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WHAT'S HAPPENING: SCREENINGS AND MEDIA EVENTS |
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ON-GOING: Screenwriting Seminar Saturday, January, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
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ON-GOING LCC Course: History of Film - The Great Directors Sundays, January 4, February 1, and March 1 Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 1:00 - 9:30 PM (with breaks) Cost: $10 Register with Lane Community College ~~~ The DIVA Center and Lane Community College have teamed up again for a winter term course offering related to the great directors of the cinema. The course, The History of Film: The Great Directors, meeting the first Sunday of each month, views and discusses in length three films by the same director. The class is an on-going exploration of the trends and innovations of the most creative filmmakers. See Winter Term Schedule for listing of films and directors. For information about enrolling or attending sessions call DIVA Program Director at 344-3482. |
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Thursday, January 8 - Reception for Photographer Bruce Klepinger Time: 5:30 PM Admission: Free ~~~ DIVA Board Member Tenold Peterson is hosting a reception for photographer Bruce Klepinger who has spent four decades documenting the Himalayan mountain landscapes and people of the region. Klepinger's "Arc of a Life: An Exhibit of Himalayan Photographs and Textiles" is on view at DIVA through the month. Arc of a Life is the product of an inspired collaboration between Klepinger and Peterson. Peterson formed the idea of a photographic/ textile pairing after many visits in which he had the opportunity to see the photos and textiles adorning the walls of Klepinger's home. Juxtaposing the often stark, high altitude landscapes with colorful textiles created in the same world, the photos convey the awesome scale and landscape of a world that becomes far more intimate through Klepinger's eyes. There will be a short discussion and slide presentation by Bruce Klepinger about his photography and exploration. |
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January 9-10-11, 2009
OpenLens Festival DIVA Center - 110 W. Broadway Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: (541) 344-DIVA (3482) The Fifth Annual OpenLens Festival is a celebration of the independent spirit in filmmaking. The Festival has become an umbrella event that hosts two juried contest including the South West Oregon Short Film and Video Competition and Youth Visions' Teen Video Challenge. The festival includes workshops, screenings, receptions and a special guest filmmaker/host Portland animator Joanna Priestley. For full Festival details visit the OpenLens Festival web site. Brief Schedule: January 9 (Friday) 7:00 PM Eugene Premier: An Evening with Animator Joanna Priestley January 10 (Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Seminar: What makes Wonderful Animation? Cost: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM Screening: Youth Visions Teen Video Challenge 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Screening: SW Oregon Short Film & Video Competition January 11 (Sunday) 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Encore-screening: Youth Visions Teen Video Challenge 3:30 - 4:30 PM Encore Screening: SW Oregon Short Film & Video Competition 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - OpenLens Awards Ceremonies and Wrap Party |
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Monday, January 12th -
Channeling - A Touring Experimental Film Program Time: 7:30 PM Cost: $5-10.00 ss CHANNELING is an entryway into the spirit realm and the queer body politic: a program of experimental moving image work that calls up the ghosts of the past and the specters of the future. CHANNELING presents emerging and established film and video artists critically engaging with these concerns on their own campy, poetic, sexual, humorous, and even utopian terms, using a variety of aesthetic approaches such as digital video, homemade effects, saturated 8mm, home movies, animation, green screen, and more. Program (68 minutes)
The intent of the program is to re-imagine film and video as occult technologies that allow us to connect with the bodies, experiences, and emotions that are often invisible, ghostly, even–in everyday life.
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Thursday, January 15 - MOPAN: Strengthen Your Film Narrative Seminar Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Steve Lafontagne. who currently teaches a class at LCC in Eugene on Screenwriting: Story Design and Technique, will do a mini-screenwriting seminar titled: Four Ways to Strengthen Your Film Narrative for Film or Video. The Mid-Oregon Production Arts Network hosts this event that comences with a social schmooze at 6:30 p.m., workshop at 7:00 p.m., followed by a question and answer session. Snacks will be provided. There is plenty of free parking nearby in the evenings. |
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Saturday, January 17 - Workshop: Beginning Digital Photography Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Instructor: John Watson Prerequisites: none. Tuition: $15. Register: 541.344.3482 ~~~ Students will learn the basics of digital camera operation and how to make enjoyable pictures! A thorough, hands-on presentation of what the controls are and how they work and affect the pictures being made will be presented. |
Sunday, January 18 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feeback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24 Film: Squeegee Bandit Hosted by filmmaker Sándor Lau Time: 7pm Admission: $5 ~~~ The Squeegee Bandit is a feature documentary from New Zealand by filmmaker Sándor Lau. The 75 minute fill tells the story of Starfish, a Mäori man, who survives by washing car windows at intersections on the mean streets of South Auckland, New Zealand. He's a born hustler with an extreme personality-magnetic charisma, infectious humor, and a vicious temper. Squeegee Bandit follows Starfish's struggles through nine months, three cars, two women, thirty residences, three weeks of homelessness, a hundred run-ins with the cops, one court date, a kilo of marijuana, a closet full of skeletons, finding God and the Zen of window washing. Read More. |
FEBRUARY 2009
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ON-GOING: Screenwriting Seminar Saturday, February, 7, 14, 21, 28 Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
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ON-GOING LCC Course: History of Film - The Great Directors Sundays, January 4, February 1, and March 1 Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 1:00 - 9:30 PM (with breaks) Cost: $3.00 per film for non-registered LCC Class Members. DIVA and Lane Community College offer an on-going course related to the great directors of the cinema on the first Sunday of each month. Participants view and discuss in length three films by the same director. This month features the work of Comedy Auteur Preston Sturges. 1:00 PM: "The Lady Eve" (94 min.) Preston Sturges was the writer director of some of the funniest movies of the 1940's. Sturges is first Hollywood director to direct his own script. He won the first Oscar ever given for best screenplay. Moreover, his works have been the subject of nearly 100 film festivals. |
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Friday, February 13 - Art Talk:
Bruce Klepinger
Time: Noon Admission: Free but donations gratefully welcomed. ~~~ Guide and photographer Bruce Klepinger will give an Art Talk and slideshow providing a brief look at the landforms and how they have influenced peoples and cultures across the Himalaya. Mr. Klepinger's exhibit, "Arc of a Life: An Exhibit of Himalayan Photographs and Textiles" is currently on view at DIVA through the end of February.
