As treasured friends of the festival, we want to assure you that there will be many more film festivals in Rochester’s future. However, the Board of Directors has decided to reschedule the 2012 Festival for May, 2013. As you probably know, the Festival has been plagued by [...]]]> Dear Friends of the 360 | 365 Film Festival,

As treasured friends of the festival, we want to assure you that there will be many more film festivals in Rochester’s future. However, the Board of Directors has decided to reschedule the 2012 Festival for May, 2013. As you probably know, the Festival has been plagued by a depleted staff and serious funding challenges. Despite a lot of hard work this fall, we could not overcome this “perfect storm” of bad stuff. We simply ran out of time to raise the funding needed for a great 2012 festival.

We will spend the coming year hiring an Executive Director, building up our board, and lining up sponsors and support for 2013. We will then be in great shape to produce a terrific festival in 2013. The BEST EVER.

We know we can count on you to keep in touch and watch our progress. We will see you again in the Spring of 2013.

Sincerely,

Nancy McAfee
Board Chair
360/365 Rochester Film Festival

As many not-for-profit arts organizations have found, 2011 has been a very difficult year for fundraising. Public funds have become scarce, and corporate sponsorship budgets have not expanded to make up for shortfalls elsewhere.

360|365 has faced our share of fundraising difficulties this year, which are threatening our ability [...]]]> To Friends of the 360|365 Film Festival –

As many not-for-profit arts organizations have found, 2011 has been a very difficult year for fundraising. Public funds have become scarce, and corporate sponsorship budgets have not expanded to make up for shortfalls elsewhere.

360|365 has faced our share of fundraising difficulties this year, which are threatening our ability to produce the 2012 Film Festival. In fact, in order to hold the Festival in May, we would need to start investing dollars in December – dollars we don’t currently have.

With this stark reality in mind, the 360|365 Board of Directors has announced that if we do not raise significant funds by November 30, we must cancel the 2012 Film Festival. If that happens, we would spend the year strengthening our financial picture and preparing for a strong 2013 Festival.

But between now and then, we are reaching out to the Greater Rochester community in hopes that we can raise enough funds to make our 2012 Film Festival happen. Individuals and corporations that are interested in supporting our community’s largest Film Festival are welcome to contact us at SeeYouAtTheMovies AT film360365 DOT com

The board is committed to making 360|365 a stronger organization. We thank you for your continued support, and hope you will help spread the word that 360|365 is an exciting, worthwhile asset that the entire Rochester community should support!

Sincerely,
The Board of Directors, 360|365

360 | 365 seeks a broad and diverse spectrum of new films and videos to engage, inspire, and celebrate with our audiences in Western, NY. Our Open Call for Work is now [...]]]> Entries for our 2012 Festival are now officially open. And we can’t wait to see what new films you’ve all made this past year!

360 | 365 seeks a broad and diverse spectrum of new films and videos to engage, inspire, and celebrate with our audiences in Western, NY. Our Open Call for Work is now accepting submissions for consideration into its 11th season, May 2 – 7, 2012. Films and videos of all lengths and formats completed after January 1, 2010 are invited to enter including Narrative, Documentary, Shorts, and Children/Young Adult Programming.

Follow the links below for more info!

Submit a Feature

Submit Short Films and Videos

Submit Children’s and Young Adult Programming

Presented by Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, the 360|365 Green Film Series will be an on-screen celebration of nature and environmentally themed films. The series will showcase films documenting timely topics and exploring the critical relationship between [...]]]> ROCHESTER, N.Y. – 360|365, Rochester’s acclaimed international film festival, is bringing green-themed movies to Greentopia Sept. 17 and 18.

Presented by Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, the 360|365 Green Film Series will be an on-screen celebration of nature and environmentally themed films. The series will showcase films documenting timely topics and exploring the critical relationship between humans and the environment.

“Monroe County is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the green film series as part of the first-ever Greentopia Festival,” said Monroe County Executive Brooks. “This film series is a wonderful example of what individuals, companies and organizations are doing to make our world and local community a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly place.”

The 360|365 Green Film Series will be held in Club Roar, 233 Mill St. in Brown’s Race. The dozen films represent the broad gamut of environmentally thoughtful and gorgeous on-screen artistry, including recently filmed documentaries as well as 40-year-old animated shorts that prove “going green” has been an important topic for decades.

Films include (in the order of their showtimes):

• The Green Horns (2010, 50 minutes)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 11 a.m.
• Following the screening, join a Q&A session with Erin Bullock of Mud Creek Farms
• ROCHESTER PREMIERE! The news is in from urban, suburban and rural districts alike: America wants more young farmers and more young farmers want a piece of America. It will take millions of these young and much hipper protagonists to care for our ecosystems and serve our country healthy food in the years to come. The Greenhorns enable this critical meeting between minds, bodies, and land by helping young and aspiring farmers to navigate career paths, build skills, and connect with each other.
• http://www.thegreenhorns.net/

• Urbanissimo (1968, 6 minutes)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 12:45 p.m.
• A comic allegory depicting a runaway “city” devouring its environs. A farmer has an encounter with the “city” and deserts his rural home for the imagined joys of urban life.
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178085/

• Everything’s Cool (2007, 89 minutes)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 1 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 18, 12:30 p.m.
• Following the Saturday screening, join a Q&A with filmmaker Judith Helfand via Skype
• Everything’s Cool is a film about America finally “getting” global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action. While industry funded nay-sayers sing what just might be their swan song of pseudo- scientific deception, a group of self-appointed global warming messengers are on a high stakes quest to find the iconic image, the magic language, the points of leverage that will finally create the political will to move the United States from its reliance on fossil fuels to the new clean energy economy – AND FAST. Hold on… this is bigger than changing your light bulbs.
• http://www.everythingscool.org/

• Anima Mundi (2010, 4 minutes)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 3 p.m.
• Composed of thousands of still photographs, anima mundi translates as “the spirit of the world.”
• http://www.lipstickrobot.com/

• Comfort Zone (a film in progress) (2011, 70 minutes = 30 mins for film + 40 mins for panel)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 3:15 p.m.
• Following the screening, enjoy a panel discussion featuring:
• Dave Danesh, Filmmaker
• Sean Donnelly, Filmmaker
• Kate Kressmann-Kehoe, Filmmaker
• Kimie Romeo, Environmental Educator, RIT and Upstate Green Business Network
• Katrina Korfmacher, Environmental Policy Analyst, University of Rochester
• Bob Siegel, Executive Director, Cool Rochester
• A locally-produced documentary taking the global issue of climate change to a local and personal level. Using the Rochester, NY area as their backdrop, three locally-based filmmakers bring the viewer on an intimate journey of what is at stake in Western NY while exploring the challenges of meaningful change. Join the filmmakers for a sneak preview of the beginning of the film, followed by an opportunity to ask questions both of the filmmakers and local experts.

