Image Awards for Vision & Excellence March 29, 2008

Women in Film & Video New England presents:
The Image Awards for Vision & Excellence
an all day film festival celebrating women in media.
Join us for one film or the whole day on

Saturday, March 29, 2008 at
The Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA
www.brattlefilm.org
www.wifvne.org

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

WIFV/NE's only Fundraising Event of the Year

If you are one of the first 100 to purchase an all access pass, you will be entered in a drawing to win $5000 worth of Avid Editing Software! **

The WIFV/NE Board of Directors has voted to recognize four remarkably talented women this year. The award recipients are Susi Walsh, executive director of the Center for Independent Documentary; Natatcha Estabanez, director of the award-winning Blue Diner and WGBH producer who will be honored posthumously; Jocelyn Glatzer, producer of the Academy Award nominated film My Country My Country; and Joyce Kulhawik, arts and entertainment anchor for WBZ-TV.

The festival will feature screenings of films by Natatcha Estabanez and Jocelyn Glatzer, a special recognition of Joyce Kulhawik for her thirty years of service to the film community, a film presentation by Susi Walsh, award presentations, and a VIP cocktail party at NOIR at the Charles Hotel.

PURCHASE TICKETS AND FULL DAY PASS @ www.brattlefilm.org

All access pass in advance is $75; at door is $85 . Student all access pass is $50. Individual events cost $15.





**The first 100 to purchase all access passes will be entered into a drawing for $5000 worth of Avid Editing Software. Drawing will be held at Noir during the Cocktail Party. You must be present to win.

FILM DESCRIPTIONS & SCHEDULE

DOORS OPEN @ 11:30 a.m.
12:00 Frank: A Vietnam Veteran by Fred Simon.

Susi Walsh is Executive Director of the Center for Independent Documentary and a 2008 Image Award Recipient. A tireless advocate for the independent film community, Susi Walsh has supported the creation of hundreds of independent documentaries, united the Boston filmmaking community through the Alliance of Motion Media (AIMM), and helped bring the film tax incentive plan to Massachusetts.

Susi credits the film Frank.. for inspiring her professional career.
This will be the first public screening of this film in 20 years.
Susi will be present at the film and will be available for Q& A after the screening.

Frank: A Vietnam Veteran
SYNOPSIS WRITTEN BY SUSI WALSH

In 1981, America was still awakening to some of the horrors of the war in Vietnam. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) had not yet been widely acknowledged, much less understood. The alarmingly high incidence of PTSD among Vietnam veterans was largely unknown by the general public, unacknowledged by the government, and denied by many others. When Frank: A Vietnam Veteran was broadcast nationally in 1981, it became the first widely seen non-fiction film that unblinkingly explored how the war
and ensuing PTSD had devastated a life. While widely applauded when broadcast on PBS, Frank at the same time caused a loud and angry protest - some PBS stations decided it unfairly portrayed the contributions of those who fought, and refused to broadcast it. In the film, Frank relives with rare candor and intimacy the full and raw horror of his year in Vietnam; and then, with surprising vulnerability, reveals his experience of a 10 year battle to live with what he had done, what he had experienced, and what he saw during the war...

TRT 52 min.

DOORS OPEN AT 3:00
3:15 Blue Diner/La Fonda Azul A film written and produced by Natatcha Estebanez, directed by Jan Egelson.

Natatcha Estabanez, an award-winning writer, producer, director, will be honored posthumously with a 2008 Image award. Jan Egelson and filmmaker and close friend Jeannie Jordan, editor of Blue Diner, will be present for the Q&A after the screening.

Blue Diner
PLOT SYNOPSIS:
Blue Diner is the story of a Puerto Rican mother and a daughter living together in Boston and the difficulties they face when the daughter, Elena, mysteriously loses her ability to speak Spanish, her first language. Everyone has a theory about Elena's misfortune, but no one knows for certain what caused the absurd and tragic event. As Elena's language disappears, her boyfriend's painting inexplicably appears at the museum where her mother works. As the relationship between mother and daughter deteriorates, the two women are forced to confront their past and their expectations for each other. A haunting song, a missing father, and a plate of refried beans helps to reunite Elena, her mother and cure her mysterious problem.

