The 2018 “Set In Philadelphia” Screenwriting Competition is Open for Submissions!

PFS PRESENTS
SCIENCE ON SCREEN®

Executive Vice President and COO of the Center for Aquatic Sciences, Angela Wenger, weighs in on the effects of pollution on aquatic life.

From the mind of South Korean master Bong Joon-ho (SNOWPIERCER, OKJA), THE HOST pays homage to classic monster movies of yore while adding its own offbeat sense of humor and a distinctly topical bent. After an American scientist orders 200 bottles of formaldehyde to be dumped into Seoul’s drainage system, city residents begin noticing a strange creature in the murky waters of the Han River. Eventually, this strange, amphibious creature begins attacking the citizenry. When his young daughter is abducted by the monster, comically inept but fiercely determined dad Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) must find the location of its sewer lair and rescue the little girl before it’s too late. Even as it addresses societal ills like pollution, the threat of pandemic, and government corruption, THE HOST remains a devilishly entertaining and wildly inventive thrill ride.

The Science on Screen® program pairs screenings of classic, cult, science fiction, and documentary films with lively presentations by notable experts from the world of science and technology. Each film is used as a jumping-off point for a speaker to introduce current research or technological advances in a manner that engages audiences of all backgrounds.

Welcome to our 11th year. We seek out and program a self inflicted but curated collection of local and global Independent Drama, Documentary, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Political, Horror, Comedy, Music Video, Animation, Web Series and other films at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, and surrounding traditional and non-traditional theaters and venues. We are committed to discovering and presenting a unique cinematic experience unrestrained by conventional boundaries.
We invite you to take part in our #uff and discussions held around the city including the Robert Morris house, citycoho.com Cafes, and UArts, often times streamed live. We are discussing the cross roads of digital media, film, education, and culture using #uff #indiefilmlab #phlfilm #phillyfilm #piffFilms #AI #bigData #gearstuff alongside our filmmakers.

The Black List expanded our Happy Hours for one primary reason: to create social hubs for writers around the world where they can meet other screenwriters and discuss the craft and the reality of the screenwriter’s life.

So join your fellow writers at our Philly happy hour! Come to enjoy the drinks and the company. You never know who you might meet! Free hosting coupons will be available for one month’s access to the site so please ask your hosts for one.

The event is free and open to the public, so spread the word to your writer friends but be sure to RSVP on Eventbrite.com

The Black List hosts happy hours on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Cavanaugh’s Headhouse Square.

Join the Barnes Foundation for music, cocktails, and after-hours art to preview the new special exhibition, Renoir: Father and Son/Painting and Cinema. The show explores the works of filmmaker Jean Renoir and the influence of his father, the celebrated impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, on his art and life. Performing on this First Friday! is La Vie en Rose. The band, led by singer Violette, offers a tasteful marriage of French chanson and Golden Age swing, with a repertoire of American standards and French jazz.

At 7:30pm, Jean Renoir’s A Day in the Country (40 min.) will be shown in the Comcast Auditorium. In 1936, Renoir directed this bittersweet vignette about a family’s picnic in the French countryside.

Tickets include access to the Barnes collection.

Where better to celebrate spring than at Citizens Bank Park with a tub of crab fries?!

Join us for the Philadelphia Phillies v. San Francisco Giants game on Monday May 7th at 7:05 PM.  Before the game, hang out with us in the newly renovated High and Inside Pub featuring a cash bar.  Pre-game hang out will begin at 5:30 PM.

GPFO NEXT members: Bring a +1 (for free) and your guest will be eligible for a discounted GPFO NEXT membership for only $25/year for students or $39/year for professionals.  Now that’s a home run!

Become a member: http://film.org/gpfonext
Members RSVP to Molly@film.org

Ceremony Summit Workshop – Photo/Video: Jewish, Christian & Indian Weddings

Join us as the GPVA (Greater Philadelphia Videography Association) hosts a great evening of discovery as we review strategies and techniques for capturing Christian, Jewish and Indian Weddings. Hear from our panel of seasoned presenters. Share your own advise and ideas! Come ask questions about how to cover different kinds of weddings. Learn how they are the same and different. It is our sincere hope to create a space where we can learn from each other. Always striving for professional excellence!

