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WHATEVER IT TAKES: We got into Sundance!!!

Posted April 14, 2008 by chriswong in Whatever It Takes, Guest Filmmaker Blog

Well, kind of… I should explain. Since July 2007, WHATEVER IT TAKES has been supported by the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund. Besides CAAM, Sundance has been our other major backer, providing us with not only a large grant, but also much needed creative and technical assistance.
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2008 CPB/PBS Producers Academy Scholarship

Posted March 12, 2008 by rsotelo in Filmmaker Opportunities

Up to twenty scholarships will be offered to station-based and independent producers for an intensive seven-day, hands-on training seminar at WGBH in Boston, June 21 - June 27, 2008.
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WETA News Academy 2008

Posted by rsotelo in Filmmaker Opportunities

WETA News Academy 2008 is an intensive, five day residential course designed to offer applicants experience in the practical and technical capabilities of contemporary local news gathering and reporting, both on TV and online. Participants will explore the underlying principles of modern news programming with some of the nation's premier journalists and producers.
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AMONG B-BOYS: Crashing the Festival!

Posted March 9, 2008 by Christopher Woon in Among B-Boys, Guest Filmmaker Blog

Among B-Boys is smashin' your average B-boy vids! But here's a few that might be able to compete... It's been a long time... I shouldn't have left you, without some dope films to step to! films to step to! Since it's SFIAAFF time, here's 3 B-Boy related films I want to see...
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WHATEVER IT TAKES: We Are a Family

Posted February 29, 2008 by chriswong in Whatever It Takes, Guest Filmmaker Blog

Everyone tells you that you can’t make a film by yourself. So true. But while it’s absolutely crucial to have a wonderful camera crew and editing team, it also really helps to have an awesome film organization (or two) backing you up. For this project, we have had amazing support from CAAM, and I want to spend some time bragging about them… (FYI, CAAM did not put me up to this; this is completely my own doing.)
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WHATEVER IT TAKES: The Man and the Mission

Posted February 22, 2008 by chriswong in Whatever It Takes, Guest Filmmaker Blog

For those of you who have been keeping track of this blog about my film “Whatever It Takes”, let me first apologize for being a bad, bad blogger these past four weeks. I do have a decent excuse, though, because I was incredibly busy planning some fundraising events in three different cities. As someone who has never done this before, let’s just say that it was (and continues to be) a mighty difficult undertaking.
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AMONG B-BOYS: Building Community

Posted February 21, 2008 by Christopher Woon in Among B-Boys, Guest Filmmaker Blog

With documentary or even anthropological research, sometimes you hear about being an “objective”, fly on the wall… or I guess it also reaches into journalism ethics (so I’ve heard/assume). Don’t disturb the natives! They say. That’s not me, I stir sh… stuff up! I had been reflecting for a little bit today and thought [...]
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IFP Independent Film Labs: Call for Entries

Posted February 14, 2008 by ellen in Filmmaker Opportunities

Open to first time feature directors in the later stage of narrative and documentary post-production, the Labs identify high quality, independent features that can benefit from the support and expertise of experienced film professionals. Led by seasoned independent producers, the Labs help independent filmmakers achieve the full potential of their material prior by providing feedback and advice.
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AMONG B-BOYS: Return of the B-Boy Episode III

Posted January 30, 2008 by Christopher Woon in Among B-Boys, Guest Filmmaker Blog

B-Boy Sukie gets a follow up interview It seems that the beginnings of my filmmaking/multimedia production career are thus based on gut feelings. And I am constantly riding through so many feelings that sometimes it’s like I have the biggest gut in the world. I’m talking Jabba the Hutt big. Lately my gut feeling’s been a [...]
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AMONG B-BOYS: Bringin’ in the New Year part 2

Posted January 7, 2008 by Christopher Woon in Among B-Boys, Guest Filmmaker Blog

Scanning the Hmong New Years festivities with B-Boys Geo and Suki 12-30-2007 Whatdya know? No rain! One thing didn’t go wrong. Sometimes I want to kick that Murphey in the (behind). You feel me? or as the kids I used to work with would say, yadidi.. okay I won’t go there. So those 99 problems I was [...]
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