Head Trauma, the class project of the January/February and March/April 2005 classes, will be opening in cities nationwide on August 18th. The film, which was directed by Lance Weiler, was also an official selection at the Los Angeles film festival.
Little Miss Sunshine opens to rave reviews
Little Miss Sunshine, which was music supervised by TEC alum Sue Jacobs, has opened nationwide to rave reviews. After winning the Best Feature-World Cinema Audience Award at the 2006 Sydney Film Festival, the film was purchased at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival by Fox Searchlight.
Manhattan, Kansas announces NYC premiere
Manhattan, Kansas, the class project of the May/June 2005 class, will be having its NYC premiere on August 10th at 6:30 pm at Lincoln Center as part of the Independents Night series, a joint program of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFP. The film was edited by TEC alum Cindy Lee, who was joined by TEC alum JJ Evans, the film's assistant editor.
ROOM announces NYC theatrical premiere
ROOM, the class project of the March/April and May/June 2004 classes will be premiering at Two Boots Pioneer Theater on June 28th at 7pm. The film, Kyle Henry's directorial debut, premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and had its international premiere at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight.
Subway Dreams screens at Transit Museum
Subway Dreams, TEC alum Anna Holtzman's directorial debut, will be screening at the NYC Transit Museum on Saturday, July 8th, as part of the museum's 30th anniversary celebration. Subway Dreams explores the lives of six musicians who audition for the MTA's Music Under New York Program.
Red is the Color Of Wins at Oxford International Film Festival
Red is the Color of, the class project of the July/August 2002 Six-week class, was the winner of the Merchant-Ivory Award at the Oxford International Film Festival. The film was produced by Anne Norda and Jodi Macaulay.
Day Night Day Night wins at Cannes
Day Night Day Night, edited by TEC alum Michael Taylor and assistant edited by TEC alum Riva Marker, was awarded Le Prix Regards Jeunes at the Cannes Film Festival. Critics called the film "a strangely powerful portrait" and "best of all the late shows at Cannes."
Festival Updates
Who Killed the Electric Car, which was edited by TEC alum Michael Kovalenko and premiered at Sundance, opened at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this week. Also premiering at Tribeca were two films to which TEC alum Jon Griggs contributed: his own short, Deviation, as well as Choking Man, directed by Steve Barron. Destricted, which was produced by TEC alum Mel Agace and also premiered at Sundance, will be premiering at the Cannes Critics' Week Premiere later this month.
Day Night Day Night to premiere at Cannes
Day Night Day Night, directed by Julia Loktev, has been selected to premiere at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes 2006. TEC alum Michael Taylor was the editor of the film, the story of a 19-year-old suicide bomber prepared to bomb Times Square. TEC alum Riva Marker was the assistant editor.
The Garage premieres at the Garden State Film Festival
The Garage, the class project of the March/April and May/June 2005 six-week classes, is premiering as an Official Selection at The Garden State Film Festival early next month. TEC alum Helen Yum was the Supervising Editor on the film, and TEC alums Maya Menendez, Alex Wilson, and Paul Rabin were associate editors.