Kick off a unique school year with our September Zoomixer: Back to Shool Bash!
CIE is glad to co-host this event (sponsored by Final Draft) with Fusionart Pictures Inc. and Dodge College Graduate Student Council (DSCGC) at Chapman University. Moreover, two special guests will be joining us for the mixer: creative consultant, teacher, author, and former directing head at the American Film Institute Conservatory, Peter Markham and two time Academy Awards nominated director, writer and actor Matthew Jacobs!
And…that is not all, we will be raffling out a digital copy of the most popular industry standard screenwriting software Final Draft 11 for free at the end of the mixer. (Eligibility upon entering the chat room on the day, must be present at the end of the mixer for a chance to win.)
Not a student? It doesn’t matter! The event is open to everyone, come join us for an enlightened evening of discussion, conversation, and fun!
Date: September 18, 2020
Time: 7:30PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
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ABOUT CO-HOSTING PARTNER
Fusionart Pictures Inc.
Fusionart Pictures is an award winner & Hollywood based production company with an extraordinary film producing experience and extensive academic background. The company is focused on the creative development, production, post-production, and distribution of films, TV series and documentaries. We have a professional team who are all award winners. Our cooperative partners include Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, iTunes, Microsoft, Comcast, DirectTV, IN Demand, Netflix, Hoopla, Hulu, Sony Entertainment Network, Steam, VUBIQUITY, VUDU, and Dish Network. We are also collaborating with news media, including NBC, Fox, Sing Tao Daily, World Journal, China Daily, US New Express, VoyageLA, TouTiao, NetEase, SDTV, South East TV, Zhejiang TV, HNTV, and other TV Channels.
Dodge College Graduate Student Council
The purpose of the Dodge College Graduate Student Council is to enhance the graduate educational experience and environment, foster both community and unity across Dodge College's graduate programs, provide resources and events to encourage social, professional, and academic development, and empower all graduate students by serving as a voice for the graduate community at Chapman University and Dodge College.
ABOUT THE HOST
Sunny Xiang
Producer/ Head of International Sales and Distribution at Fusionart Pictures Inc.
She is a member of the American NATPE film association. She produced more than 50 short films, commercials, promotional videos, documentaries, MV, and feature films in the United States and China. Her works won awards and were officially selected in 55 film festivals. Her works includes the promotional video of the 6th Silicon Valley Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum Which Kai-Fu Lee had the opening speech; Amazon's film "I Don't Want to Sleep Alone" which is lead by Wells Fargo Covergirl; Amazon film "The Magic Door" the award winner in Berlin International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema. She also joins in 200 productions, including PUMA X THE HUNDREDS’ commercial,, TV show "Rap of China," Fitz and The Tantrums' MV, etc.
ABOUT SPECIAL GUEST
Peter Markham
Peter Markham is a creative consultant, teacher, author, and former directing head at the American Film Institute Conservatory. His alumni, award winners at major festivals, have notable careers in film and TV. Prior to teaching, he was a director in the UK, and worked with filmmakers including Anthony Minghella and Martin Scorsese.Peter is here to promote his new book “What’s the story? The director Meets Their Screenplay” coming out.
About the book
“What’s the story? An Essential Guide for Directors and Writer-Directors”
By Peter Markham
This book is an essential resource for any aspiring director who wants to understand exactly how to approach a screenplay in order to get the very best from it, and an invaluable resource for any filmmaker who wants to understand the important creative interplay between the director and screenplay in bringing a story to life.
Matthew Jacobs
Matthew Jacobs is a well known director,writer & actor. He is also an instructor from UCLA and University of Texas at Austin.
His works included Oscar nominated film The Emperor’s New Groove, BBC’s feature films Doctor Who, Hallelujah Anyhow and Mothertime; Star Wars: Star-Fighter, Paperhouse, Young Indiana, Jones Chronicles. He is also the actor in the Oscar winner film Vice.Matthew is here to promote his new movie Doctor Who I Am, coming out in 2021.
About the film
Directed by Vanessa Yuille & Matthew Jacobs, with executive producer Colin Vaines, documentary “DOCTOR WHO AM I” is now in the final stages of post-production. In this funny and moving documentary, an infamous Doctor Who screenwriter (Matthew Jacobs) is reluctantly dragged back into the American Whoniverse but finds family in the unlikeliest of places. “Doctor Who Am I” is set to release in 2021.