http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/624 Brown Paper Tickets - Northwest Film Forum's Event Feed en-us http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/68870 For a limited time, we're offering passes good for admission to the 30+ films shown in the series over the course of the summer and fall (through December). Get your pass today! 24 Dec 2009 11:58 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89339 Join Seattle's most famous Hollywood-expatriate, Stewart Stern, for a live screenwriter's commentary of Rebel Without a Cause. In a casual setting, we'll watch Rebel Without a Cause and Stewart will share his stories about the film, its writing and i 16 Jan 2010 12:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88791 An American Journey travels back to the small towns and rural communities the photographer Robert Frank immortalized, exploring the world as Frank saw it and as it survives today. 18 Dec 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88785 A declaration of love to the city of Berlin and an argument for the building of the Berlin Wall. 07 Dec 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89498 Rethinking the boundaries of animation, visual art and experimental filmmaking, this program of films by mostly local talent brings together artists working in different disciplines that are rarely shown together. 07 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89220 For actors and directors this is an on-your-feet workshop using video and playback. The demands that camera work has in order to achieve compelling realistic behavior is understood and experienced through a series of exercises. We begin with a "get a 20 Jan 2010 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89194 Learn how composition, lighting, and depth of field interact to create memorable images. This class will cover basic videography skills and provide the opportunity to operate the Northwest Film Forum's Canon GL1, Panasonic AG-DVX100, and HVX200. We w 27 Feb 2010 10:00 AM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/90051 Learn the basics of non-linear editing with Final Cut Pro. Covers settings, basic principles, effects, titles, sound and printing to video with hands-on experience for each student. This class is for students who intend to work in digital video produ 30 Nov 2009 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88783 Set in a post-war but pre-Wall Berlin, rebellious teenagers deviate from the state's socialist ideals. 30 Nov 2009 9:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78959 Direct animation techniques -- learn to inscribe on film itself 22 Nov 2009 12:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89384 Strengthen your documentary filming techniques with visiting filmmaker Zachary Levy (Strongman). Each day, Zach will show clips demonstrating different documentary styles, and then lead a hands-on workshop. With Zach's direction, students will arrang 10 Jan 2010 12:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89382 Strengthen your documentary filming techniques with visiting filmmaker Zachary Levy (Strongman). Each day, Zach will show clips demonstrating different documentary styles, and then lead a hands-on workshop. With Zach's direction, students will arrang 19 Jan 2010 12:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89225 Join forces with talented Seattle filmmakers Clyde Petersen and Forrest Baum to create, from start to finish, the film trailer for next year's Children's Film Festival Seattle. This intensive three-week workshop will take kids through all stages of f 06 Dec 2009 12:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78662 This fall the Northwest Film Forums quarterly film challenge asks local filmmakers to stretch their imaginations and create a silent film. 21 Nov 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89675 An insider's view of the critics' profession, with commentary from America's best-regarded reviewers, including Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times), A.O. Scott (New York Times), Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) & Kenneth Turan (Los Angeles Times). 18 Feb 2010 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89379 An introduction to cinematic artways of looking at films and talking about themwith a sprinkling of French culture thrown in. Films studied represent highlights from a decade significant because it produced works that represent an artistic and econ 19 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88790 Join us as we welcome the renowned Northwest Boychoirs to our cinema to sing in joyful accompaniment to vintage holiday film footage. 13 Dec 2009 1:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89677 Ursula Meiers debut feature, Home, uses unique style and dark humor to tell the story of a family whose house borders a long-unused stretch of highway which suddenly opens up to commuters. 19 Feb 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/85755 Northwest Film Forum partners with Longhouse Media and National Geographic All Roads Film Project to present a monthly series showcasing emerging talents in indigenous communities. 