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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:28:56 -0500
From: Jesse Lerner <email suppressed>
Subject: Contact info for Robert Fenz
Does anyone have the current contact information for filmmaker Robert Fenz?
thanks,
Jesse
-- Jesse Lerner 593 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 USA tel./fax: (213) 413-1333 www.americanegypt.net __________________________________________________________________ For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:45:57 -0400 From: Thomas Beard <email suppressed> Subject: Re: Questions about Samuel Beckett and Zanzibar > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Boundary_(ID_0PcibrJHE9fOIzyLT1Zmsw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Hey Jeremy, Barney Rosset has some interesting outtakes from Film which he showed at MoMA last year. Those might be worth checking out. http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/film/2006/BarneyRosset.html Best, Thomas On 6/11/07 2:02 PM, "Jeremy Rossen" <email suppressed> wrote: > Frameworkers, >=20 > I have several unrelated questions for you! >=20 > 1. I am looking for information on renting prints of the Zanzibar films, = where > can I find them? >=20 > 2. Wondering if anyone can suggest some Samuel Beckett inspired films to > program along with "Film"? >=20 > Thank you in advance! >=20 > Jeremy Rossen > www.cinemaproject.org >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:01:59 +0200 >> > From: email suppressed >> > Subject: Zanzibar by Sally Shafto >> > To: email suppressed >> >=20 >> > June 5, 2007 >> >=20 >> > University Communications*email suppressed >> > Southern Illinois University Carbondale >> > Carbondale, IL 62901 >> > 618/453-2276 phone*618/453-2230 fax >> > http://news.siu.edu >> >=20 >> >=20 >> > Hello from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We are sending you= (1) >> > news release. Today's headline is: >> >=20 >> > 1. Book details chapter of French film history >> >=20 >> >=20 >> > 'The Zanzibar Films and the Dandies of May 1968' >> > Book details chapter of French film history >> > By Pete Rosenbery >> >=20 >> > CARBONDALE - They were young, idealistic, and full of verve. In many >> > instances, the personal journeys of young French filmmakers reflected = the >> > period nearly four decades ago when widespread challenges to conventio= nal >> > wisdom sparked upheaval in the U.S., and abroad. >> > A book by film historian Sally G. Shafto, executive director of the Bi= g >> > Muddy Film Festival at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, detail= s a >> > little-known chapter of French film history. >> >=20 >> > "The Zanzibar Films and the Dandies of May 1968," looks at a group of >> > young filmmakers who focused both on aesthetics and sought "to make fi= lms >> > in a new way out of the traditional commercial market," Shafto said. T= he >> > copiously illustrated 256-page book is bilingual, with text in both >> > English and French (Ed. Paris Exp=C3=A9rimental, 2007 : >> > http://www.paris-experimental.asso.fr) >> >=20 >> > Zanzibar refers to a collection of 15 to 20 films financed by young Fr= ench >> > heiress Sylvina Boissonnas over about a two-year time period between >> > spring 1968 and February 1970. The films were "all motivated by the de= sire >> > to change the face of French cinema," said Shafto, a native of Lenox, >> > Mass. >> > "Forty years later this may sound very na=C3=AFve, but these people were r= eally >> > very sincere in what they were trying to do," Shafto said. "They were >> > trying to make films differently." >> >=20 >> > The book includes narratives on the films, interviews with many of the >> > filmmakers, and short biographies of those involved with Zanzibar. >> > Shafto will hold a book signing Wednesday, June 27, at the Pompidou Ce= ntre >> > in Paris. In addition, three Zanzibar films, "The Virgin's Bed, (Le Li= t de >> > la vierge)" by Philippe Garrel, "Quickly (Vite)" by Daniel Pommereulle= , >> > and "Twice Upon a Time (Deux fois)" will be shown Friday, June 16, and >> > Saturday, June 17, at the LaSalle Bank Cinema, 4901 W. Irving Park Roa= d, >> > Chicago. >> >=20 >> > The French youth movement in May 1968 parallels many of the events in = the >> > United States during the same period, serving "as a fulcrum