Diamond Screen Festival http://diamondscreen.org/fest Temple University's Film Festival Thu, 10 May 2012 12:35:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2012 Diamond Screen Film Festival Winners! http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1266 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1266#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:17:42 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1266 And the award goes to…

Best Long Form Screenplay (Juried by Scott Currie)
Magic Ghetto by Matthew Flocco

Best Short Form Screenplay (Juried by Ian Markiewicz)
Praise and Blame by Shane Book 

Web Interactive Design (Jury Award) (Juried by Andrew Nicholas)
Between Leaving & Arriving by Joseph Kraemer

Web Interactive Design (viewer’s favorite) (Online poll winner)
Jake Rasmussen’s Site by Jake Rasmussen

Best Cinematography Film (Juried by Dave Lamm)
Mehul the Music Man by Cameron S. Mitchell

Best Editing Film (Juried by Lance Edmands)
Illness Magnified by Julia Fuller

Best Non-fiction Film (Juried by Kirsten Johnson)
Pigment by Alexis McCrimmon

Best Narrative Film (Juried by Jason Pinardo)
Signed, Harry by Phillip Carroll

Best Animation Film (Juried by Vineet Verma)
The Hungry Little Green Man by Thomas Brady

Best Experimental Film( (Juried by Ted Passon)
Wonka Corner by Ashley Scrivener

Best Undergraduate Film (Juried by Michael Schweisheimer)
My Father, the Old Horse by Max Einhorn

Best Graduate Film (Juried by Kyle Martin)
Kiss the Paper by Fiona Otway

Audience Award
Fragmented by George Mills

CONGRATULATIONS!

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=1266 0 2012 Diamond Screen Film Festival Trailer http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1229 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1229#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:47:18 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1229 Opening Screening:

Freese Award winner screening program:

Fragmented by George Mills
Magniloquent by Michael Mastronardi

 

Festival booklet download (.pdf)

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=1229 0 2012 Diamond Screen Film Festival Program http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1034 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1034#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:10:37 +0000 admin http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1034 Curious about 2012′s programs? Quick links to everything!

 

Click here to see –> IHP Screening Programs 

Click here to see –> 2012 Diamond Screen Special Events/Screenings 

Click here to see –> 2012 Diamond Screen MFA films

Vote for our Interactive Web Design Competition

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=1034 0 14th Diamond Screen Award Categories http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=906 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=906#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:32:42 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=906

Take a look what we got for the award categories this year!!

Best Narrative: PRIZE: $100 + Craft Award

Narrative, or fiction, films are made up of many elements, storytelling, sound, acting, editing, theory, etc. The best narrative film category will take all of these elements of cinema in consideration. The best narrative film will not only display great storytelling but also show advanced camera and technical skills.

Best Non-Fiction: PRIZE: $100 + Craft Award

Non-fiction, or documentary, films are made to document some aspect of reality. Whether the film is documenting one characters life or being made to record a historical event or social movement, the different aspects of non-fiction are vast. The best non-fiction film will be judged on subject, storytelling, and the technical aspects of filmmaking.

Best Experimental: PRIZE: $100 + Craft Award

Experimental film can explore many historical, philosophical, social, (etc) theories, through the art of film and video. Typically experimental films push the limits of the medium and create an experience of the visual arts. The best experimental film will display a clear thought process behind every aspect of the production, while also using the medium to explore the visual arts.

Best Animation: PRIZE: $100 + Craft Award

The animated film category includes, but is not limited to digital (computer) animation, hand-drawn animation, stop-motion, clay animation, and rotoscope animation. The best animation will be judged both on story and technique of animation.

Best Editing: PRIZE: $100 + Craft Award

Film editing sets cinema apart from other art forms that preceded it, such as photography, theater, and painting. The editing process is the art of assembling shots, in a nearly invisible way, in order to form the film’s story as a coherent whole. The best editing can come from a fiction, non-fiction, experimental, or animated film and should not only help the story telling of the film but also display technical advances in the editing field.

Best Cinematography: PRIZE: $100 + Craft Award

The camera is a cinematographer’s paint and canvas. The way each image is composed should support the story and the characters in the film. The best cinematography award will go the film the demonstrations innovative composition and forward-thinking camera knowledge.

Best Undergraduate Film: PRIZE: $200 + Craft Award

From freshman to seniors, and from experimental to animation all submitted undergraduate films will be considered for this award. This award will be given to the undergraduate filmmaker who displays the highest ability of storytelling through the medium of film or video.

Best Graduate Film: PRIZE: $200 + Craft Award

Every type of film, whether narrative, documentary, or experimental, should reveal the filmmaker’s voice. This award will go to the graduate student who not only completes a technically advanced film but also reveals their voice as a filmmaker through their film.