• Corner Plot (2010, 10 minutes)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m.
• Amid the tangle of commuter traffic, shopping malls and office buildings that define life inside the beltway rests a one-acre piece of farmland under the care of 89-year-old Charlie Koiner. With the help of his only daughter, Charlie continues to work his land, share his produce, and enjoy the farm life he’s always known. Corner Plot explores one man’s steadfast authenticity in a changing world.
• http://cornerplotmovie.com/

• Trans Andes Challenge (2011, 9 minutes)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 4:45 p.m.
• Following the screening, join a Q&A session with John Brown
• This film is a celebration of the landscape of mountain bike racing during a weeklong mountain bike stage race in Patagonia, Chile. Following an international team, Jamis Bicycles, the film documents the life of professional racers as they explore the people, food and countryside of Chile, train in the mountains of the Patagonia region, and ultimately compete in the grueling competition known as Trans Andes Challenge.
• http://www.transandeschallenge.com/2010/news_documentary-bicycle-film-festival.html

• Dark Side of the Lens (6 minutes)
• Sat., Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m.
• Darkside of the Lens offers a surreal, ethereal, passionate and personal glimpse into the life and motivations of an ocean-based photographer – working on a magical, yet isolated, frozen and dangerous stretch of the Irish coastline. Through poignant, poetic narrative, the film eventually transcends itself as an abstract reflection of one photographer’s ideals, to become a voice for the art form. Land, sea and wavescapes illustrate the grandeur of this environment, and huge explosions of water bring its realities home, as the photographer swims through the epicenter of it all.
• http://duregger.net/short-film-friday/dark-side-of-the-lens-short-film-friday/

• The Pipe (2010, 83 minutes)
• Sun., Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m.
• Following the screening, join a Q&A session with the filmmakers via Skype
• ROCHESTER PREMIERE! Note: Contains adult language.
• A compelling documentary four years in the making, The Pipe tells the story of the small Rossport community which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. Following the personal experience of three main characters at the height of local tension, The Pipe is a story of a community divided, and the prospect of a pipeline that can bring economic prosperity or destroy of a way of life shared for generations.
• http://www.thepipethefilm.com/

• Eggs (1970, 9 minutes)
• Sun., Sept. 18, 12:15 p.m.
• On planet Earth, the Goddess of Fertility is lovingly sowing the seeds of life, which brings her into direct conflict with her partner, Death. He wants her to slow down.
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177742/

• Everything’s Cool (2007, 89 minutes)
• Second showing, Sun., Sept. 18, 12:30 p.m.

• Heliotropes (2011, 3 minutes)
• Sun., Sept. 18, 2:15 p.m.
• HELIOTROPES documents the parallel goals of man and nature, through the most primitive and sophisticated means, to simply stay in the light. Based on the poem by Brian Christian.
• http://www.langanfilms.com/heliotropes.html

• Summer Pasture (2010, 85 minutes)
• Sun., Sept. 18, 2:30 p.m.
• Summer Pasture is set 15,000 ft above sea level, on the breathtakingly beautiful and inescapably lonely plateaus of Eastern Tibetan, which have been home to nomads for the last 4,000 years. The film explores the romanticism and hard realities of living off the land in an historic moment in Tibet’s history, when the choice between tradition and modernity is anything but simple.
• http://www.khamfilmproject.org/SummerPasture.php

Nazareth College and 360 | 365 Film Festival are ready to showcase the 12 finalists in a special screening during the2011 Rochester Teen Film Festival, a collaborative, juried media competition for youth in the Rochester region. The finalists were selected out of  63 entries from 13-18 year olds in the greater Rochester area. The 12 [...]]]>

Nazareth College and 360 | 365 Film Festival are ready to showcase the 12 finalists in a special screening during the2011 Rochester Teen Film Festival, a collaborative, juried media competition for youth in the Rochester region. The finalists were selected out of  63 entries from 13-18 year olds in the greater Rochester area. The 12 teen filmmakers will be at the festival at the Little Theatre on August 3, at 5:30 p.m., to present their films, and judges will then decide who receives “Best of the Fest” awards. A free reception also follows the screening at the Little Theatre Cafe.  All finalist films will also be shown at the 360 | 365 Film Festival in 2012. For more information, visit www.film360365.com/school or contact Dr. Brian Bailey, Nazareth College assistant professor of education, at (585) 389-2764 or bbailey2@naz.edu.

The Rochester Teen Film Festival is an annual celebration of youth filmmakers, which honors the work of urban, suburban and rural teenagers. An integral part of Nazareth’s and 360 | 365’s mission is education of Upstate New York youth and emerging filmmakers. The festival gives teenagers the opportunity to share their stories with each other and the Greater Rochester Community.

360 | 365 interactively engages filmmakers and film-loving audiences in education, discovery and celebration through the medium of film in all aspects and directions, 365 days a year. The organization, located in the very birthplace of motion picture film, Rochester, N.Y., encourages amateur shorts filmmaking with its Shorts Contests, hosts conversations with filmmakers via its New Director Series, and culminates its efforts in an annual five-day Film Festival. For more information about 360 | 365, visit www.film360365.com.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is located on a close-knit, suburban campus in the dynamic, metropolitan region of Rochester, N.Y. The College offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. Nazareth’s strong cultures of service and community prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. The College enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students.

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360 | 365 Film School

First Place: PIECES OF WAR by Joey Blackburn Second Place: TILL 5 O’CLOCK by Gage Wyand Third Place: IN YOUR SHOES by Lauren Hurdle

See the films, and all our past winners, at http://film360365.com/shorts/award-winning-films

See the document below for all the details.

View the Job Description

For more information, check the website at http://film360365.com/school/film-camp or contact Allison Weise, Camp Director at (585) 764-4483 or allison AT vitalwork DOT com [...]]]> 360 | 365 is looking for camp counselors to work with Rochester youth at the Summer Filmmaking Camp, July 18-22 at Nazareth College.

See the document below for all the details.

View the Job Description

For more information, check the website at http://film360365.com/school/film-camp or contact Allison Weise, Camp Director at (585) 764-4483 or allison AT vitalwork DOT com .

News from the makers of TROLLHUNTER, which played at this year’s 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival.

The fantasy mockumentary is now available On Demand and will be in theatres beginning June 10th

Visit http://www.trollhunterfilm.com for updates!

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Hi… We are excited to announce that for each view of THE FIRST GRADER trailer on YouTube, our friends at Capella University will donate fifty cents to promote education worldwide! The money will go to Reading is Fundamental, South [...]]]> Some news from Sam Feuer, director of our Audience Favorite Narrative film,  THE FIRST GRADER.

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Hi… We are excited to announce that for each view of THE FIRST GRADER trailer on YouTube, our friends at Capella University will donate fifty cents to promote education worldwide! The money will go to Reading is Fundamental, South Sudan Institute, and Kakenya Center for Excellence… All you have to do is watch the video…

Please share the link below with family and friends!  It’s doesn’t cost you a thing…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns030fCDorE&feature=youtu.be

Visit our official Facebook page and become a fan: http://www.facebook.com/TheFirstGrader

THE FIRST GRADER, will begin it’s theatrical run in the USA on May 13th (theaters listed below)… Canada on May 20th… UK on June 24th… Australia/NZ on June 30th… Japan on July 30th… Kenya and South Africa on Aug 5th… Singapore/Brunei on Sept 1st… And will be spreading throughout Africa, the Middle East, Europe and more to come with your support…

THE FIRST GRADER tells the remarkable uplifting true story of an 84 year-old ex Mau Mau Freedom Fighter in Kenya that enrolls in the first grade for the first time in his life after the Kenyan government offers free education for all.  It was directed by Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl), written by Ann Peacock (The Chronicles of Narnia) and stars Naomie Harris (of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, 28 Days Later, Miami Vice)

Winner of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival Audience Prize, Toronto Film Festival Audience Prize – runner-up to A King’s Speech, Sedona Film Festival Best Director’s Choice and the Audience Choice Award, The Pan African Film Festival Audience Choice Award, Palm Beach Film Festival Best Feature Film Award, Nashville International Film Festival Audience Choice Award and the Rochester 360/365 Film Festival Audience Prize for Best Narrative Film.

Go to TheFirstGrader-movie.com for a screening schedule.

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Sam Feuer
Sixth Sense Productions
310-246-1085
www.sixthsenseproductions.com
http://www.thefirstgrader-themovie.com

For this year’s 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, we asked audience members to vote on their favorites from the three screenings of short films.

We’re pleased to announce that Amy Adrion’s SHOEGAZER was selected as audience favorite. Shoegazer is a big short film about trust, love, standing up for yourself, the kindness [...]]]>

For this year’s 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, we asked audience members to vote on their favorites from the three screenings of short films.

We’re pleased to announce that Amy Adrion’s SHOEGAZER was selected as audience favorite. Shoegazer is a big short film about trust, love, standing up for yourself, the kindness of strangers, and the magic of one long night in the big city.

