Diamond Screen Festival http://diamondscreen.org/fest Temple University's Film Festival Thu, 09 May 2013 19:28:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 2013 Diamond Screen Film Festival Winners http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2013/05/09/2013-diamond-screen-film-festival-winners/ http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2013/05/09/2013-diamond-screen-film-festival-winners/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:21:01 +0000 admin http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1617 Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Fiction Film (Juried by Lisa Cortes)
SWEEPSTAKES by Mark Tumas

Best Experimental Film (Juried by Shelly Silver)
CHROMA by Allegra Norris

Best Non-Fiction Film (Juried by Yoruba Richen)
MAN OF THE MONKEY by David Romberg

Best Animated Film (Juried by Brent Green)
SKULLCAP by Alina Postula

Best First Film (Juried by Tory Lenosky)
THE DUET by Connor Griffin

Best Editing (Juried by Sabine Hoffman)
THE WHITMANS by Joe Lee

Best Cinematography Film (Juried by Nadia Hallgren)
SWEEPSTAKES by Mark Tumas

Best Undergraduate Film (Juried by Ernesto Green)
SWEEPSTAKES by Mark Tumas

Best Graduate Film (Juried by Ron Simons)
MAQUETTE 1:1000 by Doris CC Lin

Best Short Form Screenplay (Juried by Ken Urban)
A MAN FULL OF TROUBLE by Michael Johnston

Best Long Form Screenplay (Juried by Eran Preis)
THE BUTTER AND THE FLY by Santiago Soto

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2013/05/09/2013-diamond-screen-film-festival-winners/feed/ 0 2013 DIAMOND SCREEN PROGRAMS http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2013/04/17/2013-diamond-screen-programs/ http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2013/04/17/2013-diamond-screen-programs/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:55:44 +0000 admin http://diamondscreen.org/fest/?p=1591 PROGRAM 1-Tuesday, May 7th, 7:00-9:00pm

-BLACKOUT, directed by Natasha Ngaiza (17m)
(Best Fiction Film, Best Cinematography, Best Graduate Film)

-SKULLCAP, directed by Alina Postula (8m)
(Best Animation Film, Best Experimental Film, Best Graduate Film)

-DEER, directed by Alessandro Zangirolami (29m)
(Best Fiction Film, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Graduate Film)

-MAN OF THE MONKEY (teaser), directed by David Romberg (5m)
(Best Cinematography, Best Non-Fiction Film)

-THE EXTREMIST, directed by Shahin Izadi (8m)
(Best Cinematography, Best Graduate Film)

-LAO TANG, directed by Haitao Guo (10m)
(Best Non-Fiction Film)

-MAQUETTE 1:1000, directed by Doris Lin (29m)
(Best Fiction Film, Best Graduate Film)

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 106 mins.

 

PROGRAM 2-Wednesday, May 8th, 6:30-8:00pm

-CHROMA, directed by Allegra Norris (4m)
(Best Undregraduate Film, Best Editing, Best First Film, Best Experimental Film)

-SWEEPSTAKES, directed by Mark Tumas (15m)
(Best Fiction Film, Best Undregraduate Film, Best Editing, Best Cinematography)

-A MAN WHO TAKES THE PLACE OF (ep. 1), directed by Samuel Campbell (5m)
(Best Undregraduate Film, Best Non-Fiction Film)

-THE WITMANS, directed by Joe Lee (16m)
(Best Undregraduate Film, Best Editing, Best Non-Fiction Film)

-UNLIKE, directed by Garret Diffenbaugh (4m)
(Best Editing, Best First Film, Best Experimental Film)

-GUESTS OF A NATION, directed by Daniel Speers (23m)
(Best Fiction Film, Best Undregraduate Film)

-A MAN WHO TAKES THE PLACE OF (ep. 2), directed by Taylor Shuster (6m)
(Best Undregraduate Film, Best Non-Fiction Film)

-THE PUPPET, directed by Yuchao Feng (6m)
(Best Animation Fil)

-THE MIDNIGHT DRAGON, directed by Brendan Grant (4m)
(Best First Film)

-THE DUET, directed by Connor Griffin (4m)
(Best First Film)

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 87 mins.

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Film: April 12th
Screenplay: April 5th
Web Design Online Competition: April 12th

 

The Department of Film and Media Arts at Temple University will host its annual Diamond Screen film festival from May 7 &8, 2013 at International House Philadelphia.

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, including our Opening Reception and Award Ceremony. On Tuesday, May 7th beginning at 6pm there will be an Opening Reception followed by the MFA Showcase screening. On Wednesday, May 8th beginning at 6pm we will screen the best of this year’s Undergraduate films followed by the Awards Ceremony. This year’s judges in attendance will include Yoruba Richen (Promised Land), Sabine Hoffman (The Ballad of Jack and Rose), Kirsten Johnson (The Oath), Tory Lenosky (The Happy Sad) and Ken Urban (The Correspondent).

In addition, 15TH 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.

2013 Diamond Screen Film Festival

May 7&8th,2013
@ International House Philadelphia

May 7th,
Opening Reception 6pm-7pm
Opening Screening 7pm-9pm
May 8th,
Closing Screening 6pm-8pm
Award Ceremony  8pm-9pm

Click it for Film and Screenplay Submission

Click it for Web Interactive Design Competition

Join us this year’s Diamond Screen Film Festival! We look forward to seeing you!

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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!

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Freese Award winner screening program:

Fragmented by George Mills
Magniloquent by Michael Mastronardi

 

Festival booklet download (.pdf)

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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

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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.

 


 


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Congratulations!

]]> http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2012/02/22/2012-poster-design-contest-result/feed/ 0 14TH ANNUAL DIAMOND SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2012/02/02/14th-annual-diamond-screen-film-festival/ http://diamondscreen.org/fest/2012/02/02/14th-annual-diamond-screen-film-festival/#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!

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