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| type = [[Film]], [[screenwriting]] |
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'''TheFilmSchool''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[Film school|film program]] located in Seattle, |
'''TheFilmSchool''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[Film school|film program]] located in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on intensive training in [[screenwriting]] and [[Film director|directing]]. TheFilmSchool's mission statement 'to elevate the art of cinematic storytelling' guides the [[curriculum]] to heavily emphasize [[Character (arts)|character]], [[Narrative structure|structure]], and understanding the principles of [[storytelling]]. The program was founded in 2003 by [[Stewart Stern]], John Jacobsen, [[Rick Stevenson]], [[Warren Etheredge]], and [[Tom Skerritt]]. |
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==Contests== |
==Contests== |
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TheFilmSchool launched the Great American Short Screenplay Contest in 2008, in partnership with the [[Seattle International Film Festival]]. |
TheFilmSchool launched the Great American Short Screenplay Contest in 2008, in partnership with the [[Seattle International Film Festival]]. |
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[[Christopher McQuarrie]], [[Academy Award]]-winning screenwriter of ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'', called TheFilmSchool "probably the best place in the world to study story. |
[[Christopher McQuarrie]], [[Academy Award]]-winning screenwriter of ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'', called TheFilmSchool "probably the best place in the world to study story."<ref>''Seattle Magazine'', October 14, 2009</ref>{{Page needed|date=November 2012}} |
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==Staff== |
==Staff== |
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Actor [[Robert Redford]] joined TheFilmSchool Advisory Board in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Advisory Board|url=http://thefilmschool.com/about/advisory-board/|work=TheFilmSchool.com (official website)|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref> All the founders still teach in the 3 Week Intensive.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dietrich|first=Heidi|title=Talking with Tom Skerritt, actor and faculty member of TheFilmSchool|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2006/09/18/story16.html|work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal|Bizjournals]]|publisher=[[American City Business Journals]]|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref> Various other producers, writers, and directors teach at the establishment. These include: |
Actor [[Robert Redford]] joined TheFilmSchool Advisory Board in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Advisory Board|url=http://thefilmschool.com/about/advisory-board/|work=TheFilmSchool.com (official website)|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref> All the founders still teach in the 3 Week Intensive.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dietrich|first=Heidi|title=Talking with Tom Skerritt, actor and faculty member of TheFilmSchool|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2006/09/18/story16.html|work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal|Bizjournals]]|publisher=[[American City Business Journals]]|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref> Various other producers, writers, and directors teach at the establishment. These include: John Jacobsen, [[Rick Stevenson]], [[Warren Etheredge]], [[Brian McDonald (screenwriter)|Brian McDonald]], Stacy Adams, and [[Stewart Stern]], screenwriter of ''[[Rebel Without A Cause]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefilmschool.com/about/faculty/|title=Faculty|work=thefilmschool.com|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
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==Notable |
==Notable alumni== |
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===Award |
===Award-winning alumni=== |
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Kristi L. Simkins won Best Narrative Short at the Rainier Independent Film Festival and a special Jury Selection award at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ladyfilmmaker.com/2010_Award_Winners.php |accessdate=November 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108203439/http://ladyfilmmaker.com/2010_Award_Winners.php |archivedate=November 8, 2011 |title=2010 Award Winners }}</ref><ref name="wix.com">{{cite web|url=http://ksimkins.wix.com/something-special|title=Something Special - Wix.com|work=Something Special|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
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LaDora Mishan Sella and {{ill|L. Gabriel Gonda|wd=Q117862557|short=yes}} won awards at [[HollyShorts Film Festival|HollyShorts]] and the [[Tacoma Film Festival]], among others, for their film ''Brightwood''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brightwoodmovie.com/filmmaker_credits|title=Credits|publisher=|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> |
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Lautaro Gabriel Gonda won Best Regional Film at the [[Tacoma Film Festival]] for ''Brightwood''.<ref>http://www.grandcinema.com/page.php?id=219</ref> |