Congratulations!  It was no surprise that audiences found the film as beautifully acted and directed as we on the shorts committee did.

Find out more about the film at Adrian’s website here: http://amyadrion.com/films/shoegazer

The First Grader will screen at 7pm at The Little Monday, May 2.

The DOCUMENTARY winner is…

Bill Cunningham New York playing at 9:15 pm at the Little Theatre (Monday, May 2).

Thanks to everyone who voted!

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival announces Oscar®-nominated and Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor is the 2011 recipient of its Susan B. Anthony Award. The ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 in the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, [...]]]> Oscar®-nominated and Tony Award®-winning director honored April 29

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival announces Oscar®-nominated and Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor is the 2011 recipient of its Susan B. Anthony Award. The ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 in the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, followed by a screening of her 2010 film The Tempest, which she directed and also wrote the adapted screenplay. Tickets are $15 and are on sale now.

Taymor is a theater, opera, and film director, as well as an award-winning songwriter, screenwriter, and costume designer. Her filmography includes Titus (1999), Frida (2002) and Across the Universe (2007), and her stage work includes The Lion King, for which she earned Tony Awards® for costumes and direction — making her the first woman to earn a Tony® for directing a musical — as well as the Pulitzer-nominated opera Grendel (2006) and most recently serving as co-writer and original director of Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (2011).

“Julie Taymor had clear, rich ideas about how The Lion King should look from start to finish,” said Garth Fagan, who earned a Tony Award® for choreographing The Lion King and who will take part in her award ceremony. “Julie had numerous superb ideas as to how we would solve any problems that arose and insisted we find the magical solutions. She was hardworking and visionary. Congrats, Julie!”

The Susan B. Anthony Award, which has been given by the festival since its inception in 2001, shines a spotlight on individuals who have done extraordinary things throughout their careers to advance women in film. Past recipients include Rita Moreno, Pam Grier, Angela Basset, Lynn Redgrave, and Thelma Schoonmaker.

“This year we wanted to honor a filmmaker that was fearless in her pursuit of creativity and excelled in her artistic vision,” said Linda Moroney, managing director for 360 | 365. “Julie Taymor holds those two elements with grace and with clarity. We are honored to present her with our 2011 Susan B. Anthony Award.”

Festival audiences will have two opportunities to experience Taymor in person, and two opportunities to experience her films. “A Conversation with Julie Taymor” led by Jack Garner will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, in Little Theatre 5. Tickets are $12. Screenings include The Tempest on award night, Friday, April 29, which stars Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, and Helen Mirren as Prospero, a role usually cast with a male actor.

The second film, Across the Universe (PG-13), will be shown as a free outdoor screening at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28 at the Memorial Art Gallery (to be held indoors at the MAG in event of rain). The film features the music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War as the backdrop to a visually charged romance between an upper-class American girl and an artist from Liverpool, England.

The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival takes to Rochester screens April 27-May 2, with 105 films from 21 countries, plus celebratory parties, panel discussions, artist conversations, and award ceremonies. Others being honored this year are Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-winning cinematographer Buddy Squires, who will receive the Golden Lens Award for Cinematography, presented by Kodak and the festival, and celebrated Rochester-based screenwriter Brock Yates, who will receive the inaugural Rochester Film Legacy Award. The festival is celebrating its 10^th year in 2011.

The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival is the only contemporary film festival in the United States aligned with a major motion picture archive. It is also Rochester’s largest film festival. The artistic vision for the festival is steered by a three-member team: a filmmaker, a film programmer, and a film critic — Linda Moroney (Independent Filmmaker), Jack Garner (retired chief film critic for Gannett News Service), and Lori Donnelly (George Eastman House’s film programmer).

Tickets for the 2011 festival are on sale now. Tickets and passes can be purchased at www.film360365.com/festival/tickets-and-passes. Tickets also can be purchased in person at The Little Theatre (lobby of Theaters (2-5) Wednesday, April 20 through Sunday, May 1, as well as at each venue before each event if tickets remain.

The festival’s official program book will be available to the public beginning Wednesday, April 13, inserted into that weeks’ issue of City Newspaper and at various sites throughout the community, as well as posted online.

The major sponsors of the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival are Monroe County, Assemblyman Joe Morelle, City of Rochester, VisitRochester, Partners + Napier, Dixon Schwabl, Harris Beach Law Firm, Eastman Kodak Company, and Philipson Group.

About the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival

The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival is a six-day celebration of film and film history, including local premieres of more than 100 new features documentaries, short films, and experimental works. This international festival – the only contemporary film festival in the United States aligned with a major film archive — presents lively panel discussion and awards to legendary filmmakers and artists. Experience the films and excitement you see at Sundance, Berlin, and Tribeca. For more information visit www.film360365.com. Live.Breathe.Film.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival takes to Rochester screens April 27-May 2, with 104 films from 21 countries, plus celebratory parties, panel discussions, artist conversations, and award ceremonies. Those being honored this year include Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-winning cinematographer Buddy [...]]]> Award recipients include Buddy Squires and Brock Yates

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival takes to Rochester screens April 27-May 2, with 104 films from 21 countries, plus celebratory parties, panel discussions, artist conversations, and award ceremonies. Those being honored this year include Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-winning cinematographer Buddy Squires and celebrated Rochester-based screenwriter Brock Yates. The festival is celebrating its 10^th year in 2011.

“This festival is an opportunity to showcase international films and to share the beauty of the region with our visiting filmmakers,” said John Richardson, executive director of 360 | 365. “Here you experience the excitement and films you see at Sundance, Berlin, and Tribeca, with a front-row seat to future Oscar-®winning films.”

The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival is the only contemporary film festival in the world aligned with a major motion picture archive. It is also Rochester’s largest film festival. Highlights of selected films include Bill Cunningham New York, about the famed New York Times fashion photographer; The First Grader, the inspiring story of an 84-year-old man experiencing free education in Kenya for the first time; Harmony: The Road to Carnegie Hall, a documentary capturing the historic YouTube Symphony Orchestra Concert, featuring a student from Eastman School of Music; LouderThan a Bomb, the world’s largest youth poetry slam; the modern Western Meek’s Cutoff; Not My Life, a documentary about human trafficking by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Robert Bilheimer and Oscar®-nominated cinematographer, and Rochester’s own, Richard Young — a tribute to Richard will be shown before the screening; Poetry, from South Korea, which has won honors at film festivals internationally; Another Earth, recent winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s Alfred P. Sloan Prize; Tracker, the story of a hunter and his prey played out against the backdrop of the New Zealand wildnerness; The Lie, a dark comedy starring Joshua Leonard; and Wrecked, a mystery starring Adriene Brody as the sole survivor of a car crash.

The film lineup features three screenings from the Eastman House archives, including a recent restoration, Jazzmania (1923), accompanied by live jazz band The Djangoners, a rare nitrate screening of Gone to Earth (1950), and A Matter of Life & Death (aka Stairway to Heaven, 1946), which was photographed by Jack Cardiff, and will follow a screening of a new documentary titled Cameraman about the famed cinematographer.

“We screen premieres as well as restored films daily in our Dryden Theatre, and the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival provides an additional platform to present archival films and our work as a world leader in film preservation,” said Dr. Anthony Bannon, the Ron and Donna Fielding Director of George Eastman House. “This festival is a rich blend of our film history with the newest film releases, selected by the exceptional programming team comprised of an award-winning filmmaker, a nationally celebrated film critic, and Eastman’s House’s experienced film programmer.”

Festival Awards

Buddy Squires: Golden Lens Award for Cinematography, presented by Kodak

and 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival

6:45 p.m. Thursday, April 28

Buddy Squires, whom many call “the visual poet,” is best known for photographing the films of Ken Burns and is a founding member of Florentine Films. He has earned several Oscar® nominations and Emmy® awards for cinematography, as well as for producing and directing, plus several additional leading cinematography honors. A program featuring Squires’ work will be screened followed the award presentation. The festival’s film roster includes a screening of Strangers No More (2010), the current Oscar® winner for Best Short Documentary, for which Squires served as cinematographer.