for >> > galvanizing the energies of these young people in some way," Shafto sa= id. >> > The exploding civil rights and women's movements in the United States = were >> > gaining momentum in France. Many of the 35mm-films capture the themes = of >> > the student protests in France. >> >=20 >> > Most of the filmmakers did not go to film school and bypassed French >> > requirements for becoming a director or director of photography. Inste= ad, >> > they made movies without permission of the Centre national de la >> > cinematographie, the French government agency- a requirement for >> > distributing films. >> > "Instead of taking 10 years (of study) to make movies - they said, 'th= e >> > power is now; we want to make movies now," Shafto said. >> > May 1968 historians generally were unaware of the films' existence unt= il >> > Shafto, a film historian who specializes in international cinema with = a >> > strong background in French culture and film theory, wrote about them = for >> > an article for Cinemath=C3=A8que Francaise in 1999. Some of the films are = now >> > available on DVD, she said. >> > Part of book focuses on Boissonnas, a niece of art patron Dominque de >> > Menil, who founded the de Menil Collection in Houston. Boissonnas fund= ed >> > many of the filmmakers largely upon their appearance, Shafto said. >> > The generation still affects society today, Shafto said. >> > "The players in this group were all in the first crest of the baby boo= m >> > generation," born between 1942 and 1950, Shafto said. >> > "The first wave really came in with a feeling that the world was their= s S=EF=BF=BD >> > they were going to effect a takeover," she said. "School was not as >> > important because diplomas were not what mattered; what mattered was >> > having some ideas and the energy and willingness to do it." >> >=20 >> > Shafto works in the University's cinema and photography department, wh= ich >> > is a part of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. >> > Before coming to SIUC in 2006, Shafto served as the English Web site >> > translator for the French film journal Cahiers du cinema. She also ser= ved >> > as an assistant director for the Avignon Film Festival in France, wher= e >> > she lived since moving there in 1998 to finish her doctorate. >> > She has a master's degree in art history from Columbia University and >> > earned her doctorate in film studies at the University of Iowa. She wa= s >> > curator of Zanzibar Films at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Harvar= d >> > Film Archives in London and co-organizer of a conference titled "Relig= ion >> > and Cinema" at Princeton University. She taught various classes in fil= m at >> > the Institut International de l'Image et du Son in Trappes, France and= at >> > New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, among other experience= s. >> >=20 >> > For more information about the book, contact Shafto at (address suppressed)= u. >> > The book is available through >> > http://www.cine-memento.fr/sally-shafto-a-149708.html for about $36 (n= ot >> > including postage) or 27 euros. Bookstores may also order the book by >> > contacting Philippe Magnani, director of the Paris Museum Internationa= l, >> > at (address suppressed)-musees.asso.fr. >> >=20 >> >=20 >> >=20 >> > -- >> > Tom Woolf >> > Director - Public Relations >> > Associate Director - University Communications >> > Southern Illinois University Carbondale >> > Beimfohr Hall - Mail Code 6819 >> > 1220 Douglas Drive >> > 618/453-6796 >> > email suppressed >> >=20 >> >=20 >> > __________________________________________________________________ >> > For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>. >=20 >=20 > Live Earth is coming.=C2=A0 Learn more about the hottest summer event - only = on > MSN. Check it out! <http://liveearth.msn.com?source=3Dmsntaglineliveearthwl= m> __________________________________________________________________ For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>. --Boundary_(ID_0PcibrJHE9fOIzyLT1Zmsw) Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Questions about Samuel Beckett and Zanzibar</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'>Hey J= eremy,<BR> <BR> Barney Rosset has some interesting outtakes from Film which he showed at Mo= MA last year. Those might be worth checking out.