VISITING ARTIST
Suman Ghosh (PhD '02) Presents Dwando-The Conflict, the story of a woman who faces a serious ethical dillemma and the neurosurgeon whose intervention guides her to a choice, saving an innocent life in the process. While at Cornell Ghosh took filmmaking classes with Marilyn Rivchin in the Dept. of Theatre, Film & Dance. He has made a documentary about Amartya Sen, the Indian Nobel Prize Winner for Economics in 1998 and the feature film, Footsteps, which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2006. Dwando is his second feature film. He is currently an Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University. Read more about him HERE.
Friday, November 6, 7:00, WSH
Coming Soon...
Student Film Screenings
Cornell Cinema!Student Films
6:45 P.M. Sun, May 3, 2009
Willard Straight TheatreTwo Screenings in one. For the first time in full high definition, two film production classes at Cornell will premiere their spring projects. Film 493 (Advanced Film Production) & Film 422 (Cinematography:Acting & Directing For The Camera) taught by Marilyn Rivchin.
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Film alums Lee Rosenthal and Bob Clendenin visit as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Schwartz Center at Cornell.
Lee Rosenthal '87, Executive VP of feature production management at Paramount Pictures, and Bob Clendenin '87, a Hollywood actor, will meet with students and perform with the student improvisational group The Whistling Shrimp, which they founded while at Cornell.
April 21, 4:45-6:15PM
Schwartz Center, Film Forum
Free & Open to the Public
***Formerly Secret History of the Feminist Art RevolutionA.D. White Professor at Large & filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson presents a rough cut of her film about the evolution of the Feminist Art Movement in the United States.
Apr 7 2009 @ 7:15PM
Schwartz Center Film Forum
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Obama's Videographer
an evening with
Arun Chaudhary '97Arun Chaudhary was a key member of Barack Obama’s New Media team during the presidential campaign and transition period. He will show clips from the campaign trail and talk about his experiences.
Mar 24, 2009 @ 7:15PM
WSH ($2)***
Politics and New Media
Arun Chaudhary '97As the New Media Road Director for Barak Obama, Arun oversaw the team responsible for capturing the day-to-day life of the future president in video and stills. He traveled with the candidate on his plane, filming both public events and behind-the-scenes moments.
Mar 26, 2009 @ 4:45PM
Schwartz Center, Film Forum
Free & Open to the Public***
CORNELL ALUMNI FILMMAKERS SERIES
Writer/Director Trac Minh Vu, ‘97 will screen & discuss his TV Pilot "Red Hook High"
March 9, 4:45 P.M.
Schwartz Center Film Forum***
CU in Hollywood Info Session
Alums Drew Brody & David Greenman provide information for Theatre, Film & Dance students on internships & career opportunities in Hollywood.Feb 24, 12:15 PM
Schwartz Green Room***
CU in Hollywood Info Session
Alums Drew Brody & David Greenman provide information for Cornell students on internships & career opportunities in Hollywood.Feb 25, 4:30 PM
142 Goldwin Smith Hall***
Entrepreneurship in Hollywood
Financing & Producing your First Feature Film for students in Entrepreneurship, Business, and Film departments.Feb 26, 7:00 PM
MCGraw Hall Room 165***
GIGANTIC - Sneak Preview
Executive Producer & Cornell alum Scott Ferguson '82 will show a sneak preview of GIGANTIC starring Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel as well as clips from his upcoming HBO documentary about Temple Grandin, a Cornell Rhodes Class of '56 Professor.
Feb 14, 7:15 PM
Willard Straight Hall***
Open auditions for advanced student films. Roles for students, adults, male & female.
Feb 8, 1-4pm
Schwartz 322
&
Feb 12, 5-8pm
room TBA
Contact kjp@cornell.edu for info.
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Special Events...
Cornell-in-Hollywood Alumni Film Festival - Six fascinating short films written, directed and/or produced by Cornell alumni & presented by Festival co-chair Shelley Stuart.
Jan 27, 7:15 PM
Schwartz Film Forum ($4)***
Student Screenings
Cornell Cinema!Student Films I
7:30 P.M. Sun, Dec 7th, 2008
Willard Straight TheatreVideo projects in all genres by Cornell’s newest filmmakers produced in Film 377 Introduction to Digital Filmmaking, taught by Andy Hiss.