“Buddy Squires is a master of the cinematic art,” said Lauren Lung, vice president and general manager of Kodak’s motion picture business in North and South America. “His works reveals us to ourselves. Whether it’s an interview with Buck O’Neil or a steamboat on the Mississippi River emerging from the mist at dusk, it’s clear that behind the camera is the eye — and soul — of a true artist. We at Kodak are constantly amazed by what filmmakers do with our tools, but never more so than by Buddy’s iconic and timeless imagery.”

Squires’ films with Ken Burns are preserved at George Eastman House, which houses the Florentine Films Archive.

Brock Yates: Rochester Film Legacy Award

This is a new award established by the festival, to honor a filmmaker or film supporter based in the Rochester area whose passion and dedication embodies Rochester’s proud film legacy. Screenwriter Brock Yates, who resides in Wyoming in Wyoming County, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient. His film scripts include Smokey and the Bandit II and The Cannonball Run. This award will be given during a sponsor’s reception in advance of the festival (Attn. Media: Press coverage is welcome; this private event is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20– award presented at 6:30 p.m.)

The Susan B. Anthony “Failure Is Impossible” Award

Recipient to be announced soon.

The Programming Team

The artistic vision for the festival is steered by a three-member team: award-winning independent filmmaker Linda Moroney, who is managing director of 360 | 365; Jack Garner, the retired chief film critic for Gannett News Service; and Lori Donnelly, George Eastman House’s film programmer, who is charged with programming more than 300 films annually for the museum. The programming team is assisted by a committee of local film experts and fans.

Venues

Most screenings will take place at the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., and the Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. Two additional venues have been added for 2011. Three screenings will be featured in the 1,000-seat Nazareth College Arts Center, 4225 East Ave., Pittsford, and an outdoor screening on the lawn at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. The free outdoor screening at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28 (to be held indoors at the MAG in event of rain) is the Julie Taymor film Across the Universe (PG-13, 2007), which features the music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War as the backdrop to a visually charged romance between an upper-class American girl and an artist from Liverpool, England.

Festival Parties

The parties during the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival have experienced a reputation for excitement and intrigue. The roster this year includes an opening night/10^th anniversary party at George Eastman House at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 27; a post-screenings gathering at 2Vine Restaurant, 2 Vine St., at 9 p.m. Thursday, April 28; and the “Studio Party” at Young Lion Film Studio, 777 Elmgrove Road, which is the largest movie soundstage between New York City and Toronto.

Panels and Artist Conversations

Four panels will take place beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, in the Curtis Theatre at George Eastman House. The topics are Media Literary and Youth Filmmaking, Filmmakers Panel: New York Loves Film, and Screenwriters Panel, plus a “Screenplay Live!” performance. In addition, “Coffee With” talks will take place at The Strathallan Hotel with various artists and filmmakers.

Guest Artists and Filmmakers

Following most festival screening, filmmakers and artists associated with the film will engage in a Q&A with the audience. One guest artist will be animator John Canemaker, who will present the program “The Animated World of John Canemaker,” at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Canemaker earned an Oscar® in 2006 and Emmy® Award in 2007 for his animated short The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation. He has created animated sequences for The World According to Garp as well as award-winning documentaries. He is also a scholar of animation history and has authored several books and articles and created films about legendary animators and animated characters Winsor McCay, Otto Messmer, and Felix the Cat.

Collaborations

In celebration of film in Rochester, fellow festivals will be represented during the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival. The JCC Ames Amzalak Rochester Jewish Film Festival will host a screening of the film Precious Life at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, May 1, and ImageOut will host a screening of Three (Drei) at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Additional collaborators are the Rochester Teen Festival, with screenings at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, and the RIT School of Film and Animation, presenting an Emerging Filmmakers Program at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30. In addition, festival week will kick off with an internationally renowned filmmaking seminar April 25-27 focused on cinematography. “Masters POV” presented by the Film Training Company features four award-winning cinematographers and masters classes.

Tickets and Printed Program

Tickets for the 2011 festival go on sale Wednesday, March 30. Tickets and passes can be purchased at www.film360365.com/festival/tickets-and-passes. Tickets also can be purchased in person at The Little Theatre (lobby of Theaters (2-5) Wednesday, April 20 through Sunday, May 1, as well as at each venue before each event if tickets remain.

The festival’s official program book will be available to the public beginning Wednesday, April 13, included in that week’s issue of City Newspaper and at various sites throughout the community, as well as posted online.

Festival Sponsors

The major sponsors of the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival are Monroe County, Assemblyman Joe Morelle, City of Rochester, VisitRochester, Partners + Napier, Dixon Schwabl, Harris Beach Law Firm, Eastman Kodak Company, and Philipson Group.

About the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival

The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival is a six-day celebration of film and film history, including local premieres of more than 100 new features documentaries, short films, and experimental works. This international festival – the only contemporary film festival aligned with a major film archive — presents lively panel discussion and awards to legendary filmmakers and artists. Experience the films and excitement you see at Sundance, Berlin, and Tribeca. For more information visit www.film360365.com. Live.Breathe.Film.

Media Contacts:

Jennifer Lynn (585) 899-3261
Jennifer_Lynn AT dixonschwabl DOT com

Dresden Engle (585) 319-1812
dengle AT geh DOT org

360 | 365 Shorts [...]]]> Have you been keeping up with the entries to our latest Shorts Contest? The submissions are rolling in on our Youtube channel, and we’re getting a great selection of Mini-Musicals. These are 3 minute short films, some made in Rochester, some made in far off places with names like “Pittsburgh.”

360 | 365 Shorts Youtube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/360365shorts

Join us for our screening event on April 7, when we will announce the winner of the $1000 prize!

The “Mini-Musicals” shorts screening will take place:

Thursday, April 7
6:30 pm
The Little Theatre 5
240 East Avenue, Rochester

Find out more about 360 | 365 Shorts at http://film360365.com/shorts

Join us on Thursday, March 10th from 2 – 5 p.m. at The Little Theatre (L5) – 240 East Avenue for a unique and hands on workshop for Western NY women filmmakers

Chicken & Egg Pictures is a hybrid film fund and [...]]]> Co-sponsored by 360 | 365, The Little Theatre, and Rochester/Finger Lakes Film & Video Office

Join us on Thursday, March 10th from 2 – 5 p.m. at The Little Theatre (L5) – 240 East Avenue for a unique and hands on workshop for Western NY women filmmakers

Chicken & Egg Pictures is a hybrid film fund and nonprofit production company dedicated to supporting women filmmakers who are as passionate about the craft of storytelling as they are about the social justice, environmental and human rights issues they’re exploring on film. In this presentation and workshop, Judith Helfand will discuss films supported through this innovative UPSTART OF A “start up” and present clips from current grantees’ projects. She will explore and present the new brave world of “community engagement” via the efforts of WORKING FILMS using Chicken & Egg supported films as examples.

This workshop will be of special interest to filmmakers, community activists, and those curious about how story-driven, non-fiction films paired with community engagement campaigns lead to concrete social change. Women filmmakers, environmental health and justice activists and women’s and girls’ rights advocates will find this session especially useful — because CHICKEN AND EGG PICTURES is dedicated to a whole new brand of chick flicks!

This workshop will make time for participants to share the films and stories they are working on, will focus on best practices for applying to chicken and egg pictures (the next open call is March 31, 2011) and will highlight/explore storytelling strategies that lead to effective, resonant and riveting filmmaking and ‘call to action’ activism.

Come ready to ask questions about writing an LOA, preparing a dynamic bio, get frank feedback on that clip, scene or “trailer” (bring your DVD!), brave enough to share a short passionate “pitch” and open to creating a circle of collaboration, community and chickflickship.