Crowne Plaza King of Prussia
Wednesday, May 9th @ 6pm (5/9/18)
260 Mall Blvd
King of Prussia PA 19406

Topics
– How to cover the different kinds of religous services

– Learn something you don’t know! Ask the experts.

– How Photo & Video work together at different ceremonies

– How these ceremonies are different

Christian Ceremony Module:
Dave Williams – CinemaCake

Dave has had a camera in his hand since the days of Super8 in the late 70s when he was the family documentarian. When Dave and his best friend Steve started filming together professionally in 2001, they knew they had something special. Now, with a full staff and over 1000 shoots under their belts, CinemaCake is rich with experience and talent, attracting companies and families from around the country and around the world, to tell their stories. Dave is known for always being on the cutting edge of technology and for being the first to explore something new for the betterment of the industry. He is an educator and an artist, and has inspired many young filmmakers to better their craft. He is as passionate about his work now as he was when he started the business many years ago.

Jewish Ceremony Module:
Gabe Fredricks – Philip Gabriel Photography
Tim Sudall – Allure Fillms

Indian Wedding Module:
Dharmi Shah – Evening of Elegance

With a background in psychology and counseling, Dharmi decided to start a business at 22 years of age in Wedding & Event Planning! Through the past 12 years her business has changed and evolved and she know owns multiple businesses and is considered an expert in Hospitality and events. She is always growing and changing and looking for new ventures that could excite her and help her grow personally and as an entrepreneur.

More presenters to come!

Crowne Plaza King of Prussia
Wednesday, May 9th @ 6pm (5/9/18)
260 Mall Blvd
King of Prussia PA 19406

Schedule:
6:00-7:00 – Networking: Light Snacks and refreshments will be provided
7:00 PM – Opening Remarks
7:05 PM – Christian, Jewish, Indian Modules (about 15 minutes each)
8 PM – Panel Q&A. Lets get a big discussion going!

In honor of Israel70, the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival’s CineMondays 2018 series will close the season with TWO screenings of HEADING HOME: THE TALE OF TEAM ISRAEL. This warm and inspirational documentary follows Team Israel as they compete in the World Baseball Classic for the first time in history. With a lineup of Jewish American Major League ballplayers, HEADING HOME celebrates the triumphs of a little team that could – and did – pave the way for future generations of Israeli ballplayers who aspire to win the World Baseball Classic for their homeland.

-5:30 PM Screening: General Admission – $15
-8:00 PM Screening (*includes post-film panel discussion and reception): General Admission – $20

Scribe is thrilled to present the Philadelphia Premiere of Feminists: What Were They Thinking? directed by Johanna Demetrakas (USA, 2018, 85 min)

JOHANNA DEMETRAKAS (DIRECTOR) AND KATE AMEND (EDITOR) IN PERSON

“Feminism seems to be the scariest word in the English language. But not for those of us who experienced the game-changing awakening that was the Women’s Movement of the 1970s. Growing up in the fifties and sixties meant not only second class citizenship legally, but 2nd class human being-ship: not invited to the party of medicine, art, law, education, science, religion, except maybe as the secretary.,” states director Johanna Demetrakas. Inspired by a book of photography profiling emerging feminists called Emergence, the film, FEMINISTS: What were they thinking? digs deep into the personal experiences of women pivotal to the movement and follows this ever-challenging dialogue right into the 21st century.

Lightbox Theater
International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Cost: $10, $8 Students/Seniors, $5 Scribe and IHP members

The Philadelphia Independent Film Awards happening May 17-20, 2018, is an annual four day event dedicated to the showcasing of exceptional independent films. We believe that independent filmmakers deserve a platform where their work can be shown among their peers. The awards screens foreign, domestic, and local filmmakers as well as web series, music videos, LGBTQ films, documentaries, screenplays and our special Tri State Short Film category created specifically for filmmakers in the Tri State area and New York.

For the past two years, the Philadelphia Film Awards has grown to become an important event throughout Philadelphia as well as a significant part of the independent film industry as a whole. Our programming focuses solely on diverse independent films.

