http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/624 Brown Paper Tickets - Northwest Film Forum's Event Feed en-us http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78646 Claire Denis yet again proves her finesse with dramatic intimacy and expressive vibrancy. The elegantly sketched narrative delves into the evolving relationship between Jo, a Parisian university student, and her train engineer father, Lionel. 06 Nov 2009 7:00 PM -0800 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/78648 In 2006, a team of world-renowned film archivists and historians painstakingly restored the Venezuelan masterpiece Araya to its original, complete versiona version that had not been seen since its initial 1959 release. 13 Nov 2009 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/78826 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 productions who want to know some of the basic skills of editing in a non-linear environment. Prior experience in non-linear editing is not required, but basic computer skills are necessary. Time is available in NWFFs edit suite for students to work between classes. 17 Sep 2009 6:00 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/78821 Learn how to tell your story visually through creative camera placement. Explore the art of the montage and the science of forcing perspective. Learn the vocabulary used to describe lens selection, camera placement, and motion. In this class, we will begin with the preproduction tools and vocabulary necessary for effective previsualization. Analysis of scenes from notable films will give students a background in existing conventions, with subsequent hands-on exercises to practice the concepts learned in class. A culminating project will take us through a complete blocking and shooting of a short scripted scene. Prior experience in editing or camera operation, or prior attendance in a NWFF Video Production Basics class is recommended. 07 Nov 2009 10:00 AM -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/78660 A rewarding meta-commentary on his first two films, Lisandro Alonsos Fantasma functions as a meditation on the themes and characters in La Libertad and Los Muertos. 14 Nov 2009 5:00 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/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/78642 Director Ulrich Seidl masterfully extracts heart-rending performances in this stark but profound depiction of modern day struggle. 06 Nov 2009 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/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/78658 The first feature by celebrated Argentine director Lisandro Alonso, La Libertad is a thought-provoking piece of minimalist realism. 11 Nov 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/71174 In this series of shows, the performance collective Invisible Seattle will work with a menagerie of contemporary artists. This is a trial as performance, or a performance as a trial, over three nights and three different performances. 10 Dec 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/78661 Lisandro Alonsos singular voice shines yet again in Liverpool. A graceful ode to solitude and the existential need for meaning, the story follows a sailor named Farrel on a lonely journey in the southernmost region of Argentina. 13 Nov 2009 7:00 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/78659 As poetically beautiful as it is effectively disconcerting, Lisandro Alonso's second film, Los Muertos, brims with the richly somber mood and unmatched visual attentiveness that defines the director's oeuvre. 12 Nov 2009 7:00 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/79764 Learn what it takes to safely and effectively navigate the worldwide film festival circuit and maximize your profile while minimizing your costs. In addition, you'll learn to rank your film as well as ranking film festivals; learn what a publicist do 10 Nov 2009 6:30 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/78965 Training for the Film Forum's Panasonic 24p digital camera. 27 Oct 2009 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78968 Training for the Film Forum's Panasonic digital camera with the 2p digital cards 08 Sep 2009 6:30 PM -0800 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/78958 An emerging voice in cinema talks about the power of place and atmosphere. 14 Nov 2009 12:00 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/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/79905 Learn how to transfer your own 16mm and Super-8 movies to digital video using NWFF‚Âs Sup‚Âd-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 20 Oct 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/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