Best Long Form Screenplay
Screenplay more than 31 pages.
Best Short Form Screenplay:
Screenplay less than 30 pages.
PRIZE: $100 + craft award (each)

 

NEW!!Audience Choice Award: PRIZE: Total Ticket Income

Every filmmaker wants to please their audience. This award celebrates the filmmaker/audience relationship. The crowd will vote and chose the winner of this category. The award determined by ticket sales, the larger the audience, the larger the prize. So bring you friends and family to vote for your film!

NEW!! Best New Media Arts- Website Design Competition: PRIZE: $100 + craft award (each)

NEW CATERGORY! We will now be accepting Internet based new media projects. Submit your link, whether it be an interactive website, or a multimedia webpage. Your submissions will be posted on the Diamond Screen Website. There will be a prize awarded by a judge and a prize given to the highest ranked site by our online poll.

 


 


]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=906 0 2012 Festival Poster Design Contest Result http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=932 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=932#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:51:11 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=932 The final winner for the poster contest: Harrison Sheehan.

Congratulations!

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=932 0 14TH ANNUAL DIAMOND SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=841 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=841#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:18:30 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=841 The Department of Film and Media Arts at Temple University will host its annual Diamond Screen film festival from May 1 to 7, 2012.

The Diamond Screen Film Festival, which showcases some of the best work by up-and-coming filmmakers in Temple University’s Film and Media Arts program, selects winners from more than 150 entries by a panel of judges made up of Temple alumni and noted names in the industry.

The most exciting news for this year’s festival is, we will have our two film screening events at International House Philadelphia on 1st and 7th of May , 7pm-9pm, including our Opening Reception and Award Ceremony. Also each screening will be featured our best student works: MFA thesis films.

In addition, 14TH Diamond Screen Film Festival introduces the new exhibition events for our students who are interested in New Media Arts. An online-based web interactive design competition will be held on Diamond Screens Website. The award winners of each categories will be selected by professional artists and designers, as well as public audience.

Here are our submission deadlines for each category:

 Screenplay submission: April, 6th
 Online-based Web Interactive Competition : April. 6th
Film submission: April, 13th

Other special screenings from classes in Temple FMA will be included into a part of diamond Screen Film Festival. The Festival schedule is up now.

Join us this year’s Diamond Screen Film Festival for a week-long fun! We look forward to seeing you!

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=841 0 2012 Diamond Screen Film Festival Poster Contest! http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=811 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=811#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:29:53 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=811

2012 official Diamond Screen Film Festival is calling for entries of our anual poster contest!  The winning design will receive a $50 award and recognition on the Diamond Screen website and our official PR materials for this year’s festival.

We need your graphical creativity to shine this year’s Diamond Screen!

For consideration, posters must be submitted as compressed .jpg files(Less than 1Mb.). If selected, we will need a high resolution Photoshop or Illustrator file with original layer content.  We suggest that students incorporate an open area in the poster design, perhaps in the lower third, that will allow us to include additional information about the festival. The design should also include the following information:

14th Annual Diamond Screen Film Festival

Presented by the Department of Film and Media Arts, Temple University

Poster Dimensions: 11″ by 17″. (.jpeg file, less than 1Mb)

Deadline: Feb, 13th, 2012
For more information, visit us at: http://diamondscreen.org/ or email us: diamond@temple.edu

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=811 0 13th Annual Diamond Screen Winners http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=778 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=778#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 16:36:57 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=778 THANK YOU

The 13th Diamond Screen Film Festival finally has ended well at The Reel Theater on May 6th and 7th. Thanks to you all for joining us this event.

It was a competitive selection. And we hope to see you again next year!

Here is the winners of this year’s Diamond Screen Film Festival.

Best Visual Screenplay- Narrative “UNDERNEATH MY BREATH” BY MICHAEL HEARN

Best Narrative — “GOOD DAY, HARVEY SCHNITZEL” BY JASON PEARLMAN

Best Visual Screenplay- Non-fiction — “MIDDLE GROUND” BY SARTAJ PHANDA

Best Non-fiction — “MI QUERIDA BUENOS AIRES” BY DAVID ROMBERG

Best Visual Screenplay- Experimental/Animation — “RED PLANET” BY OLIVER BEYER

Best Experimental/Animation — “SPITTING IMAGE” BY MARK TUMAS

Best Editing — “REVISION” BY JAKE RASMUSSEN

Best Cinematography — “MIRA” BY CRAIG SCHEIHING

Best Music Video — “YOU KEEP ME” BY MIKE FARES

Best First Film — “IT’S TOUGH BEING GARETH” BY ANTONIO JIMAEZ

Best Undergrad — “WORDS OF ATONEMENT” BY PHILIP CARROLL

Best Grad — “WHEN WE GET TOGETHER” FALCON VILLA HECTOR

Best Long Form Screenplay — “DECENT” BY EMILY NEARY

Best Short Form Screenplay — ” BASIN CITY” BY MALIA BRUKER

Congratulations!!!

if you are one of the winners and didn’t attend the award ceremony, please contact us to pick up your awards.