28 Nov 2009 1:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89215 Participants will study clips and then go into the final cut room and walk through the many steps of making a scene or situation come alive. You'll cover pacing, crosscutting, defining the atmosphere, continuity, etc. and discuss how all these affec 08 Feb 2010 6:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89218 Flash is the premiere software for animating different media formats-photography, line art, sound and video-for the web. Learn the basic skills of Flash's robust animation tools to incorporate in the interactive environment of a website. With hands-o 13 Jan 2010 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/91069 Jose Bold (John Osebold) returns at the end of 2009 with a new December album and film-laden concert. 05 Dec 2009 11:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88788 This documentary combines one of the worlds great ballet companies and one of the worlds greatest filmmakers. 04 Dec 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89198 Lighting sets the tone of every scene. Learn how to use creative lighting techniques to establish a mood and direct your viewer to the most important parts of your shot. With examples taken from the films of today and yesteryear, we will learn how t 06 Mar 2010 10:00 AM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/71177 written and directed by Marya Sea Kaminski, this event brings performance, video, live music and absurd fantasy together to paint a picture of our evolving urban landscape and the places we call home. 13 May 2010 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/71169 Northwest Film Forum is proud to launch LIVE AT THE FILM FORUM, a showcase of dynamic new work that expands cinema beyond the limits of the screen. 18 Sep 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/71171 Northwest Film Forum is proud to launch LIVE AT THE FILM FORUM, a showcase of dynamic new work that expands cinema beyond the limits of the screen. 19 Sep 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/71166 Northwest Film Forum is proud to launch LIVE AT THE FILM FORUM, a showcase of dynamic new work that expands cinema beyond the limits of the screen. 17 Sep 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/71176 Drawing inspiration from the rural/urban divide, karaoke, and Japanese love hotels, too ruminates on the increasing challenges of human contact in a fractured and complex technological age. 25 Mar 2010 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88787 From the perspective of the leaders of the GDR (German Democratic Republic), Look at this City chronicles the history of West Berlin from the end of WWII to the days following the building of the Wall. 14 Dec 2009 9:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88578 Money-Driven Medicine provides the essential introduction Americans need to become knowledgeable participants in healthcare reform, now and in the years ahead. 22 Nov 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89511 New Brow presents interviews from artists, galleries and collectors who initiated and gave momentum to the New American Art Movement. The revealing footage captures the makeshift studios and gallery spaces where the movement began. 15 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89372 This course will explore the thematic, esthetic, sociopolitical, historical, and economic dimensions of the New Hollywood movement that lasted from approximately 1967 to approximately the late 1970s. Key fiction films will be screened, and these work 18 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89512 Non-Stop is a behind-the-scenes look at the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello and their charismatic front man Eugene Hutz. 18 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89518 O'er the Land is Deborah Stratman's meditation on freedom and technological approaches to manifest destiny. 17 Feb 2010 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78677 Only recently made available in the U.S., Leone's preferred version of his classic western is one of the finest examples both of the western genre and of the Italian directors impressive filmography. 11 Dec 2009 8:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78819 In this very hands-on class, filmmakers will learn direct animation techniques like painting, bleaching, scratching and dying 16mm celluloid film stock and then learn how to create magic using NWFF's JK Optical Printer-an age old and nearly forgotten device used to re-photograph motion picture film with dazzling results by learning basic and not so basic optical printer skills. At the end of three weekends students will have contributed to the making of a short experimental film that will be very colorful and beautiful. 05 Dec 2009 12:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/90825 Pamela Z will perform an evening of solo works for voice, electronics, and video. This program will combine short, stand-alone pieces with excerpts from many of Ms. Zâs full-evening intermedia performance works. 24 Nov 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/90195 Get trained on NWFF's Panasonic 24p digital camera, the most glamorous camera in town! This certification is required for anyone interested in using our DVX100 without having prior experience on the camera. Learn how to take full advantage of the ca 18 Nov 2009 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/90199 Similar in feel to the DVX100, the HVX shoots in a wide variety of frame rates and it offers the revolutionary P2 solid-state memory cards.This workshop will continue where the DVX leaves off, and cover advanced camera features, menu settings, and wo 25 Jan 2010 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89509 James Dean achieved iconic status for his starring turn; all coiled tension and Method-inspired angst, the perfect embodiment of restless, troubled youth 15 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89670 New 35mm print: Based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale, Red Shoes has become a landmark in film style and themes, a touchstone to cineastes, lovers of dance and filmmakers ranging from Vincente Minnelli to Martin Scorsese. 