News and Events
FTT Talks Presents 2007-2008
Special upcoming presentations in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre...
Jeffrey Stepakoff
“The Rise of the Writer in Hollywood”
Tuesday, February 19, 7pm
Browning Cinema
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
FREE but ticketed event (631-2800 for tickets)
"The Rise of the Writer in Hollywood”
From a first-person perspective covering his two decades in Hollywood, Jeffrey Stepakoff will trace the rise, fall, and rebirth of scripted entertainment during the era of media consolidation. He will discuss how entertainment became this country’s great commodity, where the business is going and what the WGA strike means for all of us...(more)
Katie O'Connell '99
Senior Vice President, Drama Development,
NBC Entertainment
“Developing Prime-Time Television”
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 7pm
Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center...(WATCH NOW)
We In Cinema (Nós do Cinema)
Friday, October 5, 2007, at 7:00 pm.
Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
This is a FREE but ticketed event. Call the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Ticket Office at 574.631.2800 to reserve tickets...(more)
De-Constructing a Controversial Masterpiece
The Birth of a Nation Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 7:00 pm
Browning Cinema, Debartolo Performing Arts Center...(more)
Screenwriters Showcase
Larry Karaszewski, Jim Jennewein, and Stephen Susco
Friday September 21, 2007 7:30 pm
DPAC Browning Cinema
This event is free and open to the public...(more)
2006-2007 Talks and Lectures
Haskell Wexler, Cinematographer, Director
Academy Award Winner
Wednesday April 11 and Thursday April 12, 7:00 p.m.
Browning Cinema...(more)
Adam Kane, Filmmaker, Citizen Pictures, Inc.
Behind the Camera: Shooting and Directing for Film and Television
Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Browning Cinema (more)
Lee Young-Lan, Actress/Associate Professor
and "A Petal"
Tuesday, March 27, 9:00 p.m.
Browning Cinema (more)
"3 Events in Three Days"
March 5, 6, and 7 (more)
Gela Babluani, Director
13 (Tzameti)
Friday, February 23, 2007, 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Browning Cinema (more)
Matthew Waynee
(ND '95) Screenwriter, "Unknown" (2006)
Thursday, February 15, 2007, 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Browning Cinema, DPAC
"Unknown", directed by Simon Brand...(more)
Curt Tofteland
Founder of Shakespeare Behind Bars Program
October 5, 2006
(more)
Yoon Jong-Bin
Director of THE UNFORGIVEN
Monday, October 2
(download PDF )
Patrick Creadon
Director of Award Winning Film WORDPLAY
September 14-15, 2006
(more)
Jim Sharp
Executive VP of Production, 20th Century Fox
September 7-8, 2006
(more)
2005-2006 Talks and Lectures
Roy Lee
Cofounder and Producer, Vertigo Entertainment
Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Browning Cinema...(more)
Mr. Wolfgang Latteyer - Independent German film and television producer
"Young German Filmvergnuegen - From Run Lola Run to Maren Ade: How They Charm the U.S. Art House Audience"...(download PDF)
Thursday, February 23, 2006, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Browning Cinema, DPAC
Brief Intro, film screening, & Q&A
*This event is free and open to the public
Screening of "The Forest for the Trees" [Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen] (Maren Ade, Germany, 2003, 81 mins.) In German with English subtitles.
Asian Film Festival & Academic Conference
February 4 & 5, 2006
Taegukki: The Brotherhood of War and 3 additional Asian films
Taekgukki filmmakers
Kang Je-Gyu, director (Shiri)
Lee Hana, producer
Lee Young-Lan, actress & Associate Professor, School of Art, Theatre and Film, Kyung Hee University, Suwon, Korea
Scholars on Korean Cinema
Dr. Lee Hyangjin, Lecturer, School of East Asian Studies, The University of Sheffield, UK (Contemporary Korean Cinema: Identity, Culture, Politics)
Dr. Heo Chul, film director & Assistant Professor, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, San Francisco State University (Director of KIMA Film Festival)
Open to the public. Tickets are $3 for Notre Dame students, $5 for Notre Dame faculty and staff, and $6 for the general public. For information, call the Browning Cinema Box Office (574) 631-2800 or buy your tickets online at http://performingarts.nd.edu
Free parking is available in the lots directly north of the DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts. Check back for updates on FTT Talks. For further information contact: Aaron-Magnan Park
New Zealand Director Yvonne Mackay
Oct. 8 & 9, 2005
As one of New Zealand's leading directors of film and television programs, Yvonne Mackay is active in a wide spectrum of award-winning media initiatives that address New Zealand society both at home and abroad.
2004-2005 Talks and Lectures
"YOUR T.V. AND MOTION PICTURE FUTURE"
PETER ENGEL, executive producer, Saved by the Bell and Emmy nominated Last Comic Standing
Wednesday, October 6, 5:00 p.m.
Browning Family Cinema, DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts
THE GRUDGE: From Notre Dame To Hollywood
A Screening and Talk with Actor William Mapother (ND '87) and Screenwriter Stephen Susco (ND '95)
Thursday, November 11, 7p.m.
Browning Family Cinema, DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts
J.J. SEDELMAIER, animator
"Animation in Film, Television and Advertising."
Thursday, November 18, 5 p.m.
Browning Family Cinema, DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts
ED MILLER, Emmy Award Winning Journalist
"America's Most Wanted: Why People Kill"
Friday February 18, 7p.m.
Browning Family Cinema, DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts