Lee Nah (Lina) Yeo, alumni, Experimental Animation
Her film Crocodile Journals will be screened at Cannes, non-competitive section of "Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde" as part of the Singapore Showcase, May 2006. She was personally invited to attend the festival from the 21st to the 23rd. Lee Nah will be joining Infinite Frameworks, June 2006, as Animation Supervisor on their first animation feature "Sing to the Dawn" based on an important piece of south-east asian literature of the same name by Ming Fong Ho.

Rebecca Baron, Associate Dean, School of Film/Video and faculty Program in Film and Video, has been invited to screen her film "How Little We Know of Our Neighbors"(2005,50 min.) at the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival, Alternate Cinema and documentary category, May 25-June 18, 2006.

Betzy Bromberg, Director, Program and Film/Video has been invited to screen her latest film "A Darkness Swallowed" (2006, 78 min.) at the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival, Alternate Cinema category, May 25-June 18, 2006.

Matthew Harrison's, (visiting faculty s'06, Film Directing program) new feature film *The Deep and Dreamless Sleep* will have it's World Premiere on June 22 at the prestigious Avignon Film Festival in Avignon, France, historic home of the Anti-Popes.

Writer/director Matt Harrison�s hypnotic new feature film THE DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLEEP will have its World Premiere at the 23rd edition of the prestigious Avignon Film Festival to be held June 22nd to 25th in Avignon, France.

A visually textured feature adaptation of Dante Alighieri�s epic 14th century Christian allegory, THE DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLEEP �could not have a better place for it�s World Premiere than Avignon, historic home of the Anti-Popes' says Harrison. Indeed, the Anti-Popes reigned in Avignon from 1377 until 1403 when Benedict XIII was forced to flee the city to save his neck. In Harrison�s bold modern-day examination of Dante Alighieri�s DIVINE COMEDY, a troubled young woman crosses 9 levels of Hell on her quest for absolution.

Matt Harrison won a Sundance Jury Prize with his audacious feature film RHYTHM THIEF. His first studio feature KICKED IN THE HEAD (Universal) was Executive Produced by Martin Scorsese. THE DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLEEP is Mr. Harrison�s fourth feature film. His network and cable directing credits include Sex And The City.

The ancient walled city in Provence has been home to Jerome Rudes cutting edge annual program of fresh American and French independent feature films since 1983. A friend of the Avignon Festival for many years, Harrison's feature debut SPARE ME won the Prix Tournage in 1992 and his Sundance winning RHYTHM THIEF screened in Avignon�s 1995 program.

Director Harrison will attend, along with producer Daniel Blumberg and members of the cast Tami Reynolds, Katharine Hyde, Neil Jain and Jorg Tittel. Further information is available at: www.avignonfilmfest.com

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored thirteen students from nine different colleges and universities in the 33rd annual Student Academy Awards competition. Three films in each category, including Animation, will go on to compete for the gold, silver and bronze prizes at the June 10th awards presentation ceremony. Our own Chris Choy, alumni, Character Animation has been selected in this competition for his piece *"The Possum". We all look forward to the news announcement June 10th. The top three toon contenders, whittled down from a field of eight finalists, includes "The Shoes" by *Wenchung Lu*, student, Character Animation. Congratulations to both Chris and Wenchung!!! A Student Academy Award win puts a film in the running for an Oscar. The Student Academy Awards were established by the Academy in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level.

Rebecca Baron, Associate Dean, School of Film/Video and faculty Program in Film and Video, screened her latest film "How Little We Know of Our Neighbors", along with Nick Fox-Gieg's* (alumni, Experimental Animation) film "The Little Bird of Disaster" and Mirko Martin's *(MFA Student, Program in Film and Video) " You Are German" at the 2006 Images International Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 2006.

Nancy Buchanan, faculty, Program in Film and Video was delighted to accompany the *Mughal India study* tour this past March-April. The visit included many tours to exquisite temples, mosques, palaces and tombs, including the famed Taj Mahal and the ancient site of Kajuharo, where the 10th century Hindu temples are carved with intricate erotic tableaus that reflect Tantric beliefs. Because the tour also included an examination of democracy in India, a discussion with a member of Parliament, on the heels of Presidents Bush's visit was included. The tour included a visit to the Center for Social Research, an organization focused on gender issues, including domestic violence, trafficking, and child poverty. Nancy accompanied student Ingrid Sydow to a local shelter office, where several women told their intensely personal and moving stories about resolving family crises. Throughout the trip, Nancy shot video, which she is currently organizing into a brief documentary for Chandra Khan and Martin Plot, co-instructors, Critical Studies.

Nina Menkes, faculty, Program in Film and Video has been invited to speak on a panel "dangerous filmmaking" at CineVegas 2006.