Penn Film and Media Pioneers – West Join Penn Alumni, Penn Parents and Penn students at this afternoon event bringing Penn Cinema Studies to Los Angeles. Panels featuring Cinema Studies faculty and local alumni will discuss issues in the entertainment industry today. Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:00 – 5:00 PM Hosted by Doug Belgrad, C’87, […]
Earlier, I posted an article about 2 Penn filmmakers that need your vote in an innovative film contest. Duc-Minh Nguyen (C’07, DP, M– USE, Dining Philosophers, VSA), another Penn alum with another great film just emailed in and he also needs your vote! After the jump watch his beautiful film! First about the contest: The “TenLegs […]
In years past, I’ve talked about the best entertainment internship you can get while you’re an undergrad. From the same people who bring you this awesome internship (the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences), there is a contest that all talented undergrad filmmakers should enter: the 32nd College Television Awards. Categories include: Animation, Children, Comedy, […]
News of another Penn alum filmmaker who not only produced a hot film, but is now getting his MBA at Wharton…. Zach Miller (C’01, Writer and Guides Editor for 34th Street) produced the film The Messenger which stars Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Ben Foster. The film revolves around a US Army officer assigned to […]
To kick off our Games and Movies Week, I’ve got news that two of our alumni’s movies are up for People’s Choice Awards and they need your votes (voting ends tomorrow, 12/8)! Vote below for: 1a) Producer Todd Lieberman’s (C’95, Mask and Wig, AEPi), film, The Proposal (love me some Betty White!) for both “Favorite […]
This week here are some tidbits of some upcoming films from some Mask and Wig alumni film producers: Norm Golightly (C’94, Mask and Wig) will be producing The Sorcerer’s Apprentice for Saturn Films. Per Variety, “The plot centers on an average college student (Jay Baruchel), who is unwillingly recruited to work for sorcerer Balthazar Blake (Nicholas […]