Camera Guild Names 11 Film Showcase Winners With Premiere Screening At DGA Theatre on April 25

2-Apr-04

The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) has announced 11 winners in its Eighth Annual Film Showcase competition. The winning entries were photographed by Harry Box for ìAsk Curtis,î Michael Chambliss for ìF-Stops,î Ken Glassing for ìA Life for a Life,î Anette Haellmigk for ìA Single Rose,î Rob Kositchek for ìInconvenience Store,î Rachael Levine for ìHome,î Darin Moran for ìOla's Box of Clovers,î Vince Lucas Nunes for ìRecycle,î Michael Pescasio for ìMrs. Marshall,î Christopher Probst for ìDescent,î and Mark Schwartzbard for ìPsychoanalysis Changed My Life.î The Showcase will premiere Sunday, April 25, 2004 at 3 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater.ìThis Showcase is a preview of the future of the art of filmmaking,î says National Guild President George Spiro Dibie, ASC. ìIt demonstrates a deep reservoir of talent in our Guild, which bodes well for the future. The films selected by our judges are all works of art where the cinematographers played important roles in creating entertaining and interesting stories.îThe competition is open to all ICG members who are still photographers, camera loaders, assistants, and operators. Entries must be 30 minutes or less. More than 70 entries were evaluated on how artfully the scripts and performances were translated into images that serve the stories. The idea for the annual competition was conceived and developed in 1997 by Kositchek, a camera operator and Guild member. His goal was to provide his colleagues in the Guild who are aspiring cinematographers with an opportunity to showcase their talent and skill.Dibie explains that many people who join the Guild as camera loaders, assistants and operators see those roles as steps on their path to the future. He says that many of them shoot short films as a way to sharpen their skills, hone their creative instincts, and to form collaborative relationships with writers, directors and other aspiring moviemakers. ìRob deserves a lot of credit for developing the idea for this competition,î says Dibie. ìOver the years, he has played an important role in organizing and managing this important event.îJudging is done by Guild Cinematographers, Assistants, and Operators who evaluate the effectiveness of the contributions made by the directors of photography.ìThey are judging both the artistry of the cinematographers and the skill with which they execute the visual grammar that supports the intentions of the filmmakers,î he says. ìIt generally takes a cinematographer to make these judgments, because artful camerawork is usually designed to be non-obtrusive and transparent to the audience.îDibie describes the competition as fierce. He says there were many extraordinarily artful entries, which made it difficult for the judges to pare the list down to 11 finalists.ìWhile we congratulate the 11 finalists, we are also urging those members whose films didn't make it into the 2004 Showcase to try again next year,î he says. ìIt was a very close call in many cases. You have to persevere in order to succeed in the long-run.î Additional screenings are slated for the Cannes International Film Festival, and many other cities around the country. The ICG Film Showcase is one of many initiatives sponsored by the Guild for the purpose of helping its 6,000 members gain recognition and advance in their careers. Kodak has sponsored the Showcase screenings since their inception.For more information, including dates and places for other screenings, visit the ICG website at www.cameraguild.com.

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