<BR> <BR> <a href=3D"http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/film/2006/BarneyRosset.html">http:= //www.moma.org/exhibitions/film/2006/BarneyRosset.html</a><BR> <BR> Best,<BR> Thomas<BR> <BR> <BR> On 6/11/07 2:02 PM, "Jeremy Rossen" <email suppressed> = wrote:<BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYL= E=3D'font-size:12.0px'>Frameworkers,<BR> <BR> I have several unrelated questions for you!<BR> <BR> 1. I am looking for information on renting prints of the Zanzibar films, wh= ere can I find them?<BR> <BR> 2. Wondering if anyone can suggest some Samuel Beckett inspired films to pr= ogram along with "Film"?<BR> <BR> Thank you in advance!<BR> <BR> Jeremy Rossen<BR> www.cinemaproject.org<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <HR ALIGN=3DCENTER SIZE=3D"3" WIDTH=3D"100%">> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:01:59= +0200<BR> > From: email suppressed<BR> > Subject: Zanzibar by Sally Shafto<BR> > To: email suppressed<BR> > <BR> > June 5, 2007<BR> > <BR> > University Communications*email suppressed<BR> > Southern Illinois University Carbondale<BR> > Carbondale, IL 62901<BR> > 618/453-2276 phone*618/453-2230 fax<BR> > <a href=3D"http://news.siu.edu">http://news.siu.edu><BR> > <BR> > <BR> > Hello from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We are sending you= (1)<BR> > news release. Today's headline is:<BR> > <BR> > 1. Book details chapter of French film history<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > 'The Zanzibar Films and the Dandies of May 1968'<BR> > Book details chapter of French film history<BR> > By Pete Rosenbery<BR> > <BR> > CARBONDALE - They were young, idealistic, and full of verve. In many<B= R> > instances, the personal journeys of young French filmmakers reflected = the<BR> > period nearly four decades ago when widespread challenges to conventio= nal<BR> > wisdom sparked upheaval in the U.S., and abroad.<BR> > A book by film historian Sally G. Shafto, executive director of the Bi= g<BR> > Muddy Film Festival at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, detail= s a<BR> > little-known chapter of French film history.<BR> > <BR> > "The Zanzibar Films and the Dandies of May 1968," looks at a= group of<BR> > young filmmakers who focused both on aesthetics and sought "to ma= ke films<BR> > in a new way out of the traditional commercial market," Shafto sa= id. The<BR> > copiously illustrated 256-page book is bilingual, with text in both<BR= > > English and French (Ed. Paris Expérimental, 2007 :<BR> > <a href=3D"http://www.paris-experimental.asso.fr)">http://www.paris-expe= rimental.asso.fr)</a><BR> > <BR> > Zanzibar refers to a collection of 15 to 20 films financed by young Fr= ench<BR> > heiress Sylvina Boissonnas over about a two-year time period between<B= R> > spring 1968 and February 1970. The films were "all motivated by t= he desire<BR> > to change the face of French cinema," said Shafto, a native of Le= nox,<BR> > Mass.<BR> > "Forty years later this may sound very naïve, but these peop= le were really<BR> > very sincere in what they were trying to do," Shafto said. "= They were<BR> > trying to make films differently."<BR> > <BR> > The book includes narratives on the films, interviews with many of the= <BR> > filmmakers, and short biographies of those involved with Zanzibar.<BR> > Shafto will hold a book signing Wednesday, June 27, at the Pompidou Ce= ntre<BR> > in Paris. In addition, three Zanzibar films, "The Virgin's Bed, (= Le Lit de<BR> > la vierge)" by Philippe Garrel, "Quickly (Vite)" by Dan= iel Pommereulle,<BR> > and "Twice Upon a Time (Deux fois)" will be shown Friday, Ju= ne 16, and<BR> > Saturday, June 17, at the LaSalle Bank Cinema, 4901 W. Irving Park Roa= d,<BR> > Chicago.<BR> > <BR> > The French youth movement in May 1968 parallels many of the events in = the<BR> > United States during the same period, serving "as a fulcrum for<B= R> > galvanizing the energies of these young people in some way," Shaf= to said.<BR> > The exploding civil rights and women's movements in the United States = were<BR> > gaining momentum in France. Many of the 35mm-films capture the themes = of<BR> > the student protests in France.