See works by: Lily Abagyan, Desiree Barron, Michael Catanachapodaca, Marie Ceranowicz, Ryan Clagg, Trevin Cowman, Tania Hack, Young-jo Kim, Christian Madera, Jason Ramsey and Alex Scharfman. Also, see exciting animation projects by Jeani Acosta, Stephen Bradley, Stephen Castonguay, Michael Catanachapodaca, Billy Erhard, Gage Holden, Melodie Murray, Walker Smith-Williams, Rosa von Gleichen and Jon Weddington from Film 324: Summer Animation course taught by visiting Prof. Lynn Tomlinson.
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Student Films II
7:30 P.M. Sun, Dec 14th, 2008
Willard Straight TheatreFrom thrillers to sports flicks to documentaries, this screening showcases the writer-directors in Film 478 Intermediate Film & Video Projects taught by Andy Hiss.
See works by: Kate Previte, Willie Osterweil, Katie Lilly, Jason Turer, Amanda McCann, and Michal Zebede.
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Film at Cornell '08-'09 Celebrates the
20th Anniversary of the
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
with a host of Special Guests:ALUMS in Film, Television, Independent Cinema, and Scholarship
From Hot Coffee to In The Can
Wed, December 3, 4:45 pm Schwartz Film Forum
A talk with alumnus Michael Hausman
about four decades of film production.Hausman has worked with two-time Academy Award-winning director Milos Forman on seven films. Other recent films are Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind, Brokeback Mountain, and All the King’s Men. Most recently, Hausman won an Emmy Award for producing HBO’s critically acclaimed movie, Recount, directed by Jay Roach. He teaches at the Graduate Film School at Columbia University.***
FILM CAREER PANEL
Sat. November 15, 4:30 pm WSH
with recent graduates Livia Bloom '01 (film curator & writer), Bill Gilman '93 (digital compositor & visual effects), Julie Perini '00 (media artist & educator),
and Alexandra Kreuter, '99 (NOVA editor) will talk about their film education at Cornell and their varied career paths.
Amy Villarejo and Marilyn Rivchin will moderate the panel.The panel is preceded by a 2:00 PM SCREENING at WSH of
"EYEBALL EDDIE"
directed by Elizabeth Allen '93
with special effects by Career Panel guest Bill Gilman, '93
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An Evening With Tim Squyres - feature film editor
Cornell alum Squyres has edited most of director Ang Lee's films as well as Altman's Gosford Park and Stephen Gaghan's Syriana. His latest work is on Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married, starring Anne Hathaway. Squyres appears as part of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 20th Anniversary Celebration. Tonight we'll screen Robert Altman's Gosford Park (2001) and Tim will answer questions about it and his career in general.
Sat. October 4 @ 7:00PM, WSH
Admission: $6.50 general/$5 seniors/$4 students
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Cornell alum Howard A. Rodman '71
(Savage Grace, August, Joe Gould's Secret) will introduce
Savage Grace and talk about his work as a screenwriter.
Sat. Sept 13 @ 7:00PM, WSH
---Elizabeth Allen '93 - director (Aquamarine)
Michael Dahan '94 - producer (The Patriot)Elizabeth Allen '93, a film industry director, has directed Aquamarine for 20th Century Fox and is currently working on Ramona (based on the Beverly Cleary novel series) for Fox and The Pursuit of Alice Thrift for Universal. She is also directing an episode of the popular television series Gossip Girl this fall.
Michael Dahan '94 was an associate producer for the well-known film The Patriot and a film executive on Saving Private Ryan, A Simple Plan and Hard Rain. He recently left the film industry to pursue a second career in fashion photography, where he has worked with Frank Gehry and produced album covers for Maverick Records and Lost Highways Records.Mon. Sept 15 @ 4:45PM, Schwartz Center Film Forum.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
---Student Films I
7:30 P.M. Sun, April 27th, 2008
(note earlier screening date!)
Willard Straight TheatreFilm & video projects in all genres by Cornell’s newest filmmakers produced in Film 377 Introduction to 16mm & Digital Filmmaking,Spring, 2008 taught by Marilyn Rivchin.
Matthew Steven Chin-Quee
Krista Donald
Jessica Evett-Miller
Rosa Von Gleichen
Ashley Halloran
Austin Ihm
Jennifer Kahn
Amanda McCann
Jake Merrill
Laura Transue---
Student Films II
8:00 P.M. Wed, May 7, 2008
Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for Performing ArtsFrom comedies to dark comedies to noir and dreams, this screening showcases the writer-directors in Film 493 Advanced Film & Video Projects taught by Marilyn Rivchin.
