*Graduating Students: Update Your Contact Information:

Just graduated? Make sure the Office of Alumni Relations has your new address and personal email address or make sure to forward your Chapman University email address so you can stay connected and receive information on future alumni events for both Dodge College and the University. Visit http://www.chapman.edu/alumni/updateInfo.asp. Also, please take the opportunity to join the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts Alumni Network group on Facebook. Stay connected to fellow alums and get priority on registering for the alumni events.

*ENROLL NOW FOR THE CHAPMAN WEBISODE SUMMER CLASS: July 13-Aug 22 FTV 329/529 Taught by Silvia Kratzer, Kratzer@chapman.edu (323) 828 1066

This is an exciting and innovative class designed to produce the second and third episode for the Chapman webisode with the working title “Behind the Scenes at Chapman Film School.” We will follow teams of students shooting their student films and document the various aspects (set design, camera work, location scouting, post-production, etc.) that go into completing their projects. The webisode will showcase the amount of work, preparation, skill sets, teamwork, and learning that students undergo. Some episodes can also document other creative aspects of Dodge College as a dynamic, cutting-edge film school. The goal is to record and bring across the creative spirit at Chapman film school. The episode series establishes an overarching atmosphere and first-hand experience of what it is like to be a film student in the vein of a music video. In addition, the webisode will give informative behind the scenes glimpses and insights into the work of film students and of Dodge College. The goal is to show the Webisode resulting from this class on the Chapman website and possibly other websites and media platforms. The format is similar to production diaries (e.g. Bryan’s Journal, King Kong Diaries) and video blogging, interspersed with interviews, cameo appearances, humor, and a voice–over narration by one or two hosts.

*Eastman Kodak Scholarship Nominees:

Dodge College’s Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the nomination of two candidates for the 2009 Eastman Scholarship Program. Melissa Kosar and Allen Liu have been chosen to represent Dodge College in seeking the award. The Excellence in Filmmaking category contains three prizes: Gold ($1000 cash award and $5000 Kodak Motion Picture Product Grant), Silver ($4000 Kodak Product grant), and Bronze ($3000 Kodak Product Grant). There are also two Honorable Mentions that each get $2000 Kodak Product Grants. We’d like to thank the many qualified candidates who expressed an interest in the program and congratulate the nominees and wish them continued success. More info about the Eastman Kodak Scholarship program at www.kodak.com/go/student

*Filmmakers Seeking Digital Arts Collaboration

Ever wanted to light someone on fire? This is your chance! The Graduate Thesis film "Spark" is looking for a talented digital FX artist to help us create realistic and memorable looking fire FX. We are looking for someone in the digital arts program to join our team to create fire special FX. We are hoping to do our main fire stunts digitally, and would like to get in touch with someone this summer in order to do tests before we move into principle photography. I think this will be a fun and exciting opportunity to blend live action and special effects in a motion picture. We are a committed team of fimmakers who are looking to do something special. Please contact claireconger@gmail.com if you're interested in joining our team. We look forward to discussing it with you! Team "Spark": Chris Ferrantino, Director; Basel Owies, Writer; Sohrab Amid-Houzor, Producer; Alicia Pharris, DP; Claire Conger, Editor/Sound Design

***Upcoming Festival submission deadlines:

June 15 – Venice Film Festival – Sept. 2 - 12. in Italy (No Entry Fee)
http://www.labiennale.org

June 15 – Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival – Sept. 24 – Oct. 8 in Brazil (No Entry Fee)
www.festivaldorio.com/br

June 19 – Imago Int’l Youth Film Festival – Sept. 26 – Oct. 5 in Fundão, Portugal (No Entry Fee)
www.imagofilmfest.com

June 20 – Motovun Film Festival – July 27 – Aug. 1 in Zagreb, Croatia (No Entry Fee)
www.motovunfilmfestival.com

June 21 – Chashama Film Festival – Oct. 22 – 26 in New York City (early student entry fee is $15) (Looking for films that deal with global and cultural issues)
http://chafilmfest.com

June 26 – London Film Festival – Oct. 14 – 29 in England , U.K. (No Entry Fee)
www.lff.org.uk

