SELICK WILL GET FRITZ AWARD AT FILM FESTIVAL.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - Academy Award nominee Henry Selick Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952), is an Award-winning American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing both The Nightmare Before Christmas, and James and the Giant Peach. , known for his work in animation and fantasy filmmaking, will receive the Friz Award at the culmination of the 11th annual International Family Film Festival on Oct. 1. The festival kicked off Friday with showings of ``A Plan'' and ``Come Away Home'' at the Valencia Town Center Grand Palace theater, where all the screenings will be held. Screenings will continue through Thursday night, when a world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of the DreamWorks film ``Dreamer,'' starring Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning, will be held. Selick joins a list of animation luminaries that includes Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated , Joseph Barbera, William Mendez, Disney artists Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson, and his own instructor at California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. , Jules Engel, in receiving the Friz Award. The award is named after its first recipient, animator/director/producer Isadore ``Friz'' Freling, who created many of the beloved Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam. Founded in 1994, the festival is the first - and only - dedicated exclusively to the family. Annually, the festival accepts 300 films for consideration, which are judged by a three-tier jury that selects the 79 films that will be screened that year. Awards are given to the best films during the Oct. 1 dinner. ``The up-and-coming filmmakers have an exuberance and freshness about their work that is always contagious,'' said Chris Shoemaker, festival founder. ``In a way, the festival is honored to see the next generation of filmmakers already shaping their cultural legacy as artists.'' Films have been submitted by film schools throughout Southern California, including the American Film Institute American Film Institute (AFI), nonprofit organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1967 by the National Endowment for the Arts to preserve and catalog American films and television, to provide work grants for new and established filmmakers, and to increase ; the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. ; the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission ; and Chapman University, as well as some in Australia and Germany. Other participating film schools are in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Pennsylvania, Boston, Michigan, Ohio and Texas. Patte Dee McKee, the festival's film programmer, said films from 10 countries have been submitted. ``We have many new countries entering their films in the festival. We have a submission from Nepal and also one from Qatar. It is very exciting to see these countries join our network of family film producers. Students from area schools will attend screenings of festival films during the day, with the field trips paid for by festival sponsors. The films are chosen for their subject matter and ability to prompt a classroom discussion. This year's films include `'The Man Who Walked Between the Towers'' and ``Wheel of Peace.'' ``Our goal is to bring together the global family and teach tolerance and diversity, which also addresses some of the problems on school campuses,'' festival co-founder Suzanne Shoemaker said. Tickets for screenings are $7 for general admission; and $5 for film festival members, seniors (55 and over), students and children 12 and under. Group rates are available. Tickets for the awards ceremony are $150 per person, $100 for members and $15 for the awards ceremony only. For information on screening times, visit the festival Web site at www.iffilmfest.org. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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