Below is a comprehensive listing of events hosted by Tisch alumni, as well as programs sponsored by the Graduate Acting Association, Tisch East and Tisch West Alumni Councils. To request a posting, complete the online form at Request an Event or Competition Posting.
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Now through December 7, Creative Vado HD Momentum Film Contest, http://www.vadofilmcontest.com: The Vado HD Momentum Film Contest, www.vadofilmcontest.com, officially begins, September 10, 2009. Audience voting begins October 5, 2009. Winner Selection will be announced on December 7, 2009. In short, Creative Labs, Inc., is looking for the next generation of great filmmakers and challenging them to make a short film exclusively with the Vado HD Pocket Video Cam, the best rated and reviewed HD Pocket Cam on the market today. Creative Labs, Inc. (vadofilmcontest@inertiaim.com).
November 19, 6:00 PM, Screening of I Remember Andrea, Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th St. (New York, NY): A 40-minute documentary by Andrea Wachner '00 (BFA, DDW) about her 10-year High School Reunion. She really did not want to go, so she hired a stripper to go and pretend to be her instead.
November 27, 8:00 PM, Performance of The Past Is Still Ahead, The Millennium Theatre, 10-29 Brighton Beach Ave. (Brooklyn NY): The Mayakovsky Academic Art Theater and the Theater Millennium request the pleasure of your company for the sole performance of The Past Is Still Ahead, a new play by Sophia Murashkovsky '95/'97 (BFA/MFA, DDW) sole performance of The Past Is Still Ahead, a new play by Sophia Murashkovsky '95/'97 (BFA/MFA, DDW). The play covers the life of Marina Tsvetaeva, one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century. A reception with light refreshments following the performance. $10 dollars per ticket for students and professors.
November 28 through January 3, 8:30 PM, Absinthe, Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai, ArtWorks Theatre, 6569 Santa Monica Blvd. (Los Angeles, CA): Grand Guignolers present Absinthe, Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai, created and directed by Debbie McMahon '99 (MA, Performance Studies). Join the Grand Guignolers on a 1920s luxury cruise to Shanghai, the most decadent city in the 1920s with Sing Song Girls (Chinese geishas), brawling gangsters, opium dens, a dummy, blood and magic. Come early (8:00 PM) for the pre-show on-board festivities include absinthe & tea tasting, Charleston lessons, photo booth, dancing, live travelogue and more. www.grandguignolers.com Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com,(800) 838-3006; $25-30. Vintage/cocktail attire encouraged. Cash only for drinks, treats & souvenirs.
DECEMBER 2009
December 4-6, 12:00 PM , CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia, (Kampot, Cambodi): CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia is Cambodia's only independent movie festival, founded by Tisch alumnus Jason Rosette '91 (BFA, F&TV). Now in its third year, CamboFest screens new independent movies from around the world, including Cambodia; our aim is to help re-establish a viable film and media sector in Cambodia following its destruction during the Khmer Rouge regime. Cambofest takes place in Kampot, Cambodia at the vintage Royale Cinema. For schedules & venue info, visit www.cambofest.com.
December 8, 8:30 PM, Third Annual CUE/NYU Industry Holiday Mixer 2009, Capitol City Hollywood, 1615 Cahuenga Blvd. (Hollywood, CA): Please come join Columbia University Entertainment & NYUinLA as they host the 3rd annual Holiday Party! Last year was a roaring success, let's make this year even better! Happy hour prices ($4 Beers / $5 Well Drinks) will be in effect all night & light appetizers will be served.
December 10 - 12, 8:00 PM, Rooms Without a View, Danspace Project, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 E. Tenth St. (New York, NY): American-born Israeli choreographer Netta Yerushalmy '99 (BFA, Dance) peers into solitary lives existing simultaneously and in close proximity as part of New York's cityscape in Rooms Without a View. The single connection each performer has to one another is the arbitrarily shared location in an apartment building. Yerushalmy joins Lily Baldwin, Lawrence Cassella, Toni Melaas, Jesse Zaritt, and Joanna Kotze in performance. For more information and tickets, visit the event Web site.
December 15, DEADLINE: Sundog Theatre Submissions for one-act plays for Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2010: Guidelines: Submit original plays not previously produced or published. All plays should be 10-20 minutes long and have their setting on the Staten Island Ferry. Plays should be contemporary, involve 2-3 characters and require no special set pieces other than benches or railings found on the ferry, limited and easily accessible props, no special sound or lighting requirements. Please avoid overt and unnecessary sexual/violence situations and language since we cater to a broad audience. No musicals or long monologues, poetry, or classical verse please since these plays are memorized by actors in a very short time. Submission Procedure: Please send two copies, bound, blind submission (removable cover page with title, author and contacts) to Sundog Theatre, Scenes 2010, P.O. Box 10183, Staten Island, NY 10301-0183. Submissions should include brief synopsis, play history, a bio and resume of the author. They should be postmarked no later than December 15. DO NOT submit plays electronically. Remuneration: Six authors will receive $100 and be produced in our series of eight March 2010 performances in Staten Island and Manhattan. Any questions can be directed to ferry@sundogtheatre.org. Susan Fenley/Catherine Lamm, Co-Producers. Notification: Playwrights of selected plays will be contacted directly and published on our website after January 2010.
December 16, 7:30 PM, 2nd Annual Robert Garlock '88 Tribute Screening, Pre-release Screening of Nine (in theaters on December 25, 2009) with Introduction by Penelope Cruz, Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59 St. (New York, NY): In loving memory of Robert Garlock '88, NYU Tisch School of the Arts is honored to host, in collaboration with Robert's community of colleagues, the 2nd Annual Robert Garlock Tribute Screening. Proceeds from the screening benefit the Robert Garlock Memorial Scholarship at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. The scholarship fund provides support to two students in the department of Cinema Studies, the department in which Robert studied. Advance ticket purchase required. Admission is $50 per person; tickets can be purchased at Smarttix.
December 18, 12:00 AM EST: Deadline for the 2010 Fusion Film Festival: All films and music videos must have a female director or cinematographer. All screenplays and pitches must have a female writer or co-writer. The categories this year are as follows: Undergraduate & Graduate Film Director, Undergraduate & Graduate Film Cinematographer, Undergraduate Sight & Sound, Undergraduate & Graduate Short Screenplay, Undergraduate & Graduate Feature Screenplay, Documentary Pitch and Music Video. The Fusion Film Festival runs from Feb 25-27, 2010. For more information and forms, visit http://www.fusionfilmfestival.com/submit.php; e-mail any questions to fusionfilmfestival@gmail.com.
December 20, 2:00 - 6:00 PM, ITP Winter Show 2009, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th floor, south elevators (New York, NY): A two-day exhibition of recent works by the students of ITP. http://itp.nyu.edu/show. Take the south elevators to the 4th floor. This event is free and open to the public. No need to RSVP. For questions, call 212-998-1880; e-mail: itp.inquiries@nyu.edu.
December 21, 5:00 - 9:00 PM, ITP Winter Show 2009, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th floor, south elevators (New York, NY): A two-day exhibition of recent works by the students of ITP. http://itp.nyu.edu/show. Take the south elevators to the 4th floor. This event is free and open to the public. No need to RSVP. For questions, call 212-998-1880; e-mail: itp.inquiries@nyu.edu.
JANUARY 2010
January 21 - 31 (Park City, UT): Sundance Film Festival. Register online for festival passes and tickets.
January 23, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, Tisch@Sundance Reception, Riverhorse on Main, 540 Main St. (Park City, UT): Join us for our annual reception celebrating Tisch filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival. RSVP ONLINE.
