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels

MUSIC VIDEOS Winner: Vitalic, “Stamina”
Director: Saman Keshavarz

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: The Benefactress Director: Alina Vega

SXSW Film Design Awards

EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN Winner: Kiss of the Damned
Designer: Akiko Stehrenberger, Gravillis Inc

Special Jury Recognition: We Always Lie To Strangers
Designer: Erik Buckham, PALACEWORKS

EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN Winner: Joven & Alocada
Designer: Pablo González, Fabula

Special Jury Recognition: Crave
Designer: Raleigh Stewart, Iron Helmet

SXSW Special Awards

SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD Winner: Hannah Fidell, A Teacher

Special Mention: Katie Graham. Zero Charisma

LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD
Winner: Loves Her Gun
Director: Geoff Marslett

KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
Presented to: Jim Hession

Article via SXSW

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Evolution International Film Festival

The Evolution International Film Festival welcomes socially relevant, provocative, and innovative films in a variety of competitive categories, including Narrative Feature Films, Shorts, Documentaries, Documentary Shorts, and Animated Features. There’s also a Feature Screenplay competition, designed to honor great wordsmiths, and a Student Shorts competition that carries no genre restrictions.

Sandra Seeling is one of the founders of EIFF and is a Los Angeles Film School alumni!

If you’ve got a great story and are yearning to connect it with a global audience, EIFF is the only stop you’ll need to make. The world is at your fingertips…submit your work to Evolution International Film Festival today!

EIFF 2013 Festival Dates

EIFF Cairo May 2013

EIFF Hollywood July 2013

EIFF Dubai September 2013

EIFF Palma de Mallorca November 2013

Mission and Objective

The Evolution International Film Festival seeks to “Make peace through art.” bringing together established and aspiring filmmakers across the globe for a traveling showcase of outstanding storytelling. We believe every movie deserves an international audience and screening films across four continents delivers that and more.

2012’s EIFF launched to major acclaim and fanfare at its Hollywood premier event on March 18th, at the Los Angeles Film School. The program included 21 globally relevant films from artists with diverse viewpoints from Egypt, Switzerland, Mexico, Lebanon, and more, including Raju, the 2012 Academy Award nominated short from Germany.

EIFF Palma de Mallorca Spain screened 30 international titles over five days from October 21st-26th 2012, honoring award-winning filmmakers including Roland Suso Richter’s The Tunnel, Benito Zambrano’s La Voz Dormida and the ground-breaking award winning female filmmaker Feo Aladag who presented her feature film When We Leave. The festival screened 4 entries also shown at EIFF Hollywood and was full of networking events, industry panels, Q&A’s and a premiere screening of Buscando a Eimish by director Ana Rodriguez Rosello.

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