June 26 –Cork Film Festival – Nov. 1 – 8 in Ireland (No Entry Fee)
www.corkfilmfest.org

June 26 – Berlin Short Film Festival – Nov. 3 – 8 in Berlin, Germany (No Entry Fee)
www.interfilm.de

June 29 – Los Angeles Latino Film Festival – Oct. 11 – 16 ($25 entry fee) This festival is Academy-accredited
www.latinofilm.org

June 30 – HATCH Audiovisual Arts Festival – Sept. 30 – Oct. 3 in Bozeman, Montana (Entry fee is $30)
www.hatchfest.org

June 30 – Encounters Short Film Festival – Nov. 17 – 22 in Bristol, England (entry fee is $30)
www.encounters-festival.org.uk

June 30 – Valladolid Int’l Film Festival – Oct. 23 – 31 in Spain (No Entry Fee) Shorts must be under 20 minutes
www.seminci.es

June 30 – Pusan Int’l Film Festival – Oct. 8 – 16 in South Korea (No Entry Fee)
www.piff.org

June 30 – Uppsala Int’l Short Film Festival – Oct. 19 – 25 in Sweden (No Entry Fee)
www.shortfilmfestival.com

June 30 – Lund Int’l Fantastic Film Festival – Sept. 17 – 26 in Sweden (No Entry Fee) (for fantasy, horror, and sci-fi films)
www.fff.se

July 1 – Shnit Short Film Festival – Oct. 7 – 11 in Berne, Switzerland (No Entry Fee)
www.shnit.ch

July 1 – Telluride Film Festival – Sept. 4 – 7 in Colorado (Student Entry Fee is $35)
www.telluridefilmfestival.org

July 1 – Chicago Horror Film Festival – Sept. 26 – 28 in Illinois (student entry fee is $20)
http://chicagohorrorfest.com

July 1 – Barcelona Independent film Festival – Nov. 13 – 21 in Spain (No Entry Fee)
http://alternativa.cccb.org

July 3 – Rio de Janeiro Int’l Short Film Festival – Oct. 29 – Nov. 8 in Brazil (No Entry Fee)
www.curtacinema.com.br

July 3 – Whistler Film Festival – Nov. 30 through Dec. 3 in British Columbia, Canada (entry fee is $20)
www.whistlerfilmfestival.com

July 5 – Santa Fe Film Festival – Dec. 3 - 7 in New Mexico (early student entry fee is $20)
www.santafefilmfestival.com

July 15 – Filmfest Granada – Oct. in Granada, Spain (No Entry Fee)
www.filmfest-granada.com

July 15 – New York Film Festival – Sept. 25 - Oct. 11 at Lincoln Center in Manhattan (No Entry Fee)
www.filmlinc.com

July 15 – Nashville Film Festival – (Early entry fee is $30) This festival is Academy-accredited
www.nashvillefilmfestival.org

July 15 – George Lindsey UNA Film Festival – Mar. 4 – 7 at the Univ. of North Alabama in Florence, AL. (Student Entry fee is only $10)
www.lindseyfilmfest.com

July 15 – OFF/ON Warszawa Int’l Short Film Festival – Sept. 22 – 26 in Warsaw, Poland (No entry fee)
www.offon.org

*** Screenplay Competition Deadlines:

June 15 – Slamdance Feature Screenplay competition (Entry fee is $50)
www.slamdance.com/writing/feature

July 1 – Hatchfest Screenwriting Competition (entry fee is $25) (Submit the first 10 pages of your feature script along with a treatment)
www.hatchfest.org

July 1 – Rhode Island film festival screenplay competition July 15 – American Zoetrope Screenplay contest (entry fee is )
www.zoetrope.com

*** Other Contests/Grants:

*Kirkus Book Video Awards Contest:

