FTT Events
William Donaruma Wins Two Accolade Competition Awards
William Donaruma, of The University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, has won two prestigious awards, the Award of Excellence: Feature Documentary and the Award of Merit: Direction from The Accolade Competition. The awards were given for William Donaruma’s exciting documentary, Strong Bodies Fight, which tells the story of the Notre Dame Boxing Club, the Bengal Bouts, who have raised money over the past 80 years for the missions in Bangladesh.
The Accolade recognizes film, television, and videography professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment or contribute to profound social changes. Entries are judged by highly qualified professionals in the film and television industry. Information about the Accolade and a list of recent winners can be found at www.theaccolade.net.
In winning an Accolade, The University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre joins the ranks of other high-profile winners of these internationally respected awards. Thomas Baker, Ph.D., who chairs The Accolade, had this to say about the latest winners, “The Accolade is not an easy award to win. Entries are received from around the world. The Accolade helps set the standard for craft and creativity. The judges were pleased with the exceptionally high quality of entries. The goal of The Accolade is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve.”
Parade Talk-Back featuring Parade’s Jason Robert Brown and Keith Byron Kirk
Sunday, February 14, 2010
After the 3:00 pm performance of Parade, Washington Hall
Brown and Kirk will address the image and impact of African Americans in Paradeand the portrayal of race in the larger context of Performance Art.
Tickets for Parade: LaFortune Center Box Office or call (574) 631-6912.
FTT Talks and the 2010 Series on Diversity in the Performing Arts present: Keith Byron Kirk
"Casting: Breaking the Mold”
Monday, February 15, 2010
5:30 pm, 101 DeBartolo Hall
Kirk will direct brief workshops aimed at challenging traditional views of casting with regard to race in the Performing Arts. These workshops are FREE and open to students from Notre Dame and the community.
Natural Selection
by Eric Coble, directed by Tim Hardy
Philbin Studio Theatre
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 2:30 pm
Eric Coble’s ironic comedy depicts a future where technology rules supreme: everything is cooked in a microwave, blogging has replaced conversation, school has become virtual and the coca-cola flavor of the week is vanilla-cherry-lime. In Natural Selection (2006) Henry Carson, a curator at Cultural Fiesta Theme Park, is forced to travel the country in order to restock the Native American Pavilion. He soon finds that “native” can no longer be strictly defined. Technology has a decided disadvantage against mythology and, after years spent making the world artificial, the world begins to fight.
Blithe Spirit
by Noel Coward, directed by Jay Paul Skelton
Decio Mainstage Theatre
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 2:30 pm
Charles and his charming second wife, Ruth, live comfortably in the country, but all of that is about to change. Charles plans an amusing evening with the Bradmans by inviting Madame Arcati, a medium, to their home to hold a séance. The event turns into a nightmare of hilarity, however, when a very jealous Elvira, Charles’s first wife, returns from the hereafter and attempts to take matters into her own ethereal hands. Noel Coward’s "improbable farce in three acts," Blithe Spirit (1941), takes the audience on an amusing journey through this world and the next in one of the theatre's most enduring comedy classics.
Call for Papers: The Fourth Annual Midwest Undergraduate
April 23-24, 2010
Deadline for proposals: Monday, February 15th, 2010 (postmarked).
The Midwest Undergraduate Film and Television Conference offers undergraduate students the opportunity to present papers representing their best work in film and media studies. Students will deliver papers on any aspect of film and media history, criticism, or theory. Papers will be given in twenty-minute slots (up to a 10-page doubled spaced paper presented at normal talking speed with a few visual aids).
Students who wish to participate in the conference must submit a title and abstract describing their paper (maximum 200 words) along with a short bibliography of 3-5 reference sources. Students should also attach a brief biographical statement stating their college or university, their major, their interest in film and television along with their academic goals (maximum 100 words). Proposals should include technical needs (region-free DVD, multi-format VCR and powerpoint will be available) and contact information. Students must use appropriate submission forms, available online here. A panel comprised of Notre Dame faculty from the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre will select papers from among the proposals received.
Note: This is not an undergraduate film festival but an academic conference. Do not send student films. Student films may, of course, form part of a paper presentation but will not be screened outside the twenty-minute time allocation.
For more information, contact:
Aaron Magnan-Park
Magnan-Park.1@nd.edu
574-631-8806.
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