MEN who are collaborating/co-directing/producing with WOMEN who are in leadership positions are welcome. This is just for DOCUMENTARIES — shorts, features, webisodes etc…

For more information on Chicken & Egg Pictures, please visit: www.chickeneggpics.org

To RSVP, please send an email to Linda Moroney at lmoroney AT film360365 DOT com

Create a short film (3 minutes or less) that features song, dance, or both.

$1,000 Grand Prize All winners will be announced during a special shorts screening, date and location to be announced.

Submit your short film (three minutes or less) by 5:00 p.m. (US ET) [...]]]> 360 | 365 invites you to submit to their latest shorts contest: Mini-Musicals!

Create a short film (3 minutes or less) that features song, dance, or both.

$1,000 Grand Prize
All winners will be announced during a special shorts screening, date and location to be announced.

Submit your short film (three minutes or less) by 5:00 p.m. (US ET) on March 31, 2011.

Visit http://film360365.com/shorts for more details.

Sponsored by Kodak. Intro video produced by Crystal Pix, Eggwork Productions, and McMaster Productions.

Congratulations to our “Ghosts” contest winners!

Entries from our last contest were screened at The Little Theatre, with top prizes going to the following.

First Place: GHOST STORY by Stella Wu

Second Place: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS by Tracy Moran

Third Place: CASE 32 by Kyle Vorbach

See those films and other past winners on our website at http://film360365.com/shorts/award-winning-films

What to Submit?

Main Feature-length program

MAIN PROGRAM:

FEATURE-LENGTH films targeted to an adult audience. All genres, including: live-action narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, hybrid, etc. are eligible.

SHORTS PROGRAM:

SHORTS targeted to an adult audience. All genres including live-action narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, hybrid, etc are eligible. Maximum length is 30 minutes.

CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM – SHORTS AND FEATURES

Shorts and feature-length accepted; all genres.

We prefer shorts no longer than 12 minutes; longer lengths will be considered based on merit.

DEADLINES:

• Early-bird: OCTOBER 29, 2010
• Regular: NOVEMBER 29, 2010
• Late: DECEMBER 31, 2010
• Extended: JANUARY 28, 2011

Fees vary depending on submission type and date. See site for details.

www.film360365.com/festival/submit-a-film

Create a short film (3 minutes or less) about how people communicate in the modern world. It could land you $1,000, (2) All Access Passes to the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, and a publicized screening at the festival!

http://www.youtube.com/360365shorts

Please join us Thursday, October 7th at The Little Theatre (L5) at [...]]]>
Deadline: September 29^th

Create a short film (3 minutes or less) about how people communicate in the modern world. It could land you $1,000, (2) All Access Passes to the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, and a publicized screening at the festival!

http://www.youtube.com/360365shorts

Please join us Thursday, October 7th at The Little Theatre (L5) at 6:30 pm to see all the films and find out the winners! Come early and have a light supper in the cafe beforehand.

Sponsored by:

The Rochester Teen Film Fest 2010 screening took place at the Little Theatre on August 4.  Congratulations to all the participants!

Best Comedy (Erich Fiederer): Great Butt Race

Best Investigative Documentary (Amanda Ghysel, Molly Snell-Larch, Mary Rice, Meredith Jeffers, and Nahoma Presberg):  Post Mortem

Best Special Effects (Taryn Ward): Computer Chaos

Multicultural Awareness Award (Kadisha Phillips): Teens Around the World

Strongest Emotional Impact (Khari [...]]]> 

The Rochester Teen Film Fest 2010 screening took place at the Little Theatre on August 4.  Congratulations to all the participants!

Best Comedy (Erich Fiederer):
Great Butt Race

Best Investigative Documentary (Amanda Ghysel, Molly Snell-Larch, Mary Rice, Meredith Jeffers, and Nahoma Presberg): 
Post Mortem

Best Special Effects (Taryn Ward):
Computer Chaos

Multicultural Awareness Award (Kadisha Phillips):
Teens Around the World

Strongest Emotional Impact (Khari Thompson):
Scars & Eyes

Best Animation (Davey Jarrell):
Typical Day at Work

Best Social Commentary (Joshua Matusak):
Addiction Crisis

Best Experimental Film (Dan Slaughter):
Moondance

Best Event Documentary (Evan Humphris):
Books Never Die

Best Music Video (Katie Epner):
Mouthwash

Best of Fest (In Control Program):
Unwanted

Presented by:



Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, [...]]]> Waiting for “Superman” – playing at 9:15 pm at the Little Theatre (Monday, May 10).

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying “drop-out factories” and “academic sinkholes,” methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.

Thanks to everyone who voted!

Welcome Still

Philippe Lioret, France 2009, 110 min., French with subtitles

A powerful drama with enormous contemporary relevance, Welcome follows Simon (the ruggedly handsome Vincent Lindon), a middle-aged swim instructor and former Olympic gold medalist living in Calais who [...]]]> WELCOME – will screen at 7pm at The Little tonight (Monday, May 10).

Thanks to everyone who voted!

Welcome Still

Philippe Lioret, France 2009, 110 min., French with subtitles

A powerful drama with enormous contemporary relevance, Welcome follows Simon (the ruggedly handsome Vincent Lindon), a middle-aged swim instructor and former Olympic gold medalist living in Calais who reluctantly befriends Bilal (Firat Ayverdi), a Kurdish refugee and illegal alien. Hoping to swim the English Channel and be reunited with his true love in London, Bilal takes lessons from Simon, who is himself trying to patch up his own troubled marriage while facing increasing pressure from immigration authorities for sheltering Bilal. Moving and filled with engaging performances, director Lioret, who formerly served as a sound technician for Robert Altman, focuses on the frustrating and often humiliating experiences of immigrants, who travel enormous distances hoping to find work in wealthier countries, only to experience setbacks at the very end of their backbreaking voyages.

Go behind the scenes on the Crystal Pix blog.

Buy tickets online by clicking here.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:00-11:00 PM Potter Peristyle at George Eastman House Tickets $20 Desserts, drinks, Oscar-winning director James [...]]]> You can purchase tickets ahead of time online, at Spot Coffee from 11-9 every day from now until the end of the festival, or at the door. (Cash only sales at the door.)

Buy tickets online by clicking here.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:00-11:00 PM
Potter Peristyle at George Eastman House
Tickets $20
Desserts, drinks, Oscar-winning director James Ivory will be in attendance.

MIX IT UP PARTY
Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:00 PM-1:00 AM
2VINE RESTAURANT
Tickets $10
A mix of light food to nosh on as we socialize and chat about film.

HAPPY HOUR
Friday, May 07, 2010 5:00-7:00 PM
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave.
Tickets $15
Join us at one of Rochester’s most respected arts spaces. We’ll enjoy some of the area’s best wines–and lots of cheese to cleanse the palate.

Kids Party
In the Little Cafe directly following the childrens’ shorts program which begins at 10:30 (75 min.)
Tickets: FREE
Enjoy cupcakes from the Sugar Mountain Bake Shoppe!

Western NY Loves Film Party
Saturday, May 08, 2010 8:30 PM-Midnight
Fifth Year Productions, 130 East Main (The Granite Building)
Tickets: $25
Join us for a celebration of all things film, with a focus on all that Western New York has to offer filmmmakers. This party is hosted by Fifth Year Productions in the Granite Building in downtown Rochester. With celebrity guests, surprise appearances, food, drinks and a silent auction featuring some exciting one-of-a-kind items, it’s sure to be a night to remember! Don’t miss the last big bash of the festival!

Nazareth College and 360 | 365 are proud to sponsor the 2010 Rochester Teen Film Festival, a collaborative, juried media competition for youth in the Rochester region. The festival is set for Wednesday, August 4, 2010, when the winning films will be shown on the main screen at the Little Theatre in downtown Rochester, and [...]]]>

Nazareth College and 360 | 365 are proud to sponsor the 2010 Rochester Teen Film Festival, a collaborative, juried media competition for youth in the Rochester region. The festival is set for Wednesday, August 4, 2010, when the winning films will be shown on the main screen at the Little Theatre in downtown Rochester, and a later showing at the 360 | 365 Film Festival in 2011.