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Sunday, February 15 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feeback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
IMMI 2009
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IMMI 2009 - February 19 - 21
IMMI 2009 celebrates the art of improvised music and the moving image February 19th-21st with performances at both the Wandering Goat Coffee House and the DIVA Center. Come and enjoy the classics of the silver screen accompanied by live improvised music. Read more about the IMMI 2009 Festival and Peforming Artists Backgrounds. Thursday, February 19th Join Any Permutation with special guests for an evening of free improv and video art. Video work by Daniel Heila and Dough Detrick. Friday, February 20th Knotty Ensemble with special guests perform live improvised soundtrack to Robert J. Flaherty’s Nanook of the North Robert J. Flaherty’s Nanook of the North is a classic documentary of the daily life and hardships of an Eskimo family--a landmark in the history of documentary cinema. Saturday, February 21st Any Permutation and special guests perform live improvised soundtrack to Drifters a documentary by John Grierson about the British herring fishing industry in the early 20th century. British documentarian John Grierson (1898-1972) is one of the most important figures in the history of the medium. With Robert Flaherty and the Soviet directors Eisenstein, Kuleshov and Vertov, they essentially founded the ideas, language and texture of the documentary. Grierson specialized making evocative, gripping, and wholly unsentimental documentaries that expressed a real affinity and feeling for the worker. |
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Saturday, February 28 - Workshop: Beginning Web Photography Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Instructor John Watson Tuition: $30. Register: 541.344.3482 ~~~ Students will learn how to create images for the web, email and other Internet applications. Attention will be given to creating digital files for CD presentation of artwork. Materials: There is no material fee for this class. Students need to bring their complete digital camera kits, along with any accessories they have. Students may also bring laptop computers. |
MARCH 2009
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ON-GOING LCC Course: History of Film - The Great Directors Sundays, January 4, February 1, and March 1 Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 1:00 - 9:30 PM (with breaks) Cost: $3.00 per film for non-registered LCC Class Members. DIVA and Lane Community College offer an on-going course related to the great directors of the cinema on the first Sunday of each month. Participants view and discuss in length three films by the same director. This month features Director Yasujiro Ozu, Unique Stylist/Unknown Master 1:00 PM: "Late Spring" (108 min.) Ozu is widely regarded as the most Japanese of all filmmakers. Perhaps for this reason American distributors didn’t show them until the 1970’s, and then audiences who loved Bergman, Bresson and Antonioni accepted them enthusiastically. His work won’t appeal to fans of “Batman” or “Die Hard,” but they are, for those willing to accept “a tone of sypathetic sadness,” incredibly moving. In fact, “Tokyo Story” in its quiet power is often equated with both “Citizen Kane” and “The Rules of the Game.” |
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ON-GOING: Screenwriting Seminar Saturday, March, 7, 14, 21, 28 Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
2009 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS    |
Thursday, March 5 - 2009 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS
Program: Live Action Shorts Program: Live Action Shorts Program: Animated Shorts This year’s Short Film, Animated nominees include La Maison en Petits Cubes from Japan, Lavatory – Lovestory from Russia, Oktapodi from France, Presto from the USA and This Way Up from the United Kingdom. This program will also include additional award-winning shorts including Varmints and John and Karen from the UK, Gopher Broke and Hot Dog from the USA, and Skhizein from France. The Short Film, Live Action nominees include Auf de Strecke (On the Line) from Germany, Manon on the Asphalt from France, New Boy from Ireland, Pig from Denmark and Spielzeugland (Toyland) from Germany. See individual nominee film descriptions online. |
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Friday, March 6 - 2009 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS
Program: Animated Shorts This year’s Short Film, Animated nominees include La Maison en Petits Cubes from Japan, Lavatory – Lovestory from Russia, Oktapodi from France, Presto from the USA and This Way Up from the United Kingdom. This program will also include additional award-winning shorts including Varmints and John and Karen from the UK, Gopher Broke and Hot Dog from the USA, and Skhizein from France. See individual nominee film descriptions online. |
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Saturday, March 7 - 2009 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS
Program: Live Action Shorts Program: Animated Shorts Program: Live Action Shorts This year’s Short Film, Animated nominees include La Maison en Petits Cubes from Japan, Lavatory – Lovestory from Russia, Oktapodi from France, Presto from the USA and This Way Up from the United Kingdom. This program will also include additional award-winning shorts including Varmints and John and Karen from the UK, Gopher Broke and Hot Dog from the USA, and Skhizein from France. The Short Film, Live Action nominees include Auf de Strecke (On the Line) from Germany, Manon on the Asphalt from France, New Boy from Ireland, Pig from Denmark and Spielzeugland (Toyland) from Germany. See individual nominee film descriptions online. |
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Friday, March 13 - 2009 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS
Program: Animated Shorts Program: Live Action Shorts Program: Animated Shorts This year’s Short Film, Animated nominees include La Maison en Petits Cubes from Japan, Lavatory – Lovestory from Russia, Oktapodi from France, Presto from the USA and This Way Up from the United Kingdom. This program will also include additional award-winning shorts including Varmints and John and Karen from the UK, Gopher Broke and Hot Dog from the USA, and Skhizein from France. The Short Film, Live Action nominees include Auf de Strecke (On the Line) from Germany, Manon on the Asphalt from France, New Boy from Ireland, Pig from Denmark and Spielzeugland (Toyland) from Germany. See individual nominee film descriptions online. |
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Saturday, March 14 - 2009 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS
Program: Live Action Shorts Program: Animated Sorts Program: Live Action Shorts This year’s Short Film, Animated nominees include La Maison en Petits Cubes from Japan, Lavatory – Lovestory from Russia, Oktapodi from France, Presto from the USA and This Way Up from the United Kingdom. This program will also include additional award-winning shorts including Varmints and John and Karen from the UK, Gopher Broke and Hot Dog from the USA, and Skhizein from France. The Short Film, Live Action nominees include Auf de Strecke (On the Line) from Germany, Manon on the Asphalt from France, New Boy from Ireland, Pig from Denmark and Spielzeugland (Toyland) from Germany. See individual nominee film descriptions online. |
Sunday, March 15 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feeback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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Sunday, March 22 - 2009 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS
Program: Live Action Shorts Program: Animated Shorts This year’s Short Film, Animated nominees include La Maison en Petits Cubes from Japan, Lavatory – Lovestory from Russia, Oktapodi from France, Presto from the USA and This Way Up from the United Kingdom. This program will also include additional award-winning shorts including Varmints and John and Karen from the UK, Gopher Broke and Hot Dog from the USA, and Skhizein from France. The Short Film, Live Action nominees include Auf de Strecke (On the Line) from Germany, Manon on the Asphalt from France, New Boy from Ireland, Pig from Denmark and Spielzeugland (Toyland) from Germany. See individual nominee film descriptions online. |
APRIL 2009
LCC Course: #42680 The History of Film: The Great Directors. Register at LCC Online. Tuition: $10 includes 30 hours of instruct- ion, screenings, and discussion. Day Pass: $7 at DIVA door day of screen-ing. |
Sunday, April 5th and 26th - Films of Henri-George Clouzot Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Includes two films with guided discussion Instructor: Tom Blank Henrei-George Clouzot has a fascinating body of work that has caused him to be compared to Alfred Hitchcock. His stories often follow characters that may be criminals or outsiders but who grow in the sympathy of the audience as their lives unfold. 1:00 PM "Le Corbeau" (1943 - 91 min.) Made during the German occupation, "The Raven" is the signature on a series of poison pen letters circulating through a French village. In this atmosphere of paranoia, skeletons tumble out of closets and the delicate balance of village life is destroyed. 4:00 PM "The Wages of Fear" (1953 - 147 min.) Desperate men agree to transport unstable nitro-glycerine across miles of unpaved roads in a Central American jungle to help fight a raging blaze in a oil well. Alfred Hitchcock tried to make this film but Clouzot beat him to it. Course Description: This EVENT is an LCC class exploring the work of the world's greatest filmmakers. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. Former Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor Thomas Blank hosts this seminar series held two Sundays each month. |
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ON-GOING Saturday, April 4, 11, 18, 25 - Screenwriting Seminar Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
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Thursday, April 9 - MOPAN RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera Demonstration Time: 6:30 PM Social and Meeting Guest Speaker: Ty Rauber Cost: Free - Open to the public ~~~ Join Filmmaker and MOPAN Member Ty Rauber for a demonstration of the RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera. Utilizing SLR and Prime Lens, the RED ONE captures 2K, 3K and 4K video to either compact flash or RAID, at speeds ranging between 24-120 frames per second. After a demonstration, MOPAN members will have the opportunity to get 'hands-on' with the RED ONE. Feel free to bring your own Nikon SLR lens. For video clips and more information click on RED ONE #1331web site. |
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Saturday, April 11 - New Poetry Series Tony Christy and Marko Whens Time: 7:30 PM ~~~ DIVA's New Poetry Series lead by Eugene writer Tim Shaner features Portland Fluxus/Performance poets Tony Christy and Marko Whens. Fluxus poets often use video and digital technology in their performances resulting in works that include text, images, movement, humor and inherent messiness (resulting from Chance). Tony Christy is recognized as a sound poetry performer. For the past few years Tony has been dedicated to redefining what it means to be experimental, avant-garde, bold, and risk taking by being slightly kooky that adds to the enjoyment of his work. His performances have taken him from Portland to Orlando. For eight years Marko Whens has been playing with concepts of language through the means of visual poetry, sound poetry, mail art, installation, performance, video, and photography. |
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Sunday, April 12 - DIVA After Hours: Don Haugen Presents! Time: 8:00 PM Admission: $3.00 Any ages ~~~ Don Haugen, master of the local noise art scene, presents a DIVA After Hours sound event that brings a Canadian invasion of performers from Vancouver and Victoria B.C. who, with Demon Throne of Eugene, will shatter the acoustic quiet of vacant downtown Eugene. Performers include Griefer, out of Victoria; Taskmaster, from Vancouver B.C.; and Victoria's Bruning Indian. |