Branden Buehler
Sungyun Gim
Tiffany Ho
Madeline Jannotta
Alex Krivicich
Matt Palmer
Jason Turer---
Visiting Filmaker
Producer Denise Di Novi talks about her experiences as a producer on films including:
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
Catwoman (2004)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Little Women (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
and many more.Friday, Feb 29
2:30-4:25 P.M.
Film Forum------
Special Event!!!
Cornell in Hollywood Internship Program
Wednesday 2/20/08 12:00-1:00PM Brown Bag lunch - Open to All
Cornell in Hollywood Internship Info session
Green Room, Schwartz Center for Performing ArtsWednesday 2/20/08 5:00-6:00PM Open Seminar
Drew Brody: “How to produce your first feature film...”
Film Forum, Schwartz Center for Performing ArtsWednesday 2/20/08 6:00-7:00PM Open Seminar
David Greenman: “Life of an LA Actor”
Film Forum, Schwartz Center for Performing ArtsThursday 2/21/08 4:35PM Open Info Session
Cornell In Hollywood Internships
Goldwin Smith - Room TBA------
TALENT + CREW WANTED
Advanced Film Auditions are here!!! Questions? Send a note.
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VISITING FILMMAKERS
Cornell alum Tom Swartout '86 - Film Editor
on Sidney Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead". Tom talks about his experiences as an editor on features as well as documentaries and TV shows. - Thur, Feb 7 @ 7:00, WSH---
FALL CORNELL STUDENT FILM SCREENINGSSTUDENT FILMS II
Sunday Dec 9th, 7:30 pm - Willard Straight Theatre
Film 477 Intermediate Film & Digital Video Projects
taught by Marilyn Rivchin with Media Assistant, Randy HendricksonPremieres of documentary films by Amanda Colon, Sungyun Gim and the team of Billy Boyce and Emily Schneider; narrative projects by Gabe Long, Drew Webb; and animations by Alex Krivicich.
Amanda Colon, "My Brother's Keeper," intimate conversations about "brotherhood" in collegiate and correctional contexts.
Billy Boyce and Emily Schneider. There's more to Ithaca's local music than country and folk; this film explores and celebrates Ithaca's relatively unknown hip-hop scene.
Sungyun Gim, "KSA," a documentary on the Korean Student Association and the inner workings as they tackle social issues.
Alex Krivicich, "Dr. Popcorn," the animated series. Can you handle the heat?
Gabe Long, In 2032 a reporter tries to find his way in a world of censorship and political unrest.
Drew Webb, "The Social Academy." A young man, Keith Gaines (having no relation to Garth Brooks' alter ego) attempts to realize the unfinished dreams of his hero, Jim Jones.
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FALL CORNELL STUDENT FILM SCREENINGS STUDENT FILMS I
Sunday, Dec 2 7:30 pm - Willard Straight Theatre
Film 377 Intro to 16mm & digital filmmaking
taught by Marilyn Rivchin with Media Assistant, Randy HendricksonNew work by: Matt Davis, Matt Lanzing, Matt Palmer; Katie Lilly, Kate Previte; Willy Osterweil and Will Wiseheart; Jason Turer, Brian Tamason, Michal Zebede, Gabe Long, Branden Buehler and Hovig Charchaflian
and:
Film 324 Summer Animation course
Taught by visiting Prof. Lynn Tomlinson, assisted by Rebekka Grohn.Fun exciting animation projects by: Bryan Curtis, Dragos Dasoveanu, Eva Hall, Christine Nelson, Ninfa Leal, Liz Populo and Pisut Wisessing
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VISITING FILMMAKERS
Cornell alum Don Lee, Jr.,'77 - Film Producer
("Sleepless in Seattle," "Elizabethtown" "World Trade Center," and Mike Myers' upcoming film, "The Love Guru" &
Kathleen Chopin - Casting Director
("The Manchurian Candidate," "Zoolander," "The Love Guru"Audition Techniques for Actors and Casting in Films | 11:00 am - 12:00 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre
Producing and Casting Feature Films | 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm in the Film Forum Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Open to all film and theatre students
Friday, November 16, Schwartz Center Film Forum
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VISITING FILMMAKERS
An evening with Experimental Filmmaker
Rebecca Meyers '97
Tues, Nov 6 @ 7:30, Schwartz Center Film ForumAfter receiving an MFA from the University of Iowa, Rebecca spent four years in Chicago making films, programming the Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, and teaching film production at Columbia College Chicago. Rebecca is currently living in Boston, where she continues to make experimental 16mm films (and exhibit them at festivals, cinematheques, and microcinemas). She taught film production at Emerson College and recently joined the staff of The Harvard Film Archive, where she assists in the programming its quarterly calendar of public film screenings. Her most recent film, THINGS WE WANT TO SEE, played around the world, including at The 48th London International Film Festival, The Images Festival in Toronto, and The San Francisco Cinematheque, and was included in a gallery show in Trento, Italy entitled "White Shadows: Stories and Polar Visions."
