Ed Sharpe, Director or CouryGraph Productions was proud to accept a Grand Festival Award for their production of A special Director’s Cut of Cam Stryker in the Warehouse of Doom, a whimsical, comedic horror film short.
Glendale, AZ, September 27, 2010 — Sharpe was proud to have his film screened alongside one of the most amazing collection of cinematic treats to be enjoyed on the west coast or… well heck for anywhere! BVFF’s Year 19 edition screened 68 outstanding independent filmmakers.
The 2010 Berkeley Video & Film Festival with screenings at the Landmark Shattuck Cinemas in Downtown Berkeley on Sept 24, 25 and 26 brought film aficionados in from not only the bay area but other locations across the nation also.
– Of Sharpe’s film Mel Vapour, Director, Berkeley Video & Film Festivals states:
Ed Sharpe penetrates the 19th Edition of the Berkeley Video and Film Festival 2010, with his latest “Cam Stryker: In the Warehouse of Doom” short film.”
“Sharpe amps up the ante with shimmering film noire flash light lighting techniques, reminiscent of the Blair Witch Project. This episodic self clip approach, reinforces his one man band style of cinema. The story lines are always incidental, his iconic face and Speed Graphic ’50’s camera prop, reveal his yarn spinning tales are always tongue and chic, this latest version is a mouthful.”
– Mel Vapour, Director, Berkeley Video & Film Festivals
30 years you say?
Lets pause here though and reflect on the East Bay Media Center that sponsors The Berkeley Video and Film Festival…
It is a big birthday for these folks… 30 Years! – HAPPY BIRTHDAY EBMC!
Mel Vapour states: “The EBMC blossomed out of my, and Paul Blake’s, persuasion that the 1979 Panasonic VHS camera was going to irreversibly and importantly change the course of filmmaking.”
East Bay Media Center was established in 1980 as a 501(c)3 Non-profit Corporation. By providing technical and educational media needs to communities in the East Bay, EBMC gained popularity as a Media advocate for community involvement, especially for marginalized youth and minorities.
In the mid -1980’s, EBMC pioneered the camcorder and personal computer video revolution by being the first production/post-production organization to offer integrated video/computer workstations. EBMC created specialized training programs to provide independent producers and organizations with the necessary tools for successfully navigating new technologies.
And… Out of the EBMC the BVFF was born… This is the 19th event…Mel reminiscences, “With the support of George Manupelli (director of Ann Arbor Film Festival), who had met Vapour at the Ann Arbor film festival in the late 60’s, BVFF would become a festival of international acclaim showing unusual, off-beat as well as mainstream documentaries and short film. More importantly, the BVFF grew quickly in popularity because of its willingness to promote highly experimental as well as politically conscious film that would always include the development of highly advanced technical refinement and skill.”
Sharpe stated : “The mix of documentaries, features, shorts, works by young producers, experimental films and more rivals any of the festivals I normally attend.” He continued “It is unbelievable Vapour and his group can offer this entertainment at a $13 dollar a day pass rate!”
Being able to interact with producers, directors and cinematographers is what makes attending a live screening like this a great event.
“We’re amazed by the quality of the creative work shown at the festival” said Sharpe. ” We’re honored that our production were chosen to be screened and also to receive a prestigious BVFF Grand Festival Award.”
But that’s not all!
“This year Ryan W. Chen’s We the Divided is a must see! The third portion consists of important features by older and more established filmmakers,” Mel tells us.
BVFF’s 19th edition screens 68 outstanding independent filmmakers.
Highlights of the three-day event included a spotlight on short films and animation from the students of the USC School of Cinematic Arts; a tribute screening of Nisei Soldier by the late Berkeley documentarian Loni Ding; Bay Area filmmaker Waylon Bacon’s world premiere of Help Wanted, in addition to a selection of his past work; a special presentation of Tao Ruspoli’s documentary Being in the World; a premiere of a “hyper narrative interactive feature film,”
Turbulence, by Nitzan Ben Shaul and Daphne Cohen Ben Shaul from Israel; the world premiere of Canadian filmmaker Mathew Bennett’s new feature, Kick Me Down; and Frankie Latina’s blaxploitation-meets-arthouse feature, Modus Operandi, is really what made Milwaukee famous
To seeall of the selections being screened and the major awards see: http://berkeleyvideofilmfest.org/Official%20Selections%202010.html
also see: http://berkeleyvideofilmfest.org/, www.glendaledailyplanet.com
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