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Friday, April 17 - Art Talk: Photographer Michael Wherley Time: 12:00 Noon Admission: Free ~~~ Michael Wherley is a photographer and fractal artist who likes to offer people new and interesting ways to see the world. Wherley will discusses his current DIVA photo exhibit that studies the Reflection as a natural abstraction of form. His keen eye investigates palettes of color, shape, and movement on various reflective surfaces such as water and glass. |
Sunday, April 19 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feeback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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Wednesday, April 22nd - World Premiere: Earth Day Times: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Admission: $5.00 Call 541.337.8283 for Advanced Tickets ~~~ The first feature from Eugene, Oregon based Faux Show Productions, the horror-comedy Earth Day tells the tale of a group of ex eco-crusaders who find themselves being systematically slaughtered as the one year anniversary of the tragic Earth Day death of their leader, Pixie, approaches. Detective Trent Torrance suspects only one man: Hassan, who grew up in the most extreme terrorist sect in all of Pakistan, only to be expelled for "going under the Burga" and embracing the forbidden art of Women's hair care. Together with Priscilla, Pixie's nihilistic twin sister, they strive to prove Hassan's innocence, while trying to avoid her insanely overprotective plastic surgeon father Dr. Percival Peever, and his plastic surgery casualty of an assistant, Lenora. Opens Earth Day, April 22, 2009. (A DIVA RENTAL EVENT) |
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Saturday, April 25 - Film Screening "In the Studio with George Johanson" Time: 2:00 PM Screening and Q&A with filmmakers and artist Admission: Free ~~~The Karen Clarke Gallery will screen "In the Studio with George Johanson" a new documentary by the Portland Community College production team of Michael Annus, Mark Andres and Prudence Roberts. It is one in a series of documentaries PCC has been producing on Oregon artists. The Karin Clarke Gallery is sponsoring the Eugene premier of this new film in conjunction with its new exhibit of recent work by painter and printmaker George Johanson, a major force in the Portland art scene for nearly 60 years. Artist George Johanson and PCC filmmakers will attend the screening. A reception will follow at the Karin Clarke Gallery. (A DIVA RENTAL EVENT). |
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LCC Course: #42680 The History of Film: The Great Directors. Register at LCC Online. Tuition: $10 includes 30 hours of instruct- ion, screenings, and discussion. Day Pass: $7 at DIVA door day of screen-ing. |
Sunday, April, 26th - Films of Henri-George Clouzot (continued from April 5th) Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Includes two films with guided discussion Instructor: Tom Blank Henrei-George Clouzot has a fascinating body of work that has caused him to be compared to Alfred Hitchcock. His stories often follow characters that may be criminals or outsiders but who grow in the sympathy of the audience as their lives unfold. 1:00 PM "Quai des Orfevres" (1947 - 106 min.) 4:00 PM "Diabolique" (1954 - 116 min.) Clouzot had a major international success with "Diabolique", which some critics credit with changing the entire landscape of the horror/thriller film, even before "Psycho." It's the story of a woman's plot to kill her husband, and it features a surprise twist at the ending. For the second time, Clouzot beat Hitchcock to a story he wanted to film. Course Description: This EVENT is an LCC class exploring the work of the world's greatest filmmakers. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. Former Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor Thomas Blank hosts this seminar series held two Sundays each month. |
MAY 2009
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Friday, May 1 - First Friday Art Walk Time: 5:30 PM Cost: Free ~~~ New shows for May and June open in DIVA's six galleries during the First Friday Art Walk. For a full description of new work visit wither the DIVA Exhibits Page or check out the DIVA May Newsletter. Check the First Friday Art Walk web page for full details. |
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ON-GOING Saturday, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Screenwriting Seminar Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
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Tuesday, May 5 - On Stage, Behind Stage, and in the Audience: A performance honoring stories from the world of theater Sponsor: Emerald Valley Playback Theater Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM Cost: DONATION Rarely do those involved with creating theatre have a chance to share stories about what it's like to be involved in a performance--stories of nervous auditions, lines forgotten, of romances kindled, rehearsals into wee morning hours and of teamwork, celebration and higher calling. We have these and many other tales to share with one another. Emerald Valley Playback Theatre extends a special invitation to you to witness your stories of being involved with theatre--or any story that's meaningful to you. With only a handful of colored scarves, a few musical instruments, and three black boxes, we will capture the essence of your story in a mesmerizing flow of metaphor and prose. Come enjoy the show and share in the stories in this special evening celebrating the theatrical urge. You're invited to stay for an informal post-show discussion that night about Playback Theater and you can read more online here. We offer this performance in recognition of all that goes into creating theater, as an opportunity for you to connect with others in Eugene's theatrical community and as opportunity for you to become more familiar with Playback Theatre. |
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Thursday, Friday, Saturday - May 7 - 8 -9 The Lives Of Artists Series Admission: $6.00 Program Screening Times: A new DIVA film series begins by examining the lives of two dynamic contemporary American visual artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, May The film 'Conversations with Jean-Michel Basquiat' is a short documentary by Tamra Davis that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Christina Clausen's film 'Universe of Keith Haring' is an intimate portrait of world-renowned artist Keith Haring whose mantra was that "Art is for everyone!" * Hosted screening with discussion. Photographer John Watson, Marketing and House Manager for the LCC Department of Music, Dance and Theater Arts, will introduce and lead a discussion following the program at 1:00 PM on Saturday May 9th. John Watson holds an MFA degree from Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi with a concentration in photography and art history. |
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Friday, May 8th - Art Talk: Micah Weber Time: Noon Cost: Free ~~~Weber will discuss his mixed media exhibit "*Eyes, Hands, Hair, Bones, and Meat" currently on display at DIVA. Weber encourages viewers of his work to see this series of mixed media art in its totality as a singular work that reflects patterns and elements that are evident in the individual pieces. Rather than moving towards a direct straightforward conclusion, each piece is to be seen as a lateral shift; a continuation of the same thought from different vantage points. The idea being that each drawing/painting/book is a part of a larger concept (a concept that is only realized by its absence.) |
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LCC Course: #42680 The History of Film: The Great Directors. Register at LCC Online. Tuition: $10 includes 30 hours of instruct- ion, screenings, and discussion. Day Pass: $7 at DIVA door day of screen-ings. |
Sunday, May 10th and 24th - The Films of Howard Hawks Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Includes two films and discussion Instructor: Tom Blank Hawks may be compared to John Ford for a career that spanned decades and produced masterworks in a variety of forms, comedy, drama and action-adventure. 1:00 PM "Bringing Up Baby"(1938 - 102 min.) Screwball comedy hit its stride with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn chasing a pet leopard. 4:00 PM "Sergeant York" (1941 - 134 min.) Pacifist country boy learns to set aside his principles and win a Congressional Medal of Honor in a WWI true story made just in time to encourage American entry into WWII. Course Description: This EVENT is an LCC class exploring the work of the world's greatest filmmakers. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. Former Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor Thomas Blank hosts this seminar series held two Sundays each month. |
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Saturday, May 16 - DIVA Volunteer Thank You Party Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Keep this date open as DIVA has planned a special volunteer appreciation party for the evening! Volunteer staff will be celebrated with refreshments, special drawing for door prizes, DIVA Volunteer games (guess what those might be), and a fun evening of camaraderie. An entertaining DIVA after-hours film is scheduled so bring your comfy pillow to stretch out on our plush carpet and enjoy the evening. |
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Friday, May 15 - Art Talk: John Paul Gardner and Sam Jeibmann Time: Noon Cost: Free ~~~ Installation artists John Paul Gardner and Sam Jeibmann are currently exhibiting their "Maybe there will be Sound" sculptural installation in Gallery 3 at the DIVA Center This artist duo has created a sculptural installation that incorporates existing architectural elements within the gallery space. Viewers are to become active participants within the created immersive environment. |
Sunday, May 17 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feeback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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Saturday, May 23rd - Awards Reception - International Film and Video Festival Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM Cost: $5.00 ~~~ Come celebrate the conclusion of the International Film and Video Festival when it holds its awards ceremony and reception at DIVA. The world's best films and videos on archaeology and indigenous peoples are showcased at The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, to be held 19-23 May 2009 in the Soreng Theater at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon, USA. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt's leading archaeologist. This preview includes a short clip from each of the 18 competing productions. Film-makers from 25 countries submitted 87 entries for this event, which is one of the world's few contests for heritage film. See The Archeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival web site for full details. |
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LCC Course: #42680 The History of Film: The Great Directors. Register at LCC Online. Tuition: $10 includes 30 hours of instruct- ion, screenings, and discussion. Day Pass: $7 at DIVA door day of screen-ings. |
Sunday, May 24th - The Films of Howard Hawks (Continued from May 10th) Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Includes two films and discussion. Instructor: Tom Blank Day Pass: $7.00 Hawks may be compared to John Ford for a career that spanned decades and produced masterworks in a variety of forms, comedy, drama and action-adventure. 1:00 PM "His Girl Friday" (1940 - 92 min.) This is a remake of "The Front Page" with Cary Grant as the editor and with the lead reporter role played as a female, Rosalind Russell. The result is a classic screwball comedy with witty, fast-paced, overlapping dialogue. 4:00 PM "The Big Sleep" (1946 - 116 min.) Bogart and Bacall, a novel by Raymond Chandler and a script partly written by William Faulkner create a wild and crazy film noir with a ploy not even the writer can explain. Great fun. Course Description: This EVENT is an LCC class exploring the work of the world's greatest filmmakers. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. Former Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor Thomas Blank hosts this seminar series held two Sundays each month.