This is your chance to compete for the opportunity to shoot a fully financed 2-3 minute book video trailer for one of this Fall’s hottest new teen book titles. Gain professional experience and powerful exposure for your work. If you are interested in participating, send your name, address, email, phone number and a brief description of why you should be selected (150 words or less) to: Beth Werner at beth.werner@kirkusreviews.com or call 570-686-1214 for more information. Be sure to include your resume. Two samples of your work are also required, FTP information will be provided on inquirey. Entry deadline is June 22. The 12 semi-finalists will be notified via email by July 10 and sent a copy of one of the books to be read. Then these 12 semi-finalist participants will need to submit their storyboard pitches by August 7^th. The four finalists will be notified via email by Aug. 20. Four final trailers will be due by Sept. 21. Winners will be announced at a screening reception at the Tribeca Cinemas on Tuesday, Nov. 10^th. Grand Prize is $1000 and the student’s name will be mentioned in the Hollywood Reporter. Last year Dodge College students Ben Cox and Renee Baltsen were finalists and Ben was the Grand Prize winner. See their trailers at www.BookVideoAwards.com

*$5000 Ruth Ashton Taylor Scholarship:

The Ruth Ashton Taylor Academic Scholarship Award is unique in many ways. First, and foremost, it carries the namesake of a true pioneer in broadcast journalism—a woman who paved the way for others to follow. Secondly, this scholarship is awarded by the women of Los Angeles television news, a powerful network of journalists committed to delivering news and information on a daily basis in the second largest television market in the United States . Furthermore, this scholarship offers more than just financial assistance—each recipient will have access to an assigned mentor, a woman, currently working on-air as a reporter and/or anchor in Los Angeles, who is willing to donate her time and talents to offer career advice, tape critiques, and ‘inside’ information scholarship winners will find helpful in landing their first on-air job! Any female student who has completed at least one year of college and is currently enrolled at any fully accredited post-secondary institution within the Los Angeles television viewing market is eligible to apply. Applicants must demonstrate the desire to pursue a career in television broadcasting and the determination to uphold the professional standards of the industry. Preferential consideration will be given to those applicants who have already declared majors in either journalism or communications. Completed credited internships at television newsrooms are also encouraged and strongly recommended. Also, special consideration will be given to students who demonstrate financial need.

Read the complete requirements and download the application at http://www.thegoodnewsfoundation.org/Ashton_Scholarship_App.pdf

*Study in Australia Video Contest:

Australian Education International North America announces the Study in Australia : 2009 Video Contest. The contest will run from April 23 to July 22, 2009. Our sponsor, STA Travel, has donated some exceptional prizes for the first and second place winners. The prizes are as follows: Grand Prize: Two Round-trip plane tickets to Australia Second Prize: One $500 STA Travel Voucher. Third Prizes: Three winners will receive one Ipod Touch 32GB Player (2nd Generation). Contest participants must be United States or Canadian citizens or permanent residents. There are no age restrictions (age 17 or under must have parental signature). Anyone who has studied in Australia , is thinking about studying in Australia , or simply has a general interest in Australia is eligible to submit a video. Videos must be at least 1 minute long; a maximum of 3 minutes. Videos must incorporate all three Study in Australia brand themes. (1) Live - Cultural experiences or opportunities in Australia , (2) Learn - Academic experiences or opportunities, and (3) Grow - As an individual. Complete details can be found on our website at: http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/northamerica

***Jobs Listings:

* Manage Nickelodeon’s celebrity talent:

Nickelodeon is looking for a Manager for the Celebrity Talent dept.. Position is located in Santa Monica, CA. For specifics on the job and the qualifications needed for this role please visit us at www.mtvncareer.com.

* Assistant Job at the Weinstein Co:

Seeking executive assistant in NYC. Ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills, and superb gate-keeping skills. Must be available on nights, weekends, expect to spend long hours in the office, be able to travel on a moments notice and stay away for uncertain amounts of time. Must have expansive knowledge of film, the industry and minimum 2-3 years experience assisting another top-level executive. Send cover letter, resume, and list of references to: hrjobs@weinsteinco.com.

* Research and Data Entry Job at Baseline:

Baseline StudioSystems seeks entry level TV Research Associate for data entry into television database and ongoing research projects. Candidate must be organized, detail-oriented, knowledgeable about the television industry and able to work quickly and accurately. Demonstrated computer, research & phone skills are a must. Agency, network or TV studio experience strongly preferred. Solid industry contacts helpful. Independent yet collaborative working atmosphere. Salary TBD DOE. E-mail resume to chadas@nytimes.com.

