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T is for terror, tantrum, talent and twists from these Penn filmmakers
I love when different Penn people email me about the same contest they have entered themselves in. It happened here and it’s happening again for a special Halloween related contest; I was contacted by a Penn alum and a Penn undergrad who have created some very creative films for a very creative film contest called “THE […]
Help This Alum’s Film Become IndieWire’s Project of the Year!
Jason Merrin (SEAS’13) and his original film Sleepwalkers is up for IndieWire’s Project of the Year. The winner gets their film sent to the Filmmaker and Industry meetings at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. All you need to do to help Jason win is to vote for Sleepwalkers here. (voting ends March 23 at 5pm EST) Good luck, Jason! […]
This Penn alum won an Oscar for Best Documentary last night
Outside of John Travolta butchering Idina Menzel’s name, you may recall that another memorable moment from last night’s Oscars was a song performed in the acceptance speech for Twenty Feet from Stardom as “Best Documentary”. Turns out that Penn alum Morgan Neville (C’89, Daily Pennsylvanian) directed and produced the film! The film examines the lives and […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 11
[ssba] Check out these 16 Penn alumni making news in Hollywood! TV Joan Harrison (Bloomers) has just been named SVP Scripted Programming and Development at Asylum Pictures, according to Deadline. The former literary agent will be responsible for the production company’s miniseries and limited series projects. Congrats Joan! Mark Cronin (ENG ’86, Mask and Wig) […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 9
[ssba] Another volume of “Penn Alumni You Should Know About” is ready to be served up. After the jump, we’ve got 11 alums doing all sorts of goodness in TV, Literature, Digital, and more!
19 Penn Alumni you should know about: Vol. 8
[ssba] This may be the juiciest “Penn Alumni You Should Know About” edition yet! After the jump, check out exciting news about the latest from 19 Penn alumni with projects in TV, film, stage, web, apps, and print. Plus, more stories of Penn alumni working together on entertainment projects ….an alum who dishes on what happens backstage […]