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ON-GOING Saturday, June 6, 13, 20 17 - Screenwriting Seminar Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
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LCC Course: #42680 The History of Film: The Great Directors. Register at LCC Online. Tuition: $10 includes 30 hours of instruct- ion, screenings, and discussion. Day Pass: $5 at DIVA door day of screen-ings. |
Sunday, June 14th and 28th - The Films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Includes two films and discussion. Instructor: Tom Blank, former Hollywood Film and TV Direcor Admission: Special $5.00 day pass available at the door. Fassbinder was one of Germany's most prolific and controversial filmmakers. His stories give us a vital, upsetting picture of German postwar social unrest. Always interested in those on the fringes of society, his work was greatly influenced by the glossy American soap operas of Douglas Sirk. June 14th Session 1 1:00 PM "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul" (1973 - 92 min.) In a stunning homage to Sirk's "All That Heaven Allows", an elderly cleaning woman finds love with a Morrocan mechanic half her age. For this work, film critic Vincent Canby called Fassbinder "the most original talent since Godard." 4:00 PM "The Marriage of Maria Braun" (1978 -120 min.) Fassbinder's biggest international hit. The story of a woman's life from WWII through the repressive 1950s. This is the first part of the BRD trilogy (BDR stands for Bundesrepublik Deutschland - the Federal Republic of Germany). June 28th Session 2 1:00 PM "Lola" (1981 - 113 min.) The BDR trilogy continues with a satiric homage to von Sternberg's "The Blue Angel." 4:00 PM "Veronika Voss" (1982 - 104 min.) The conclusion of the trilogy is a stylized black-and-white film based on the life of an actress now forgotten after being a starlet for the Nazis. Course Description: This EVENT is an LCC class exploring the work of the world's greatest filmmakers. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you as the class will explore the trends and highlights of the history of the movies in a casual environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
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ON-GOING Saturday, July 4, 11, 18, 25 - Screenwriting Seminar Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
 LCC Course: #11058 Register at LCC Online. Tuition: $10 includes 30 hours of instruct- ion, screenings, and discussion. Day Pass: $5 at DIVA door day of screen-ings.
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LCC-DIVA: THE MYSTERY OF FILM NOIR - Sundays July 12 &26 | August 9 & 23 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank former Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor Admission: Prior LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door This is an LCC Seminar at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors of Film Noir. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights of the history of the film noir in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. July 12th - Session 1
July 26th - Session 2
August 9th - Session 3
August 23rd - Session 4
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ON-GOING Saturday, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 - Screenwriting Seminar Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. |
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 Saturday, August 8 - Children of the Crocodile: A personal history of East TimorGuest: Australian Filmmaker Marsha Emerman Time: 7:00 PM Admission: $6.00 suggested donation ~~~ After 25 years of resistance to Indonesian occupation, the small island of East Timor won its independence. Children of the Crocodile (52 minute documentary) is a powerful account of East Timor's struggle, told through the intimate stories of two young Timorese-Australian women - Elizabeth, a human rights activist and Cidalia, a performing artist. Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary, Toronto Inside Out Film Festival. Marsha will also screen and discuss a clip from her work-in-progress, On the Banks of the Tigris: the hidden story of Iraqi music. This musical and historical journey celebrates the cultural connection between Iraqis of all faiths and features top music performers from around the world. Marsha Emerman has worked in documentary from more than twenty years as a filmmaker, writer, teacher and programmer. Before migrating to Australia in 1989, she studied filmmaking at San Francisco City College, earned an MA in Documentary Media Studies at San Francisco State, and worked on such award-winning films as "The Day After Trinity", "Dark Circle", and "The Fall of the I-Hotel."Learn More: |Director Biography | Web Site | |
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LCC-DIVA Film Seminar: The Mystery of Film Noir - Session 3* Sunday, August 9 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door
* This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
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Tuesday, August 11th - Tragic Magic - Multimedia Performance Group. Time: 8:00 PM Cost: $5-10 ss ~~~ The "Tragic Magic" performance group is touring the Pacific Northwest and will visit DIVA for an evening performance. The program will consist of three different solo artists Heather Acs, Glenn Marla, and Silas Howard, performing excerpts of new works and works in progress, traversing through a multi-media world of string theory, body breakups, Hollywood and loopholes in the American dream. Read Press Release. |
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Thursday, August 13th - Art Talk: Kate Harnedy Time: 7:00 PM Cost: Free ~~~ Photographer Kate Harnedy will discuss her exhibit titled "Labor of Love: Life at Alpha Farm," now on exhibit in Galleries 2 and 5. In today’s consumer driven society, there are a growing number of people choosing to live more closely together to fulfill a common purpose. They often share a common social, political, or spiritual vision, and present an alternative to mainstream society. "Labor of Love" is a photo documentary of Alpha Farm, a community in rural western Oregon, active since 1972 and one of the oldest communes in the state. This project is the first-ever documentation of Alpha Farm and marks the beginning of a long-term project entitled, "Pursuing Utopia: Intentional Communities in America." |
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Friday, August 14 - ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM Cost: $6.00 ~~~ ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 features the top-rated films from The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, held in Eugene this past May. This film series, produced by Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), will travel to six communities across Oregon, beginning in Eugene, between now and February 2009. The Eugene showings of the series is co-sponsored for your enjoyment by Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA). You will have an opportunity to experience some of the world's best films about human cultural legacy, indigenous peoples and their world. The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (UK) 14 min. More than a hundred years ago, sponge divers discovered the remains of an extraordinarily sophisticated astronomical device off the small Greek island of Antikythera. Previously identified as an astronomical calculating machine used to predict eclipses and to set the timing of the Olympic Games, it shows the ancient Greeks had a higher level of technology hundreds of years earlier than was previously accepted. In 2006 a research team from the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project published a paper proposing a radical new model of how the Mechanism worked. Using the latest X-ray and imaging technologies and 3D animations developed from the data, revealing its remarkable complexity, Don Unwin, master instrument maker, sets out to build a working model in bronze. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Animation by Jury; Best Special Effects by Jury) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (UK) 26 min.The Fitzwilliam Museum is part of Cambridge University and houses a world-class collection of art and antiquities. In this film we uncover the secrets of four of its most precious objects: Titian’s great, late masterpiece, Tarquin and Lucretia; the 3000-year old coffins of an Egyptian temple official; a rare 13th Century Gothic manuscript that once belonged to the sister of Louis IX of France; and the haunting impressionist masterpiece, Two Women at a Café, by Degas. (Honorable Mention for Narration, Cinematography and Music by Jury) Uncle Sem and the Bosnian Dream (Italy) 52 min. In Visoko, a far-flung town in the heart of Bosnia, there are two hills that look like pyramids. More than two years ago, Semir Osmanagic, an American businessman originally from Bosnia, arrived in this small village claiming that the hills surrounding the town were actually covering pyramids that are thousands of years old, the last evidence of the legendary historic greatness of Bosnia. From that moment, life in Visoko was never the same. And Semir has become a celebrity. A true national hero. Semir and his pyramids arrived just in time. Bosnia was more in need than ever of a great man and a great tradition that could give importance to a country deeply wounded and martyred by war. This film is a human comedy that, between its light and at times bitter tones, recounts a year in the life of this microcosm just after the pyramid discovery. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Script by Jury) TAC Festival 2010 Returns to the Soreng Theater. ALI announces the next edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, May 18-22, 2010, in the Soreng Theater at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene, Oregon. TAC Festival will bring to Oregon the world’s best films on archaeology, ancient cultures, and the world of indigenous peoples. Please join us in welcoming to Eugene the people of the world for this cinematic celebration of the human cultural heritage. Details now available online. |
