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“Mime Your Manners” Silver Medal, 47th Student Academy Awards, Animation (Domestic Film Schools) “Mime Your Manners,” directed by Kate Namowicz and Skyler Porras, is an animated short film about an arrogant man who is given a taste of his own medicine when he’s transformed into a mime and in order to be freed must grow… …
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Kyra Gardner Directs Animatronics and Puppet Magic Behind the Scenes of Award-Winning Student Film, “Phoebe” With a dad in special effects makeup, blood and guts became a normality for Kyra at a young age. Combat nursing was her first goal, but she soon discovered that real blood is way grosser than the fake stuff…. …
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“If you have a crazy idea you want to try but are too scared to do it, do it anyway. You want to film an action scene lit only in green, with psychedelic music as a score? Sure, why not? Or you’re thinking your favorite TV actor would be great for your student short and… …
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“SIMULACRA” Gold Medal, 47th Student Academy Awards, Alternative/Experimental category A Conversation with Curry Sicong Tian, Jumai Yusuf, and Alexa Velasquez “SIMULACRA” is a multiple-immersion experience that incorporates live action shooting/motion capture/3D scan and 3D motion digital art. It is about an elderly Buddhist woman recalls a ritual from her past, undertaking a journey of duality… …
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“Prisoners of the Body” is a metaphorical exploration of movement itself. Music accompanies its journey into the world – along five chapters, set in different scenarios. In this liaison of film and dance, the camera itself becomes the protagonists expression – and dances. www.prisonersofthebody.com Writer and film director Elisa Maria Nadal was born in 1985… …
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Di Lu is an animator who graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2020. By studying the whole animation pipeline, she rediscovered her passion for animation, modeling, visual development and problem solving in animation. Her thesis film, “Super Generic,” was a finalist in the 2020 Student Academy Awards, Animation Category. She’s currently working… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Can you tell us about what it was like directing your short film, “Día De Las Carpas”, and working with child actors? Can you share with us some of your insights working with children? João Dall’Stella: Directing “Dia De Las Carpas” was one of the most humbling, difficult, fun, and rewarding experiences I’ve… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Some first-time storytellers might find the short film form challenging. When it comes to putting together a short script, what is the key to creating an emotional impact? Yubo Song: I’ve always believed that if you want your story to touch someone else, it has to touch yourself first. When I wrote the first… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What are some discussion topics you’d love to see people have after they watch, “Queen of the Dinosaurs: A Wrestler’s Story”? Addison Dlott: This piece explores issues centered on mental illness, female ambition, and sexism, but ultimately, centers around the idea of overcoming adversity. Whether it be mental or physical, the film represents… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Your award-winning short film, “Variables”, is inspired by a true story. Can you tell us more about the story, how you adapted real-life events into the screenplay, and what kinds of challenges were involved in the screenwriting process? Sabina Vajrača: Years ago, my friend, Adnan, told me about his friend, Radoš, who as… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What are some discussion topics you’d love to see people have after they watch, “A Rodeo Film”? Darius Dawson: For me, “A Rodeo Film” was about normalizing black voices, so I want you to talk about this film like you would any other film. I was fortunate enough to do this story set… …
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Raised between Malaysia and Miami, Jing Ai Ng is a writer-director currently based in Los Angeles. In 2019, she was awarded the Student Film Award by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for her AFI thesis film, FLECK. FLECK is currently on the festival circuit, and she is developing her feature script FORGE. She has… …
