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AAA World
September/October 2004
Greg W. Swartz
“The 17th
Annual Virginia Film Festival, October 28-31, will examine the notion
of “Speed,” this year’s theme. Among featured
genres will be the road movie and action film with special emphasis
on the history of “the chase,” one of cinema’s
primary devices … It’s not just about speed in the traditional
sense, though. Discussions on the increased pace of movie editing
in contemporary Hollywood film will complement programs devoted
to some primary influences on rapid cutting, such as Hong Kong action
film and the music video.”
“Cultural
commentators will address the accelerated culture of fast foods
and instant messaging that fuels the impatience of today’s
film audiences. …
International directors will respond with what critic Michel Ciment
calls “a cinema of slowness, of contemplation,” emphasizing
the long take.”
The Roanoke Times
November 4, 2004
Running Time
Beth Jones
“They
should have called it the Insomnia Film Project. At last weekend’s
Virginia Film Festival, up-and-coming director Jeff Wadlow and producer/writer
Beau Bauman launced the fest’s first Adrenaline Film Project.
… ‘Its so easy to sit around and talk about whether
or not it’s good,’ Wadlow said. ‘There’s
this incredible feeling when you get something finished. If it’s
good it’s gravy. Just get it done.’”
“UVa’s
Culbreth Theatre was packed for Sunday’s screening of the
Adrenaline shorts.
Some of the films had sloppy cuts. Some had terrible acting. But
there were also moments of brilliant writing, beautifully framed
shots and at least one five-star performance.”
“The real
prize had been getting to work with two dudes who make movies for
a living – something Konstantin Brazhnik, a 17-year-old UVa
sophomore from Blacksburg who worked ona short about grocery store
romances, found particularly valuable.
‘They gave us sweet feedback,’ he raved.”
The Daily Progress
October 28, 2004
Belle of Ball
David A. Maurer
“Tonight
Kassell and her film will be in the limelight. Just like at Sundance,
she again will battle conflicting emotions.
‘I’m very excited and also very nervous,” said
Kassell, who has served as a mentor for young filmmakers attending
Light House, a local non-profit organization that helps young people
get involved in filmmaking. ‘So many people in Charlottesville
have been involved in helping me make my little short films, and
have seen me grow up since I was 12.
‘I feel very proud to come home with such an achievement as
“The Woodsman.” And it’s an incredible honor to
get to open the Virginia Film Festival. And I love coming home.
I love the country, and I’m still a country bumpkin at heart.
I’m looking forward to coming home, relaxing for a couple
of days and seeing some good movies.”
Tableau
The Cavalier Daily’s guide to going out
October 28, 2004 No. 4
Oscar winning filmmaker Paul Wagner discusses influences
Laura Sisk
U.Va. professor Kevin Everson premiers first feature film
Alyse Shorland
“Cavalier
Daily: You obviously care a lot about local talent, as much of the
cast and crew of “Angels” were recruited locally. Why
is this so important to you?
Paul Wagner: … If I use local talent here and used digital
film, I could stay here and make the film. A small cast and a single
location in Free Union made production cheaper. Having the University
community here also means a high level of talent, and it adds a
spirit of creativity. … At the Film Festival, they will be
handing out response cards for people to fill out with their thoughts
on the films. I’m realy interested to see how college students
will react.”
“Kevin
Everson: “Spicebush” is an experimental feature film
that is about luck, landscape, gaining and losing employment, and
also the process of experimental filmmaking.
Cavalier Daily:
How does your film fit in with the festival’s theme of speed?
Kevin Everson: I think it has to do with the time between actions.
More interesting films play with the viewer’s anticipation
of what’s about to happen. And then within that moment you
get the concept of time.”
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