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2008 WIFTI Showcase -- July 8th |
We had a great turnout to our special arrangement of the WIFTI Showcase July 8th. See who in our Gallery here!
UPDATE - July 9, 2008
It was a full house at Studio Movie Grill in
Addison on July 8th when members and new friends turned out for a
fun-filled evening.
The program
featured shorts from 9 international filmmakers who each made a unique statement
as artists and as women. Poignant,
thought provoking, even disturbing, these varied and unusual films each
contributed a piece to the puzzle that is the voice of our experience as women
throughout the world. Women In Film.Dallas appreciates the glowing reviews
received from audience members the following day and we encourage more
feedback.
Made possible with the
support of SMU/Meadows Division of Cinema Television, with the assistance of
Cynthia Salzman Mondell (past WIF.D president and current board memeber/WIFTI
representative) and we look forward to the next annual WIFTI showcase, to be held
in 2009. Thanks to Studio Movie Grill Addison as well for being our wonderful host!
 “This is one of my favorite events of the year!” exclaims Eileen Hoeter
of Vancouver, Canada, current Chair of Women in Film and Television
International. “For 25 years, I have been involved in an International
Women’s Day celebration, and in all my years nothing matches the
vitality of attending the WIFTI Showcase. This is WIFTI's third year
producing the Showcase and it is always an unbelievable event!"
Women in Film and Television International's Short Film Showcase
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2008 will be screened here in
Dallas July 8th, and will feature nine outstanding short films culled
from over forty finalist selections submitted by our international Film
Festival Partners including Bryce Dallas Howard's directorial debut of Orchids. To read more about these talented directors and their films visit WIFTI here and then click on each title tab.
This showcase made possible with the support of SMU/Meadows Division of Cinema Television
Together, the nine short films finalists in the Showcase have garnered
over fifty international awards including:
Official Selection: Shorts
Competition, Festival de Cannes France 2006 and Winner: Creative
Excellence Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival for Denie
Pentecost's SEXY THING; Winner: Best Live Action Short under 15 mins: Palm Springs International Short Film Festival 2007 for Sophie
Barthes' HAPPINESS; Official Selection : Palm Springs International Shorts Festival 2007 for star on the rise Bryce Dallas
Howard's (Spider-Man 3, As You Like It) ORCHIDS; Winner: Best Short Documentary and Best Emerging Director: 2006 New
Zealand
International Documentary Film Festival for Kirsty MacDonald's BLACK AND WHITE; Winner: Special Jury Prize at the Funchal Film
Festival, Portugal for Susan Jacobson's ONE HUNDREDTH OF A SECOND; Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Brooklyn Film Festival
USA 2007 for Valeria Ruiz's A MOMENT; Winner: Gold Remi Award: WorldFest Houston USA, 2007 for Genevieve Poulette's
MEET-MARKET.CA; Winner: Best Cinematography Prize - UCLA Directors' Spotlight at the DGA, USA for Michelle Hung's CHINESE
DUMPLINGS and Official Selection: Films de Femmes, Créteil and St. John's International Women's Festival for Kate
Jessop's
stunning short DESIRES.
Date: Tuesday, July 8th
Time: 6:30 Reception, 7:00 Screening
Location: Studio Movie Grill Addison - 5405 Beltline Rd., Dallas TX 75248
Tickets: Members $5.00 and non-members are $10.00 - open to the entire public!
See the list of directors below or click above and if you are interested in sponsoring this special event contact events@wifdallas.org.
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A MOMENT - Directed by Valeria Ruiz
BLACK AND WHITE - Directed
by Kirsty MacDonald
CHINESE DUMPLINGS - Directed by Michelle Hung
DESIRES
- Directed by Kate Jessop
HAPPINESS - Directed by Sophie
Barthes
MEET-MARKET.ca - Directed by Geneviève Poulette
ONE HUNDREDTH OF A
SECOND - Directed by Susan Jacobson
ORCHIDS - Directed by Bryce Dallas
Howard
SEXY THING - Directed by Denie Pentecost |
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