The film tells the story of 17 year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence), who sets out to track down her 
father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If 
she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods of 
Southern Missouri. 


To find him, Ree confronts the dangerous world of the Dolly family. With 
the reluctant help of her hard-bitten uncle Teardrop (John Hawkes) and her 
best friend Gail (Lauren Sweetser, MSU Theater student), Ree defies her outlaw clan’s code of silence, hacking 
her way through their lies, evasions, and threats to piece together the 
truth.

Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell, WINTER’S BONE is directed by Debra 
Granik (DOWN TO THE BONE) and adapted for the screen by Granik and Anne 
Rosellini. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee and Tate Taylor. The movie was awarded the Grand Prize at Sundance Film Festival this year as well as winning the Screenwriting award for Granik and Rosellini.

Visit the KC Film Fest website to learn more. Screening times and ticket prices have not yet been announced.

The Self Employment in the Arts (SEA) OzArts conference is a one day educational resource helping aspiring artists gain the knowledge and skills to establish and maintain a career as an independent artist.

Where: Drury University, Springfield, Missouri: Trustee Science Center
When: March 13, 2010 9:30AM – 4PM
Who: This conference is for anyone who wants to improve skills related to self employment in the arts
Cost: $50 per person. (Scholarships are provided for all Drury Students by Student Advocates for the Arts.)

What to expect:
Inspiring & resourceful artist led conference sessions
One-on-one sessions with established artists
Training on how to organize and run your business
Register for the SEA OzArts Conference Online

Registration deadline is March 10, 2010

Film Festival Official Rules

Films are to be no longer than 10 minutes in lenght.
All films must be submitted to the Missouri State Bookstore by 4:00 PM on April 16, 2010.
Submitted entries should be in DVD format.
The DVD must be labeled with the title, screening format, and contact information (Name and phone number)
All entries must be turned in with a completed Official Entry Form. Click here for form.
The Bookstore may prescreen all entries.
All films submitted may not be showcased in the Student Festival, if they do not follow proper guidelines.
Students of Missouri State University must be the sole creators of the film.
The selection of the winner is a final decision by the voting members of Missouri State University
Participants must be present at the Film Festival (TBA) to win.

Official Entry Form and DVD need to be turned into the bookstore no later than 4:00 PM on April 16, 2010.

Photo credit: Ron Hill Imagery/JC Bendock

The Gersh Agency has signed independent filmmaker Debra Granik and her writing-producing partner Anne Rosellini.

At last month’s Sundance Film Festival, Granik’s latest film, “Winter’s Bone,” won the grand jury prize in the dramatic competition. She and Rosellini also received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for their adaptation of the Daniel Woodrell novel. Rosellini produced the dark drama. Granik’s previous feature, the Rosellini-produced 2004 Sundance entry “Down to the Bone,” won her a dramatic directing award as well as a special jury prize for star Vera Farmiga that year.

Granik and Rosellini also are repped by manager Jon Rubinstein of Authentic Talent and Literary Management and lawyer Josh Sandler of Schreck, Rose, Dapello, Adams & Hurwitz.

Gersh was well represented at this year’s Sundance fest. Agency client Lucy Walker showcased two documentaries in Park City: “Countdown to Zero,” which Magnolia Pictures has picked up for theatrical release, and “Waste Land,” which won the audience award for world cinema, documentary.

Brazilian director Jose Padilha (the Golden Bear-winning “Elite Squad”) brought his Amazon Basin documentary “Secrets of the Tribe” to the fest. And “How I Met Your Mother” actor Josh Radnor delivered his first feature as a writer-director-star, “Happythankyoumoreplease,” which won the dramatic audience award.

“Twilight” star and Gersh client Kristen Stewart toplined two indie dramas at Sundance: “Welcome to the Rileys” and rock biopic “The Runaways,” which Apparition release March 19.