Nominated films, music videos and web series will be shown over three days and will be combined with events including networking mixers, the Red Carpet Awards Gala.

Join Kate Amend and Johanna Demetrakas for this extended workshop on directing and editing documentaries. They look at how non-fiction stories take shape in planning, on location and in post-production. Using examples from their respective bodies of work (which includes Academy Award, IDA, and Cine Golden Eagle winning docs and numerous Emmy nominations), Amend and Demetrakas explore the collaboration and the creative process involved in making dramatic documentaries, from the perspectives of both the director and the editor.

Scribe Video Center
3908 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Cost: $30, $25 Scribe members

Set your phasers to stun! Prepare to be beamed up for an unforgettable night with William Shatner, live on stage. In this unique evening, you’ll enjoy a screening of the classic film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on the big screen. Following the movie, one of Hollywood’s most recognizable figures, William Shatner, will take to the stage to share fascinating and humorous behind the scenes stories from portraying the original “Captain James T. Kirk” in the Star Trek television series and movies as well as his career spanning over 50 years as an award-winning actor, producer, director, and writer. Fans will also have a chance to ask Shatner their question during the audience-led Q&A. A limited number of VIP tickets will be available, which include a post-show photo op with William Shatner.

Michael Kuetemeyer & Anula Shetty discuss their process of working with community groups to develop issue oriented Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality projects that celebrate local histories and address local challenges. What do these new media technologies have to offer? How can artists and audiences be educated to engage in the unique aesthetics of emerging media forms?

These questions are explored through a discussion of their project, Places of Power, an immersive VR documentary about people and places of belonging in North Philly. This project is a collaboration with the Village of Arts and Humanities. They will also present the work that they did in collaboration with communities in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to address environmental sustainability.

What do the most ravishingly beautiful actress of the 1930s and 40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and bluetooth technology have in common? They are both Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon whose ravishing visage was the inspiration for Snow White and Cat Woman and a technological trailblazer who perfected a secure radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes during WWII. Weaving interviews and clips with never-before-heard audio tapes of Hedy speaking on the record about her incredible life—from her beginnings as an Austrian Jewish emigre to her scandalous nude scene in the 1933 film Ecstasy to her glittering Hollywood life to her ground-breaking, but completely uncredited inventions to her latter years when she became a recluse, impoverished and almost forgotten — Bombshell brings to light the story of an unusual and accomplished woman, spurned as too beautiful to be smart, but a role model to this day.

From Weapons to WiFi – How Hedy Changed History: Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Kapil Dandekar explains how wireless technologies developed from Hedy Lamarr’s invention. Film @ 4:30pm. Talk @ 6:00.

Science on Screen is the annual showcase event of the nationwide Science on Screen grant initiative, which is funded by the Sloan Foundation and administered by the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA. Grantee theaters run three or more Science on Screen events per year, creatively pairing screenings of classic, cult, science fiction, and documentary films with presentations by notable experts from the world of science and technology.

PFS PRESENTS
SCIENCE ON SCREEN®

An in-depth exploration of the mythical cephalopod and its real-life counterparts with Executive Vice President and COO of the Center for Aquatic Sciences, Angela Wenger.

CLASH OF THE TITANS follows Zeus’s mortal son Perseus (Harry Hamlin), who discovers that his destiny is to rescue and marry beautiful princess Andromeda (Julie Bowker), but only after passing a series of perilous tests. Gloriously over-the-top and relentlessly entertaining, this adventure features a crackerjack cast of respected thespians (including Maggie Smith as the goddess Thetis and Laurence Olivier as Zeus) and enough thrilling face-offs to fill a movie twice its length. But the real star of the show is special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen, whose eye-popping stop-motion animation brings to life such fabulous creatures as snake-haired Medusa, winged horse Pegasus, and, of course, the giant, tentacled Kraken.

The Science on Screen® program pairs screenings of classic, cult, science fiction, and documentary films with lively presentations by notable experts from the world of science and technology. Each film is used as a jumping-off point for a speaker to introduce current research or technological advances in a manner that engages audiences of all backgrounds.