Two student films featured in Cinequest, instructors partake in judging
Nitzan Beck
Issue date: 2/23/09 Section: News
After narrowing submissions sent from across the world down to 15, Cinequest notified two De Anza College students their films were selected for the film festival March 8.
"We are the only community college in the United States represented this year which is really a testament to our program," said Susan Tavernetti, Film/TV instructor.
De Anza students Samuel Cheung and Gustav Asplund will have their films "Laundry" and "In Search for I," respectively, shown at the fesival. Each film was shot on 16 mm film and is under four minutes.
Cheung, 29, has a computer science degree and is pursuing an associate's degree in film, based his film off a comic by bay area artist Adrian Tomine. Cheung said "Laundry" is about a "socially awkward" man seeking to return an attractive woman's undergarments after she leaves them in a laundry machine.
"He has good intentions but he kind of ends up scaring her away," Cheung said. "The whole movie is about him trying to find her eventually, and what would happen if he were able to do so."
Asplund's short film is about self-discovery, Tavernetti said. It has a unique cinematic style and very sophisticated visual effects, she said.
"Their films will be shown along films from UC Los Angeles, University of Southern California and Stanford," Barak Goldman said, a Film/TV instructor.
Last year two student films were selected for the festival."De Anza has had a really good track record in terms of being included but it seems that in the last seven years there has been at least one De Anza film that has made the cut, sometimes two," said Tavernetti. De Anza has never won the competition.
Furthermore, Tavernetti and Film/TV instructor, Zaki Lisha will serve on the narrative jury which is regarded as the highest award, and the Cinequest shorts competition, respectively.
Goldman will co-chair the screenplay competition, which involves over twenty screenwriting students to judge the first round of the competition.
"We are the only community college in the United States represented this year which is really a testament to our program," said Susan Tavernetti, Film/TV instructor.
De Anza students Samuel Cheung and Gustav Asplund will have their films "Laundry" and "In Search for I," respectively, shown at the fesival. Each film was shot on 16 mm film and is under four minutes.
Cheung, 29, has a computer science degree and is pursuing an associate's degree in film, based his film off a comic by bay area artist Adrian Tomine. Cheung said "Laundry" is about a "socially awkward" man seeking to return an attractive woman's undergarments after she leaves them in a laundry machine.
"He has good intentions but he kind of ends up scaring her away," Cheung said. "The whole movie is about him trying to find her eventually, and what would happen if he were able to do so."
Asplund's short film is about self-discovery, Tavernetti said. It has a unique cinematic style and very sophisticated visual effects, she said.
"Their films will be shown along films from UC Los Angeles, University of Southern California and Stanford," Barak Goldman said, a Film/TV instructor.
Last year two student films were selected for the festival."De Anza has had a really good track record in terms of being included but it seems that in the last seven years there has been at least one De Anza film that has made the cut, sometimes two," said Tavernetti. De Anza has never won the competition.
Furthermore, Tavernetti and Film/TV instructor, Zaki Lisha will serve on the narrative jury which is regarded as the highest award, and the Cinequest shorts competition, respectively.
Goldman will co-chair the screenplay competition, which involves over twenty screenwriting students to judge the first round of the competition.
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