Winter's Bone Wins at Sundance

Winter's Bone, the project of the May 2009 6-week class, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance 2010 film festival. Eric Kohn of indieWIRE, writes that the film is "An elegant, soft spoken noir," and the characters' conflicts of interests "…places the drama in such a meditative world that the antagonism morphs into a tone poem with random inflections of genre conventions." And Justin Chang of Variety writes that Winter's Bone is "…utterly enveloping." The film was directed by Debra Granik, written by Granik and Anne Rosellini (Down to the Bone, Sundance 2004) and edited by TEC instructor Affonso Gonçalves, who was assisted by TEC alums Naomi Goodman and Tory Stewart.

TEC Alums Selected for Sundance's Annual "Screenwriters Lab"

Lance Edmands (TEC Alum '04) and Myna Joseph (TEC Alum '01) are two of the twelve filmmakers chosen every year by the Sundance Institute to attend the "Screenwriters Lab," a five-day screenwriting workshop that takes place at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Edmands was selected for his project entitled Bluebird, and Joseph was chosen for her script, My Favorite Nightmare. The workshop promotes artistic freedom and encourages filmmakers to explore new methods of storytelling. Attendees of this year's "Screenwriters Lab" include filmmakers from China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, in addition to the United States. For more information on the "Screenwriters Lab" please visit their website.

Cold Weather in First Batch of SXSW Films Announced

Cold Weather, the project of the July 2009 six-week class, is one of six films that SXSW has announced so far. The narrative is about a former forensic science major and avid reader of detective fiction played by Cris Lankenau (Quiet City), who, after making a mess of his life in Chicago, returns to his hometown of Portland, Oregon. There, he, his sister Gail played by Trieste Kelly (Bored to Death), and new friend Carlos become embroiled in something unexpected.This is the third film director, Aaron Katz, has premiered at SXSW.

Garbage Dreams Reviewed in NY Times

Garbage Dreams, the project of the Jan 2008 six week class, was reviewed today in the NY Times. Jeannette Catsoulis writes, "Expertly weaving personal fears, family tensions and political action (the zabbaleen don’t whine; they strive to modernize), Garbage Dreams records the tremblings of a culture at a crossroads." The film is on the short list for an Academy Award and screens at the IFC center starting NYC January 6th. Full review here.

Class Film on IFC's Best of 2009 list

The Missing Person, the project of the November 2007 six-week class, is listed as one the the "Best Films of 2009" by the editors at IFC.com. Of the main character, Alison Wilmore writes, "Rosow is a man out of time, à la Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye…" The film premiered at Sundance last year and was edited by TEC alum/instructor Mollie Goldstein. See IFC's full list of 2009's best films here.

Sorry, Thanks on Critic's Best List

Film critic Mark Olsen picks Sorry, Thanks, the project of the January 2008 class, as 2009's "Best First Feature" and ranks it #2 among the year's "Best Undistributed Films" in his Indiewire "Annual Critics Survey." Full list here.

Garbage Dreams at IFC Center in January

Garbage Dreams, the project of the January 2008 6-week class, will have a one-week run January 6-12, 2010 at the IFC Center in NYC. The documentary was recently shortlisted for an Academy Award and last month screened at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, the largest doc fest in the world.

Class Film on Short List for an Oscar

Garbage Dreams, the project of the January 2008 six-week class, made it on the short-list in the Documentary Feature category for the 82nd Academy Awards. It was one of 15 films selected from the original 89 films that qualified. The film was directed by Mai Iskander and TEC Alum, Marichelle Tañag, was 1st assistant editor on the film.

Class Film to Premiere at Sundance

Winter's Bone, the project of the May 2009 six-week class, is one of sixteen films that will premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The film was directed by Debra Granik, written by Granik and Anne Rosellini (Down to the Bone, Sundance 2004) and edited by TEC instructor Affonso Gonçalves who was assisted by TEC alums Naomi Goodman and Tory Stewart.

Gotham Award Nomination and Theatrical Release for Class Film

Noah Buschel has been nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of "Breakthrough Director" for his film, The Missing Person. The film was the project of the November 2007 6-week class and will hit NY and LA theaters November 20. It has been deemed a "delightfully strange noir" by New York Magazine and stars Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) and Amy Ryan (The Office, Gone Baby Gone). The Missing Person was edited by TEC alum/instructor Mollie Goldstein.