* Assistant Job at the Gersh Agency:

The Gersh Agency is seeking an ambitious Comedy Agent Assistant. This is a terrific opportunity for those interested in Comedy and personal appearance booking. Daily duties include: heavy phones, submissions inputting offers and scheduling. The ideal candidate is intelligent, resourceful, articulate, polished, and professional. Previously demonstrated interest in the Comedy world is a plus. Candidates must be extremely detailed, computer literate, organized and possess a high level of initiative. Email resume and cover letter to hr@gershla.com

* Assistant Job at Paradigm:

Paradigm Talent Agency has an immediate opening for an Assistant to a TV Literary Agent. Qualified candidates will have a sincere interest in television, have at least one year experience working in a studio, agency or production company, proficient in MS Office, rolling calls, script coverage and know who the players are. College degree required – no exceptions. For immediate consideration, please send your resume with salary requirements to: careers@paradigmagency.com. Reference: Asst to TV Lit Agent in the subject line.

*Assistant Job at the Radmin Company:

Looking for a qualified assistant to an established literary manager in Beverly Hills. Basic assistant duties include phones and scheduling with heavy script reading/coverage and creative discussion; some personal scheduling/research also. Looking to train and promote from within; interest in being a lit. manager a must. Some agency/management company experience ideal. Knowledge of FileMaker Pro and Macs a plus. Please email cover letter, resume, and references to jobs@radmincompany.com with subject line: Lit Assistant.

*Assistant Job at 20^th Century Fox:

Executive Vice President at 20^th Century Fox Feature Talent Division seeking Assistant. Previous industry experience required and candidates must be motivated, extremely detail oriented, have excellent communication and organizational skills and a desire to learn the business. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and willing to learn editing software. Duties include answering phones, scheduling meetings, actor interaction, and reading scripts. Candidate must be resourceful, able to prioritize, multi-task, and most importantly able to anticipate. Needs to pay attention to detail, have good follow-up skills and deal with all levels of personnel/management. Must be able to maintain confidentiality with information and work well under pressure. Starting immediately. Please send resumes to foxcastingasst@gmail.com.

* Exec Producer needs assistant:

Assistant needed for Executive Producer at Bayonne Entertainment (Millionaire Matchmaker, Randy Jackson Presents: America 's Best Dance Crew). Two series on air. Many projects in various stages of development at multiple networks. Normal assistant duties: phones, heavy scheduling, dictating, and coordinating travel. Opportunity to be involved in development. Great exposure to key players in the alternative television business. Applicant should be available to start within the next week. Email resumes: Melissa@bayonne-ent.com

*Assistant Job at Management Company:

Assistant/office manager for boutique TV and film literary management company (not production or development). Seeking bright, highly motivated, industrious, tough, self-starter, multi-tasker with can-do attitude available immediately. One-year commitment. Similar (non-production) entertainment biz and office experience required (phones, phone sheet, submissions, scheduling, filing, logs, tracking, etc.). $500 to $550/week depending on experience. Limited benefits.

Send resume and cover letter to Field Entertainment via fax: 310-271-6243 or email: hiring@fieldentertainment.net. Absolutely no calls.

*Agent looking for an assistant:

Executive assistant to one of the top commercial agents. Office located in Santa Monica, 2 blocks from beach. Typical asst duties required & pay depends on experience. Looking for hard-workers and self-starters to grow with this blossoming agency. Send resumes to: megan@reignagency.com

*Assistant to an A-List Director:

2nd assistant needed (to become 1st asst. within 5 months) for A-list Director and Producer with a film in pre-production. Hiring in the next few weeks and will be going into production around September. You will be on set (east coast and europe) for entire shoot - so flexibility and travel are a must. Standard duties including calls, scheduling, file/binder maintanance, travel arrangements, office duties, etc. Will also cover personal needs - errands, gifts, setting up house(s) on location, grocery shopping - anything and everything. You will be a 2nd asst working under the 1st but with the sole intent of taking the lead on BOTH the director and producers office within 5-6 months. Duties will continue back in LA after the shoot (based in Santa Monica) for the company. 1-2 years previous experience on a desk - agency/production preferred. Must be proficient on a Mac (filemaker, contacts, etc), thick skin and knowledgeable about the town. NO CALLS. Send resumes and cover letter to: anonasstgig@gmail.com

