From Withoutabox.com:
AFI FEST
PRESENTED BY AUDI
Los Angeles, California - USA
October 30 to November 9, 2008
In the Spotlight this week is the 22nd Annual AFI FEST, one of the most influential film events in North America. AFI FEST highlights the work of undiscovered, cutting-edge filmmakers alongside premieres from some of Hollywood's most respected directors.
Acquisition of feature films for global distribution has become a routine occurrence at AFI FEST. Last year alone, 23 of the Festival's official selections secured US and/or foreign distribution, or sold remake rights, involving companies CineClick, IFC Entertainment, Seville Pictures, Tartan Films, THINKFilm, The Weinstein Company, Zeitgeist, and more.
Celebrated works such as MONSTER; OSAMA; CITY OF GOD; LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL; TSOTSI; AMORES PERROS and O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? have all been launched at AFI FEST. Academy Award qualifying in the short film categories, AFI FEST is also the only film festival in the US to hold the prestigious FIAPF accreditation.
UPCOMING DEADLINE
July 11, 2008 - Final Deadline for documentaries and feature films
July 21, 2008 - Final Deadline for short films
Friday, June 20, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tenure-Track Position in Milwaukee
If interested, check to see whether position is still available:
Announcement of Position Vacancy
Assistant/Associate Professor of
Film/Video/New Genres
(Emphasis on Motion Graphics and Animation)
Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of Film/Video/New Genres, with an emphasis on motion graphics and animation, tenure-track or tenured, nine month (academic year), faculty appointment in the Film Department, Peck School of the Arts
Starting Date: August 18, 2008
Position The UWM Film Department is seeking a media
Description: artist, with an emphasis on motion graphics & animation, to be appointed to a tenure track/tenured position in a department that has a long-standing commitment to experimental and innovative teaching, research and artistic practice. Qualified candidates will have a facility across a range of moving image media and demonstrate a strong record of personal creative activity. Responsibilities will include developing curriculum, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, providing service to the department, as well as an ongoing commitment to artistic production. Areas of interest include motion graphics, 2/3D animation, digital environments, compositing and effects.
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The Film Department offers a BFA with three tracks --Film/Video/New Genres, Conceptual Studies and Photography -- and an MFA in filmmaking/moving image media. Our curricula emphasize the ongoing collaboration of artists and scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as from the other arts.
Qualifications: Degree in the field and a strong body of production work is required. Terminal degree is preferred. Teaching experience at the college level is desired.
Salary & Rank: Position is tenure-track or tenured. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
PSOA & UWM: The UWM Peck School of the Arts (PSOA), www.arts.uwm.edu, is composed of five academic departments (dance, film, music, theatre, and visual arts), plus an inter-arts degree program that includes the interdisciplinary DIVAS track. It is also home to the UWM Institute of Visual Arts (Inova), which coordinates exhibits in four campus galleries. The PSOA is one of the largest arts presenters in Milwaukee, scheduling over 350 visual, performing and media arts events each year. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), www.uwm.edu, is one of two public doctoral research universities in the state of Wisconsin. Located on a 93-acre campus a few blocks from Lake Michigan and only minutes from downtown Milwaukee, UWM has an enrollment of over 29,000 students and offers 153 degree programs through twelve schools and colleges.
Application Applicants should send a letter of application,
Procedure: a CV, samples of personal work, an artist’s statement and three letters of recommendation to:
Iverson White, Search Committee Chair
UW-Milwaukee Film Department
Mitchell Hall, Room B70
3203 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
E-mail : filmwebsite@uwm.edu
Application Screening of candidates will begin
Deadline: November 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
UWM is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer.
All finalists for this position will require a criminal records review consistent with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act.
For the UWM Campus Security Report, see http://www.cleryact.uwm.edu/ or contact the Office of Student Life, Mellencamp Hall 118, at (414) 229-4632 for a paper copy.
The names of nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identities be withheld and the names of all finalists will be released upon request.
Announcement of Position Vacancy
Assistant/Associate Professor of
Film/Video/New Genres
(Emphasis on Motion Graphics and Animation)
Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of Film/Video/New Genres, with an emphasis on motion graphics and animation, tenure-track or tenured, nine month (academic year), faculty appointment in the Film Department, Peck School of the Arts
Starting Date: August 18, 2008
Position The UWM Film Department is seeking a media
Description: artist, with an emphasis on motion graphics & animation, to be appointed to a tenure track/tenured position in a department that has a long-standing commitment to experimental and innovative teaching, research and artistic practice. Qualified candidates will have a facility across a range of moving image media and demonstrate a strong record of personal creative activity. Responsibilities will include developing curriculum, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, providing service to the department, as well as an ongoing commitment to artistic production. Areas of interest include motion graphics, 2/3D animation, digital environments, compositing and effects.
