Film at UNLV

Great work Berenice Chávez, UNLV FILM alum.

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Vanguard Award - Nevada Women's Film Festival ...Read More...

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Stealing Las Vegas Trailer Earning the Degree THE ROGER CORMAN FILM SCHOOL Stealing Las Vegas with Elvis Mitchell

Francisco Menendez speaks about the UNLV Film “Stealing Las Vegas” 10th anniversary screening Join the Roger Corman UNLV FILM Alumni and cast members for our tenth anniversary, and experience it on the big screen together. Find out more: https://www....

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/413437973107

"Stealing Las Vegas" 10th anniversary screening - FDH 109 When a greedy Las Vegas casino owner threatens to lay off and take away pensions from his low-end staff until they plan to settle the score.

DAVID MCWHIRTER - Director's Corner This is "DAVID MCWHIRTER - Director's Corner" by Francisco Menendez on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

See you there.

What next?: Content Creation, Disposition Discovery and Meaningful Sustainability in the Visual Storytelling Arena.

Network with student collaborators, explore options, and have your questions answered about classes, grad school, and internships.

Francisco Menendez is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Director’s Corner: 21st Century Visual Storytelling Skillset
Thursday December 3rd 2020 1:00pm PDT

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81503751537?pwd=WW9VNVVDMlU4a3RjaVRvUGtPMHBpZz09

Meeting ID: 815 0375 1537
Passcode: UNLVFILM

CREATE 21st CENTURY CONTENT NEXT SEMESTER!

Co-curricular Project: The Johnny Brenden Future and Expanded Cinema Initiative

Tu 2:30PM - 5:45PM FDH 109 Spring 2021

To enroll please contact for permission
[email protected]

This specialized production course is designed to be an exploration of Cinematic Innovations– Past, Present and Future by framing the course within UNLV FILM’s Future Cinema Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to explore the intersection of new technology with a hundred and twenty plus years of cinematic storytelling.

Learning film grammar, all aspects of the production cycle, and emphasizing the integration of digital technology in the making of the virtual/mixed reality experiences, interactive story telling and video games.

This is workshop-style class that will train students with collaborative pre- production assignments, and participate in the shooting 360 video projects and their 16x9 equivalents.

Classes will be partially taught using provided Oculus Quest 2 headsets in VR space.

https://vimeo.com/481280322/a690553706

Future and Expanded Cinema This is "Future and Expanded Cinema" by Francisco Menendez on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Come and join.

Han-Yee Ling - IMDb Han-Yee Ling, Writer: Big Hero 6: The Series

UNLV FILM - Six Foot Films Competition 2020 Thursday, November 12th, 2020 7:00 pm

Hello Film Friends! Amazon Studios is having a virtual advanced screening of new movie, Chemical Hearts, and we have been invited to sign up for their advanced screening which will be held Wednesday August 19th.

If you are interested, feel free to sign up using this link:
http://amazonscreenings.com/CHEMUNLV

I believe it will still be first come first serve so sign up fast to participate.

Don’t miss the screening of the “Picard” pilot episode and Anthony’s episode of “Star Trek: Discovery.”

Free admission in our new Dolby Atmos Theatre.

Interview between episodes and Q & A to follow.

Build your bridge to the film industry. Attend this event.

Spike Lee Makes History as Cannes Film Festival 2020 Jury President "I'm honored to be the first person of the African diaspora to be named President of the Cannes jury," Lee said in a statement.

FREE TICKETS! WIll be gone in an hour!

Join our SRO’s as we camp out for Ryan Coogler tickets at the performing arts center box office. Student ID required.

Tickets will be available for UNLV faculty, staff, and students beginning at 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2019.

Barrick Lecture Series: An Evening with Ryan Coogler Award-Winning Director of "Black Panther"

Live!

Thank you Kynan Dias!

https://www.unlv.edu/event/thousand-thoughts-live-documentary-kronos-quartet

They were featured at Sundance 2019 this year, and our College of Fine Arts Dean, Nancy Uscher, worked hard to bring them to campus for your enjoyment.

Join us tonight for this unique live documentary!

See you all there.

A Thousand Thoughts: A Live Documentary with the Kronos Quartet "A Thousand Thoughts" – A Live Documentary with the Kronos Quartet, written and directed by Sam Green and Joe Bini

Congrats UNLV FILM Las Vegas Film Festival Community Showcase Directors!

