Happy January! Strange weather we're having in 2013 - one day it's cold, and the next it's warm. Crazy!
This week we have a very cool screening of this film calledStolen Seas. Hereis the review from Variety. The film is on Tuesday, January 15 (NOT Monday like the other screenings in this series) at 7:30PM. It will be at the NEW Studio Movie Grill on Spring Valley. If you have not been there, I have heard that it is really a nice place. So come on down and get the low down on the Somali Pirates...it's not what you think.
Spring semester starts this week, and that should be fun. Wish I could be at Sundance this year. There is lots of great representation of Texas Film in 2013. If you are going, Raquel and Kelly will be there; but hey, I've got to teach.
That is all I have for this week. See you all Tuesday evening!
Surprising documentary with real footage, interviews and access to pirates, hostages, ship owners, negotiators, and more. Stolen Seas is an eye opening refutation of preconceived ideas on how or why piracy has become the world's most frightening multi-million dollar growth industry. Directed by Thymaya Payne.
Join MAKE magazine, leader of the maker movement for its second International maker meetup around the release of MAKE Magazine Volume 33: Software for Makers, hitting newsstands January 22nd, 2013. Join us as we take a deep dive into the magazine and take a special look at one of the most popular microcontrollers on the market today: Raspberry Pi.
Often when we think of making we envision physical objects like wood, metal, and electronic components. But as fellow makers we know that software has become a critical part of the making process. Today software is as important to makers as soldering irons and screwdrivers. MAKE volume 33 looks at the software you need to become a great maker, featuring 22 great projects you can build, showcasing the way in which software has become a critical part of the making process.
Join Fellow Makers in your Community and a chance to win a Raspberry Pi Starter Kit.
Lone Star projects headed to the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.Some Dallas VideoFest alumni include A Teacher by Hannah Fidell, whose short films, "The Gathering Squall" was part of the VF25 Texas Show. Full-length feature Pit Stop from Yen Tan as well as the newest short from Kat Candler, Black Metal, will premiere at the festival. Dallas filmmaker, David Lowery directed one of the most buzzed about films in the U.S. Dramatic competition, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck. DPA member, Johnny Marshall did the sound design for Shane Carruth's long awaited 2nd film UPSTREAM COLOR, which will be premiering there.
Some of Austin Indie groundbreakers will be returning, with Richard Linklater premiering Before Midnight and Robert Rodriguez screening his 1993 debut El Mariachi. Austin's latest up and coming film director Jeff Nichols' Mud starring Matthew McConaughey also is slated, along with works by new Austin transplants Andrew Bujalski, Computer Chessand David Gordon Green, Prince Avalanche (with Paul Rudd). Bastian Günther, who divides his time between Berlin and Austin, Texas, is screening Houstonin the World Dramatic division.
TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE
2013 FILM FELLOWS PROGRAM
Deadline: February 8, 2013
Tribeca Film Institute's 2013 Film Fellows Program is now accepting applications! Please note, this year's application is online only. Youth 16-18 years of age who have had a year of some video experience and a desire to enter the media field are eligible.
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