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Winda Benedetti won Washington State Screenwriting competition in 2006 and was a finalist in 2007. |
Winda Benedetti won Washington State Screenwriting competition in 2006 and was a finalist in 2007. |
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Andrea Seybold and Kate Wharton's ''Drill Queen'' was selected as a semifinalist in Script Pipeline's 2008 TV Writing Competition.<ref>http://www.moviebytes.com/contestDetail.cfm?tab=tab3&ContestNumber=586&StoryID=3292</ref> |
Andrea Seybold and Kate Wharton's ''Drill Queen'' was selected as a semifinalist in Script Pipeline's 2008 TV Writing Competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviebytes.com/contestDetail.cfm?tab=tab3&ContestNumber=586&StoryID=3292 |title=MovieBytes® Screenwriting Contests: Script Pipeline Writing Competition |publisher=Moviebytes.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-25}}</ref> |
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Jessika Satori won multiple awards at the [[Action On Film International Film Festival]] for her film ''So You Shall Reap'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url= |
Jessika Satori won multiple awards at the [[Action On Film International Film Festival]] for her film ''So You Shall Reap'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1975954/|title=So Shall You Reap (2011)|work=IMDb|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Andres Iseminger's ''Little Pricks'' was accepted as a finalist at the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival]].<ref>http://www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com/gallery_2012_screen.php</ref> |
Andres Iseminger's ''Little Pricks'' was accepted as a finalist at the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival]].<ref>[http://www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com/gallery_2012_screen.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806124504/http://www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com/gallery_2012_screen.php|date=August 6, 2012}}</ref> |
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Steven Schardt produced two films that were shown at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], ''[[Humpday]]'' in 2009, and ''[[Your Sister's Sister]]'' in 2012, which starred [[Golden Globe]] winner [[Emily Blunt]]. His own film, ''Treatment,'' which he wrote and directed was selected to play at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] and the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="thefilmschool.com">{{cite web|url=http://thefilmschool.com/why-thefilmschool/alumni-success-stories/|title=Alumni Success Stories|work=thefilmschool.com|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
Steven Schardt produced two films that were shown at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], ''[[Humpday]]'' in 2009, and ''[[Your Sister's Sister]]'' in 2012, which starred [[Golden Globe]] winner [[Emily Blunt]]. His own film, ''Treatment,'' which he wrote and directed was selected to play at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] and the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="thefilmschool.com">{{cite web|url=http://thefilmschool.com/why-thefilmschool/alumni-success-stories/|title=Alumni Success Stories|work=thefilmschool.com|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Kristi L. Simkins had her short, ''Something Special,'' admitted to the [[Cannes Film Festival]], the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="wix.com"/> |
Kristi L. Simkins had her short, ''Something Special,'' admitted to the [[Cannes Film Festival]], the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="wix.com"/> |
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Caleb |
Caleb Slain's documentary short ''It Ain’t Over'' played in the 2012 [[South by Southwest]] Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FS12539|title=It Ain't Over|work=SXSW Schedule 2012|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Bert and Bertie's short film ''The Taxidermist'' played at the 2012 [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="bertiefilms.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bertiefilms.co.uk/creative|title=Bertie Films :: Creative|work=bertiefilms.co.uk|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
Bert and Bertie's short film ''The Taxidermist'' played at the 2012 [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="bertiefilms.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bertiefilms.co.uk/creative|title=Bertie Films :: Creative|work=bertiefilms.co.uk|accessdate=23 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426212750/http://www.bertiefilms.co.uk/creative|archivedate=26 April 2015}}</ref> |
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L. Gabriel Gonda directed two short films that premiered at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]]. ''Love and War'' played at SIFF in 2011 and went on to play several other film festivals. ''Brightwood'' played at SIFF in 2012 and the [[Tacoma Film Festival]].<ref>[http://www.siff.net/cinema/detail.aspx?id=44509&FID=206]{{dead link|date=August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=45332&FID=254|title=Festival 2015|work=Seattle International Film Festival|accessdate=23 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608015216/http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=45332&FID=254|archivedate=8 June 2012}}</ref> |