*Assistant Job at Management Company:

Looking for an assistant for an entertainment management company. Looking for candidates who are young, energetic, willing and quick to learn, as well as hardworking. Good phone and Mac skills a must. No entertainment industry experience needed. This is a position for someone who is looking to advance and have a career in the entertainment business. All inquiries please email alex@gilbertsonentertainment.com

*Part-time assistant to producer:

-Independent producer is looking to hire a part-time administrative assistant with PR experience. Good communication and writing skills required, as well as ability to multitask. Studio City based. Hours and days are flexible. Entry-level pay. Send resumes and cover suzdelaurentiis@aol.com.

* 1^st AC Needed for feature film shoot:

Elysium Films structured for the production of “The Dynamiter” located in Jackson, MS. Looking for someone with experience as a 1AC on either a Red or 35mm. Skill and precision in focus pulling is a necessity. Focus pulling, 1AC, and any other tasks assigned while on set. July 6-26 is the shoot date. Please be ready to be on location for kickoff and orientation by July 3. Negotiated based on expenses. All expenses will be covered.

Please send resume and contact information to Amile Wilson, Elysium Films, www.elysiumfilm.com, dynamiterfilm@gmail.com, 601-985-8805.

*Casting Associate Job:

Susan Bluestein Casting is seeking a union Casting Associate to start July 8th on a new network drama. Must be able to handle heavy phones, avails, scheduling appointments, generating contracts, negotiating deals, etc. in a busy, fun and "sane" office. Seeking upbeat, reliable, detailed, organized, professional individual who is computer savvy and has excellent communication skills. $700/week plus Local 399 union benefits. Email resumes to TVCastingAssociate@gmail.com.

*Casting Assistant Job:

Francine Maisler Casting is looking for a highly experienced Casting Assistant. We are a very busy office and need someone with strong casting assistant skills to begin right away. Applicant must be highly motivated, be able to multitask and have a strong interest in casting. Knowledge of i-movie and cast-it is a must. Please fax resumes to 310-244-4348 or email to Elizabeth_Chodar@spe.sony.com

*Casting Assistant Job:

Vickie Thomas Casting is looking for a full time assistant to work on a feature film starting immediately. Applicant should be a self-starter who is able to multi-task within a busy work environment and is well organized. Also, must be able to handle heavy phones and typical office duties. We are a hardworking office, but are easy going and try to make everyday enjoyable. We prefer someone who would like a career in casting and who owns their own computer. MAC preferred. Please email resumes to vtcasting@yahoo.com

* “Sexy Mom Expert” needs student to help produce webisodes:

Are you a creative, edgy, artsy, passionate storyteller (shoot, edit, upload) willing to speak up if I don’t see the best shot? Proactive with editing each 40-50 interview into 2-3 passionate riveting webisodes (5-6 min) around Los Angeles? Interested in my message about sexy moms & women giving themselves permission for pleasure, the secrets to being sensual and keeping a ravishing relationship alive? Are you excited to learn to promote them online with cutting edge distribution systems being connected to the who’s who of the internet and television industry? Are you willing to work for academic credit with a possible stipend until these shows get sponsored and it becomes a regular paid job? I am a busy television expert & host creating weekly webisodes called “Permission for Pleasure” looking to build a long term team for my company: webisodes, filming sales videos & workshops. I am honest, kind, straight, a trail blazer. You are always on time (which means early), creative and outspoken, honoring, reliable, optimistic, ready to learn AND passionate about being a sexy, sensual satisfied woman (or a man who empowers them!) You have access to cameras, editing, preferably lights. You may even enjoy re-designing my sites, creating the blog for the webisodes. I’m at www.AllanaPratt.com If you’d like to apply for the position (starts immediately 3 days/wk, once trained in Fall, 1-2 day/wk) email support@PermissionforPleasure.com with the 5 reasons why you’re the best fit for me and feel free to leave it as a message at 323-334-5232.

