[UCIMC-Tech] Re: [Imc-events] IMC Film Festival - NEXT WEEKEND -
February 6-8, 2009
Stephen Fonzo
stephen at ucimc.org
Wed Feb 4 16:50:36 CST 2009
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> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:43:46 -0600
> >From: Stephen Fonzo <stephen at ucimc.org>
> >Subject: [Imc-events] IMC Film Festival - NEXT WEEKEND - February 6-8,
> 2009
> >To: UC IMC <imc at ucimc.org>, events at ucimc.org, Shows <shows at ucimc.org>,
> Production Group <production at ucimc.org>, Public i <print at ucimc.org>, RFU <
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> >
> > Please distribute widely:
> >
> > IMC Film Festival, February 6-8, 2009
> >
> > This February 6, 7 and 8th, the Urbana Champaign
> > Independent Media Center (IMC) will be hosting the
> > IMC Film Festival (www.imcfilmfest.org). This three
> > day celebration of the art of cinematography will
> > highlight local and independent artists and kickoff
> > monthly IMC Film Nights. It will also be a chance
> > for local and independent filmmakers to share their
> > work and connect with other artists, community
> > members, and organizations. We are advertising
> > widely within the artist and art-supporting
> > communities. The IMC also has a wide support base
> > of almost 600 different community members and
> > volunteers. We anticipate a strong turn-out for
> > this event.
> >
> > Works by local and regional filmmakers will be
> > featured, with submissions coming from Chicago, St.
> > Paul, Iowa City, and Champaign-Urbana.
> >
> > The IMC Film Festival will be open to all, FREE of
> > admission charges.
> >
> > We have gained sponsorship from Strawberry Fields,
> > Common Ground Food Co-op, La Gourmandise, One World
> > Pizza, Shatterglass Studios, CU Blogfidential,
> > Micro-Film Magazine, Mirabelle Fine Pastries/Bakery,
> > and That's Rentertainment. Our sponsors are kindly
> > offering food, beverages, films, and donations to
> > help bring this event to Champaign-Urbana.
> >
> > Schedule:
> >
> > Friday, Feb 6: 6pm-12am - Local and
> > independent films [Citizens Watch; Sugar; The
> > Midwesterner; The Transient; and more]
> >
> > -
> > Performance by DJ Belly
> >
> > - TV
> > Dance Party (12-3am)
> >
> > Saturday, Feb 7: 12-2pm - Family and children's
> > films
> >
> > 5pm-12am - Films about
> > art and being an artist [Prelude; Firedancing;
> > Proceed and Be Bold!; This American Gothic; and
> > more]
> >
> > -
> > Performance by Elizabeth Simpson and George Turner
> >
> > Sunday, Feb 8: 4pm-10pm - Documentaries [And
> > the Beat Goes On; DTEC; and more]; Variety/Open
> > Screen
> >
> > -
> > Performance by Zoo Improv Comedy
> >
> > The IMC Film Fest will benefit the IMC's Production
> > Group and the IMC as a whole. The Production Group
> > facilitates independent video and audio projects for
> > TV/radio/Web by members of the Urbana-Champaign
> > community. We manage the IMC Production Room, a
> > computer lab and digital studio for learning and
> > producing media. We provide a workshop environment
> > to improve our own understanding and professional
> > experience in multimedia technology and to share our
> > knowledge with others through hands-on training and
> > citizen journalism.
> >
> > Here a just a few highlights of the film festival
> > (please see our site for more information and the
> > complete schedule):
> >
> > Citizens Watch (2004). Directed by Patrick Thompson
> > and Martel Miller. This is the original video the
> > authorities don't want you to see! In 2004, Thompson
> > and Miller video recorded interactions between local
> > police and the black community, and were
> > subsequently charged with felony eavesdropping for
> > their bold efforts. In the summer of 2008, a law
> > suit against the City of Champaign ended in a
> > settlement. This is the first time this video will
> > be shown publicly in several years.
> >
> > Proceed and Be Bold!. Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is a
> > printing press and book artist, but he wasn't always
> > an artist... He used to live a middle class life
> > like many other Americans, with a family and a job
> > as a computer programmer at an international
> > telecommunications company. But he dropped it all to
> > become an artist in the lost crafts of press
> > printing and book art. Or as he says, "now I just
> > make stuff, that's all. And I tell people who want
> > to do art that they should just make stuff."
> > Through his colorful posters layered with strong
> > quotes and different paint textures, Amos uses his
> > art to bring complicated issues such as race and
> > gender into the forefront of the American
> > consciousness. Incorporating the sayings of icons
> > such as Rosa Parks and Sojourner Truth, or more
> > obscure quotables from people like his older
> > brother, Amos' posters enter the printing press as
> > ink and paper and exit as true pieces of art. Amos's
> > art is not limited to posters, but extends far into
> > book art, paper fans, and larger projects. Directed
> > and Produced by Laura Zinger, who will be speaking
> > at the IMC Film Festival on being an artist and
> > entrepreneur. http://www.brownfinchfilms.com.
> >
> > Prelude. An anguished writer meets a mysterious
> > stranger in a cafe and is drawn into soul-bearing
> > conversation, but her interest may be deeper than he
> > thinks. Starring Vanessa Prokuski and Micah Boyce.
> > Written and Directed by Luke Boyce. Produced by
> > Brett Hays. http://essence-films.com
> >
> > Diversity and Technology for Engaging Communities
> > (DTEC) Video. Produced by Antonia Darder, professor
> > of Educational Policy Studies, and a collective of
> > her students, this 20 minute video exposes the
> > secret history of racism on the University of
> > Illinois campus. It combines footage from University
> > archives, interviews with students, staff, and
> > faculty about the campus climate, and statistics
> > pointing to the persistence of institutional racism.
> >
> > And the Beat Goes On: The Spirit in the Legacy of
> > the Douglass Center Drum Corps (2006). This video
> > will be shown to commemorate Black History Month at
> > the festival. The 25-minute video was produced by
> > Urbana High School student filmmakers through WILL's
> > Youth Media Workshop, a project by Kimberlie Kranich
> > and Will Patterson. It includes recollections of
> > former drum corps leaders Jesse Ratliffe and Bud
> > Johnson, along with former drum corps member Terry
> > Townsend and drill team member Linda Turnbull. It
> > also looks at recent efforts by Ratliffe and
> > 17-year-old Lee Duncan to revive the drum corps,
> > which in 1968 won first place in the national Elks
> > Club competition in New York City.
> >
> > --
> > Stephen Fonzo
> > Media Training Advisor
> > AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
> > Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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Stephen Fonzo
Media Training Advisor
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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