Intern should be versed in visual culture, intellectually sophisticated, and able to multi-task in fast-paced environment. Must be meticulous, very organized, and able to work independently. Looking for someone with a professional and friendly phone manner. A great introduction to the industry for anyone with a serious interest in visual culture, research, or archival work.
This is an intensive part-time opportunity to learn about film-making. Expect to work 15-20 hours a week, minimum 3 months. Candidates must have own laptop. This is an unpaid position but carries the possibility of film credit and a reference if work is satisfactory. College students can request credit. Also a great opportunity to work with a dynamic production and archival team. In the process, the intern will be exposed to the "behind the scenes" happenings of documentary film production.
Only candidates who can meet these requirements will be considered. Please email resume and cover letter. No fax, no phone calls.
Helen Whitney has been writing, producing and directing films for the networks for the last 30 years. She has won Emmys, DuPonts and Peabodys and is widely respected for the integrity of her work. Her recent films explore the spiritual landscape: Frontline pieces such as "John Paul II: The Millennial Pope," "Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero," and most recently, a four-hour special on "The Mormons."
Any interested candidates may respond to me, Jon Allen at jaforgiveness@gmail.com, or Rebecca Wexler, our chief archivist, at rwforgiveness@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Early Application Deadline - January 15th
Application Information
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2009-2011 MFA Social Documentary Film program is January 15th2009, however we will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis until all places are filled with exceptional candidates.
Application Submission:
To complete the ONLINE application form and submit the $80 application fee, please use the following link: https://www.applyweb.com/apply/svag/
(Please note that the online application is not officially submitted until an applicant has supplied valid credit card information. Upon completion of this, they will receive an online receipt which we recommend they print out and hold onto for their records.)
All application materials should be mailed to the following address:
Office of Graduate Admissions School of Visual Arts 209 East 23rd St. New York, NY 10010-3994
Dropping of materials in person:
Applicants are more than welcome to drop off applications in person to the main Admissions Office located on the first floor at 209 East 23rd Street building. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This option is highly recommended for individuals that may live in or find themselves in the New York area on or before the deadline.
For more information about the application process please CLICK HERE. Email mfasocdoc@sva.edu with any questions about your application.
The MFA Social Documentary Film department will be in touch in February and March to schedule phone and in-person interviews with select candidates. All acceptance letters will be sent via mail in April, 2009.
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2009-2011 MFA Social Documentary Film program is January 15th2009, however we will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis until all places are filled with exceptional candidates.
Application Submission:
To complete the ONLINE application form and submit the $80 application fee, please use the following link: https://www.applyweb.com/apply/svag/
(Please note that the online application is not officially submitted until an applicant has supplied valid credit card information. Upon completion of this, they will receive an online receipt which we recommend they print out and hold onto for their records.)
All application materials should be mailed to the following address:
Office of Graduate Admissions School of Visual Arts 209 East 23rd St. New York, NY 10010-3994
Dropping of materials in person:
Applicants are more than welcome to drop off applications in person to the main Admissions Office located on the first floor at 209 East 23rd Street building. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This option is highly recommended for individuals that may live in or find themselves in the New York area on or before the deadline.
For more information about the application process please CLICK HERE. Email mfasocdoc@sva.edu with any questions about your application.
The MFA Social Documentary Film department will be in touch in February and March to schedule phone and in-person interviews with select candidates. All acceptance letters will be sent via mail in April, 2009.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Documentary Photography Course at SVA
This is a great course for anyone who is interested in documentary still photography.
Documentary photography : introduction to the city. Students will explore the city and use photographs to document issues of interest and concern. Focus will be placed on the techniques that make photographs more successful at communicating the image. Students will develop a semester-long project that will be reviewed weekly. Lectures and slide presentations on great documentary photographers will be presented along with guest lecturers, field trips and field assignments.
Instructor Richard Schulman, Photographer
Exhibitions include: Basel Arts Fair; Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles; Midtown Payson Gallery; Blum-Helman Gallery; Silverstein Gallery; Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles; Gallery Weber, Geneva and more
Publications include: The New York Times, Vogue, Photo, Time, Vanity Fair, Metropolis, ARTnews, Art in America
Books include: Portraits of the New Architecture
Education: BA, University of California, Berkeley
CLICK HERE to register for this course online.
Documentary photography : introduction to the city. Students will explore the city and use photographs to document issues of interest and concern. Focus will be placed on the techniques that make photographs more successful at communicating the image. Students will develop a semester-long project that will be reviewed weekly. Lectures and slide presentations on great documentary photographers will be presented along with guest lecturers, field trips and field assignments.
