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FUSION INVITES YOU TO OUR 2014 FESTIVAL!

MARCH 6-8, 2014

Presented by New York University

Kanbar Institute of Film & TV

OPENING NIGHT THURS MARCH 6 @ 7PM

IT FELT LIKE LOVE

GREGORY GO BOOM

SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING OF SUNDANCE HIT WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR ELIZA HITTMAN IN PERSON!

CANTOR FILM CENTER

On the outskirts of Brooklyn, a fourteen-year-old’s sexual quest takes a dangerous turn when she pursues an older guy and tests the boundaries between obsession and love. Opening March 21 at IFC Center.

SUNDANCE 2014 AWARD WINNING SHORT,

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY NYU ALUM JANICZA BRAVO,

STARRING MICHAEL CERA

CANTOR FILM CENTER

A paraplegic man leaves home for the first time only to discover that life on the outside is not like he had imagined it.

 

DOCS-IN-THE-WORKS PITCH COMPETITION

FRI MARCH 7 @ 3PM

GO BEHIND THE DOORS AT AN EXCLUSIVE PITCH SESSION! NYU TISCH, THEATER 006

Watch four lucky finalists screen trailers, pitch, and get live feedback from top execs from HBO, Independent Film Project, History Channel, Impact Partners, POV, and Chicken & Egg Pictures. Organized by Award winning filmmaker Nilita Vachani.
Seeking Arrangement directed by SYDNEY CHUN

WOMEN IN ANIMATION FRI MARCH 7 @ 7PM

EVER WONDER WHAT YOUR CAREER IN ANIMATION COULD BE?

NYU TISCH, THEATER 006
Not to be missed! A conversation with award winning talent in all areas of the Animation World, as they share journeys in animation, and screen their work.

Featuring DEBRA SOLOMON (animator and producer, creator of The Lizzie McGuire Movie)
CANDY KUGEL (Emmy Award winning designer, director, and principal producer of TV specials and commercials at Buzzco Associates)
DENISE ROTTINA (production manager, Blue Sky Studios)
JENNIFER OXLEY (co-creator of PBS’s Peg + Cat, former creative director of Nick Jr.’s The Wonder Pets, and an NYU Animation alum)

BRUNCH WITH SUSAN MARGOLIN

SAT MARCH 8 @ 10AM

AN INTIMATE BREAKFAST CHAT WITH THE PRESIDENT OF DOCURAMA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP RSVP ONLY
Be a part of an insider’s conversation on all aspects of film distribution with an indie powerhouse!

Attendance by Reservation Only | Apply HERE to attend starting 2/20.
Catered by ‘Wichcraft

CAN WOMEN SAVE
FILM CRITICISM?

SAT MARCH 8 @ 1PM

BIG IDEAS ON THE
SMALL SCREEN

SAT MARCH 8 @ 3PM

A PROVOCATIVE CONVERSATION WITH THE MOST INTERESTING WOMEN WRITING ABOUT FILM TODAY

NYU TISCH, THEATER 006

Writers from The New York Times, Village Voice, and other outlets address the challenges faced by female critics and how writers on film can still make an impact on the industry.

 

TV’S CREATIVE ELITE REFLECT
NYU TISCH, THEATER 006

TV’s creative elite share reflections on the craft of storytelling and magical thinking for the small screen.

Featuring LIZ FLAHIVE (executive producer of Nurse Jackie)
CARLY MENSCH (Nurse Jackie and Weeds)
MELISSA JAMES GIBSON (House of Cards and The Americans)
THANIA ST. JOHN (writer/producer of Chicago Fire and Covert Affairs, and founding member of the League of Hollywood Women Writers)
TRACEY SCOTT WILSON (The Americans)

FUSION COMPETITION SHOWCASE
& AWARD CEREMONY SAT MARCH 8 @ 6:30PM

DISCOVER THE NEXT GENERATION OF STORYTELLING GREATS! CANTOR FILM CENTER
Frank-Étienne vers la Béatitude directed by CONSTANCE MEYER

The Fusion Competition Screenings showcases the stunning work of all finalists from Grad and Undergrad Film in all categories.

Award Ceremony and Prize Presentations to Winners in all categories of competition, and “Woman of the Decade” Award to DR. MARY SCHMIDT CAMPBELL, Dean of The Tisch School of the Arts, celebrating her astonishing achievements within the university, and across the arts and cultural landscape of the country.

Reception follows the Award Ceremony.

—ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST COME BASIS—

FESTIVAL VENUES
CANTOR FILM CENTER
36 East 8th Street
New York, NY 10003
NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
721 Broadway
Theater 006 (Lower Level)
New York, NY 10003

Sponsored by Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & TV, the Tisch Undergraduate Student Council, Tisch Profunds, Final Draft, Avid, Adobe, Media Services.The Fusion Film Festival is proud to be an Allied Partner of the Women In Film/Sundance Institute’s Women’s Initiative.
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Fusion Film Festival is New York University’s premiere film and television festival dedicated to celebrating women in film, television, and new media from students to industry professionals. Fusion was founded in 2003 at NYU’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts by two students in Undergraduate Film and Television, Emma Heald and Gina Abatemarco, with the mission of encouraging, promoting, and inspiring women filmmakers and the collaboration between the sexes. More >

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