12 Feb 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89515 James Bennings RR promises a unique kind of cinematic experience for audiences; it presents a visually stunning portrait of the role of railroads in American history and culture. 03 Feb 2010 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89181 Whether you want to pitch your film to Hollywood or make your independent feature, students will learn the substance of a good screenplay. With his decades of experience writing (as well as acting) for television and films, Walter will lead frank dis 12 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/90203 Learn how to transfer your own 16mm and Super-8 movies to digital video using NWFFs Supd-Up-Bad-Ass-Optical-Printer-From-Hell. This certification class is required to use our low-cost, flicker-free, rock-solid-registration telecine. After being tau 08 Dec 2009 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88789 This installment of Soul Nite features vintage gems from The Staple Singers, Sly & The Family Stone, Ike & Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder up on the screen and cranked up. 10 Dec 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78666 Stephanie Maxwell specializes in hand-painted experimental abstract animation. This screening will feature selections from Maxwells work, as well as a short documentary about Maxwells filmmaking process, with footage of the artist at work. 23 Nov 2009 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/85316 STINGRAY SAM, a six-episode musical-western mini-series in outer space. A dangerous mission reunites Sam with his old accomplice, as they attempt the rescue of a girl held captive by the genetically designed figurehead of a very wealthy planet. 20 Nov 2009 7:15 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89508 Zachary Levy's documentary chronicles the life of a South Brunswick, NJ, idealist and philosopher who twists horseshoes with his bare hands and leg presses trucks. 08 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/90042 A symposium on Yesterday Girl [Abschied von Gestern, 1966], which is at its center, an examination of the beginnings of the new West Germany cinema. 09 Dec 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/90043 Join Eric Ames as he discusses one of the very last films from East Germany, The Wall (1990) a film made by the artist, director, and political dissident Jurgen Bottcher. 16 Dec 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78673 In Bergmans second foray into color film, his inventive application of the new technology resulted in added layers of emotional depth and visual beauty. 20 Nov 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89507 The Sun offers a hypnotic and tragic account of the fall of Japans Emperor Hirohito following the end of World War II, wherein the Emperor renounced his status as divine ruler during the American occupation of his Japan in 1945. 08 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88795 The collapse of the Soviet Union as an inevitable conflation of the younger generations natural impulse to reject the past for the seductive power of popular culture, with a surrealist touch. 02 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88786 This unconventional documentary highlights the Berlin Wall, its last days and its highly anticipated destruction. 14 Dec 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88793 A documentary about the International Amateur Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, many of whom have overcome extraordinary challenges like drug addiction, AIDS, heartbreak, even political asylum. 18 Dec 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88781 Join the Yes Men, Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, as they battle the free market mentality with their politically charged hijinks. 27 Nov 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78676 A teenager hires Rooster Cogburn (Wayne) to track down her fathers killer. An unusually intimate character study for John Wayne, True Grit showcases John Wayne's ability to convey compassion and gruffness at the same time. 11 Dec 2009 6:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89514 Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the worlds greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. 29 Jan 2010 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89517 When It Was Blue presents an experience of a world that is both visceral and fleeting; photographed in 16mm over many years in various waters and terrains, an elaborate montage connects diverse ecosystems. 10 Feb 2010 8:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/88782 Shot in black and white and color, this film has a hypnotic, dream-like quality as it alternates between human and angelic points of view. 30 Nov 2009 7:00 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/89952 Alexander Kluge launched the movement known as the New German Cinema with this film about a young East German woman who passes through the Berlin Wall looking for a better life in the promised land of West Germany. 07 Dec 2009 9:30 PM -0800