Instructor Richard Schulman, Photographer
Exhibitions include: Basel Arts Fair; Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles; Midtown Payson Gallery; Blum-Helman Gallery; Silverstein Gallery; Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles; Gallery Weber, Geneva and more
Publications include: The New York Times, Vogue, Photo, Time, Vanity Fair, Metropolis, ARTnews, Art in America
Books include: Portraits of the New Architecture
Education: BA, University of California, Berkeley
CLICK HERE to register for this course online.
Monday, January 5, 2009
CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America
ONE WEEK ONLY
January 23-29, 2009
IFC Center
323 Sixth Ave
New York, NY 10014
212-924-7771 - Box Office
http://www.ifccenter.com/index
Director Stacy Peralta will be present at shows opening weekend Jan 23-25, 2009(check http://www.argotpictures.com for details)
CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America
Directed by Stacy Peralta
Produced by NBA superstar Baron Davis and narrated by Academy Award winning actor, Forest Whitaker.
A cluster of neighborhoods lies in the heart of Southern California, streets and boulevards forming a grid between concrete ribbons of freeway. Surrounded by the California Dream, this region has a legacy. It is heavily guarded, yet no one is protected. Nearly a quarter of its young men will end up in jail or prison. Many others will end up dead. These neighborhoods in South Los Angeles are home to two of America's most infamous African-American gangs, the Crips and the Bloods.
On these streets over the past 30 years, more than 15,000 people have been murdered in an ongoing cycle of gang violence that continues unabated. It was here, just a few miles from the gated communities and sprawling mansions of Beverly Hills and Bel Air, where this nation’s most bloody and costly outbreaks of civil unrest erupted — not once, but twice, 27 years and just three miles apart.
In Crips and Bloods: Made In America, renowned documentarian Stacy Peralta (Dogtown and Z Boys, Riding Giants) examines the story of South Los Angeles and the gangs that inhabit it. Blending gripping archival footage and photos with in-depth interviews of current and former gang members, educators, historians, family members and experts, Peralta brings his trademark dynamic visual style and story-telling ability to this often-ignored chapter of America's history. Hard - hitting, yet ultimately hopeful, Crips and Bloods: Made In America not only documents the emergence of the Bloods and the Crips and their growth beyond the borders of South Central, but also offers insight as to how this ongoing tragedy might be resolved.
" A shocking, absorbing and absolutely necessary film."
-SALON.COM
"It's impossible to look away from the screen."
-VARIETY
January 23-29, 2009
IFC Center
323 Sixth Ave
New York, NY 10014
212-924-7771 - Box Office
http://www.ifccenter.com/index
Director Stacy Peralta will be present at shows opening weekend Jan 23-25, 2009(check http://www.argotpictures.com for details)
CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America
Directed by Stacy Peralta
Produced by NBA superstar Baron Davis and narrated by Academy Award winning actor, Forest Whitaker.
A cluster of neighborhoods lies in the heart of Southern California, streets and boulevards forming a grid between concrete ribbons of freeway. Surrounded by the California Dream, this region has a legacy. It is heavily guarded, yet no one is protected. Nearly a quarter of its young men will end up in jail or prison. Many others will end up dead. These neighborhoods in South Los Angeles are home to two of America's most infamous African-American gangs, the Crips and the Bloods.
On these streets over the past 30 years, more than 15,000 people have been murdered in an ongoing cycle of gang violence that continues unabated. It was here, just a few miles from the gated communities and sprawling mansions of Beverly Hills and Bel Air, where this nation’s most bloody and costly outbreaks of civil unrest erupted — not once, but twice, 27 years and just three miles apart.
In Crips and Bloods: Made In America, renowned documentarian Stacy Peralta (Dogtown and Z Boys, Riding Giants) examines the story of South Los Angeles and the gangs that inhabit it. Blending gripping archival footage and photos with in-depth interviews of current and former gang members, educators, historians, family members and experts, Peralta brings his trademark dynamic visual style and story-telling ability to this often-ignored chapter of America's history. Hard - hitting, yet ultimately hopeful, Crips and Bloods: Made In America not only documents the emergence of the Bloods and the Crips and their growth beyond the borders of South Central, but also offers insight as to how this ongoing tragedy might be resolved.
" A shocking, absorbing and absolutely necessary film."
-SALON.COM
"It's impossible to look away from the screen."
-VARIETY
Friday, December 5, 2008
Silver Docs Volunteer Call
VOLUNTEER SCREENERS
SILVERDOCS, the “pre-eminent documentary festival in the US” (Screen International) seeks Volunteer Screeners to be an integral part of the programming team. Screeners review a minimum of 40 feature and short (combined) documentaries submitted to SILVERDOCS 2009. Potential Screeners should have a critical eye and knowledge of film, and be able to write articulate and concise evaluations of the films they review. Screeners must have a DVD player, reliable Internet access and a qualified point of view. Regular access to a multiregion DVD player is a plus. Screeners are required to pick up films for review at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Md., during regular business hours.
