There’s a new series examining the U.S. criminal justice system, and award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger ’83 is perfectly suited for the role of director and executive producer.
On a recent day in New York City, a dozen students from the on-campus ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Entertainment Group met ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø alumni and toured such locations as Viacom and NBC Universal. The daylong itinerary helped students get great advice and see that a large number of alumni in the entertainment field are part of a strong network […]
Update: The film Our Nixon, directed by ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø professor Penny Lane, premieres August 30 in select U.S. cities. Since its premiere on CNN earlier this month it has drawn a lot of attention, including a Daily Beast commentary by Ben Stein, the economist known to many as a movie and television personality. Lane responded to Stein here. […]
For the fifth straight year, Slater Brothers Entertainment will bring Hollywood to the village of Hamilton. The Hamilton International Film Festival is slated for August 1-4, and organizers are promising even more events this time around. “What makes this festival truly special is how well you end up bonding with other festival attendees (both the invited […]
A body in motion stays in motion, at least until it is given a new stage direction. The idea of performers in motion is one of the themes to be explored by 11 scholars from a spectrum of academic focuses who will convene at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø April 4-6 for an interdisciplinary symposium dedicated to “The Performing […]
Do you want to flex your creative muscles and have a chance to become the next YouTube sensation? Then join other students and take part in the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø 48-Hour Film Challenge. No experience is necessary for this weekend competition that will result in the accepted entries being screened at Hamilton Theater in the village and […]
For the fifth consecutive year, the prestigious Robert Flaherty Film Seminar will come to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, offering insightful discussions and free public film screenings in the Hamilton Theater. Presented in honor of Robert Flaherty (1884-1951), creator of classic films including Nanook of the North, Man of Aran, and Louisiana Story, the seminar highlights innovative cinematic works.
You now can add “director of Oscar-nominated documentaryâ€� to the resume of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø alumnus Joe Berlinger. Berlinger ’83 and Bruce Sinofsky are directors of Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, which was among five films nominated today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a Best Documentary Feature.
Attending the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar means being open to a different kind of film festival. Don’t, for example, ask for a list of films to be screened, because you won’t get one. Do, however, be open to in-depth discussion, and lots of it.