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Friday, August 15 - ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM Cost: $6.00 ~~~ ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 features the top-rated films from The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, held in Eugene this past May. This film series, produced by Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), will travel to six communities across Oregon, beginning in Eugene, between now and February 2009. The Eugene showings of the series is co-sponsored for your enjoyment by Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA). You will have an opportunity to experience some of the world's best films about human cultural legacy, indigenous peoples and their world. From Grief and Joy We Sing (USA) 53 min. The Quechua community of Q’eros in the Andes of southeast Peru is renowned for traditional music, weaving, and spiritual rituals that many other Andean communities no longer practice. Through personal accounts, this documentary shows the annual cycle of Q’eros musical rituals, how Q’eros people use music to express grief and joy, and how an indigenous people adapt to urban society. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Script and Most Inspirational by Jury) The Twilight of the Celts (Switzerland) 52 min. French-speaking Switzerland is the scene of an extraordinary discovery. On Mormont Hill, diggers have unearthed a huge Celtic sanctuary, the largest known to date. Two thousand years ago, the Helvetians dug hundreds of shafts in this isolated spot to deposit offerings to their gods: objects, animals, and fragments of human bodies. The discovery enables archaeologists to inquire into the religious practices of Swiss ancestors. Rituals, sacrifices and Druids: what do we know, or think we know, about the remarkable Celtic civilization? In an attempt to answer this question, this thriller-like film follows the excavations of the site and the archaeologists’ work step by step. Sudden new discoveries immerse us in a mysterious world transitional between the imaginative and the real. TAC Festival 2010 Returns to the Soreng Theater. ALI announces the next edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, May 18-22, 2010, in the Soreng Theater at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene, Oregon. TAC Festival will bring to Oregon the world’s best films on archaeology, ancient cultures, and the world of indigenous peoples. Please join us in welcoming to Eugene the people of the world for this cinematic celebration of the human cultural heritage. Details now available online. |
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Summer Concert: Jeff Oster, Justin King, and Michael Manring
A DIVA Fundraising Event - Sponsored by Carter and Carter Financial Date: Saturday, August 15 - Hot Night/Cool Jazz Cost: Tickets $18. DIVA Members $15.
Will Call: Tickets can be ordered for delivery by mail or at "Will Call". Will Call will be located at the DIVA Center just prior to the concert. Concert: The Carter and Carter Financial organization is please to sponsor this special evening of music featuring trumpet and flugelhorn player Jeff Oster, Grammy-nominated bassist and composer Michael Manring, and percussive acoustic guitarist Justin King. This is a fundraising event for the Downtown Initiative For The Visual Arts Center (DIVA). All proceeds will support the Center's on-going programs and exhibits.
Jeff Oster is an American wind instrument player who has recorded flugelhorn or trumpet with artists such as William Ackerman, founder of Windham Hill Records. His album, Released, won the 2005 Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album awards at the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards presented by NewAgeReporter.com, a music airplay tracking agency.
Justin King is an American musician and artist from Eugene recognized as a pioneering guitarist for his percussive "tapping" playing style which consists of a variety of influences ranging from Flamenco to Celtic music. He has toured the country as a solo guitarist opening for James Taylor, BB King, Diana Krall, North Mississippi All-Stars, Al Green and others. Justin is also a noted documentary photographer and is studying painting in Portland.
Michael Manring an American electric bassist from the San Francisco area who generally uses his bass in very different ways and more like a guitar. Mostly he plays a fretless bass, which gives him ample possibilities to change tone and pitch just like on acoustic bass In addition to a long tenure in the 1980s as house bassist for Windham Hill Records, Manring has recorded with Spastic Ink, Alex Skolnick, Larry Kassin, Tom Darter, Steve Morse, David Cullen, Alex de Grassi, Will Ackerman and many other noted musicians. He headlined his own band, Montreux, throughout the 1980s. He has been a member of Yo Miles!, Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith's Miles Davis tribute band, since its inception. 1994. Manring was polled Bassist Of The Year by the readers of Bass Player magazine. |
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Thursday, August 20 - UR Fest - Urban Renewal Film Festival Time: 7:00 PM Cost: $8.00 Suggested Donation URFest, a nationally touring documentary film festival from Buffalo, New York. The goal of the Urban Renewal Film Festival (URFest) is to show films that start community dialogues about urban revitalization. The films that make up the core of the Fest this year examine increasingly significant urban issues, including sustainable housing, community building projects, cooperative ownership models, and community food sharing. The films: Buffalo ReUSE: Building Community by Carl Lee focuses on the multi-faceted work of Buffalo ReUSE to deconstruct houses in order to create jobs and community. (Run time: 19 mins 30 secs) We Need Food Not Bombs by Ron Douglas explores how a grassroots organization in Buffalo has built community through sharing food in opposition to violence. (Run time: 28 mins 30 secs) We Own It by Loren Sonnenberg is a story about cooperative home ownership that follows Buffalo’s Nickel City Housing Cooperative through the purchase, renovation, and setup of their second community oriented (mostly non-student) cooperative house. (Run time: 31 mins) PUSHing People Power: Rebuilding Buffalo’s West Side by Ruth Goldman is a story about ordinary citizens working together to create and sustain an urban community that values sustainable and equitable housing, jobs and lifestyles. (Run time: 18 mins) |
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Friday, August 21 - ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM Cost: $6.00 ~~~ ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 features the top-rated films from The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, held in Eugene this past May. This film series, produced by Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), will travel to six communities across Oregon, beginning in Eugene, between now and February 2009. The Eugene showings of the series is co-sponsored for your enjoyment by Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA). You will have an opportunity to experience some of the world's best films about human cultural legacy, indigenous peoples and their world. Borneo: The Memory of Caves (France) 52 min. In this exceptional scientific adventure up rivers in the heart of the wild tropical rainforest of Borneo, the authors discover an unexpected rock art site more than 10,000 years old during some twelve expeditions to remote caves. Conducted by Luc-Henri Fage, speleologist and photographer; Jean-Michel Chazine, archaeologist; and Pindi Setiawan, their Indonesian partner from the Bandung Institute of Technology; this research unveils a forgotten culture, lost within remote labyrinthine limestone peaks, which sheds new light on Southeast Asian prehistory. (Honorable Mention for Music by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition) The Last Romans (Belgium) 52 min. At the beginning of the Fifth Century, Imperial Rome is dying out. However, Greco-Roman civilization lives on. In the East, cities surrounding Constantinople continue to flourish and experience relative stability until the end of the Seventh Century, when they become the Byzantine Empire. One city, located in Anatolia in the province of Pisidia, tells the story of this moment in history known as “Late Antiquity.” Untouched for centuries, the city of Sagalassos sleeps, waiting for Marc Waelkens, a Belgian archaeologist, to play the role of Prince Charming. The Last Romans asks the question of how people lived during this maelstrom of history between the Pax Romana and the first kingdoms of the Middle Ages. (Honorable Mention for Best Film, Animation, and Script by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition) TAC Festival 2010 Returns to the Soreng Theater. ALI announces the next edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, May 18-22, 2010, in the Soreng Theater at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene, Oregon. TAC Festival will bring to Oregon the world’s best films on archaeology, ancient cultures, and the world of indigenous peoples. Please join us in welcoming to Eugene the people of the world for this cinematic celebration of the human cultural heritage. Details now available online. . |
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Saturday, August 22 - ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM Cost: $6.00 ~~~ ArchaeologyFest: Best of 2009 features the top-rated films from The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, held in Eugene this past May. This film series, produced by Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), will travel to six communities across Oregon, beginning in Eugene, between now and February 2009. The Eugene showings of the series is co-sponsored for your enjoyment by Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA). You will have an opportunity to experience some of the world's best films about human cultural legacy, indigenous peoples and their world. Breaking the Maya Code (USA) 116 min. The complex and beautiful Maya hieroglyphic script was, until recently, the world’s last major un-deciphered writing system. Breaking the Maya Code is the story of the 200 year struggle, often hampered by misconceptions and rivalries, that has ultimately unlocked the secrets of one of mankind’s great civilizations and re-connected the modern Maya with their extraordinary past. It’s an epic tale that leads from the jungles of Guatemala to the snows of Russia, from ancient Maya temples to the dusty libraries of Dresden and Madrid. The film is based on the book of the same title by Michael Coe, called by the NY Times “one of the great stories of twentieth century scientific discovery.” (Best Film, Animation, Script, Music, and Inspiration by Jury; Honorable Mention for Narration, Special Effects, and Cinematography by Jury; Audience Favorite by Festival Audience) TAC Festival 2010 Returns to the Soreng Theater. ALI announces the next edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, May 18-22, 2010, in the Soreng Theater at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene, Oregon. TAC Festival will bring to Oregon the world’s best films on archaeology, ancient cultures, and the world of indigenous peoples. Please join us in welcoming to Eugene the people of the world for this cinematic celebration of the human cultural heritage. Details now available online. |