If you would like to apply to be a Volunteer Screener, e-mail Programming@SILVERDOCS.com with the following:
RESUME - highlighting any film experience/expertise/interest you may have;
COVER LETTER - detailing your interest in the Screener position, and your knowledge of documentary film in general and of SILVERDOCS in particular;
TWO FILM EVALUATIONS - 250 words each - of any two films that you've seen in the past six months. This will give us insight into your writing style and critical perspective;
TOP TEN LIST of favorite films of all time, with a particular emphasis on documentaries.
We are accepting Screener applications now through December 19. Please send all the application materials at the same time via e-mail. The screening review process takes place early November through late March 2009.
SILVERDOCS, the “pre-eminent documentary festival in the US” (Screen International) seeks Volunteer Screeners to be an integral part of the programming team. Screeners review a minimum of 40 feature and short (combined) documentaries submitted to SILVERDOCS 2009. Potential Screeners should have a critical eye and knowledge of film, and be able to write articulate and concise evaluations of the films they review. Screeners must have a DVD player, reliable Internet access and a qualified point of view. Regular access to a multiregion DVD player is a plus. Screeners are required to pick up films for review at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Md., during regular business hours.
If you would like to apply to be a Volunteer Screener, e-mail Programming@SILVERDOCS.com with the following:
RESUME - highlighting any film experience/expertise/interest you may have;
COVER LETTER - detailing your interest in the Screener position, and your knowledge of documentary film in general and of SILVERDOCS in particular;
TWO FILM EVALUATIONS - 250 words each - of any two films that you've seen in the past six months. This will give us insight into your writing style and critical perspective;
TOP TEN LIST of favorite films of all time, with a particular emphasis on documentaries.
We are accepting Screener applications now through December 19. Please send all the application materials at the same time via e-mail. The screening review process takes place early November through late March 2009.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis' Latest Film Selected for Sundance 2009
Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis, guest lecturers in the MFA SocDoc dept., had their latest film The Reckoning selected to make its world premiere at the the 2009 Sundance Film Festival this January!
The film was also selected as one of the 20 projects in the 2009 Sundance Doc Fund.
What two amazing honors - congratulations!
SUNDANCE FILMS 2009
SUNDANCE DOC FUND FALL 2008
Skylight Pictures -
THE RECKONING (U.S.)
The film chronicles the history and launch of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, the world’s first institution created to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Biographies:
PAMELA YATES
Producer, Director, Writer
Co-Founder and President of Skylight Pictures, Inc.
FILM CREDITS INCLUDE: The Reckoning (in production);; State of Fear; Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders; Wide Angle(series) "Cause for Murder"; "Living Broke in Boom Times (a trilogy): "Poverty Outlaw"; "Takeover", "Outriders", and Michael Moore's " TV Nation" "When the Mountains Tremble";" Brotherhood of Hate";; "Witness to War";" Nicaragua: Report from the Front"
AWARDS AND HONORS:, Academy Award, Emmy Award, Sundance Special Jury Award, Overseas Press Club Award, and Guggenheim Fellowship
PACO DE ONIS
Producer, Writer
FILM AND TELELVISION CREDITS INCLUDE: The Reckoning; Granito; The Court of Last Resort; State of Fear; Secrets from the Grave; On Our Own Terms: Bill Moyers on Dying; Chaos Theory; Police Force; Edgewise; City Arts; TV Nation; Colors TV
AWARDS AND HONORS: Emmy Award, Overseas Press Club Award
The film was also selected as one of the 20 projects in the 2009 Sundance Doc Fund.
What two amazing honors - congratulations!
SUNDANCE FILMS 2009
SUNDANCE DOC FUND FALL 2008
Skylight Pictures -
THE RECKONING (U.S.)
The film chronicles the history and launch of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, the world’s first institution created to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Biographies:
PAMELA YATES
Producer, Director, Writer
Co-Founder and President of Skylight Pictures, Inc.
FILM CREDITS INCLUDE: The Reckoning (in production);; State of Fear; Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders; Wide Angle(series) "Cause for Murder"; "Living Broke in Boom Times (a trilogy): "Poverty Outlaw"; "Takeover", "Outriders", and Michael Moore's " TV Nation" "When the Mountains Tremble";" Brotherhood of Hate";; "Witness to War";" Nicaragua: Report from the Front"
AWARDS AND HONORS:, Academy Award, Emmy Award, Sundance Special Jury Award, Overseas Press Club Award, and Guggenheim Fellowship
PACO DE ONIS
Producer, Writer
FILM AND TELELVISION CREDITS INCLUDE: The Reckoning; Granito; The Court of Last Resort; State of Fear; Secrets from the Grave; On Our Own Terms: Bill Moyers on Dying; Chaos Theory; Police Force; Edgewise; City Arts; TV Nation; Colors TV
AWARDS AND HONORS: Emmy Award, Overseas Press Club Award
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