A Life’s Passion at The Miami Short Film Festival
Posted December 15, 2008 by james in Book News | 0 Comments
A Life’s Passion has been selected participate in the Miami Short Film Festival!
A Life’s Passion has just been selected to screen at this year’s Miami Short Film Fest, November 17 -23 The film is a beautifully-shot and animated hybrid that conveys the authenticity of author James McCreath’s dramatic life, and his fictionalized telling of real world historical events in Argentina from its first years of industrialization to the terrorism and politics underscoring the country’s host role in the 1970’s World Cup.
The Miami Short Film Festival and the University of Miami School of Communication (UM SoC) have partnered for the second year in a row to present the festival’s weeklong event. The School of Communication’s dean, Sam Grogg, will again take a leadership role in the festival to ensure the partnership’s success.
Excited to once again have the support and influence that the esteemed School of Communications and its staff provide the organization and the annual weeklong event, William Vela, founder of director of the festival, has said, “I look forward to moving forward with Dean Grogg and the University again this year, and focusing on the expansion of our relationship.”
The Miami Short Film Festival, founded by William Vela in 2001, began as a means to fill a need in the Miami film community. After a successful first event, which featured seventeen local films, the festival opened its doors to national and international filmmakers to highlight the best short films from around the world.
Now in its seventh year, the Miami Short Film Festival has screened over 600 films from 23 countries for thousands of attendees, given away thousands of dollars in cash and prizes, exposed thousands of high-school students to the art of filmmaking, and provided dozens of local partners with unique programming.
The Miami Short Film Festival is a dedicated contributor to the cultural arts, economy, and education of Miami-Dade County. Through a highly effective strategic partnership model, MsFF has introduced its unique programs and programming into theaters, classrooms, businesses, and organizations throughout Miami-Dade County. Our 2007 Outreach Program gave 1,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) students hands-on filmmaking training. Our 2007 Evening of Latin American Cinema provided Miami-Dade College’s Tower Theater with a sold-out Friday night screening, and our 2007 Children and Families screening allowed Miami Children’s Museum visitors to enjoy a day of tailored programming.
We awarded over $15,000 in cash and prizes during the 6th annual installment of the festival, and helped the Best of Festival award winner secure representation with The Gersh Agency. In addition, an evaluation of 2007’s 6th annual Miami Short Film Festival indicates attendees representative of one-third of all the films screened traveled to Miami for the festival.
Our responsibilities to effect positive change in our community drive our outreach efforts. As an international short film festival we cater to the world’s most creative filmmaking genre, short films provide consumers more for their money, and are an exciting way to discover new talent. Our outreach component will allow us to reach more filmmakers locally and around the world, and give tailored programming to our partner organizations around Miami-Dade County to share with their audiences and help fill their venues.
www.miamishortfilmfestival.com
