February 9, 2010
What: “This year Oscar’s Docs, the annual collaboration between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Department of Film, features documentary films from the 1950s through the 1970s that explore the natural world in all its complexity. Stunning precursors to today’s “green” films, these Oscar-nominated shorts and feature-length nonfiction films prioritize a sense of adventure and urgency in their structure and advocacy. From world-renowned greats such as Jerome Hill and Jacques-Yves Cousteau to father-and-son amateur filmmakers, and across locations as far-flung as Mount Everest and the Serengeti, this is the kind of cinema that first made us love the great outdoors and all its treasures.”
When/Where: Screenings take place February 8th through 14th, and all of them are at the MoMA’s Theater 1. Visit their website for ticket and screening information.
February 8, 2010
The Company: The Museum of Moving Image is offering full-time, paid summer internships to work in their five departments this summer. Under the supervision of department heads, interns have the opportunity to learn about the full range of Museum operations and to work on projects related to the fall 2010 opening of the Museum’s renovated and expanded facility. Undergraduates entering their senior year in fall 2010, college graduates, and graduate students are eligible to apply.
Positions: Collection: Interns will assist in researching and cataloging objects to be made accessible online, and participate in the Museum’s open-source, web-based collection management software project. Development and Special Events: Interns will work with the Museum’s Director on preparations for gala events related to the opening of the expanded facility, and provide support for the Museum’s fundraising efforts. Digital Imaging/Photography: Interns will assist with the digital photography and scanning of Museum artifacts and the correction and editing of images. Digital Media: Interns will provide support for updates to interactive exhibits within the core exhibition Behind the Screen, and assist with the implementation of a new design for the Museum’s website. Film: Interns will work on the planning of film programs. Interns will also assist with content research for the website Moving Image Source, and with the preparation of editorial content for various program and exhibition related projects.
How to Apply: Submit the following: A cover letter and resume; A 300-word statement describing your interest in interning with one of the departments listed above and your reasons for selecting that department; A 50-word statement indicating your second-choice department and your reasons for selecting that department; One letter of recommendation from a current or past professor.
Applications must be received no later than April 9. Finalists will be interviewed in person or by phone. Successful applicants will be notified no later than May 7. Mail applications to: Internships, Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Avenue at 36 Street, Astoria, NY 11106. E-mail PDF applications to: internships@movingimage.us.
February 7, 2010
What: The Maison Française of Columbia University is pleased to invite students to a panel discussion on French Cinema and American Audiences: Changing Tastes (1960-2010), with Francois Garçon, Julien Rouch, and Phil Watts. This panel discussion will explore the evolving relationship between French cinema and American culture, and how the reception of French film culture in the US has changed over time.
When/Where: Tuesday, February 9th, 2-4PM, at the East Gallery in Columbia’s Buell Hall (Maison Française).
The panel is co-sponsored with the Columbia-Paris Alliance Program.
February 6, 2010
What: 92Y Tribeca will be screening Christophe Honoré’s recent film, “La Belle Personnne” (The Beautiful Person). Inspired by the celebrated 17th Century novel La Princesse de Cleves, the transposes the action from the court of Henry II to examine amorous pursuit in modern day Paris. Sixteen-year old Junie changes high school mid-year, following the death of her mother. All the boys want to date Junie and she chooses the quietest among them, Otto Cleves. But soon after, she encounters the great love of her life, Nemours (Garrel), her Italian teacher. The passion that burns between them is, however, doomed…
When/Where: The film will be screened at 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson Street, Manhattan), February 13th at 9:00PM. Tickets can be purchased online only, at their website.
February 5, 2010
What: The New York Historical society is screening two documentaries on American history for free. The first is “Thurgood Marshall,” the story of the legendary jurist and civil rights activist who stood up for his beliefs and watched them triumph. As a civil rights lawyer in the 40s and 50s, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history.
