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Best of the West to offer filmmaking workshop

mmconti — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:37 +0000

Starting at 7 p.m. on February 5, 2010 , Filmmaking Intensive will kick off by debuting the Top 10 Films from The Shoot Out Cheyenne in the Rendezvous Room West in the Washakie Center basement on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

“I’m looking forward to showing our club’s film from the Shoot Out Cheyenne, ‘To Be A Cowboy.’ I am proud of it,” Best of the West President Emily Robinson said. The seminar will offer four workshops: digital storytelling, camera basics, three-point lighting and audio production.

Read the full article in The Branding Iron, the local Laramie Wyoming newspaper.

Young Haitian filmmakers lose their film school but keep shooting – and they need our help!

mmconti — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:44:17 +0000

The Ciné Institute, based in Jacmel on Haiti’s southern coast,
was completely destroyed in Tuesday’s earthquake. The Ciné
Institute provided Haitian youth with film education and
edutainment, technical training, and media related micro
enterprise opportunities.

It is now gone.

BUT…the students (all of whom survived) went back into the
rubble of their building and found their cameras. And they are
now shooting – making a visual record of Haitians (by
Haitians) during this crisis.

What can we do?

The Institute relies on the support of individuals,
organizations and film professionals from around the world to
support a movement that harnesses the power of film to educate
and create opportunity for Haiti’s youth.

Check out the website and donate anything you can to help
rebuild the school – and give these passionate students hope
for their future. http://www.cineinstitute.com

Best Things About Boulder

mmconti — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:15:10 +0000

Besides being the home of The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival, Boulder is also known for a bunch of other cools things:

#1 in “The Smartest Cities In America” – Forbes, February, 2008
#2 in “Greenest Schools” (CU) – Sierra Magazine, August, 2008
#1 in “20 Dream Towns” – Outside Magazine, August, 2006
#3 in Top 10 Brainiest Small Cities – Bizjournals.com, June, 2006
#1 Best of the Best – Men’s Journal, April 2006
#1 Place You Dream of Living – Backpacker Magazine, February, 2006
Best Place in the Country for Singles (Denver-Boulder) – Forbes: 2006, 2004, 2003
#1 Best Place to Live – Successful Meetings: 2005
The West’s Best City – Sunset Magazine: 2005
#1 Best Places to Live – Men’s Journal Magazine: 2005, 2003
#1 Top 20 Boom Towns – Business 2.0: 2004
Colorado’s Best Workplaces for Commuters – United States EPA: 2004
The Best Small Cities – Men’s Journal: 2004
Best Place to Move (Boulder-Longmont) – Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation: 2004
Best Places to Retire – Money Magazine: 2002
#4 Best Places for Businesses and Career Advancement – Forbes: 2000
#1 Best Places to Retire – Modern Maturity: 2000
America’s Best Places to Live and Work – USA Today: 1999
Best Cities in America for Starting and Growing a Business – Inc. Magazine: 1999
Best Transportation – Sunset Magazine: 1999
Small City Runner Up: Best Places to Live 2000 – Money Magazine: 1999
Top 10 Cities for Teens – Seventeen Magazine, 1999
Runner Up, America’s Foodiest Small Towns- “Bon Appetit Magazine”:2008