AFI Fest, the American Film Institute’s annual film festival, continues at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The Daily Bruin’s Sebastian Torrelio and Tony Huang are attending until the festival’s close on Thursday, screening several of the biggest films being put up for audience award consideration. Read more...
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November 14, 12:41 am
Bathroom humor sweeps away competition in Campus MovieFest category
Communal bathrooms, a topic familiar to many UCLA students, provided an answer to Andrew Butte’s search for a relatable awkward situation. Butte, a third-year communication studies student with a film, television and digital media minor, and Pablo Mahave, a third-year film student from Spain, conceptualized the story of “Toilet Talk,” the short which won best comedy for the campus-wide level of Campus MovieFest. Read more...
Photo: Awarded best comedy at Campus MovieFest, “Toilet Talk” is about an awkward college student who must avoid two drug dealers while he finishes using a public restroom.
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November 14, 12:37 am
Graduate of UCLA screenwriting course among Nicholl Fellowships winners
Patty Jones first began writing her narrative in a Starbucks in New York. In a matter of months, her five-page narrative would be transformed into an award-worthy screenplay. Read more...
Photo: (Center) Patty Jones completed the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting and was one of five winners of this year’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, which awards its participants with $35,000 each. Jones’ winning submission, “Joe Banks,” is a wild comic odyssey.
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November 13, 2:26 pm
Day four of AFI Fest coverage features old stories retold
AFI Fest, the American Film Institute’s annual film festival, continues at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The Daily Bruin’s Sebastian Torrelio and Tony Huang are attending until the festival’s close on Thursday, when several of the biggest films being put up for audience award consideration will be screened. Read more...
Photo: Biyi Bandele “Half of a Yellow Sun” mixes elements of war stories and soap operas.
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November 13, 12:00 am
UCLA students use unconventional animation in ‘Retrospect’
The stage is set to a perfectly still living room: a bookshelf lines the back wall, a television encased in the shelf flashes static, and a cozy couch sits facing the television. Read more...
Photo: “Retrospect,” a two-minute film directed by third-year film and television student Searit Huluf, captured the 2013 Campus MovieFest awards for best drama and best editing. The stop-motion film centers around failed relationships and domestic abuse through the window of a static television.
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November 12, 10:47 am
Day three of AFI Fest coverage shines spotlight on Bruce Dern
AFI Fest, the American Film Institute's annual film festival, continues at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Read more...
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November 12, 12:38 am
Student film ‘Wander’ wins two Campus MovieFest awards
Walking across the barren terrain of the San Bernardino Valley with nothing more than a cart of recyclables and a teddy bear is the lone profile of a young man.As the last shot of the film, letters spelling “Wander” file onto the screen. Read more...
Photo: Awarded best picture at this year’s Campus MovieFest, “Wander” tells the story of Hieronymus, a young homeless man with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.