The second is “Stealing Lincoln’s Body,” based on one of the strangest, most intriguing, and yet almost unknown episodes in American history unfolded in 1876, eleven years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the president’s body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois and hold it for a ransom of $200,000, but their plot was ruined when a paid informant told the newly formed Secret Service.
When/Where: Both documentaries are screening at the New York Historical Society (170 Central Park West); “Thurgood Marshall” will be on February 10th from 2PM to 3PM, and “Stealing Lincoln’s Body” will be on February 11th from 2PM to 4PM. No reservations are necessary — just show up!
February 4, 2010
What: Winner of 7 César Awards (a French-equivalent of the Oscars), including Best Picture & Best Actress, “Seraphine” is a story built around the relationship between the avant-garde art dealer and the visionary cleaning lady, forging a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman’s spirit. This is the story of Wilhelm Uhde, a German art critic and collector — he was one of the first collectors of Picasso and champion of naïve primitive painter Le Douanier Rousseau — who, in 1912, discovered Rousseau’s paintings while she worked for him as a maid in his lodgings in Senlis outside Paris. Uhde became her patron and grouped her work with other naïve painters – the so-called “Sacred Heart Painters” — with acclaimed shows in Paris, elsewhere in Europe and eventually at New York’s MOMA.
Where/When: Screenings will be on February 7th and 14th at 3:00PM and 7:30PM. They are held at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway, Manhattan). Use code COLUMBIA on their website for a $4 discount on tickets ($7).
February 3, 2010
What: Asian CineVision (ACV) is inviting students or to submit work to their festival, which will occur from July 15th to 24th this year. At this moment, they are interested in having more work-in-progress and screenplays as entries. In conjunction with festival, they are inviting students to participate in our 09/10 National Festival Tour. Our Tour features the best independent cinema — narrative and documentary features and shorts — from AAIFF ‘09, and offers institutions and organizations the opportunity to bring many Asian and Asian American films rarely seen elsewhere to local communities across the country.
The Organization: ACV is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote Asian culture and talent in American media that is currently dominated by Americans of European descent. ACV also annually hosts the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in New York City. In previous years we had guests, including Ang Lee, Lucy Liu and Maggie Cheung. As a part of the international outreach, they also select films with Asian themes or of Asian descents.
How to Submit: For more information regarding the submission, please visit their webpage for submissions. For information on the National Tour, please visit their website. If there are any further questions, contact Alfred Lam at tour@asiancinevision.org or 212-989-1422.
February 2, 2010
What: Have you done hair or makeup work for film or theater production? Hoot Magazine, Columbia University’s fashion publication, is looking for student makeup artists and hairstylists to work on the photoshoots for their April 2010 issue. You will have the opportunity to work with fellow student photographers and stylists on this digital/print project. Copies of the photos can be provided for portfolios.
How to Join: Please email info@hootmag.org if you are interested.
February 1, 2010
What: Want to work on a TV shoot this summer? Rennie Sharp is looking for Columbia students to help her film a 20 minute pilot this summer. She’s looking for camera, sound, and all other technical and casting personnel for this project, and she’s also looking for actors and extras for background scenes as well.
To get more information on how to get involved and shoot dates, contact Rennie at 212-849-7313 or rennie.sharp2001@gmail.com.
January 31, 2010
What: “Cosmic Cabaretcinema” is a series in the Rubin Museum’s film Friday series, CabaretCinema. They’ll be screening classic sci-fi films of the last century, all of which will be introduced by acclaimed artists like Larry Doyle (writer), Gary Lucas (song-writer), Brett Helquist (illustrator, namely of Lemony Snickett’s “Series of Unfortunate Events”), and many others. The films being played include “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” and many other lesser-knowns.
When/Where: A screening will be held every Friday at 9:30PM until May 7th (so put the good ones on your calendar!), free with a $7 bar minimum, at the Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street.
More information, including the films being screened and the artists that will introduce each one, can be found on their website.
