PENN CINEMA STUDIES IN THE NEWS
Dr. Karen Beckman, Director of Penn Cinema Studies, interviews Werner Herzog: Click here
Hear Dr. Timothy Corrigan on Penn Cinema Studies at Penn: Click here
Dr. Peter Decherney, Penn English and Cinema Studies, won the Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching. Click here
Mr. Nicola M Gentili, Penn Cinema Studies Associate Director, on Penn Current. Click here
INTERNSHIPS
Caribbean Cinemas of Puerto Rico
One Cinema Studies student, either a major or a minor, will be invited to participate in the Caribbean Cinemas internship, June-July, 2008.
Interested Cinema Studies Majors and Minors should submit a transcript, CV, and a short (one paragraph) statement of why s/he wishes to attend ShoWest.
Applications have to be sent in by April 30, 2008 to Nicola M. Gentili, Penn Cinema Studies.
RealArts@Penn
RealArts is sponsoring six paid summer internships - at MTV Networks, Rolling Stone magazine, Brooklyn Films, Shore Fire Media, Grand Central Publishing (former Warner Books), and Women Make Movies. Yes, RealArts will pay you a stipend to work in such venues. (And we're happy to say that RealArts internships and programs are open to students in all four undergraduate schools.)
Why are we doing this? What other projects will we sponsor? How do you apply? Go here: http://www.writing.upenn.edu/realarts
and find out more.
Van Wert Film Collection
This project continues work begun in the summers of 2004, 2005 and 2006 when the family of film scholar William Van Wert donated a large collection of DVDs and videotapes (approximately 3,500) to the University of Pennsylvania. through the collaboration of the Van Pelt library and Penn's Cinema Studies program, the project will continue to sort, document, and catalogue this collection of often rare international films. The student assistant will research individual films in order to determine their quality and significance and to provide cataloging information for the library. As part of this work, the student will be exposed to the various issues and debates surrounding film historiography, specific national cinemas such as the French New Wave, film preservation, and the status of films and filmmakers rarely encountered within mainstream movie culture. Determining how and why some of these films are important will be one of the chief intellectual goals of this project. The schedule for the work is relatively flexible, but will most likely be spread through June and July.
Interested Penn students should submit a transcript, CV, to Cheryl Shipman, Ctr for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, University of Pennsylvania.
Black Lily Film & Music Festival
Black Lily Inc. is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to the promotion of women in film and music. Black Lily produces an annual festival—The Black Lily Film & Music Festival during the first weekend of May. This year’s festival takes place May 1-4, 2008 and will take place in University City.
This internship will not be in a traditional office environment as all of the organizers have full-time jobs in other organizations. Applicants must feel comfortable working independently and receiving direction by email and phone though occasional meetings with supervisors will occur. Interns must have access to a computer and be available to work additional hours from May 1-4. Hours can range from 10 hours a week to 40 hours, depending on need and availability of the intern.
More info: click here.
Applications have to be sent to info@blacklilyfilm.org
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image offers full-time, paid summer internships. Under the supervision of department heads, interns have the opportunity to learn about the full range of Museum operations. Undergraduates entering their senior year in fall 2008, college graduates, and graduate students are eligible to apply.
More info: click here.
Contact: Christopher Wisniewski <cwisniewksi@movingimage.us>