And if you have any suggestion or opinion about this year’s Diamond Screen, please email us!

Thanks again!!!

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=778 0 Announcement: Screenplay Nominees http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=774 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=774#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 03:16:51 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=774 LONG FORM SCRIPT FINALISTS

Welcome To The Trip Ship by Nicholas Manzoni

Decent by Emily Neary

Last One That Counts by Ryan Dadalski

Look At Me by Amanda Benhamou

SHORT FORM SCRIPT FINALISTS

Snowbird by Dan Van Wert

To Krasi by Konstantin Stoyanov

Joe Lucid by Michael Marchetti

Basin City by Malia Bruker

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?feed=rss2&p=774 0 Announcement: Nominees & new categories http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=713 http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=713#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:32:13 +0000 Alexis http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=713 Nominees

Thank you to everybody who submitted! We enjoyed viewing the films and reading the screenplays, but because of the large volume of submissions, only a small portion could be considered.

These are the nominees:

Best Narrative/ Visual Screenplay- Narrative

  • Playing With Fire Under My Skin… For God’s Sake by Justin Fortmeier
  • Dust by Shane Book
  • When We Get Together by Hector Falcon Villa
  • Topo Giogo is Dead by David Miranda Hardy
  • Underneath My Breath by Michael Hearn
  • Good Day Harvey Schnitzel by Jason Pearlman

Best Non-fiction/ Visual Screenplay- Non-fiction

  • Mi Querida Buenos Aires by David Romberg
  • The Journey Home by Ziggy Gamble
  • Budurburam: Twenty Years From Home by Maxwell Joslyn
  • Quest by Jonathan Olshefski
  • Middle Ground by Sartaj Phanda
  • Kiss the Paper by Fiona Otway

Best Animation- Experimental / Visual Screenplay- Animation- Experimental

  • Paradigma by Chris Pomrink
  • Burn, Dear by Katya Gorker
  • The Red Planet by Oliver Beyer
  • Discombulate by James Leh Jr
  • Spitting Image by Mark Tumas
  • Rolling Grind by Corey L’Esperance
  • Purge by Ryan Geffert

Best Editing

  • One Day in Yellow by Chris Jewell
  • Playing With Fire Under My Skin… For God’s Sake by Justin Fortmeier
  • Mind Trek by Damian Falana
  • Revision by Jake Rasmussen
  • Baby Detonate For Me by Alessandro Zangirolami

Best Cinematography

  • Mira by Craig Scheihing
  • Fad by Fad by David Domiguez
  • Controlled Burn by Dan Van Wert
  • Words of Atonement by Phillip Carroll
  • ….. by Ian Brunell

Best Music Video:

  • You Keep Me by Mike Fares
  • Ignorant by Jamar Malik Brooks
  • Alchemy by Gino Varisano
  • Contradiction by Kyle Little
  • Beauty Marks by John Hutelmyer

Best First Film

  • It’s Tough Being Gareth by Antonio Jimaez
  • Reconcile by Justin Doncsecz
  • Love of the Body by Kara Lieff

Best Undergrad

  • Good Day, Harvey Schnitzel by Jason Pearlman
  • Underneath My Breath by Michael Hearn
  • Arlo by John Note
  • Monday Morning by Meg Hughes
  • Words of Atonement by Phillip Carroll

Best Grad

  • Topo Giogo is Dead by David Miranda Hardy
  • When We Get Together by Hector Falcon Villa
  • Controlled Burn by Dan Van Wert
  • Daddy Issues by Carolina Roca-Smith
  • Quest by Jonathan Olshefski

LONG FORM SCRIPT FINALISTS

Welcome To The Trip Ship by Nicholas Manzoni

Decent by Emily Neary

Last One That Counts by Ryan Dadalski

Look At Me by Amanda Benhamou

SHORT FORM SCRIPT FINALISTS

Snowbird by Dan Van Wert

To Krasi by Konstantin Stoyanov

Joe Lucid by Michael Marchetti

Basin City by Malia Bruker

An email will be sent out  with further instructions and details.

Please note that, due to time limitations, not every nominated film can be screened at the festival.

New categories

Due to the varying submission numbers in several categories, we have introduced three changes to the award categories:

  1. Due to the high volume of music videos we received, we are excited to announce the formation of a best music video category.
  2. Our animation and experimental categories have been blended into one category: best animation/experimental.
  3. We also blended best visual screenplay for the animation and experimental categories into one category: best visual screenplay animation/experimental.

Thank you to everybody who participated! We look forward to seeing everyone at the Diamond Screen Festival in The Reel on May 6 and May 7.

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