***Internships:

*Nickelodeon Internship Program this Fall:

An internship at Nickelodeon can launch you on an exciting, fun-filled career in children’s entertainment. Love cartoons? So do we! Like to wear a suit? You’re in the wrong place! Nickelodeon produces such programs as SpongeBob Square Pants, Avatar: The Last Air Bender and Fairly Odd Parents. An internship with Nickelodeon is hands on experience. Students must be registered for an internship for academic credit with their college or university, and must provide official documentation upon acceptance of this internship. Open to college upperclassmen (juniors/seniors) and eligible sophomores. Must be available to intern 2 – 3 days per week for about 16 – 30 hours a week. Hours are flexible. To apply for the fall program, please send a resume and cover letter indicating the semester you are applying for and the areas of interest: (MS Word attachments only or cut and paste resume in a email message to internships@nick.com

*Intern with Mace Neufeld (former Dodge College Filmmaker in residence):

Mace Neufeld Productions is seeking Summer 09 interns to start in Mid July for a 3 month commitment. Duties include heavy reading, coverage, notes, research, filing, creating submission packages, office errands. Must be reliable, organized and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment while paying close attention to detail. Organized, efficient and ambitious with solid computer and interpersonal skills and ability to multi-task. Film major preferred but not required. This is a non-paid opportunity, and may be used for academic credit. Please email resume and cover letter to: mnprodsintern@gmail.com.

*Development Internship:

Pretty Pictures, Gail Mutrux’ production company (Quiz Show, Donnie Brasco, Kinsey, Nurse Betty), is seeking development/production interns. Duties include reading available properties (scripts, books, articles), writing coverage, researching projects and participating in development meetings as well as providing office support to the VP/Development. An outstanding opportunity to learn about the machinations of film development. Unpaid internship, on the Universal Lot. Please email resume and cover letter to Tore.Schmidt@univfilms.com

*Internship at Zodiak:

Zodiak Entertainment is seeking interns to start immediately at our Century City offices. Duties include coverage of TV shows, dubbing PAL DVDs to NTSC as well as various administrative and office-related tasks. Please send a resume with a cover letter in an email. It's ok to be a current student in college or have an undergraduate degree. This is an unpaid internship. Email resume to interns@trasec.com

*Internship at WAM Films:

WAM Films, a fully-fledged development and production company which just finished 1000Words with Eddie Murphy, is looking for interns who want to learn the ins-and-outs of a development company. Interns must be hard-working, resourceful and must possess a great personality. Unpaid. Please send your resumes to CVistan@wam-films.com

*Internship at Radmin Company:

Boutique literary management company seeks reader interns. Ideal internship for anyone who wants to gain experience reading and covering screenplays. Pick up your scripts and bring them back with brief coverage; no in-office work required. 2 days/week, 3 month commitment required. Internship is unpaid. Email resumes to jobs@radmincompany.com the subject line: Reader Intern

*Internship with Heroes & Villains Entertainment:

Interns needed to start immediately at Heroes & Villains Entertainment, a production and management group specializing in content creation for the five pillars of entertainment: Film, TV, Video Games, Internet, and Comic Books. We seek highly motivated, creative and intelligent interns who are eager to learn. This is an unpaid internship, and interns must be available 2-3 days a week. Duties include reading and discussing scripts; aiding with project development; general office duties, etc. Organization, outside-the-box resourcefulness and familiarity with Mac computers is key. Entertainment experience is useful, not essential. Please send cover and resume to info@heroesandvillains-ent.com.

*Internship at Music Management company:

Music management company in West Hollywood seeking summer interns to help out a few days a week in our office. Looking for motivated candidates interested in the music business. Seeking individuals with a finger on the pulse of music/art/technology today. Candidates must have a lap top with wireless, and a car to use for errands. This position is unpaid. Please email resumes to interns.musicmanagement@gmail.com

*Internship at film funding organization:

Winchester Capital Management is an independent film fund in need of creative interns for 2-3 days per week to start at the end of June. The day to day work of the internship will consist of a mix of creative work, including covering incoming submissions, and administrative work, including filing, creation of databases, organizing incoming submissions, occasional errands, and various other duties. Course credit or waiver necessary. The internship will be unpaid. Our offices are in Century City. Please send a resume and cover letter to lauren@winchestercapitalmanagement.com.