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LCC-DIVA Film Seminar: The Mystery of Film Noir Session 4* Sunday, August 23 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door
* This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
 SLAM FEST 2009 |
Saturday, August 29th - SLAM FEST! 2009 Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Donation ~~~ This year's Slamfest! will screen the winners from DIVA's monthly Video Slam program in a final "best of the best" competition. A grand prize will be awarded when the Slamfest! audience chooses the winning video of the year. The festival presents some of Oregon's most talented filmmakers who produce animation, video art, narrative and experimental cinema. Beginning this September the Video Slam will meet every third Sunday of the month. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feedback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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Friday - Sunday, September 4-5-6 Eugene Celebration Film Festival Admission: Free for Celebration Participants ~~~ The Eugene Celebration Film Festival offers a mix of short and feature films that range from the hilarious to the sublime. This year, the Film Festival will be hosted by DIVA, right in the heart of the Celebration footprint. For festival information go to the Film Festival web site. Friday Night Kick-Off Film NEW: Friday Late-Night Loonies (R) 9:00 p.m. @ DIVA Center Three Short and Twisted Comedies
Saturday-DIVA Center 2:00 p.m. - Play it Safe: In the Classroom, Restroom, Hall and Cafeteria Children's Educational Film. Iris Media DIVA's Youth Visions Project: Insights of youth brought to the public through video, film, photography, and digital technologies.
DIVA's Youth Visions project is made possible in part by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, and with support from Oregon Media Production Association. 3:00 p.m. - Crossroads of the Columbia - Spence Palermo Documentary 3:30 p.m. - Two Short Films presented by Full Access 4:00 p.m. - Three Short Documentaries
4:30 p.m. - Luminessence: A Journey in Light, The Light Sculptures of Stephen White 5:00 p.m. - Three Short Films
5:30 p.m. - Feature Film 7:30 p.m. - Eugene International Film Festival Teaser: Tapped-Stephanie Soechtig. Sunday - DIVA Center 1:30 p.m. - Flipside - Evan Gütt. Youth, Narrative Fiction. 2:00 p.m. - Two Short Documentaries
2:30 p.m. - A Looney Interlude: 3 Short Comedies
3:00 p.m. - OpenLens: 2009 South West Oregon Short Film and Video Festival
Lane Arts Council with support from the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, and with support from Oregon Media Production Association. 4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Feature Documentary: Behaviors of the Backpacker: 300 hundred miles across New Zealand on Foot by Sandor Lau. Most films in ECFF would be rated PG-13 for CONTENT and LANGUAGE. |
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ON-GOING: Shaggy Dog Project - Saturdays, September 12-19-26 Free Orientation Session: September 12th. Coordinators: Thomas Blank and Neal Miller Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $10 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ This is a screenwriting and film production project designed to provide aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers with the opportunity to create a series of short creative films. Emphasis will be on humorous stories with surprise or twist endings. The Shaggy Dog project will select stories from ideas submitted by students and develop them into short screenplays under the guidance of Tom Blank, screenwriting specialist and former television director. From those screenplays that qualify, short (5 to 10 minute) films will be produced under the supervision of professional filmmaker Neal Miller (www.rubicon-films.com). The class will become part of the production team for no additional fee. The goal is to provide the total filmmaking experience, from idea-to-finished-film. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. |
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Sunday, September 13 - LCC-DIVA Great Directors Summer Screenings* Time: 1:00 - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door This session explores the extraordinary films of Klaus Kinski. 1:00 PM Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) with Klaus Kinski. Directed by Werner Herzog. The story follows the travels of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadors down the Amazon River in search of El Dorado. 4:00 PM Nosferatu, The Vampire (1979) with Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz. Directed by Werner Herzog. This 1979 film is primarily as an homage remake of F. W. Murnau's seminal silent film, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). * This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
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Saturday, September 19 -YEP Youth Performances featured Time: 7:00 PM Cost: Free ~~~ Youth Empowerment Project presents an evening of videos and performance by youth participants in the project. Featured videos will includeProject Invoke: a video about youth homelessness in our community, I Want to Live: about suicide prevention in the Latino youth community and Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights: an educational video about human rights. YEP has been working with youth at the various Project sites including: New Roads, Serbu Education Program of the Juvenile Detention Center, Juventud Faceta, and the Migrant Education Program Summer School. This project funded by the Lane County Cultural Coalition, the Lane Arts Council and Eugene Rotary |
Sunday, September 20 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feedback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
Guest Filmmaker Sandor Lau |
Friday, September 25 - Behaviors of the Backpacker: 300 hundred miles across New Zealand on Foot by Sandor Lau Time: 7:30 Cost: $5 Donation Appreciated ~~~ Due to an overwhelming response during the Celebration, DIVA is presenting an additional screening of this documentary by area resident, Sandor Lau, a Chinese/Hungarian-American student and Fulbright scholar, who walked 500k alone from Auckland to Cape Reinga, New Zealand's spiritual and geographic tip. This black comedy road trip records the stories of backpackers from around the world, farmers, hostel owners, tour operators, Maori communities and the filmmaker himself. On his own journey, Sandor discovers why we spend our lives walking backwards and the true distance to home. This film played to Standing Room Only audiences during the Eugene Celebration. Q & A session with director after film. |
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Sunday, September 27 - LCC-DIVA Great Directors Summer Screenings* Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door This session explores the extraordinary films of Werner Herzog. 1:00 PM Fitzcarraldo (1982) with Klaus Kinski. Directed by Werner Herzog. It portrays would-be rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman called Fitzcarraldo in Peru, who has to pull a steamship over a steep hill in order to access a rich rubber territory. The film is derived from the real-life story of Peruvian rubber baron Carols Fitzcarrald. 4:00 PM My Best Fiend (1999) with Klaus Kinski. A documentary about Werner Herzog's tumultuous yet productive relationship with German actor Klaus Kinski. * This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
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Friday, October 2 - First Friday Art Walk Time: 5:30 PM Cost: Free ~~~ Shows continue through October in DIVA's galleries. For a full description of new work visit either the DIVA Exhibits Page or check out the DIVA October Newsletter. Check the First Friday Art Walk web page for full details. |
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Friday, October 2 - Hollywood on Broadway Time: 5:30 with 8:00 Screening Admission: Free ~~~ MOPAN (Mid-Oregon Production Arts Network) will feature area filmmaking resources at DIVA during the First Friday Art Walk about local talent agents, food stylists, and special effects, to mention a few. At 8:00 PM Katina Andoniadis, who put the Eugene Celebration Film Festival together, will present a reel of shorts by area filmmakers including: Crowbar-The Movie Trailer-Scott M. Phillips. Horror/Thriller. After losing his parents to a murderer, Wendell Graves seeks revenge on all who dare to occupy his once happy home. Director Scott M. Phillips will begin shooting the feature length film in Eugene this winter. Stay tuned! The Even Farther Further Adventures of Sock Puppet Fred-Kent Goodman. Local celebrity Sock Puppet Fred teaches us all about water preservation in this looney film short. Le Promenade Des Papillons-Josie Basford. Silent Film/Comedy. Lillian Lavendar strolls with her butterflies until Monsiuer Dastard hatches a plan for her demise. Winona-Keith Apland. Dark Comedy. A group of estranged and misguided Northerners mistakenly intersect one night in the middle of nowhere. There are twists within twists that turn your head around. Crossroads of the Columbia. Spence Palermo Documentary. This locally produced documentary chronicles a community's response to private energy investment companies' proposals to build controversial Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) receiving terminals on the lower Columbia River near the historic town of Astoria, Oregon. The passion and power of grass roots activism set against the backdrop of the beauty, heritage and history of the Columbia Pacific Region make this a compelling story of America at the crossroads of fossil fuel dependence, renewable energy and decisions over who controls our air, water and economy.