Now is the time for interested teens to submit their creative film work. There is an open call for film and videos in all genres from regional high school students, and the deadline for submissions is June 11, 2010. For more details regarding the competition and work submission, visit www.film360365.com/school or contact Dr. Brian Bailey, assistant professor of education, at (585) 389-2764 or bbailey2@naz.edu or Linda Moroney, managing director of 360 | 365, at (585) 279-8312 or email lmoroney@film360365.com.

Last year, the Teen Film Festival featured 13 titles from 10 different urban, suburban and rural schools around the Rochester area. “Nazareth College is excited to participate with 360 | 365 in this important community event that showcases the stories and talents of Rochester area youth through the moving image,” says Brian Bailey, assistant professor of education at Nazareth College and co-founder of the Rochester Urban Youth Film Festival.

“An integral part of 360 | 365’s mission is education of Upstate New York youth and emerging filmmakers. The Rochester Teen Film Festival and our collaboration with Nazareth College is an excellent step in this direction”, says Linda Moroney, managing director of 360 | 365. In addition to the screening at the Little Theatre and the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, finalists will be given free passes to selected films, events and parties.

360 | 365 grew out of the very successful Rochester High Falls International Film Festival. The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival (May 5 – 10, 2010) captures both the birthplace of the art form and it’s cutting edge evolution. In recognition of it’s history, the 360 | 365 Film Festival focuses a portion of its programming on the achievements of women in filmmaking. However, the new Festival expands its programming with a wide range of films appealing to all audiences, age ranges, and personal tastes. In addition, 360 | 365 is a year-round conversation that includes short- and feature-length emerging filmmakers in its Shorts Contest and New Director Series. 360 | 365 interactively engages filmmakers and our audiences in education, discovery, and celebration through the medium of film in all aspects and directions, 365 days a year. For more information about 360 | 365, visit www.film360365.com.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement. In the past decade, Nazareth has produced 18 Fulbright recipients and two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships. For more information on the College, visit www.naz.edu.

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Contact: Julie Long (585) 389-2456
Or John Richardson (585) 279-8307

360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival to boast strong international focus and new artistic vision;

Eastman House only major film archive to partner with contemporary film festival

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Two international leaders in film – the 360 | 365 Film Festival (formerly the Rochester / High Falls International Film Festival) and the 60-year-old George [...]]]>

360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival to boast strong international focus and new artistic vision;

Eastman House only major film archive to partner with contemporary film festival

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Two international leaders in film – the 360 | 365 Film Festival (formerly the Rochester / High Falls International Film Festival) and the 60-year-old George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film – today announced an alliance and the creation of the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival. The 2010 dates for the Festival are May 5 through 10.

The collaboration has grown from a longstanding relationship the Festival has had with George Eastman House, and marks the first time a major film archive has aligned with a contemporary film festival.

“George Eastman House has been involved with this film festival from the beginning and must be involved,” said Dr. Anthony Bannon, director of Eastman House. “And now is the right time to officially join forces to take the festival to even greater levels, two major non-profit organizations, working closely together in both a cultural and business model for Rochester and the nation.”

George Eastman House and Rochester celebrate the legacy of George Eastman, the father of popular photography and motion picture film. The Film Festival was founded in 2001 based on these strong ties to film, and the region’s historic connection, as the home of Susan B. Anthony, to women’s rights.

“This collaboration is a natural progression of a strong, decade-long partnership between 360 | 365 and Eastman House,” said John Richardson, executive director of 360 | 365. “With this alliance, we leverage our strengths and build something much greater, something at once uniquely Rochester yet also rivaling the best festivals in the country.”

The artistic vision for the new Festival will be led by Programming Director Jim Healy, who will also continue in his role as George Eastman House’s curator of motion pictures, a position he has held since 2001. Healy will lead a team of internationally recognized industry leaders for the Film Festival, including Gannett News Service retired national chief film critic Jack Garner and award-winning independent filmmaker Linda Moroney.

The new artistic team will focus on three key pillars of programming for the Festival. In addition to featuring the best of contemporary American independent and international cinema, a portion of Festival programming will remain on the achievements of women in filmmaking. And with Eastman House being one of the world’s oldest and largest motion-picture archives, as well as a world-leader in film preservation, the Festival will feature a selection of preservation screenings.

Healy has programmed more than 300 films annually for the Eastman House’s film program. He previously worked as a film programmer with the Chicago International Film Festival and served on the board of the Rochester/High Falls International Film Festival. Additional festival work includes serving as curator of special programs with the Torino Film Festival in Italy since 2005 and the Moscow Film Festival in Russia in 2008.

“My goal for the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival is to build a celebration of film and film history, covering as many of its diverse facets as possible,” Healy said. “I’m excited at the opportunity to program a festival event that will celebrate film history, and, by extension, the ongoing work of the Motion Picture Department at George Eastman House.”

Over the course of the annual six-day Festival, programs will include screenings of features, documentaries, shorts, and children’s and young adult programs, as well as master classes and panel discussions in the Eastman House’s Curtis Theatre. Many of the festival’s screenings will take place in the Eastman House’s 535-seat Dryden Theatre (built in 1951), with additional screenings across the Greater Rochester Region, including at the five-screen, art-deco Little Theatre (built in 1929).

About the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival

The annual 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, scheduled next for May 5-10, 2010, grew out of the very successful Rochester High Falls International Film Festival, which was established in 2001 and quickly became one of the leading cultural events in Upstate New York. In recognition of its history, the Film Festival will continue to focus a portion of its programming on the achievements of women in filmmaking.

The Festival will continue to grant two longstanding awards to recognize women stars and filmmakers. The “Failure is Impossible!” Award, given in honor of Rochester-area women’s rights leader Susan B. Anthony, is awarded annually to successful women behind and in front of the lens. Past recipients include Rita Moreno, Lynn Redgrave, Christine Lahti, Joan Allen, Sally Kellerman and Angela Bassett. The Faith Hubley “Web of Life” Award, named after its first recipient, Academy Award-winning animator Faith Hubley, recognizes the recipients’ understanding of the power art has to entertain and connect with an audience, and the responsibility that artists have to help make the world a better place. Past recipients include Nancy “Bart Simpson” Cartwright, director Mira Nair and actress Jane Alexander.

The new Festival will expand its programming with a wide range of films appealing to all audiences, age ranges and personal tastes. With Eastman House being one of the world’s oldest and largest motion-picture archives, as well as a world-leader in film preservation, the festival also will feature a selection of preservation screenings. In the spirit of broadening the reaches of the Festival, organizers plan to announce additional awards in coming months.

In addition to collaborating with the Film Festival, 360 | 365 and George Eastman House are also joining forces around a New Directors Series, a year-round educational program that showcases up-and-coming directors of feature-length films. The bi-monthly series includes film screenings and audience Q&A sessions, providing other filmmakers and fans of cinema access to those behind the lens.

For more information about the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival and New Directors Series, visit www.film360365.com.

Both 360 | 365 and George Eastman House continue to have independent projects and programming outside of the collaboration agreement.

About George Eastman House

Located on the estate of Kodak founder George Eastman, the father of popular photography and motion picture film, George Eastman House is one of the most important motion picture archives in the world and the third largest in the United States. Founded in 1947, the archive houses 30,000 film titles and 4 million pieces of film-related publicity stills, posters, scores, scripts, and pre-cinema artifacts. Eastman House also holds the world’s largest collection of camera technology with 20,000 artifacts. The Eastman House’s L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation is regarded as the premier venue of professional training in film preservation, restoration, and archiving. Annually George Eastman House restores more than 500 reels of film. The Eastman House is also the archive in which many filmmakers have chosen to preserve their films, including Cecil B. DeMille, Spike Lee, Ken Burns, and Kathryn Bigelow, as well as Martin Scorsese, who archives his 8,000-title personal collection at Eastman House.

