Kodak Supports Emerging Filmmakers at Cannes
Kodak is supporting emerging talent by hosting a week-long program designed to provide creative and business opportunities for the next generation of filmmakers. The Kodak Emerging Filmmaker Program is highlighted by the Ninth Annual Emerging Filmmaker Showcase comprised of films from award-winning new talent.
The screening takes place on May 18 at the Hotel Gray d'Albion at 6 p.m. Additional activities include sessions with industry professionals, company executives, and peers who have gathered from around the world. Films from the Kodak Emerging Filmmaker Program also will be featured at the Short Film Corner section of the Marche du Film throughout the duration of the festival.
"This initiative is designed to help emerging filmmakers bridge the gap between the completion of their formal education and the realization of their dreams," says Colette Scott, worldwide manager of Kodak's Education segment.
"Past participants have told us that they made important professional contacts and gained valuable insights into how the industry works. Kodak is proud to play a part in helping the next generation of filmmakers receive recognition for their work in front of an international audience."
The award-winning short films that comprise this year's showcase have been made by young filmmakers from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Australia and Germany. Many of the featured films were produced with the aid of Kodak product grants.
The 2006 Kodak Emerging Filmmaker Showcase includes:
• Danya from director of photography Shing Fung Cheung of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (winner of the Kodak Filmschool Competition, Greater Asia Region)
• Ausreisser (The Runaway) from director of photography Ute Freund of the Hamburg Media School, Germany (winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Student Academy Award, Honorary Foreign Film category)
• Baube Le Cosmonaute (Bob The Cosmonaut) from writer-director-actor Olivier Godin of the College Ahuntsic in Montreal (winner of the 2005 Kodak Best New Canadian Student Director Award)
• Quimera (Chimera) from director of photography Cesar Gutierrez Miranda of Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematograficos, UNAM in Mexico (winner of the Kodak Filmschool Competition, Latin America Region)
• Savior from writer-producer-director Erla Skuladottir of New York University (winner of the CINE Award of Excellence)
• Hope's War from writer-producer-director-editor Ya'Ke of the University of Texas at Austin (winner of the Directors Guild of America Award, African American category)
• Altitude Zero from director Lauren Cook of the University of Iowa (winner of NextFrame, Experimental category)
Kodak's programs for students and educators were inaugurated in 1991 to help support future filmmakers and encourage excellence in the field of motion picture education. Kodak's efforts include scholarships, educational materials, product grants, workshops and discounts, in addition to sponsoring film festivals, awards, seminars and student showcases that raise the profile and awareness of emerging talent. For more information about Kodak's initiatives for students and educators, visit the Kodak Web site at www.kodak.com/go/student
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