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ON-GOING: Shaggy Dog Project - Saturdays, October 3-10-17-24-31 Coordinators: Thomas Blank and Neal Miller Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $10 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ The Shaggy Dog Project is a screenwriting and film production project designed to provide aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers with the opportunity to create a series of short creative films. Emphasis will be on humorous stories with surprise or twist endings. The Shaggy Dog project will select stories from ideas submitted by students and develop them into short screenplays under the guidance of Tom Blank, screenwriting specialist and former television director. From those screenplays that qualify, short (5 to 10 minute) films will be produced under the supervision of professional filmmaker Neal Miller (www.rubicon-films.com). The class will become part of the production team for no additional fee. The goal is to provide the total filmmaking experience, from idea-to-finished-film. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. |
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Best of the 35th Northwest Film and Video Festival |
Saturday, October 3 - Best of the 35th NW Film & Video Festival Time: 7:00 PM Admission: $6.00 ~~~ DIVA screens the best of the 35th Northwest Film and Video Festival. The tour presents a carefully selected cross-section of the state of filmmaking in the Northwest. These films—all chosen as official selections by Festival Judge Heike Kuhn— were screened at the 35th Fest this past year. FESTIVAL PROGRAM: Career Opportunities In Poetry November's Light Portrait of a Woman 1947-2007 We Three Smile To Remember That Our Skies Are The Same Skies The Pull Cookies For Sale Hollerings / Three Stories In Wood Nickel And Dimin’ It With Buddy Hirsute Wind |
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LCC-DIVA Film Seminar: Behind The Lens - Session 1* Sunday, October 4 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door The films of John Ford will attempt to give viewers a rough idea of the scope and value of the works of one of America’s greatest filmmakers. 1:00 PM The Informer (1935) with Victor McLaglen. Directed by John Ford. A brutish, but well-meaning Irishman, Gypo Nolan (Victor McLaglen), informs on his best friend Frankie McPhillip (Wallace Ford), who is a member of the Irish Republican Army, in order to collect the reward of £20 and sail to America with his girlfriend Katie Madden (Margot Grahame). 4:00 PM The Grapes of Wrath (1940) with Henry Fonda. Directed by John Ford. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), written by John Steinbeck. The film tells the story of the Joads, an Oklahoma family, who, after losing their farm during the Great Depression in the 1930s, become migrant workers and end up in California. The motion picture details their arduous journey across the United States as they travel to California in search for work and opportunities for the family members. * This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
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Sunday, October 4 - Indie Film Night:"My First Second Home" and "Ebony Chunky Love: Bitch Can’t Get a Date" Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Donation ~~~ Film enthusiasts will enjoy DIVA's new Indie Film Night programs featuring rarely screened independent films submitted by their directors for viewing in Eugene. A variety of subjects will be periodically scheduled throughout the year. Each is selected to encourage thought provoking discussion lead by Steve Newcomb, program host. The first Indie Film Night program will include two documentary films. "My First Second Home" Directed by Burcu Melekoglu (US, 2006). A documentary film that examines the lives of six foreign lesbians who find a home in the US. "Ebony Chunky Love: Bitch Can’t Get a Date" Directed by Lonnie Tristan Renteria (US, 2007). This candid documentary combines comedian Keith Price's stand-up act along with interviews to offer a funny and intelligent commentary on issues of family dynamics, class, race, and body image in the gay community. <- Photo: Keith Price |
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Saturday, October 10- Youth Empowerment Project Time: 7:00 PM Cost: Free ~~~ Youth Empowerment Project presents an evening of videos and performance by youth participants in the project. Featured videos will include Project Invoke: a video about youth homelessness in our community, I Want to Live: about suicide prevention in the Latino youth community and Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights: an educational video about human rights. YEP has been working with youth at the various Project sites including: New Roads, Serbu Education Program of the Juvenile Detention Center, Juventud Faceta, and the Migrant Education Program Summer School. This project funded by the Lane County Cultural Coalition, the Lane Arts Council and Eugene Rotary |
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Guest Filmmakers |
 Friday, October 16 - Freedom on the Fence Guest: Producer Andrea Marks Time: 7:00 PM Admission: $6.00 ~~~ Freedom on the Fence is a documentary project about the history of Polish posters and their significance to the social, political and cultural life of Poland. Examining the period from WWII through the fall of Communism, Freedom on the Fence captures the paradox of how this unique art form flourished within a Communist regime. The documentary contains interviews with older and younger generations of poster artists, examples of past and current poster work, historic and current film footage of where and how the poster is viewed, and commentaries from both American and Polish scholars and artists on the significance of the Polish poster as a cultural icon. Andrea Marks, Producer, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at Oregon State University. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Design Arts Grant, for her project Women of the Bauhaus. This project explores the role of nine women who studied at the Bauhaus and documents their achievements through an interactive CDROM. She received her BFA in Graphic design from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and received a Fulbright International Scholarship for post-graduate studies at The Basel School of Design in Basel, Switzerland. Her work has been included in the American Institute of Graphic Arts Communication Design show. Freedom on the Fence is her first film. See also: | Trailer | History | About | Web Site | |
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LCC-DIVA Film Seminar: Behind The Lens - Session 2* Sunday, October 18 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door The films of John Ford are continued giving viewers a rough idea of the scope and value of the works of one of America’s greatest filmmakers. 1:00 PM How Green Was My Valley (1941) with Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee. Directed by John Ford. At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans (he stern, she gentle) raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life. 4:00 PM The Searchers (1956) with John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford. The story of Ethan Edwards, a middle-aged Civil War veteran portrayed by John Wayne who spends years looking for his abducted niece. * This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
Sunday, October 18 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feedback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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Thursday, October 22 - Art Talk: Justin King, Photographer Time: 7:00 PM Cost: Free ~~~ Justin King will present slides from his second tour in Iraq as a freelance photographer embedded with the Oregon National Guard. King returned to Iraq this summer to see how the situation had changed since the US began it's withdrawal. His photography has been published by the Register-Guard and BBC news online. |
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Monday, October 26 through Saturday, October 31: See Hear Now! ~~~ "See Hear Now!" is a sound installation event that aims to heighten DIVA's representation of local cutting-edge arts. A guest panel of artists who specialize in and are knowledgeable of multimedia work juried the exhibit. The three sound installations selected for the festival included:
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NOVEMBER 2009
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ON-GOING: Shaggy Dog Project - Saturdays, November 7-14-21 Coordinators: Thomas Blank and Neal Miller Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $10 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ The Shaggy Dog Project is a screenwriting and film production project designed to provide aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers with the opportunity to create a series of short creative films. Emphasis will be on humorous stories with surprise or twist endings. The Shaggy Dog project will select stories from ideas submitted by students and develop them into short screenplays under the guidance of Tom Blank, screenwriting specialist and former television director. From those screenplays that qualify, short (5 to 10 minute) films will be produced under the supervision of professional filmmaker Neal Miller (www.rubicon-films.com). The class will become part of the production team for no additional fee. The goal is to provide the total filmmaking experience, from idea-to-finished-film. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. |