The 360 | 365 Film Festival will take place Mary 5 – 10, 2010 at various venues around Rochester.  The Film Festival is an annual spring celebration, bringing the finest in independent motion pictures, [...]]]> All Access, Films Only, and Student Passes are now available for purchase at a reduced rate until January 30, 2010.

The 360 | 365 Film Festival will take place Mary 5 – 10, 2010 at various venues around Rochester.  The Film Festival is an annual spring celebration, bringing the finest in independent motion pictures, and film and new media artists to Rochester and Western New York audiences.  It’s a film festival built for everyone, the avid movie fan, aspiring and established filmmakers, and those that just want to explore.

Over the course of the Festival, features, documentaries, shorts, children’s and young adult programs are presented, along with the winners of our year-round Shorts Contest.    Honoring our past, the Festival focuses a portion of its programming on the achievements of women in all aspects of filmmaking.  But the 360 | 365 Film Festival expands that programming with a wide range of films appealing to both sexes, all age ranges, and personal tastes.

This year we are offering three different levels of passes:

ALL ACCESS – is the best way to fully enjoy the 360 | 365 Film Festival, with admittance to every film, party, and panel.  The discounted rate is $125 through January 30, 2010.  Regular rate = $150.

FILMS ONLY – perfect for those that want to attend as many films as possible but not interested in the late night parties or industry panels.  The discounted rate is a mere $99 through January 30, 2010.  Regular rate = $125.

STUDENT PASS – is the ultimate gift for the aspiring filmmaker, with admittance to all of the films, parties, and industry panels.  (Student will have to present a valid school ID).  The discounted rate is $75 through January 30, 2010.  Regular rate = $90.

Click on: http://film360365.com/festival/tickets-and-passes to place your order for home delivery of your 2010 pass, and enjoy Rochester’s most exciting annual event.

ABOUT THE 360| 365 FESTIVAL

Over the course of the Festival, May 5 – 10, 2010, features, documentaries, shorts, children’s and young adult programs will be presented, along with the winners of our year-round Shorts Contest.  Honoring our past, the Festival will focus a portion of our programming on the achievements of women in all [...]]]>

ABOUT THE 360| 365 FESTIVAL

Over the course of the Festival, May 5 – 10, 2010, features, documentaries, shorts, children’s and young adult programs will be presented, along with the winners of our year-round Shorts Contest.  Honoring our past, the Festival will focus a portion of our programming on the achievements of women in all aspects of filmmaking. But the 360 | 365 Film Festival expands the programming with a wide range of films appealing to both sexes, all age ranges, and personal tastes.

Panel discussions and master classes presented by prominent industry professionals give our filmmaking audience unique access to advance their own talents in all aspects of filmmaking. Public parties, private receptions, and informal “Coffee With” events provide casual networking opportunities with visiting filmmakers.

The 360 | 365 Film Festival announces an OPEN CALL FOR WORK for all programs:
* MAIN PROGRAM
* SHORTS PROGRAM
* CHILDREN’s and YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAM

DEADLINES:
* Early-bird: NOVEMBER, 20, 2009
* Regular: DECEMBER 28, 2009
* Late: JANUARY 29, 2010
* Extended: FEBRUARY 22, 2010
BACKGROUND OF FESTIVAL:

The Festival takes place in Rochester, New York, home of George Eastman, Susan B. Anthony, and Kodak. Special recognitions such as the Susan B. Anthony “Failure is Impossible” Award, and the Faith Hubley “Web of Life” Award are presented. Past recipients have included such actors as Lynn Redgrave, Joan Allen, Angela Bassett, Candice Bergen, Christine Lahti, Rita Moreno as well as director Mira Nair, producer Lauren Shuler Donner and others.  Previous guests of the Festival included Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Agnieszka Holland, Bill Pullman, Leslie Stahl, Robert Forster, Gordy Hoffman, Jane Alexander, Famke Janssen, Sally Kellerman, Richard Donner, voice-over actress Nancy “Bart Simpson” Cartwright, CCH Pounder, John Curran, Celeste Holm, and Shrek director Vicky Jenson.

Our venues include the world-renowned, state-of-the-art Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, and the historic Little Theatre.

Fees vary depending on submission type and date.  See site for details.  www.film360365.com/festival/submit-a-film

Our first Shorts Contest was a smashing success.  Congratulations to the winners:

First Place: THE LAKE by Ben Doran

Second Place: COMING HOME by Dave Siriano and Joshua C. Pies

Third Place: ALWAYS EVERYTIME by Velvet D’Amour

You can view all three films here: http://film360365.com/shorts/award-winning-films

[...]]]> FILM IS IN OUR BLOOD AND THIS IS WHERE WE PROVE IT.

Our first Shorts Contest was a smashing success.  Congratulations to the winners:

First Place: THE LAKE by Ben Doran

Second Place: COMING HOME by Dave Siriano and Joshua C. Pies

Third Place: ALWAYS EVERYTIME by Velvet D’Amour

You can view all three films here: http://film360365.com/shorts/award-winning-films

NEW THEME ANNOUNCED

The theme for our second Shorts Contest is PIE IN THE FACE.  That’s right – if you’ve always wanted to let a pie fly, now you have an “artistic” excuse!!  At some point during your short film (3 minutes or less) someone needs to get a pie in the face.  Tell us the story, develop the characters, and let fly!

$1,000 Grand Prize

plus a publicized screening at the 2010 360 | 365 Film Festival

Deadline:  11:59 p.m. (US ET) on January 15th, 2010.

Visit http://film360365.com/shorts/submit-films for details on submitting a short film to the contest.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Staff, board members and volunteers today announced the new name and logo for a popular Rochester-based international film festival. “360 | 365″ grew out of the successful Rochester High Falls International Film Festival, and represents the organization’s growing year-round [...]]]>

- 360 | 365 Embodies Festival’s Year-Round Celebration of Films for All Audiences -

Monday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at One Restaurant & Lounge, 1 Ryan Alley in Rochester’s East End.

Rochester, N.Y. (Oct. 6, 2009) – The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival has announced the names of the top three finalists [...]]]> First “HF3 Shorts” Contest Winner to be Announced at Filmmaker Celebration Party, Open to the Public –

Monday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at One Restaurant & Lounge, 1 Ryan Alley in Rochester’s East End.

Rochester, N.Y. (Oct. 6, 2009) – The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival has announced the names of the top three finalists in its first-ever online short film contest. The contest, introduced in August, offers cash and movie screenings as prizes for unique digital movies three minutes or shorter in length.

An expert panel of contest judges, led by renowned local film critic Jack Garner, reviewed all 19 short-film submissions and chose the top three (listed here in alphabetical order by title):

· “Always Everytime” by Velvet D”Amour

· “Coming Home” by Joshua Pies and Dave Siriano

· “The Lake” by Ben Doran

“We were amazed by the talent and creativity of submissions to the first contest. There were so many perspectives on ”Coming Home,” it was a pleasure to watch them all,” Garner said. “There was significant conversation among the judges to determine the top winners. I”m really looking forward to future contests, to see what else participating filmmakers can create.”

All 19 submitted films – which were based on the contest theme “Coming Home” – will be screened and the top winner announced at a special filmmaker celebration party on Monday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at One Restaurant & Lounge, 1 Ryan Alley in Rochester”s East End.

“The goal of our online short-film contest is to support and encourage new and existing filmmakers year-round,” said John Richardson, the Festival”s executive director. “It”s not only about encouraging filmmaking, but offering screenings and social events at which filmmakers can present and discuss their films and the creative process with fans and others in the business.”

The first-place winner of the short-film contest will win $1,000, be screened at the 2010 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival, and receive two all-access passes to the Festival. The second- and third-place films will also be screened at the 2010 Festival, and the filmmakers will receive two all-access passes to the Festival.