TRT: 100 min

DOORS OPEN AT 6:45 p.m.
7:00 Honoring WBZ News Anchor Joyce Kulhawick with the first WIFVNE Image Award for Arts Advocacy.

Ms. Kulhawick, a role model and long standing supporter of women in the film and television industry, will be present to receive her award. Joyce Kulhawik, arts and entertainment anchor for WBZ-TV, has been an integral part of the region’s cultural landscape since she began reporting for the station in 1981. Kulhawik was co-host of the nationally syndicated movie review program "Hot Ticket" with critic Leonard Maltin, and during the 1999-2000 television season, she was a continuing co-host on "Roger Ebert & The Movies." Kulhawik has serves as the Honorary Chairperson for the American Cancer Society’s "Daffodil Days, " is a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics and serves on the selection committee for The Elliot Norton Awards, Boston’s local theater awards. Kulhawik has been instrumental in focusing attention on local artists and events, and she will be presented with the first WIFVNE Honorary Image Award for Arts Advocacy.

7:30 p.m. My Country, My Country film screening. Produced by Jocelyn Glatzer, directed by Laura Poitras.

Jocelyn Glatzer has directed and produced numerous documentary films including The Flute Player about a survivor of Cambodia's genocide, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003. She also directed and produced ART2000, about Hillary Rodham Clinton's most successful senatorial-race fundraiser, and recently she worked as a consulting producer on Jane Gillooly's film, First They Take One Chick. Jocelyn will be present to accept the award.

My Country My Country – Film Synopsis
2006 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary, My Country, My Country provides an inside look at war-torn Iraq from the perspective of a Baghdad citizen. The film follows Dr. Riyadh, a physician who serves the people in his community both as a health care provider and as an advocate in numerous areas of their lives. A critic of the U.S. occupation, Riyadh nonetheless supports democracy in Iraq and decides to run as a candidate in the tumultuous 2005 elections. The film, produced by Glatzer and Laura Poitras, was lauded by the Village Voice as "the definitive non-fiction film about the occupation of Iraq."
TRT: 90 min

10pm-Midnight Join us at NOIR at the Charle Hotel for our VIP cocktail party! You must have a full day pass to attend. Thanks to our sponsors AV Presentations, Harpoon Brewery and The Charles Hotel.

PRICING:
$75.00 for all day pass including VIP Cocktail party at Noir. $15.00
for each individual event. (Full day pass is $75 Advanced sale; $85
at door; $50 for Students)

ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO NEW ENGLAND
Founded in 1981, WIFV/NE promotes the participation, education, and representation of women in the film, video, and media industry in New England. The non-profit organization is a member of the umbrella group Women in Film & Television International, a global network with over 35 chapters and more than 10,000 members. Membership is open to women and men who work in film, video, and related industries or those who aspire to work in these fields, as well as patrons of media arts. Benefits include affordable healthcare, free listing in the film directory, discounted admission to WIFV/NE events, and discounts on equipment rental, classes, services and products offered by sponsors.



Programs includes a networking breakfast series featuring local filmmakers and industry professionals, the Media Mentors program, and Chicks Make Flicks, a monthly screening series featuring local female filmmakers, presented in association with the MIT Women’s & Gender Studies Department. WIFV/NE also offers an annual screenwriting contest, workshops on topics including tax preparation and legal issues, and an online bimonthly newsletter, The Wire. Funding is made possible by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Commission and the Women in Film/GM Accelerating the Creative Alliance. For more information, email [email protected] or go to www.wifvne.org.





Cost: $15, $75

Official Site: http://www.brattlefilm.org

Please Note: Unless otherwise stated by the event's organizer, RSVP does not guarantee admission. Venues always have discretion over capacity issues. Arriving early is always a good idea for a popular event.

Official Website: http://www.wifvne.org/programs.imageawards.php