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LCC-DIVA Film Seminar: Behind The Lens - Session 3* Sunday, November 8 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door The films of Claude Chabrol will introduce the French master of suspense and irony. 1:00 PM Les Biches (1968) with Stephane Audran, Jawqueline Sassard, Jean'Louis Trintignant. Directed by Claude Chabrol. Frédérique is a rich and beautiful woman who picks up a female street artist called "Why". It is December and they go to her villa in Saint Tropez, which is inhabited by a couple of odd gay men. Both women fall for the local architect Paul Thomas. However Why says that she is not interested in him, so Frédérique invites him to move into the villa. 4:00 PM. "Le Boucher" (1970) with Stephane Audran, Jean Yanne. Directed by Claude Chabrol. Butcher Popaul meets schoolteacher Helene at a marriage in a small rural French village. They become friends. But girls are murdered in the area and Helene finds on the scene the lighter she offered to Popaul. * This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
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Sunday, November 8 - Veer - A Bike Culture Film Time: 7:00 PM Cost: Donation ~~~Veer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. The film follows these characters over the course of a year, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their personal struggles and triumphs. Veer examines what it means to be part of a community, and how social movements are formed. |
RENTAL EVENT |
Wednesday, November 11 - "From Abortion Underground to Abortion Under Seige" Time: 6:30PM Cost: Suggested $5 Donation Network for Reproductive Options will be showing the film "Jane: An Abortion Service" followed by a discussion led by Judith Arcana, a poet from Portland who is featured in the film. This is a facility use rental event. |
 PROGRAM ONE CANCELLED |
Thursday, November 12th - NextFrame Program 1: Animation Time: 7:30 PM Admission: $6.00 ~~~ This 1.5 hrs program features some of the best international student animation and experimental films produced in the past two years. Internationally recognized as one of the world's premiere touring festival for showcasing student work, the NextFrame Film Festival dedicates itself to connecting student filmmakers from all backgrounds, providing these makers with a chance to share their unique vision to audiences around the world. Once each year's batch of finalists are selected, the festival embarks on a year-long international tour visiting university campuses, museums, media art centers, and independent theaters throughout the US and around the globe. NextFrame is the official film festival for the University Film and Video Association |
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Friday, November 13th - NextFrame Program 2: Best Of The Festival Time: 7:30 PM Admission: $6.00 ~~~ This 2.5 hrs program features those films selected as the best of the festival including awards for: Cinematography, Screenwriting, Animation, Experimental, Narrative, Documentary, and Sound Design. |
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Saturday, November 14th - 531 Productions Presents Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Donation ~~~ Eugene based 531 Productions presents two locally made horror films to delight your fears of things that go bump in the night. Melvin, Directed by Henry Weintraub. Melvin is dead... Now, three years after his accidental murder, he's finally making up for lost time. After enlisting the involuntary help of nerdy college student Norton Pincus, he's ready to take on those who are responsible for his death. Melvin's thirst for vengeance will take this dynamic dork duo on a mind-blowing streak of throat-ripping, vomit-spewing, head decapitating and much, much more. (531 Productions). Also Screening: Highway 58, Directed by Jeremy Garner. On this day two serial killers meet as they find themselves working the same stretch of highway. (Murder Mystery Mayhem Productions). |
Sunday, November 15th - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feedback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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LCC-DIVA Film Seminar: Behind The Lens - Session 4* Sunday, November, 22 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM Instructor: Tom Blank Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor. Admission: LCC Community Education Registration - or, Special Day Pass: $5.00 Purchased each Sunday at the door The films of Claude Chabrol will introduce the French master of suspense and irony. 1:00 PM La Femme Infidele (1968) with Stephane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Maurice Ronet. Directed by Claude Chabrol.Ch arles Desvallées believes that his wife is unfaithful. To know for certain, he employs a detective. When he learns that her lover is the writer Victor Pégala, Desvallées goes to his house and kills him 4:00 PM This Man Must Die (1969) with Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne. Directed by Claude Chabrol. A hit and run driver kills a child and the father Charles wants to do everything to revenge the death of his son. * This is an LCC class at DIVA that explores the work of the world's award winning directors. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. The class will look at the trends and highlights in the history of film while relaxing in a casual screening room environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks. |
DECEMBER 2009
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ON-GOING: Shaggy Dog Project - Saturdays, December 5-12-19 Coordinators: Thomas Blank and Neal Miller Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $10 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required Registration: 344-3482 ~~~ The Shaggy Dog Project is a screenwriting and film production project designed to provide aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers with the opportunity to create a series of short creative films. Emphasis will be on humorous stories with surprise or twist endings. The Shaggy Dog project will select stories from ideas submitted by students and develop them into short screenplays under the guidance of Tom Blank, screenwriting specialist and former television director. From those screenplays that qualify, short (5 to 10 minute) films will be produced under the supervision of professional filmmaker Neal Miller (www.rubicon-films.com). The class will become part of the production team for no additional fee. The goal is to provide the total filmmaking experience, from idea-to-finished-film. Registration is on going with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. |
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Guest Filmmakers |
 Friday, December 11 - A Life In Film Guest: Portland Filmmaker Chel White Time: 7:00 PM Admission: $6.00 ~~~ Join us for an evening's retrospective presentation of films by Portland filmmaker Chel White. Chel White has been making films independently for over 20 years. His work has been shown in film festivals all over the world and recognized with numerous awards. He is a recent recipient of a Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship for a feature film currently in development. Chel's work explores love, obsession, alienation, memories, and dreams. He uses allegory and frequently black humor to paint indelible pictures of the human experience. His narrative films are often told from the perspective of the estranged individual, the outsider looking in. Described as a cinematic poet, his work is intricate, sublime, and beautiful. Dreams and dream-influenced imagery are ongoing resources in his work. With a background in experimental film and animation, his short films consistently defy categorization. From Sundance to Berlin to Hong Kong, Chel White's films have been exhibited in film festivals all over the world, and recognized with numerous awards. His work has screened at the Smithsonian Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the High Museum in Atlanta. Two commissioned projects White directed are in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. View Excerpts. |
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Thursday, December 17 - DIVA Holiday Annex Open House Time: 5:30-7:30 PM DIVA Annex - 80 East Broadway ~~~ Join us for Open House on Thursday. Nibbles provided by Adam’s Sustainable Table. Our thanks to Summit Bank for letting us use this lovely gallery space.The Annex features work by Barry Geller, Dan Chen, Ruth Von Büren, Lin Cook, Stephen White, Ellen Tykeson, Steve Reinmuth, Terry McIlrath, Kate Bollons, Gladys Bacon-Rust, Jerry Ross, Renee Manford, and Adrienne Adam. All sales support DIVA, a non-profit Center for the visual arts. |
Sunday, December 20 - Video Slam! Time: 7:00 PM Admission: Free ~~~ Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos, or work in-progress, for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam! The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feedback from audiences helps artists hone their work resulting in many of the slam films having gone on to competitive events. Examples at left are from recent screenings. |
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Monday, December 21 - Film: Burma - Reflections On A Hidden Land Time: 6:30 PM Admission: Donation ~~~ Burma: Reflections On A Hidden Land traces the journey of two American filmmakers through a troubled land. It is not just a journey to new places, but an attempt to look below surface appearances and understand how the Burmese people live and find hope in the most terrible of circumstances. Sean Cassidy & Patricia Keith, Lewis & Clark College, Idaho. |