More information about the contest, including rules and links to all 19 “Coming Home” submissions, is available at www.RochesterMovieFest.com/shorts

[Note: Original plans had the winning film premiering at Rochester''s 175th Anniversary Gala, which was cancelled by the City.]

Our dates for the 2010 Festival are now locked. Please join us May 5 – 10, 2010 for what will be a brand new festival!  The clock is ticking down the time left until we can unveil all of ways in which we will be a more inclusive, modern, and year-round organization.  [...]]]> Tick Tock Tick Tock

Our dates for the 2010 Festival are now locked. Please join us May 5 – 10, 2010 for what will be a brand new festival!  The clock is ticking down the time left until we can unveil all of ways in which we will be a more inclusive, modern, and year-round organization.  It’s incredibly difficult to not share with you all of the details at this time that are causing this excitement and giddiness, but stay tuned!  A new name for the Festival, perhaps?  Get ready to be part of what will be a fresh and lively journey!

Live.

Breathe.

Film.

Hf3 Shorts Update

There has been a considerable hum throughout the Greater Rochester Community in regards to our Shorts Contest.  We hear it has been the topic of discussion on college campuses, in high school hallways, at filmmakers meetings, on TV and radio, in restaurants, at dinner parties, and even on a few street corners.  There is still time to participate in the first contest, COMING HOME: Rochester’s 175^th Anniversary.  The deadline to upload entries is September 25^th.  Visit www.rochestermoviefest.com/hf3shorts for details and join in on the adventure!

Remember, the winner gets $1,000, a premiere screening at the City’s 175^th Anniversary Gala October3, 2009 and a publicized screening at the 2010 Film Festival.

Fond Farewells

While we are looking ahead with great anticipation to the future of our organization, it is time to bid adieu to some significant colleagues…We thank them for their contributions to past success and wish them the very best in their next chapters!

“I especially want to thank Ruth and Catherine for their contributions to the Festival.  They have been with the organization since its inception and have been an integral part of our programming and events.  Their good wishes propel us into the next exciting chapters of change.  Thanks to you both!”  John Richardson, Executive Director.

High Falls colleagues, Executive and Honorary Board members, International Advisory Council, Festival family and friends:

It has been a challenging, exciting and fulfilling nine years since I became the founding Artistic Director of the High Falls International Film Festival.  After much thought and reflection, I have decided to resign as Artistic Director and invest my time and energy in my production company. The festival is now taking a new turn.  It is also time for me to take one.

It has been a great pleasure to work and learn from all of you. I have always been impressed with the ability and the tenacity of my colleagues in Rochester.   I want to especially mention Ruth Cowing, whose taste, judgment and work ethic have been key elements in the success of the festival.

We have accomplished much in our time together. We have produced eight festivals showcasing the work of women in all creative roles behind the camera, a unique mission in the festival world.  Each festival provided our public with a broad sampling of the best in current cinema from around the world, and each festival has received almost unbounded critical acclaim.

Four of our first five Audience Award winners, went on to receive the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, attesting not only to our programming savvy, but also to the perspicacity of our audiences.

In the city that Susan B. Anthony called home, we raised the profiles of many talented women who found themselves at a disadvantage in certain areas of the commercial film world. This resonated with women in the industry, and we enjoyed ever-increasing support through their presence and their insights.

It is my pleasure to remain affiliated with the festival as Artistic Consultant.  I look forward to the future of this fine institution, and I am proud to have been able to make a contribution to its founding and early years.

Catherine Wyler

Dear friends,

Ruth Cowing

First “HF3 Shorts” Theme will Celebrate Rochester’s 175th Anniversary

The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival team is working hard on broadening the organization’s mission and scope.  Our first step is establishing a year-round presence with a short film contest, that focuses on a new [...]]]> ROCHESTER HIGH FALLS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
INTRODUCES ONLINE SHORT FILM COMPETITION

First “HF3 Shorts” Theme will Celebrate Rochester’s 175^th Anniversary

The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival team is working hard on broadening the organization’s mission and scope.  Our first step is establishing a year-round presence with a short film contest, that focuses on a new theme every other month.   “HF3 Shorts” will offer cash and movie screenings as prizes for unique digital movies three minutes or shorter in length.  “The filmmaking talent in the Rochester region is remarkable,” said John Richardson, the Festival’s executive director. “This new online short-film contest is just one more way we can support and encourage new and existing filmmakers – year-round.”

For the contest’s premiere, the Festival has partnered with the City of Rochester and announced its first theme, “Coming Home: Rochester’s 175^th Anniversary.”  Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy is helping to encourage participation via a video running on our website (www.rochestermoviefest.com), and is planning his own short film entry.  “The Film Festival’s new contest provides us with the perfect opportunity to ask Rochesterians to share their stories about our home town,” Mayor Duffy said.

Deadline for entries of the first contest is Sept. 25, 2009. The winning film will premiere at the 175^th Anniversary Gala on October 3^rd, and be screened at the 2010 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival.  All short films submitted to the contest will be viewable on our website and on YouTube.  The winner of each contest will also win $1,000.

For each contest, all entries will be judged by an expert panel led by renowned local film critic, Jack Garner.  “The late Orson Wells said, near the end of his life, that the day is coming, thanks to the ease of today’s hands-on technology, when anybody can make a movie. The challenge is to make them good,” Garner said. “That’s your challenge if you’d like to be part of the High Falls Film Festival’s shorts program. I hope entries will cause me to bring my Number-10 rating out of retirement!”

For more information about the contest, including submission rules and contest themes, visit our website www.RochesterMovieFest.com. The contest introductory videos were created by a talented team from Crystal Pix. The website, created by Animatus Studio, will feature video links to all entries of each contest.

Meet Our New Festival Team

As most of you may know by now, we have a new team here at The Festival.  We are all impatiently awaiting the exciting new paths this energetic duo will lead us on.  In the meantime, here’s their back story…

John Richardson (Executive Director) is a Co-Founder of the Rochester/ High Falls International Film Festival. He served as Board Chair for most of the Festival’s history prior to becoming Executive Director. In a previous life, he was the Director of New York Public Affairs for Eastman Kodak Company.  His responsibilities included lobbying and public relations initiatives with the state and local governments, and community-interest groups in the greater Rochester area. John was the company liaison for economic development initiatives, environmental issues, charitable contributions, workforce training, real estate, tax negotiations, and the arts.  In prior positions, John was Controller of Kodak’s Lincoln Plant, Manager of Operations for the Federal Systems Division, and Director of the Federal Government Marketing organization where he managed a $250M business selling commercial products to the Federal government.  John was also the Marketing Manager for the first digital camera and digital printer.  John is active in the Rochester community and currently serves on the Boards of WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, Pathstone Advisory Panel, and volunteers for Junior Achievement.

Linda Moroney (Managing Director) has been active in the independent film community for over 10 years. Films she’s produced have shown theatrically, been broadcast nationally, and screened at numerous film festivals worldwide.  Prior to becoming our Managing Director, Linda served at the Technical Director and Shorts Co-Programmer for the festival.   In 2007, she was the Curator for Animated Jazz Shorts from The Hubley Studio, which was a Co-presentation by the Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester/High Falls International Film Festival, and George Eastman House. Linda cut her filmmaking teeth working with Academy Award winner, Faith Hubley, on six of her animated films.  In addition, Linda was the Associate Producer on the independent feature-length documentary, RAM DASS FIERCE GRACE named by Newsweek magazine as one of the five best non-fiction films of 2002, and broadcast nationally on PBS in 2004. Recently, she directed the documentary short, STREET EATS, which debuted at The Kansas City Film Festival.  She has also produced several other short films including Emily Hubley’s award-winning SET SET SPIKE (2001), which was an official selection in the 2002 Sundance Festival. Linda is a founding member of Women in Film & Television Rochester. She is currently in pre-production on THE STORYBOOK PROJECT, her first documentary feature film as director.