Thursday, October 16, 1997
A&E Briefs
BRIEFS:
Award-winning student to screen thesis film project
UCLA graduate film student Marc Marriot will screen his thesis
film, "The Snow Child" on Monday at 7:30 pm at the James Bridges
Theater.
Marriot won the Langlois International Film Festival in 1995 and
a Student Showcase Award at the Independent Feature Film Market in
New York. His films have been featured on the Sundance and
Independent Film Channels.
He received special assistance on "The Snow Child" from
executive producer, Gerald R. Molen, who also produced "Schindler’s
List," "Jurassic Park" and other Spielberg films. Admission is
free.
Music of native Portugal comes to Wadsworth
On Oct. 18, the five-member ensemble Madredeus brings the sounds
of native Portugal to UCLA’s Veterans Wadsworth Theater. As an
unusual hybrid between opera and the blues, the group features the
harmonies of vocals, guitars and a keyboard. Tickets are $30, $27
and $11 with UCLA ID. For more information call (310) 825-2101.
$1 million given to department
of music
The Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation has committed $1 million over
three years to the Department of Music in the School of the Arts
and Architecture. The funds will be allocated to the Gluck Fellows
Music Performance Program and Opera UCLA. The grant is one of the
largest gifts to date specifically for the arts.
Screenwriter photo exhibit
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences opens a
photographic exhibition featuring the faces behind the films, the
screenwriters. Created by Helena Lumme and Mika Manninen, the
exhibit will run through December. Admission is free and open to
the public. For more information call (310) 247-3600.