Issue 2 Jan.

2011

NUWFAnnouncements

A
Northwestern Women Filmmakers Alliance
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Opportunities
Petitions

1. Studio 22 Spring Grant: Packets due Jan 26th.

Petitions on Feb. 1 at 9 pm and Feb. 2 at 8 pm.
Contact studio22.exec@gmail.com for info.

2. “Deny Everything” Crew Petitions Jan 27th.

Contact ryanluong2011@u.northwestern.edu for info.

3. Studio 22 New Student Grant Packet Due Feb 17, 11.59 pm.
Contact studio22.exec@gmail.com for info

Jobs

1. Videotape Jones Great Room Benefit Show on Jan 27th.

Contact karaalimusic@gmail.com .

Meet and Greets

1. Women in Film/Chicago Kick Off! Jan 27

2. Reminder: Chicago Filmmakers Meet-up featuring Vimeo Award

Winner Ted Tremper, producer & director of Break-Ups. Jan 25 from
7 to 9 pm.

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Events
Screenings & Photo Exhibits

1. Coming to Block Cinema: Piranha

Jan 27 at 7 pm and Cluny Brown
Jan 28 at 7 pm.

2. This week at the Gene Siskel Film

Center: My Dog Tulip, A Useful Life, etc.

3. Photography exhibit: Vivian Maier’s

Street Photography at the Cultural
Center.
( Click here to see some of her work )

A Vivian Maier photograph

4. We already mentioned Siskel, but this Jean-Luc Godard screening deserves it’s own bullet
point: Every Man For Himself from Jan 22 - Jan 27.

5. Short Videos at MCP: Video Playlist - Do-Overs and New Beginnings with artists such as
Walid Raad and Miranda July. ~ Jan 26 at 6 pm.

6. Sundance Film Festival USA Presents The Music Never Stopped at Music Box Theater.
Opens Jan 27.

7. Studio 22 New Student Grant & Script Seminar on Jan 29th, 1 pm and 1.30 pm
respectively.

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Joachim Phoenix making a

compelling acceptance speech.

Take 5
1. A peak at Sundance and their New Frontier.

2. A headset that reads your brain waves? Yes.

3. A NY Critic’s Top Pick : A way to create a “realistic” life.

4. One of this critic’s favorite classics: a short based on Jørgen Leth's “The Perfect Human”.

5. And... Yes: Oscar NOMS!

(Don’t forget to enter a ballot for the RTVF Oscar Pool that’s due Feb 25th!
See the office for a ballot)

Want to contribute to our next newsletter? Send your announcement to Amy

at nuwomenfilm@gmail.com
(please include “Announcement” in the subject line).

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