Washington DC - Come to the Peer Awards Celebration and find out!There will be cheering, there will be hugging, and yes, there will be tears of joy as this year's Peer Award winners run up to the podium, clutch their awards, and make their moving acceptance speeches.
The party begins at 6:30pm at the National Press Club on Tuesday, September 19th. Clips from all entries will be shown during the cocktail hour.
Awards will be given for
- Scriptwriting
- Music Composition
- Sound Design and Mixing
- Editing
- Directing
- Cinematography
- Acting
Join us in celebrating the incredible talent resides right here in the Washington, Maryland, and Virginia area.For more information visit our website at www.peerawards.com.
posted by Eric Scheid 8:50 AM
Benefit party for the documentary feature Ladies NiteWhere: Red-Eyed Fly, 715 Red River, Austin, Texas 78701
When: Thursday, September, 7, doors open at 8 p.m.Featured Bands:
Playdoh Squad, Pop Unknown, & Ringer$2.50 Coronas all night + Corona giveaways
Prizes to be raffled:
- $100 gift certificate to Waterloo Records
- Austin Digital Video Center Digital Filmmaking Class ($600 value)
- Gift package from Forbidden Fruit
- Passes to the Big Dog Comedy Club
- & much more
See footage from the documentary
all this for only $7!!!
Visit http://Ladies-Nite.com for more info
posted by Eric Scheid 8:47 AM
CHICAGO COMMUNITY CINEMACome see what the buzz is about at Chicago Community Cinema! Socialize before and after the screenings with other film & video industry professionals & organizations. The filmmakers of the movies we are screening will also be present to answer any questions you might have about their films.
posted by Eric Scheid 8:44 AM
Chicago - CUFF 2000 AwardsHere are this year's award winners. I'd like to point out that for the first time awards were selected be an independent jury rather than the festival staff. So if you don't agree with the selections you can't blame us :)
Best Feature:
Gold Jury Prize - Godass (Esther Bell)
Silver Jury Prize - Once and Future Queen (Todd Verow)Best Short Film:
Gold Jury Prize - Georgie Porgie (Ben Meyer)
Silver Jury Prize - Endgame (Luis Camara Silva)Best Documentary:
Gold Jury Prize - 30 Frames A Second: The WTO in Seattle (Rustin Thompson)
Silver Jury Prize - Pie Fight '69 (Sam Green & Christian Bruno)Best Experimental Film:
Gold Jury Prize - The Vyrontonin Decision (Matt McCormick)
Silver Jury Prize - Film (Knout) (Deco Dawson)Best Animation:
Gold Jury Prize - The Moschops (Jim Trainor)
Silver Jury Prize - The Flocculus (Jeff Warrington)Made In Chicago Award - Migrating Forms (Jim Fotopolous)
Audience Award - Fucked In The Face (Shawn Durr)
-- Chicago Underground Film Festival, info@cuff.org
posted by Eric Scheid 4:23 AM
Subject: AIVF-DC salon meeting
From: Sowande Tichawonna, sowande@bellatlantic.net
To: Webcinema-WashingtonDC, Webcinema-WashingtonDC@lists.ironclad.net.auI hope you enjoyed the summer. We will be meeting to plan the AIVF-DC
salon calendar for the new year on Monday, August 28, 2000 at 1725 17th
St., NW (between Riggs Pl. and S Sts.; enter on Riggs Pl., walk down
ramp to basement) from 7 - 9pm.Come prepared to suggest great ideas! There will also be a surprise
announcement.Thanks,
Sowande
posted by Eric Scheid 4:59 AM
Volunteers wanted in NYC at Playboy.com Summer Shorts Film FestivalI need 5 volunteers for the Playboy.com Summer Shorts Film Festival Aug 24th and 25th at the DGA Theater 110 West 57st 7:30. Free admission to screening and parties.
Email me a short bio and phone #. Put "Volunteer" in the Subject space. shorty@summershorts.com
John Starace - Festival Director - Summer Shorts Film Festival
www.summershorts.com
posted by Eric Scheid 10:11 AM