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HUMAN FOOTPRINT From 3,96 diapers to 43, 371 cans of soda to 28,433 showers and everything in between, cradle-to-grave consumtion is literally laid out before your eyes. ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas anchors the journey that reveals what each of us will eat, drink, wear and use during our typpical time on the planet. Premiering on Sunday, April 13, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, National Geographic Channel (NGC) presents HUMAN FOOTPRINT, a groundbreaking special anchored by ABC News; Elizabeth Varga, which follows the cradle-to-grave consumption of an average American boy and girl. HUMAN FOOTPRINT is part of National Geographic Channel's Preserve Our Planet initiative – developed in collaboration with the National Geographic Society – dedicated to providing relevant conservation information and practical everyday tips across all platforms of the organization. The initiative includes a robust web site – www.preserveourplanter.com with additional solutions for reducing your carbon footprint. In March, NGC will also have a dedicated microsite with additional details at www.nghumanfootprint.com. The Human Footprint is also a major initiative of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and helps the organization target conservation efforts. Learn more at www.wcs.org/humanfootprint For additional info, contact info@hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org |
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UPCOMING SCREENINGS Year round programming is in full gear. Look for upcoming screenings throughout the Hudson Valley, Albany and New York City. Upcoming titles include RACING DAYLIGHT with Nicole Quinn, MY GENERATION with Barbara Kopple, THE AGRONOMIST with Jonathan Demme, STATE OF FEAR with Pamela Yates and FLOW: FOR LOVE OF WATER with Irena Salina. For up to date info, join our mailing list. |
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Select AMERICAN GANGSTER, which was partially shot at Stewart Airport in Orange County, NY received the following nomaitnations: THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (the opening night film of the 2007 WFF) received four nominations including: FREEHELD which was directed by Hudson Valley native Cynthia Wade and featured at the 2007 WFF is nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject I’M NOT THERE (the closing night film of the 2007 WFF directed by Todd Haynes and produced by Christine Vachon) is nominated for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Cate Blanchett) LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, written by Nancy Oliver (special screening at WFF 2007) is nominated for Original Screenplay SALIM BABA, from Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello, received the award for best short doc at the 2007 WFF and a Academy Award nomination for WAR/DANCE (winner of audience award and Haskell Wexler Award for Best Cinematography at the 2007 WFF, received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature As a side note, we would like to congratulate WFF Advisory Board member Ellen Chenoweth for the astounding number of nominations she was involved with as casting director for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role) and MICHAEL CLAYTON (Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role) |
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ATTENTION CULTURED PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES Stick around after the Oscars for THE MITCH SHOW! WFF multi-alum Mitchell Rose who premiered his THE MITCH SHOW at the WFF in 2006 is about to have his West Coast premiere at REDCAT, the alternative arts theater in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. THE MITCH SHOW is a film/performance mashup. Not only does Mitchell present his hilarious, innovative films, but he also leads several comic audience-participation performance pieces. The result is pure cineformatainment and it happens Thursday Feb 28 at 8:30pm. "In the tradition of Chaplin, Keaton, and Tati -- funny and sad and more than the sum of both." The Washington Post Tickets and info, CLICK HERE. |
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Advisory board member Martha Frankel has just published her memoir,
Hats & Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair with Gambling
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - EARLY BIRD ENTRY SPECIAL The WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL (Oct 1-5, 2008) is currently accepting submissions in all categories. Maverick Awards are presented for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Student Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Animation. Cash, prizes and/or services are given out in each category. Audience Awards are presented for Best Feature and Best Documentary. Award sponsors have included Lowel-Light, Apple Computers, Final Draft, Post Factory, A&E Indie Films, Docurama, Kodak, Baseline, Markertek, and others. Industry participants have included Steve Buscemi, Peter Saraf (Big Beach Films), Jonathan Sehring (IFC), Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Bob Berney (Picturehouse), Eamonn Bowles (Magnolia Pictures), Mark Urman (THINKfilm), Bingham Ray (Kimmel Entertainmen), James Schamus (Focus Features), Fisher Stevens (Greenstreet Productions), John Sloss (Cinetic Media), Ira Deutchman (Emerging Pictures), Ron Mann (Films We Like), John Pierson (Grainy Pictures), John Anderson, Ryan Werner (IFC), Tom Quinn (Magnolia Pictures), Christine Vachon (Killer Films), Andrew Hurwitz, Ira Schreck, Mira Nair, Todd Haynes, Woody Harrelson, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, D.A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles, Barbara Kopple, Leon Gast, Liz Garbus, Brett Morgen, Thelma Adams, Robert Downey, Zachary Sklar, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Ethan Hawke, Matt Dillon, Rosie Perez and many others. To apply online, and for details, visit ENTRY FORM |
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The HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION (HVFC) creates sustainable economic development by attracting and supporting film, video and media production in the Hudson Valley-Catskills. New, competitive state tax incentives will soon be available making New York's Hudson Valley the ideal place to shoot your next project.
HVFC works year round to assist independent and studio features, print, television, new media, short films, student projects and TV advertising. HVFC provides technical, location and talent guidance, referrals, networking opportunities and promotion. An online production directory of area film professionals and services is available at www.HudsonValleyFilmCommission.org HVFC has attracted some exceptional film productions to the region, with A-list talent including Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Mary Stuart Masterson, Willem Dafoe, Robin Williams, Peter Falk, and Timothy Hutton, and companies such as Paramount, National Geographic, HBO, A&E and The History Channel. Productions of this kind are an economic boon in a very competitive market and simultaneously attract tourism and visibility to the region. Reports indicate that after Thelma & Louise was shot in Canyonlands, Utah, visitor numbers rose by 22.6%. Countless other examples demonstrate that particular films create tourism opportunities. For more information, visit www.HudsonValleyFilmCommission.org |
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(Tarcher/Penguin). After receiving some great reviews, she was chosen as one of Border's Books Original Voices, and will be reading around Woodstock, in Manhattan, at the Harvard Coop, and other places. Check it out on her website, 