The multiple indie inroads come as Gersh makes its first serious moves into indie film financing and packaging, a field dominated by indie film groups at WME, CAA and UTA. Last year, Gersh agent Jay Cohen took on management of the new indie division, which reps a $40 million fund. Cohen’s recent packages include client David Schwimmer’s “Trust,” a feature starring Clive Owen and Catherine Keener for Nu Image/Millennium and Tracey Edmonds’ “Trust in Her,” for Our Stories Films.

What: “Il y a longtemps que je t’aime” (France, 2008)
When: Thursday, March 4th, 5-7 pm
Location: Siceluff Hall 117
Misssouri State University Campus

Synopsis: Juliette was 15 years in prison. Confronted with the unexpected goodness of her younger sister Léa, who makes Juliette a part of her family, very slowly breaks up the Juliette’s ice and bitterness and she carefully opens up. Written by Anonymous
Philippe CLAUDEL [France, 2008]

Future films and dates include:
Thursday March 18th – “Ne le dis à personne” (France, 2008)
Thursday April 15th – “Madame Brouette” (Senegal/Canada/France, 2002)

The Registration deadline is March 3rd.

The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 days to make a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes.) All of the registered participants make their films during the same time period (early March) and are required to ship the movie by the deadline. In addition to being restricted on time, the filmmakers must choose between 2 assigned documentary genres (such as Biography, Music, 1st Person, etc.) and are assigned a specific theme (such as “Freedom”) that will dictate the content and direction of their film. The top 12 films (determined by a panel of judges) premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto where the Winners are announced. After the premiere, there are additional theatrical screenings in major cities, possible television exposure and a DVD release of the best films. The films are also streamed on our website for voting for the Audience Award and many films (including non-finalists) can be seen on the SnagFilms Doc Challenge Channel.

Now we have reached a time when vitural sets have become something that network television can take advantage of and use to bring us ideas and visions that were deemed impossible on the small screen just a few years ago.

The following is a list of just a few series that are using digital tech & virtual sets to create film quaility on the small screen:
Sanctuary (Sci-fi channel) – A series that started online and crossed over onto the small screen. Check out the original online episodes on Hulu dot com.

Warehouse 13 (Sci-fi channel) Like Sanctuary this Canadian series brings us high quaility virtual work and fun stories each week. It’s like X-files without the moody dark edge. Episodes of this series can also be found on Hulu dot com.

Assassin’s Creed :Lineage- A great piece of virtual set work used as a way to promote a video game. Learn more by going here

Seminar (FREE)
“Grab Creativity by the Throat”
Saturday, April 10, 2010
10am to 4pm
Creamery Arts Center
411 North Sherman Parkway
Springfield, MO 65802-3652
(417) 869-8380

SATO48-2010 Kickoff – Reveal of Inspiration Package
Friday, April 16, 2010
6pm
Oak Grove Community Center
1538 South Oak Grove Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804-1725
(417) 891-1635

SATO48-2010 Delivery of Film
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Delivery Deadline
Oak Grove Community Center
1538 South Oak Grove Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804-1725
(417) 891-1635

Moxie Cinema Screenings
Saturday, April 24, 2010
and
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Times TBD
The Moxie Cinema
431 South Jefferson Avenue #108
Springfield, MO 65806
(417) 429-0800

Recognition & Awards Ceremony
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Time TBD
Gillioz Theater
325 E Park Central East St
Springfield, MO 65806
(417) 863-7843

Any questions, just email jeffclinkenbeard@gmail.com, or FB: Charles Jeffrey Clinkenbeard

We’re working on our new website.

See you soon!

Yours, Jeff & Kyaw
SATO48 Organizers

kathryn bigelow

Check out her appearance on the Charlie Rose show here – www.charlierose.com/guest/view/6688

The film has been nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Achievement in Cinematography (Barry Ackroyd), Best Achievement in Directing (Kathryn Bigelow), Best Achievement in Editing (Bob Murawski, Chris Innis), Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Paul N.J. Ottosson), Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Jeremy Renner) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mark Boal).

Sporky - Written directed and animated by Ross Story

What: Senior Animation Exhibition
When: Friday April 9, 2010
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: Plaster Theater
Missouri State University campus
Facebook event

Want an example? Check out Sporky.