*Camera Operators Needed:
My name is Dominic Fratantaro and I am the producer of the soccer documentary One Shot One Dream (www.OneShotOneDream.com). We are seeking addition camera operators for a summer project. This will be an unpaid internship but they will be able to put it on their resume. Our documentary crew will be headed to Croatia this summer to film the project. Pending acceptance and their financial situation, we do offer the chance for the camera operator to accompany us to Croatia ; however, they will have to pay their own way. Last year I sent this email out and got a great response! We took one of your former students Aaron Snobrich with us to Montenegro along with a film student from UC Irvine. Please email me at dfratantaro@edunited and brokenwordsinc@yahoo.com with any questions.

*Paid Fall Internship with Blizzard Entertainment:

Blizzard Entertainment’s cinematics department is partnering with Chapman’s Film and Media Arts Program to host a student intern for the fall 2009 semester. This is a paid internship. The student intern will work part-time beginning in September and running until mid-December. The intern’s main duties will be to assist with animation and simulation projects. This person would be tasked with running procedural animation simulations, caching animation, and putting together final shot assets. An ideal candidate would pay close attention to details, be technically minded, and have the ability to spot problems. We're seeking a highly motivated artist who knows 3ds Max and/or Maya and has experience solving technical problems. The ideal candidate will have technical knowledge of 3ds Max, Maya, or other high-end 3D software (Maya preferred). Experience in Python, MEL, MaxScript, C/C++, C#, or other programming languages is a plus. Students need to apply to: universityrelations@blizzard.com with the subject: Chapman Blizzard Internship Program. Please include the required resume, cover letter, and reel. Application deadline is August 1, 2009. Include in the Subject Line: Chapman Blizzard Internship.

***Congratulations:

Tim Kashani (MFA / Film Prod. ’07) was one of the producers for the new Broadway musical production of Hair and which won a Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. http://www.tonyawards.com

Fevzi Balli’s film Baby Blue is a finalist in the BAFTA-LA Student Awards this month. www.baftala.org

Eddie Mikasa won 3^rd place in the Semi-finals of the Key Art Awards Student Competition. He made a trailer for the film Iron Man.

David Jibladze’s film Beholden won Best Student Short Film at the Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles this month. Nick Corporon’s film Last Call also screened there as a finalist. http://cinegearexpo.com

Giovanna Federico’s film Bean won Best Dramatic Short Film at the Reno Film Festival in Nevada this month. Derek Wood’s film Suppressant also screened there. www.renofilmfestival.com

Kent Bassett’s film The Line won Best Drama at the West Chester Int’l Short Film Festival in Pennsylvania last month. www.WestChesterFilmFestival.com

Kevin Acevedo’s film The Last Page won Best Student Film at the Tupelo Film Festival in Mississippi last month www.tupelo.net/filmfest

Kevin Acevedo’s film The Last Page screens at the In the Palace Short Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria (Jun. 20 – 27) www.inthepalace.com

Rick Curnutt’s film Free Lunch screens next month at the Ischia Film Festival in Italy www.ischiafilmfestival.it and Film Caravan/Imperia Travelling Shorts Fest in Liguria, Italy http://film-caravan.blogspot.com. It also screens next month in the Big Sur Film Screening Series at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, California http://www.henrymiller.org/shorts.html and in the Indianapolis Int’l Film Festival. http://indyfilmfest.org

Rachel Earnest’s film Le Retour screens next month at the Long Island Int’l Film Expo in New York www.LongIslandFilm.com and at the Woods Hole Film Festival in Massachusetts www.woodsholefilmfestival.org

Carles Torrens’ film Delaney screens next month at the Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon, Korea www.pifan.com

Tom Flynn’s film Soulmates screens next month at the Cryptshow Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain http://www.cryptshow.com/

