Sundance has announced the festival's closing night film to be Twelve, directed by Joel Schumacher. The films stars Kiefer Sutherland, Chace Crawford, Ellen Barkin and Emma Roberts. Alums Ron Dulin and Kate Abernathy were assistants on the film.
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.
More Alums Headed to Sundance
Alum Jenny Lee is post supervising the narrative Bass Ackwards, which will premiere in the "NEXT" category -- a new section at Sundance 2010 that spotlights innovative, low-budget filmmaking. Alum Naomi Goodman was the assistant editor on happythankyoumoreplease, competing in the narrative category.
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.
TEC Alums and Instructors Headed to Sundance
Congratulations to the following alumni, instructors, and films who will all be competing in the Narrative category at Sundance 2010: The Dry Land edited by TEC instructor Sabine Hoffman (starring America Ferrara, Melissa Leo and Wilmer Valderrama); Sympathy for Delicious edited by TEC instructor Pete Beaudreau (directed by Mark Ruffalo and starring Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis and Laura Linney); The Imperialists Are Still Alive! edited by TEC alum Michael Taylor who was assisted by alums Lou Ford and Brian Fleischman.
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.
Reporter Screens at PaleyDocFest09
Reporter, the project of the November 2007 class, will screen Oct 23 at the Paley Center for Media in association with HBO Documentary Films. The film follows NY Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, as he travels through Congo to shed light on the country's conflict. TEC Alums, Daniel Rosen and Bo Mehrad were the associate editor and additional editor, respectively, on the film.