Tyler Lee Yarbro, Alyssa Breanne Lopez, George Mentchoukov, Jemsen Yumico Bollozos, Lorenzo Truino, Sean Singer, Ahmad Abbu-Shama, and Sophie Den Ridder.

Come see their films and team’s hard work and celebrate filmmaking in Nevada.

UNLV FILM SHORTS AT LVFF

Save the Date!

Saturday May 4th at noon at Brenden Theaters at the Las Vegas Film Festival.

The following films from this year's Spring Flicks will be playing on Saturday May 4th at noon.

“Pawn Power,” “I Want Fish,” “The Funeral Party,” “I Exist,” “Manny,” “Insanity”, “Nacho Fries,” “It Goes around,” and “Steve's First Time.”

ATTENTION: All filmmakers receive an LVFF Artist Pass which you can pick up today so you can enjoy the festival immediately.

Or any time at the Inspire or on Saturday at Brenden Theater at the Palms. The showcase will share time this year with the DelSol and Documentary Labs so seating may be tight.

We are asking that you get to Brenden Theater at the Palms early to ensure you get your ticket.

Save the date

April 30th, 2019 at 7:00 pm.
Eclipse Theater
814 S Third St
Las Vegas, NV 89101

Please join us for the premiere of the third Johnny Brenden Filmmaker grant winner
Katrina Bognot’s “Death to False Hipsters,” at the Las Vegas Film Festival 2019.

Set in the heart of downtown Las Vegas during the height of hipsterdom, misanthropic Alan can't help falling in love with a mainstream actress, Cherise, who embodies everything he hates in this contemporary adaptation of Moliere's "The Misanthrope.

Run time: 75 min

Come and support the UNLV FILM community and the creators and collaborators of this film.

Elvis Went Here.

Throwback Thursday!

Thank you Working in Film and TV for hosting our Roger Corman executive produced UNLV FILM Co-curricular Project “Stealing Las Vegas.”

http://stealinglasvegas.com/the-corman-film-school.html

The link above is film critic Elvis Mitchell interviewing producer co-writer, and UNLV FILM Associate Chair Warren D, Cobb and myself about the process of training hundreds of UNLV FILM students from 2008 - 2011.

Thank you to co-writer NR Miller, Eric Roberts, Antonio Fargas, Eloy Mendez, Ethan Landry, Labrandon Shead, Anabella Casanova, Krissy Terry, Alex Salahi, Shelby Seiler, Diana Eden, Professor Michael Tylo, Professor Dana Morán Williams, Professor Nate Bynum, co-producer Thomas Mahoney, associate producer Chuck Akin, visual effects artist Markus Lofstrom, Dave Watro, Jack & Robin Whittaker, and the talented professional cast, crew and students who made this project happen.

Thank you again for being a part of the legendary Corman Film School.

And thank you to “Liars Fires and Bears,” “2 Little Monsters, “ “The Track.,” “Rabbit Days” (The Beast), and “Dealer” for continuing a culture of the UNLV FILM family creating sustainable feature-length films in Nevada.

Today April 4, 2019 at “ Working in Film and TV” 1:00 to 5:00 pm. BHS 135.

Elvis Mitchell American film critic, host of the public radio show The Treatment, and visiting lecturer at Harvard University. He has served as a film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the LA Weekly, The Detroit Free Press, and The New York Times. In the summer of 2011, he was appointed as curator of LACMA's new film series, Film Independent at LACMA. He is today’s Artist-in-Residence at the UNLV FILM.

Today he will discuss “Elvis Goes There” an American documentary television series hosted by Mr. Mitchell that premiered on February 4, 2019, on Epix , and today he will discuss about his in-depth interviews with the most innovative and influential people working in entertainment, art, and pop culture.

UNLV FILM grad debuts his Alien short 1 of 6 at Emerald City Comicon.

Alien: Alone — Hope, an abandoned crewmember aboard the derelict chemical hauler Otranto, has spent a year trying to keep her ship and herself alive as both slowly fall apart. After discovering hidden cargo, she risks it all to power up the broken ship in search of human life. Written and directed by UNLV alum Noah “Nr” Miller.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alien-celebrating-40th-anniversary-6-short-films-1193923?fbclid=IwAR1VHGp7w2tdKZfVpBTNfXiy1Rp5ftMkTKIGk2CjabiCxdqnL4pYEj-H4IE

'Alien' Celebrating 40th Anniversary With 6 Short Films The new movies will launch at Emerald City Comic-Con in Seattle this weekend.