OUR CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of
alum screenwriter, producer and director Melville Shavelson, '37
who passed away on August 8 at age 90. Mel's gifts to Cornell's Film Program have supported many student productions.See his long list of credits here
Film Student, Trevor White '07, talks about his work and his inspiration... click here to read the article from The Cornell Commitment Spring 2007 newsletter.
Student Film Screenings:
1. Sunday, May 6, 8PM Willard Straight | FILM 422 Cinematography Class
2. Friday, May 11, 8PM Schwartz Center for Performing Arts | Film 493 Advanced Film and Video Projects and Thesis Films. See film stills and descriptions here.
01.09.07.- Cornell in Hollywood
In progress for 2007: “Cornell in Hollywood” is a program currently being developed to bridge between Cornell alums in the industry in L.A. with our campus Film Program. Stay tuned for more information on:
- Producer, writer, and director visits to campus
- Virtual visits from alums (phone & videoconferences)
- New internships in the industry
- Events in Hollywood for recent Cornell alums
Student Films I – Sunday, December 3 at 7:30 P.M. at Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell
A wild array of dramatic and comic narratives, documentaries and mockumentaries, animation and experimental films and videos – these are the final projects in all genres by Cornell’s newest filmmakers. Those produced in FILM 377, Introduction to 16mm and Digital filmmaking, taught by Marilyn Rivchin, the projects are by: William Boyce, Gregory Brown, Amanda Colon, Gwen Curtis, Sungyun Gim, Rachel Katz, Alexander Krivicich, Robert Morningstar, Ryan Olsen, Jillian Rayfield, Emily Schneider, Saramoira Shields, Drew Webb and Ann Wilde. This program also features work made in visiting professor and animator Lynn Tomlinson's '88 FILM 325 summer course, Animation History and Practice, including animations by Franco Cedano, Jessica Coombs, Matthew Davis, Mary Fessenden, Dora Fraeman, James Goldman, Rebekka Grohn, Matthew Lanzing, Saramoira Shields and Rebecca Sopchak. See student works.
Student Films II -- Sunday, December 10 at 7:30 P.M. at Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell
Premieres of original fiction and non-fiction work from the class Film 478 Intermediate Film & Video Projects, taught by Marilyn Rivchin, include these new directors’ films: ”Clean” by Kendra Anderson and Javed Quadrud-Din, tells adysfunctional, high-school love story involving a girl who marches to her own drummer and a boy with obsessive compulsive disorder; several neo-noir film narratives: “The Minotaur,” by Bryan Foster, a modern retelling of the ancient greek myth Theseus and the Minotaur; “Olin,” by Oliver NH Bundy, in whicha student finds his late night studying session turn into a terrifying battle of mind; and “dry long so”David Gelston, worn out beyond the point of survival (see photo); a surrealistic fantasy, “The Music Box,” by Savinien Caracostea (see photo) and “Recreating Ukraine,” a documentary on the Ukrainian diaspora by Larissa Paschyn and Dawn Kamoche. See student works.
Visiting alum writer/producer Ron Moore discussing Battlestar Galactica with a film studies class, November, 2006.
PAST VISITING FILMMAKERS FALL '06
12/7/06.-Scott Ferguson '82 co-producer of Brokeback Mountain and Factory Girl | filmography
10/30/06.- Ron Moore '86 creator and producer of the new Battlestar Galactica series | filmography
09/20/06.- Jason Livingston '94 Under Foot & Overstory
09/27/06.- Julie Perini '00 Experiments in Immediacy