Faculty Members Earn Guggenheim Fellowships to Support Music, Filmmaking
A journalist and filmmaker-turned-assistant professor and an award-winning flutist and bandleader who teaches music have earned Guggenheim Fellowships to pursue their arts.
April 18, 2024
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A journalist and filmmaker-turned-assistant professor and an award-winning flutist and bandleader who teaches music have earned Guggenheim Fellowships to pursue their arts.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/faculty-members-earn-guggenheim-fellowships-support-music-filmmaking
The Virginia Film Festival announced that it will welcome visionary filmmaker and musician Boots Riley for an advance screening of four episodes of his upcoming series I’m a Virgo, followed by a moderated conversation and Q&A on Tuesday, April 25 at 7:00 PM at Violet Crown Charlottesville.
“We are excited to announce that this year’s Virginia Film Festival will be returning to Charlottesville for its 36th year from October 25-29,” said Virginia Film Festival Director and UVA Vice Provost for the Arts Jody Kielbasa. “We continue to receive such positive feedback from our patrons about last year’s festival, which saw us presenting a stellar lineup of films, and an impressive guest list headlined by Jonathan Majors, who is fast becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars thanks to his role as Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Universe and his starring role opposite Michael B. Jordan in the highly anticipated Creed III. We look forward to sharing another outstanding lineup and guest roster in 2023.”
https://virginiafilmfestival.org/2023-vaff-set-for-oct-25-29/
The story told in the documentary, “The Lives Between the Lines,” brings together the persistent voices of student activists, the painstaking research of scholars, the careful planning of designers and the crucial participation of community members – all collaborating to create the University of Virginia’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/documentary-details-creation-uvas-memorial-enslaved-laborers
Jonathan Majors receives the Virginia Film Festival’s “Breakthrough Star” award after the screening of his new film, “Devotion.” University of Virginia alumnus and actor Jason George, who is also on the festival’s advisory board, presented the award.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/film-festival-presents-actor-jonathan-majors-breakthrough-star-award
From the opening night’s full house at the Paramount Theater for the area premiere of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” to many other sold-out movies and illuminating discussions, the 35th Virginia Film Festival, held Wednesday through Sunday, drew big crowds – free this year from COVID restrictions on social gatherings.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/photos-virginia-film-festival-guests-and-crowds-delighted-be-back-person
"I need you to know this other story about this place,” Kern Jackson’s godmother, Valena McCants, said to him 30 years ago when he visited Mobile originally to study Mardi Gras culture. This ultimately led to his documentary, "Descendant," that explores the history of The Clotilda.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/folklorist-and-alumnus-behind-scenes-award-winning-film-descendant
The credits have rolled on a remarkable 35th Anniversary Virginia Film Festival that combined more than 100 films with an unforgettable array of special guests and fascinating discussions that captivated, challenged, and delighted audiences over five days in Charlottesville. The 35th Annual Virginia Film Festival saw a total of 17,292 total attendances, including both paid and free events. The Festival recorded 28 sold out screenings and welcomed 72 industry guests as well as 42 discussants and subject matter experts from around the globe to shed light on and add depth and context to films that both entertained audiences and tackled some of the most important topics of our time.
https://virginiafilmfestival.org/35th-annual-vaff-now-thats-a-wrap/
It’s no secret that many people affiliated with the University of Virginia have behind-the-scenes roles in the annual Virginia Film Festival. It is a UVA-sponsored program, after all. This year’s festival, which begins Wednesday and runs through Sunday, features several directorial debuts and films made by UVA alumni, faculty and staff. The alumni credit their educations at the University for much of their successes in the film industry. More than 50 faculty members are participating in events as moderators and panelists, with almost all film screenings followed by discussions.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-ties-run-deep-these-filmmakers
Rising star Jonathan Majors will accept the Breakthrough Star Award and present his latest film and “This Is It” star Chrissy Metz will be on hand for a screening and conversation during the 35th annual Virginia Film Festival.
https://dailyprogress.com/entertainment/movies/virginia-film-festival-unveils-schedule-with-jonathan-majors-chrissy-metz-and-others/article_4ef6879a-4997-11ed-b3d6-532d5ffefabd.html
The Virginia Film Festival will team up with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello to present “The Levys of Monticello” during the 35th annual festival, which will take place from Nov. 2 to 6.
https://dailyprogress.com/entertainment/movies/vaff-monticello-team-up-for-film-about-levy-family/article_7a9a9946-28a8-11ed-9771-5be4391b5cd2.html
If you’ve been scrolling through the selections on the Virginia Film Festival’s website and trying to figure out where to begin your personal schedule of screenings, you might want to consider starting with some sheer entertainment in the Opening Night Film!
https://dailyprogress.com/entertainment/movies/mapping-out-virginia-film-festival-visit-dive-into-diverse-categories/article_f35a3ffc-53ab-11ed-bbbb-6f24b80dab20.html