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Film Events On Campus

Graduation Ceremony and Reception

The May Film Studies Graduation Ceremony/Reception will be held Thursday, May 8th at 3:00 p.m. in Humanities 1B50. For more information on commencement, please see www.colorado.edu/commencement/spring

On-going events

• International Film Series — 35mm films shown on campus all year long in Muenzinger Auditorium.
• First Person Cinema — The First Person Cinema series is the longest running showcase of avant-garde film in the world. Started in 1953 by Stan Brakhage and Bruce Conner, the series has been directed by Don Yannacito since the late 1960s and continues to be one of the most highly respected international showcases for the makers of personal film in the world.
• Celebrating Stan — A screening of Stan Brakhage’s films on the first Sunday of every month during the academic year. Venue: Fine Arts N141. Time: 7:30 PM. The event is free and open to the public. The series is hosted by Suranjan Ganguly, Film Studies professor.
• The Brakhage Symposium — The third annual all-day symposium was held on March 17, 2007. The featured speakers were be Tom Gunning and Sally Berger.
• The Front Range Film Seminar — A forum for film scholars and artists along the front range to share their work with each other.

Festivals and Competitions

• Telluride Student Symposium — You don’t need to be a film student. All you need is a consuming passion for film. Seize the opportunity to immerse yourself in dialogue with some of the greatest filmmakers out there, along with other students with similar enthusiasm. Our aim is to nurture your passion with the hope we will encourage the making of strong and inspired films for the many Telluride Festivals to come!
• Boulder International Film Festival — February 15-18. BIFF 2007 is a non-profit, world-class film festival with an eclectic infusion of innovative storytellers, actors and audiences from all over the world. During four days of screenings, workshops, panels and parties, BIFF 2007 will present some of the best new films in international cinema, with the intention to inspire dreamers in America's young filmmaker community to make their own courageous leap from vision to reality.
• Sundance Internship Official Announcement —Wanted: Production Assistants/interns for the Sundance Institute's June Directors Lab. The Lab takes place at the Sundance Village in Utah - interns are needed May through June. All intern positions are unpaid, and interns are responsible for all travel costs to and from Utah. Sundance covers the cost of meals and shared accommodation. Candidates should have some production experience, although professional experience is not required. Boom operator experience strongly preferred. Interns must be 21 or older. We're looking for enthusiastic, smart, energetic people with collaborative spirit. The Directors Lab is a three-week workshop that offers directors hands-on experience rehearsing, shooting, and editing scenes from their screenplays on videotape under the mentorship of accomplished directors, editors, cinematographers, and actors. Past Lab projects include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Boys Don't Cry, and Me and You and Everyone We Know.

  "Sundance Institute strongly believes in strength in diversity and actively encourages applications from women, people of color, differently abled people, and all persons who support the Institute's mission."

• Sundance Internship Details — CU Boulder Film Studies and Sundance Institute are teaming up to find motivated Film Studies students who might become Production Assistants/interns at Sundance in June 2008.

  This is a selective process, and there is a pre-screening process. Short listed students will receive an interview with Sundance Institute staff in March 2008. Students who are selected will enroll in a summer internship with CU film studies and receive credit for their experience.

  Application Requirements and Process:

  Students must be 21 years old, as of May 1, 2008, to apply.

  Students must submit the following documents, in MS Word formatted email attachments, to the Associate Director Phil Solomon at Philip.Solomon@colorado.edu no later than noon Tuesday, January 29th. The Director and Associate Director will then begin the process of selecting students for the Sundance interview. Four finalists will be selected through a Film Studies interview process to then go on to the Sundance interview.

  Application must include —

  1. Your full name, telephone number, email address and student I.D. number.
  2. Your official student classification (Sr., Jr. So., Fr.) and number of credit hours completed in Film Studies.
  3. Your Film Studies department major GPA.
  4. A brief employment history, or brief resume including the last two jobs you have held.
  5. A 100-200 word Statement of Purpose, in essay form, stating why you want this internship and what you think you might be able to contribute.