Among the 20 Award-Winning Films from the Tisch School's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television Twenty of the best student films from the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts will be screened on two nights in June for industry professionals and the public at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. The showcase, entitled the 16th Annual Haig P. Manoogian Screenings, is designed to introduce the school's award-winning young filmmakers to Los Angeles audiences, and is presented by NEW YORK Magazine. The 16th Annual Haig P. Manoogian Screenings is open to the public and will take place on Tuesday, June 5, and Wednesday, June 6, at the Directors Guild of America, located at 7920 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. Screening time is 7 p.m., both nights, immediately followed by a reception.
Admission is free.
This year though we are especially proud of the selection of films, for each possesses an exceptional wit and talent that deserves special recognition. Screening their work from the graduate film department are Cruz Angeles, Serguei Bassine, Bridget Bedard, Ed Durant , Ari Gold, Teona Mitevska, Bryan Norton, Charles Olivier and Sam Zalutsky. The filmmakers are all presently enrolled in or are recent graduates of the school's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. They come from as far away as Russia, Macedonia, Spain and Hong Kong and as near as California, Utah, Texas and Rhode Island. Each was judged a finalist in the 2001 First Run Film Festival held in April and eligible for participating in the Manoogian Screenings.