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Austin filmmaker and Doorpost Film Project 2010 Winner, Bradley Jackson discusses short film making, the festival circuit, and challenges of breaking into the industry.
Saturday 11/12/11
Noon-2pm
@ O'Hanlon's
349 East 14th Street
Between 1st & 2nd Avenues
Bradley Jackson is an accomplished writer/director living in Austin, Texas. His comedic shorts THE BIGGEST WEAKNESS, PLAYLAND and I LOVE YOU, WILL SMITH were all finalists in the Doorpost film contest. His comedic short PLAYING CHICKEN won the Audience Award and Best Narrative Short at the South by Southwest Click Film Festival, Best Student Short at the JumpCut International Film Festival and recently won the $10,000 grand prize for best film/animation in the Famecast Online Talent Competition. The film was praised a "The quintessential comedic short... perfection" by the AV Club and "demonstrating an expert sense of visual storytelling" by Movie Maker Magazine. His screenwriting can be seen in the award winning, Sony Produced web series SCRIPT COPS directed by Austin filmmaker Scott Rice. The series has been viewed over a million times on Crackle.com. Bradley also recently optioned his feature length screenplay DRUNK DIAL to LA based TenFour Pictures with Gil Cates Jr., (Lucky, starring Colin Hanks and Jeffrey Tambor) set to direct.
Tickets are $15, available online.
Navigating the Film Festival Circuit
a panel discussion with NYC Festival Directors
New York City Festival Directors discuss the ins & outs of the film festival circuit, and offer advice on how to take advantage of being an Official Selection.
Sunday 11/13/11
Noon-2pm
@ The American Mime Theater
61 4th Avenue
2nd floor, Buzzer #2
Between 9th & 10th Streets
Jonathan Marc Lipp, Director Big Apple Film Festival
Michael Helman, Director WILLiFEST (Williamsburg Film Festival)
Shannon Walker, Director L.E.S. Film Festival
moderated by
Devin Assuncao, Director Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC
Tickets are $15, available online.
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