2 Chapman films screen this month at the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck, MI.: The Last Page (Kevin Acevedo) and Suppressant (Derek Woods). www.waterfrontfilm.org

2 Chapman films screen this month at the Provincetown Int’l Film Festival in Massachusetts: Cruisin’ For Love (Mark Jwayad) and The Vaudevillian (Bryan Nest). http://www.ptownfilmfest.org/

3 Chapman films screen this month at the Breckenridge Festival of Film in Colorado: Cruisin’ For Love (Mark Jwayad), The Last Page (Kevin Acevedo), and Soulmates (Tom Flynn). www.breckfilmfest.com

3 Chapman films screen next month at the Oxford Int’l Film Festival in Ohio: Free Lunch (Rick Curnutt), The Last Page (Kevin Acevedo), and The Prayed For (David Brame). www.oxfordfilms.com

Neighbor, a feature film produced by Charles St. John Smith III (MFA/Film Prod. ’05) and edited by R. Emmett Sibley (MFA/Film Prod. ’05), will be having its World Premiere next month at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal.

http://www.fantasiafest.com

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1362103/

***Events:

*Donkaphant Festival – June 25:

This year the Donkaphant Festival (co-founded by Chapman grad Graham Sibley) will have a special screening within this year's Los Angeles Film Festival! Check out the WORLD PREMIERE of Jason Pollock's new film called "The Youngest Candidate" @ Donkaphant on June 25^th at 7:00pm at the Majestic Crest Theatre, 1262 Westwood Blvd. in Westwood. "The Youngest Candidate" (produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants & Lawrence Bender, the producer of "An Inconvenient Truth" & "Pulp Fiction") is a wake up call to the youth movement of America . This inspiring documentary follows the stories of 4 teenagers who dared to run for public office in America . Tickets are $15 at http://younitedfoundation.org/

*Entertainment Symposium June 27 – 28:

UB Coast to Coast is an entertainment & Media Symposium happening in Santa Monica at Bergamot Station on June 27 & 28. Some of the guest speakers will be Rob Lieberman teaching Film Directing; Rosalind Jarrett speaking about entertainment news media; Christine La Monte on Producing & Marketing Independent Film; Linda Phillps Palo on Acting & Casting; and Alan Zweibel on Comedy Writing. More info at www.ubc2c.com.

* Los Angeles Television Festival:

Taking place on July 8-9 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, NATPE LATV Fest brings together creative TV and digital content producers with development execs, agents, advertising executive, and technology solution providers. Panel topics will include Producing a Hit Web Series, The Future of Television, You’ve Pitched, Now What?, The Secrets of Reality TV Heavyweights, Animation on the Web, and others. Companies attending include CAA, Diggnation/Revision3, Goodnight Burbank, Tubefilter, Yahoo!, YouTube and more. Students can register for a special rate of $295 (that is $200 off the regular $495 price) Use promo code STULA9 when registering at http://latvfest.net/latvfestival/register

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*Five Month sublet in Silverlake:

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*Please Vote for Dodge College Alum in the Netflix Competition:

Chapman Alum producing semi-finalist feature film in Netflix Find Your Voice Competition! Anna Salim (MFA Film Production, 2005) is producing Jon Goldman's hilarious comedy PAUL SUSSMAN'S ELEVEN-STEP GUIDE TO SELF-ACTUALIZATION. The script was named one of ten Semi-Finalists in the Netflix Find Your Voice Competition, out of two thousand original applicants. The online contest gives filmmakers a chance to win financing and support to make their first feature film. The promotional trailer, which was shot over three days in eleven locations throughout the City of Boulder, CO, will be posted online from June 5th - July 5th, 2009 for the general public to watch and rate their favorite entries. The top five will move on to the final round where a panel of accomplished filmmakers and industry executives chaired by actor Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men) will select the winner. To watch and "Vote Sussman" check out www.netflixfindyourvoice.com The site works just like Netflix - hold your mouse over the image to see a synopsis. Once you've viewed the short, rate it (for example, Paul Sussman = 5 STARS) and then enter your email address and click VOTE!