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Today’s spotlight: Disney's #DreamBigPrincess series, a global project designed to empower aspiring female filmmakers. This series was recently announced as part of a $1 million donation campaign for GirlUp, a United Nations initiative. We can't wait to see what these talented young women are capable of!qq
One of our new Co-Director's of Brand Identity is our new internship spotlight! Bentley is working with the photographer Santiago Garces (@snapkiller) in the studio @seltona in Barcelona, Spain. She's helped Santiago with multiple shoots, including some at camp nou, the stadium for FCB. She's learning how running a studio and successful photography business works and how to interact with clients and form relationships. Bentley says she loves the internship and never wants to leave (but we hope she comes back)!
Look at our previous Brand Identity Director go! Ashley is currently working full-time as Marketing Manager at Kentuck Art Center. This is a new position, so Ashley has the rare opportunity to define the role! Ashley says that her work "definitely includes social media, graphic design, photography, and website and brand management" and she has a few other projects up her sleeves. We are so proud of you and your accomplishments!
It looks like our new Programming Director is having a blast in Korea! Dominique is currently working at Aving Global News, going to exhibitions and shooting promos for their YouTube website, along with editing trailers for the website. She also worked with branding the new website and MIK (Made in Korea) event for August.
Have you heard the news? One of our faculty advisors, Dr. Rachel Raimist, is currently serving as director on episode 311 of @ava’s “Queen Sugar.” Don’t forget to read @UACCIS’s article on what this means to her: https://buff.ly/2ycDwWP
Our UA Alum continue to inspire! Lauren Rossi has just accepted a job as Production Assistant on Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Congrats, Lauren!
What better way to continue this past year’s #WomenInFilm focus than by also sharing your work with Athena Film Festival? Do you have a short film or script that focuses on a fierce and fearless women leader? If you answered yes, then submit!
The BWFF team is doing great things this summer! Shoutout to our Assistant Publicity Director, Katie Teas on landing an internship! She will be doing Marketing and Operations at Justins, a company located in Boulder Colorado. Congrats and good luck, we are so proud of you! @katie.teas
Our good friends over at Sidewalk Film Festival have another one of their monthly salon's coming up in Birmingham this week. The focus for this one is LOCATION SCOUTING! Join Sidewalk at Rojo Birmingham for their May salon covering location scouting! They’ll have guest speakers Chris Olney and Buddy Palmer discussing the ins and outs of location scouting. Chris was a location scout for the A24 film “On the Run” and was assistant locations manager on “Bigger” and “Into the Ashes.” Buddy Palmer is the president and CEO of Create Birmingham, parent organization of Film Birmingham. About Salon: Sidewalk Salon is a FREE monthly networking and educational event aimed at film makers and film fans alike. Join us the 1st Tuesday of each month to meet new people, learn something new and enjoy complimentary chips, salsa and queso from our friends at Rojo. As always, networking starts at 6 and the presentation starts at 7. Questions about Salon can be directed to kiwi@sidewalkfest.com.
Great read about Ryan Coogler and the representation of diversity in the industry by @ava https://buff.ly/2HdbxpX