The Los Angeles Film School and Kanakaris Wireless Partner for Web Streaming Event.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2002 Cutting-Edge Film Educational Institution Will Broadcast Roger Corman Speech From Graduation Event Along With New Short Films The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Film School (LAFS LAFS Los Angeles Film School LAFS Love At First Sight LAFS Life and Fire Safety LAFS Lexical Access from Spectra LAFS Lagged Average Forecasts LAFS Los Angeles Anesthesia Friendliness Scale ) announced today that Kanakaris Wireless (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : KKRW) will feature a LAFS Virtual Film Festival the weekend of February 8. The event kick-off will begin on Friday, February 8th with a graduation speech from Filmmaking legend Roger Corman. Following the graduation, approximately 10 new short films that have been awarded Best in Class by the acclaimed Los Angeles Film School will be world premiered at www.CinemaPop.com and www.AK.TV by Kanakaris Wireless and they will be shown through Sunday, February 11. "We're excited to bring world wide exposure for the best and the brightest upcoming new filmmakers with our Los Angeles Film School Weekend online February 8-11," said Kanakaris Wireless CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Alex Kanakaris. "Our 250,000 registered user base in over 100 countries will get to watch this great entertainment on devices ranging from Pocket PCs to laptop and desktop PCs to big screen TVs," he added. "Taking the work of our prized Los Angeles Film School students in a preview before the eyes of the world's most technically savvy movie viewers is a golden opportunity to showcase the next generation of both film production and the Internet," said Diana Derycz, LAFS CEO. Says LAFS President Amedeo D'Adamo, "We at the school are extremely committed to giving our students exposure to a wide-range of cutting-edge entertainment technologies. This partnering is just another example of this continuing commitment." LAFS has had previously partnered with companies such as NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Technologies and DaVinci Systems, Inc. Kanakaris Wireless will offer the new films as scheduled programming at AK.TV and for on-demand viewing at www.CinemaPOP.com. In addition, the Kanakaris Web channels will provide special coverage of the LAFS graduation ceremonies with special guest stars. Kanakaris will post a schedule and description of the films during the online film fest. The Los Angeles Film School The Los Angeles Film School has been named one of the best-equipped private learning centers in the country by the Hollywood Reporter. The two-year old institution is unparalleled in its commitment to the art, craft, and technology of moviemaking mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak . The school boasts a faculty and advisory board with Hollywood legends such as Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway (born Dorothy Faye Dunaway on January 14, 1941) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. BiographyEarly life Dunaway was born in Bascom, Florida to Grace April Smith, a homemaker, and John MacDowell Dunaway, Jr., a career army officer. and Paul Verhoeven. Additionally the school is one of the only film educational institutions in the world that teaches 24p HD camera cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special in addition to 35mm, 16mm and digital video. The school's facility at 6363 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, CA is one of the most advanced educational and screening facilities in the world. |
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