.
The Film Department offers a BFA with three tracks --Film/Video/New Genres, Conceptual Studies and Photography -- and an MFA in filmmaking/moving image media. Our curricula emphasize the ongoing collaboration of artists and scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as from the other arts.
Qualifications: Degree in the field and a strong body of production work is required. Terminal degree is preferred. Teaching experience at the college level is desired.
Salary & Rank: Position is tenure-track or tenured. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
PSOA & UWM: The UWM Peck School of the Arts (PSOA), www.arts.uwm.edu, is composed of five academic departments (dance, film, music, theatre, and visual arts), plus an inter-arts degree program that includes the interdisciplinary DIVAS track. It is also home to the UWM Institute of Visual Arts (Inova), which coordinates exhibits in four campus galleries. The PSOA is one of the largest arts presenters in Milwaukee, scheduling over 350 visual, performing and media arts events each year. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), www.uwm.edu, is one of two public doctoral research universities in the state of Wisconsin. Located on a 93-acre campus a few blocks from Lake Michigan and only minutes from downtown Milwaukee, UWM has an enrollment of over 29,000 students and offers 153 degree programs through twelve schools and colleges.
Application Applicants should send a letter of application,
Procedure: a CV, samples of personal work, an artist’s statement and three letters of recommendation to:
Iverson White, Search Committee Chair
UW-Milwaukee Film Department
Mitchell Hall, Room B70
3203 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
E-mail : filmwebsite@uwm.edu
Application Screening of candidates will begin
Deadline: November 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
UWM is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer.
All finalists for this position will require a criminal records review consistent with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act.
For the UWM Campus Security Report, see http://www.cleryact.uwm.edu/ or contact the Office of Student Life, Mellencamp Hall 118, at (414) 229-4632 for a paper copy.
The names of nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identities be withheld and the names of all finalists will be released upon request.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Who wants to design this thing?
Have suggestions for making this blog more attractive? Let me know and I'll give you admin privileges so you can tweak it....
Job opening at Regent University
This job opening from Donna at Career Services - I know most of you want to get industry experience first, but thought I'd post this anyways. Not sure about the religious requirement (!)
FACULTY
Animation / Cinema Studies
Regent University is an accredited Christian university with a commitment to scholarly integrity and academic excellence. The School of Communication and the Arts is seeking a full-time faculty member in the area of animation/cinema studies within the department of Cinema-Television. Qualifications: A Ph.D., or M.F.A. in animation or related field of study with significant animation industry experience. A distinguished career in animation at the national level is also considered, in lieu of a terminal degree.
MAYA software experience required. Cinema production experience is a plus. Duties include teaching and advising at the graduate and undergraduate level as well as serving on various committees, portfolios and senior projects. This position is effective fall 2008. Candidates must subscribe to statement of Christian faith. Submit faculty application at https://www.regent.edu/admin/hr/new_faculty_application.cfm , letter of application outlining their creative interests, reasons for their interest in this position along with their vita, evidence of teaching ability, names of three references, DVD with samples of professional/creative work and succinct statement concerning integration of faith and teaching to:
Dr. Markus Pfeiffer
Search Committee
School of Communication and the Arts
Regent University
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464-5041
FACULTY
Animation / Cinema Studies
Regent University is an accredited Christian university with a commitment to scholarly integrity and academic excellence. The School of Communication and the Arts is seeking a full-time faculty member in the area of animation/cinema studies within the department of Cinema-Television. Qualifications: A Ph.D., or M.F.A. in animation or related field of study with significant animation industry experience. A distinguished career in animation at the national level is also considered, in lieu of a terminal degree.
MAYA software experience required. Cinema production experience is a plus. Duties include teaching and advising at the graduate and undergraduate level as well as serving on various committees, portfolios and senior projects. This position is effective fall 2008. Candidates must subscribe to statement of Christian faith. Submit faculty application at https://www.regent.edu/admin/hr/new_faculty_application.cfm
Dr. Markus Pfeiffer
Search Committee
School of Communication and the Arts
Regent University
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464-5041
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
MFA cafe opens
This is an informal blogspace for the MFA community - alumni, faculty and students. It will be a place to post (and get feedback on) creative endeavors, as well as life updates and whatever else comes to mind. If you would like to be added as an author, just email me. Thanks & happy blogging!