Monday, December 22

‘Setsunasa Burger’ wins best story, production design at Campus MovieFest

“Setsunasa Burger,” the only foreign language film in the 2013 UCLA Campus MovieFest Top 16, was almost an accident – an accident that won best story and best production design. Read more...

Photo: Campus MovieFest recognized the film “Setsunasa Burger,” codirected by fourth-year world arts and cultures student Joseph Brandel and UCSD graduate Tim Ammand, with awards for best story and best production design.


‘A Century of Chinese Cinema’ comes to Westwood

A weary traveler wanders the desolate countryside, clutching his suitcase. The haunting narration of a torn and tortured woman reveals her feelings for a lost love, her distant memories and her hidden melancholy. Read more...

Photo: “In the Mood for Love” is one of 28 films being screened at “A Century of Chinese Cinema,” a new program at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater. (Courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive)




Best actress proves to be a woman of many talents

At a hospital bedside comes a myriad of reactions – tears, hand holding, denial and for some, music. The Campus MovieFest dramatic film entry “The Violinist” placed in the top 16 shorts at UCLA and screened in Ackerman last week. Read more...

Photo: Tamara Rhoads, winner of this year’s Campus MovieFest best actress award, both starred in and composed music for the film.



Bathroom humor sweeps away competition in Campus MovieFest category

Communal bathrooms, a topic familiar to many UCLA students, provided an answer to Andrew Butte’s search for a relatable awkward situation. Butte, a third-year communication studies student with a film, television and digital media minor, and Pablo Mahave, a third-year film student from Spain, conceptualized the story of “Toilet Talk,” the short which won best comedy for the campus-wide level of Campus MovieFest. Read more...

Photo: Awarded best comedy at Campus MovieFest, “Toilet Talk” is about an awkward college student who must avoid two drug dealers while he finishes using a public restroom.



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