The
Ohio State University
Photography & Cinema Alumni Society
Sorry for the update delay2009 Summer SocialBob and BJ Wagner plan to open their home to the Alumni Society for the 2009 Summer Social! So plan to join us on Sunday, June 14 from 3-7 p.m. for good food, good company, and a chance to catch up with colleagues and friends! As always, BYOB and BYOC and BASD - as in bring your own brew of choice, bring your own chair, and bring a side dish. The Society will supply the main course of brats and dogs.
Directions: Bob and BJ live on the southwest corner of Zollinger and North Star Roads in Columbus. Take Rt. 315 to Lane Avenue; from the highway, turn west on Lane Avenue (away from campus) and proceed to North Star. Turn right and follow North Star about ½ mile to Zollinger. You'll find plenty of parking on the street - and the party in the backyard! We'll have the grill fired up and be watching for you to arrive! RSVP to Walter Burbach at wburbach@columbus.rr.com. Next NewsletterThe April 2009 newsletter is going out right now. The next newsletter will be in October. Please submit any alumni news or other stories by October 10. Please submit to Walter Burbach at wburbach@columbus.rr.com. Call for entries now open for 2009 Chris AwardsThe call for entries is now going out for the 2009 Columbus International Film and Video Festival. Entry forms and information is available at www.chrisawards.org. . |
Mission Statement
The Ohio State University Department of Photography and Cinema Alumni Society is a consituent society of The Ohio State University Alumni Society representing alumni of the Department of Photography and Cinema as well as film and photography professionals and enthusiasts. We promote photography, cinema, video and other forms of media through fellowship, dialogue and public education.
Latest News
Janet Parrott (MA ’92) has been recognized with a Distinguished Teaching Award for her work as an Assistant Professor with film students in the OSU Theatre Department.
Congratulations to Jack Sekowski (BA ‘84) whose screenplay Babe Approved won third place in the comedy category at The Movie Deal screenwriting competition!
Late last year, Sam Nahem (MA ‘82) announced the broadcast premiere of his latest film, Beyond the Fence: Memories of Buchenwald. The one-hour documentary examines the liberation of Buchenwald through the eyes of survivors and soldiers. For more information, go to Sam’s website at www.screen-play.org.
John Whitney held the first public screening of his new film, Measured Sacrifice, for a home crowd at The Screens theatre as part of the Cowtown Film Series in October.
Ardine Nelson (staff) and Fred Marsh (BFA '80)have each been named Guggenheim fellows for 2008 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Mike Adams (MA ' 73) is just back from teaching a photo class in Shanghai. His students' work can be seen at www.trft.org/chinaphotoclass. Mike is chair of the Dept. of TV-Radio-Film-Theatre at San Jose State University. His website is www.mikeadams.org.
Clay Lowe (faculty) has created an OSU Photo-Cinema Alumni Special Interest Group on Facebook. You can join him at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=692972174.
Collis Davis (staff) has completed his film "Pinoy Jazz: The Story of Jazz in the Philippines. The film is available at www.Filmbaby.com. For more information on Collis check out www.okara.com.
"The Horrors of War" has been released on DVD. The film was co-directed by John Whitney, co-shot by Scott Spears with and Gil Whitney as Gaffer and featured Chip Kocel acting as a war weary soldier.
This article about the naming of Haskett Hall was printed in recent OSU Alumni Society Magazine.
Clay Lowe interviews Arthur Penn.
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