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Sam Graydon worked on two short films that screened in the [[Seattle International Film Festival]] in 2012. He was the director of photography on ''Bunker'' and wrote and directed Pretty Face. [[Gary Busey]] starred in his 2011 short film ''Jenny,'' which he wrote and directed.<ref>http://www.siff.net/cinema/detail.aspx?id=45745&FID=261</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=45310&FID=254|title=Festival 2015|work=Seattle International Film Festival|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= |
Sam Graydon worked on two short films that screened in the [[Seattle International Film Festival]] in 2012. He was the director of photography on ''Bunker'' and wrote and directed Pretty Face. [[Gary Busey]] starred in his 2011 short film ''Jenny,'' which he wrote and directed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siff.net/cinema/detail.aspx?id=45745&FID=261 |title=Pretty My Face and Green My Eyes < Films < SIFF Cinema < Seattle International Film Festival |website=www.siff.net |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222063042/http://www.siff.net/cinema/detail.aspx?id=45745&FID=261 |archive-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=45310&FID=254|title=Festival 2015|work=Seattle International Film Festival|accessdate=23 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130222023038/http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=45310&FID=254|archivedate=22 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076235/|title=Jenny (2011)|work=IMDb|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Winda Benedetti's short films have been in many festivals, including as 1 Reel Film Festival at [[Bumbershoot]] and the California Independent Film Festival.<ref name="thefilmschool.com"/> |
Winda Benedetti's short films have been in many festivals, including as 1 Reel Film Festival at [[Bumbershoot]] and the California Independent Film Festival.<ref name="thefilmschool.com"/> |
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Sue |
{{ill|Sue Corcoran|lt=Sue Corcoran's|wd=Q113514878|short=yes}} film ''[[Ira Finkelstein's Christmas]]'' (later released as ''Switchmas''), which she co-wrote and directed, was accepted into the [[Seattle International Film Festival]] in 2012. Its cast included [[Elliott Gould]], [[David DeLuise]], {{ill|Elijah Nelson|it}}, and [[Cynthia Geary]]. In 2005 her short film ''Circus of Infinity'' screened at the [[Science Fiction Fantasy Short Film Festival]], the [[San Francisco International Film Festival]], and the [[Seattle International Film Festival]]. Sue also worked as associate producer on [[Humpday]] and has written, directed and produced multiple other films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1543860/|title=Sue Corcoran|work=IMDb|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Bert and Bertie's first feature length film, ''Lucidity,'' is set to shoot in 2013.<ref name="bertiefilms.co.uk"/> |
Bert and Bertie's first feature length film, ''Lucidity,'' is set to shoot in 2013.<ref name="bertiefilms.co.uk"/> |
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Eric Morgret founded the [[Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival]], and where he now serves as a Programming Director.<ref name="thefilmschool.com"/> |
Eric Morgret founded the [[Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival]], and where he now serves as a Programming Director.<ref name="thefilmschool.com 2">{{cite web |url=http://cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2013/05/so-you-wanna-%E2%80%A8write-screenplay |title=So You Wanna Write a Screenplay | City Arts |publisher=Cityartsonline.com |date=2013-04-26 |accessdate=2015-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321051415/http://cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2013/05/so-you-wanna-%E2%80%A8write-screenplay |archive-date=2015-03-21 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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http://cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2013/05/so-you-wanna-%E2%80%A8write-screenplay |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{cite web |title=TheFilmSchool – Seattle |url=http://thefilmschool.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220123153/http://thefilmschool.com/ |archive-date=2018-12-20 |url-status=dead}} |
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*{{official website|http://www.thefilmschool.com}} |
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*{{PDFlink|[http://thefilmschool.com/downloads/MovingPictures_OnCampus_Winter2010.pdf]}} |
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*{{PDFlink|[http://thefilmschool.com/downloads/TFS_Final.pdf]}} |
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*{{PDFlink|[http://thefilmschool.com/downloads/Insight09_FilmSchool.pdf]}} |
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Type | Film, screenwriting |
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Active | 2004–2019 |
Location | Seattle, WA |
Campus | SIFF Film Center , Seattle Center |
TheFilmSchool is a non-profit film program located in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on intensive training in screenwriting and directing. TheFilmSchool's mission statement 'to elevate the art of cinematic storytelling' guides the curriculum to heavily emphasize character, structure, and understanding the principles of storytelling. The program was founded in 2003 by Stewart Stern, John Jacobsen, Rick Stevenson, Warren Etheredge, and Tom Skerritt.