<BR> > <BR> > Most of the filmmakers did not go to film school and bypassed French<B= R> > requirements for becoming a director or director of photography. Inste= ad,<BR> > they made movies without permission of the Centre national de la<BR> > cinematographie, the French government agency- a requirement for<BR> > distributing films.<BR> > "Instead of taking 10 years (of study) to make movies - they said= , 'the<BR> > power is now; we want to make movies now," Shafto said.<BR> > May 1968 historians generally were unaware of the films' existence unt= il<BR> > Shafto, a film historian who specializes in international cinema with = a<BR> > strong background in French culture and film theory, wrote about them = for<BR> > an article for Cinemathèque Francaise in 1999. Some of the film= s are now<BR> > available on DVD, she said.<BR> > Part of book focuses on Boissonnas, a niece of art patron Dominque de<= BR> > Menil, who founded the de Menil Collection in Houston. Boissonnas fund= ed<BR> > many of the filmmakers largely upon their appearance, Shafto said.<BR> > The generation still affects society today, Shafto said.<BR> > "The players in this group were all in the first crest of the bab= y boom<BR> > generation," born between 1942 and 1950, Shafto said.<BR> > "The first wave really came in with a feeling that the world was = theirs S=EF=BF=BD<BR> > they were going to effect a takeover," she said. "School was= not as<BR> > important because diplomas were not what mattered; what mattered was<B= R> > having some ideas and the energy and willingness to do it."<BR> > <BR> > Shafto works in the University's cinema and photography department, wh= ich<BR> > is a part of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.<BR> > Before coming to SIUC in 2006, Shafto served as the English Web site<B= R> > translator for the French film journal Cahiers du cinema. She also ser= ved<BR> > as an assistant director for the Avignon Film Festival in France, wher= e<BR> > she lived since moving there in 1998 to finish her doctorate.<BR> > She has a master's degree in art history from Columbia University and<= BR> > earned her doctorate in film studies at the University of Iowa. She wa= s<BR> > curator of Zanzibar Films at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Harvar= d<BR> > Film Archives in London and co-organizer of a conference titled "= Religion<BR> > and Cinema" at Princeton University. She taught various classes i= n film at<BR> > the Institut International de l'Image et du Son in Trappes, France and= at<BR> > New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, among other experience= s.<BR> > <BR> > For more information about the book, contact Shafto at (address suppressed)= u.<BR> > The book is available through<BR> > <a href=3D"http://www.cine-memento.fr/sally-shafto-a-149708.html">http:/= /www.cine-memento.fr/sally-shafto-a-149708.html</a> for about $36 (not<BR> > including postage) or 27 euros. Bookstores may also order the book by<= BR> > contacting Philippe Magnani, director of the Paris Museum Internationa= l,<BR> > at (address suppressed)-musees.asso.fr.<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > --<BR> > Tom Woolf<BR> > Director - Public Relations<BR> > Associate Director - University Communications<BR> > Southern Illinois University Carbondale<BR> > Beimfohr Hall - Mail Code 6819<BR> > 1220 Douglas Drive<BR> > 618/453-6796<BR> > email suppressed<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > __________________________________________________________________<BR> > For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>= ;.<BR> <BR> <HR ALIGN=3DCENTER SIZE=3D"3" WIDTH=3D"100%">Live Earth is coming.=C2=A0 Learn more a= bout the hottest summer event - only on MSN. Check it out! <a href=3D"http://l= iveearth.msn.com?source=3Dmsntaglineliveearthwlm"><http://liveearth.msn.com= ?source=3Dmsntaglineliveearthwlm></a> <BR> </SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STY= LE=3D'font-size:12.0px'><BR> </SPAN></FONT> </BODY> </HTML> <p> __________________________________________________________________ For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>. <p> --Boundary_(ID_0PcibrJHE9fOIzyLT1Zmsw)-- ------------------------------ End of FRAMEWORKS Digest - 11 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-296) ****************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________ For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
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