Contests
[edit]TheFilmSchool launched the Great American Short Screenplay Contest in 2008, in partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival. Christopher McQuarrie, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Usual Suspects, called TheFilmSchool "probably the best place in the world to study story."[1][page needed]
Staff
[edit]Actor Robert Redford joined TheFilmSchool Advisory Board in 2008.[2] All the founders still teach in the 3 Week Intensive.[3] Various other producers, writers, and directors teach at the establishment. These include: John Jacobsen, Rick Stevenson, Warren Etheredge, Brian McDonald, Stacy Adams, and Stewart Stern, screenwriter of Rebel Without A Cause.[4]
Notable alumni
[edit]Award-winning alumni
[edit]Bert and Bertie, the writing and directing duo, are BAFTA Award winners.
Kristi L. Simkins won Best Narrative Short at the Rainier Independent Film Festival and a special Jury Selection award at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival.[5][6]
LaDora Mishan Sella and L. Gabriel Gonda won awards at HollyShorts and the Tacoma Film Festival, among others, for their film Brightwood.[7]
Winda Benedetti won Washington State Screenwriting competition in 2006 and was a finalist in 2007.
Andrea Seybold and Kate Wharton's Drill Queen was selected as a semifinalist in Script Pipeline's 2008 TV Writing Competition.[8]
Jessika Satori won multiple awards at the Action On Film International Film Festival for her film So You Shall Reap in 2012.[9]
Andres Iseminger's Little Pricks was accepted as a finalist at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.[10]
Alumni festival showings
[edit]Steven Schardt produced two films that were shown at the Sundance Film Festival, Humpday in 2009, and Your Sister's Sister in 2012, which starred Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt. His own film, Treatment, which he wrote and directed was selected to play at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival.[11]
Kristi L. Simkins had her short, Something Special, admitted to the Cannes Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival.[6]
Caleb Slain's documentary short It Ain’t Over played in the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival.[12]
Bert and Bertie's short film The Taxidermist played at the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival.[13]
L. Gabriel Gonda directed two short films that premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. Love and War played at SIFF in 2011 and went on to play several other film festivals. Brightwood played at SIFF in 2012 and the Tacoma Film Festival.[14][15]
Sam Graydon worked on two short films that screened in the Seattle International Film Festival in 2012. He was the director of photography on Bunker and wrote and directed Pretty Face. Gary Busey starred in his 2011 short film Jenny, which he wrote and directed.[16][17][18]
Winda Benedetti's short films have been in many festivals, including as 1 Reel Film Festival at Bumbershoot and the California Independent Film Festival.[11]
Sue Corcoran's film Ira Finkelstein's Christmas (later released as Switchmas), which she co-wrote and directed, was accepted into the Seattle International Film Festival in 2012. Its cast included Elliott Gould, David DeLuise, Elijah Nelson , and Cynthia Geary. In 2005 her short film Circus of Infinity screened at the Science Fiction Fantasy Short Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival. Sue also worked as associate producer on Humpday and has written, directed and produced multiple other films.[19]
Additional alumni works
[edit]Bert and Bertie's first feature length film, Lucidity, is set to shoot in 2013.[13]
Eric Morgret founded the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival, and where he now serves as a Programming Director.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ Seattle Magazine, October 14, 2009
- ^ "Advisory Board". TheFilmSchool.com (official website). Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Dietrich, Heidi. "Talking with Tom Skerritt, actor and faculty member of TheFilmSchool". Bizjournals. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Faculty". thefilmschool.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "2010 Award Winners". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "Something Special - Wix.com". Something Special. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Credits". Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "MovieBytes® Screenwriting Contests: Script Pipeline Writing Competition". Moviebytes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ "So Shall You Reap (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Alumni Success Stories". thefilmschool.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "It Ain't Over". SXSW Schedule 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Bertie Films :: Creative". bertiefilms.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ [2][dead link ]
- ^ "Festival 2015". Seattle International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Pretty My Face and Green My Eyes < Films < SIFF Cinema < Seattle International Film Festival". www.siff.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Festival 2015". Seattle International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Jenny (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Sue Corcoran". IMDb. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "So You Wanna Write a Screenplay | City Arts". Cityartsonline.com. 2013-04-26. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
External links
[edit]- "TheFilmSchool – Seattle". Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.