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NORA ARMANI TO ORGANIZE FILM FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK
http://asbarez.com/111029/nora-armani-to-organize-film-festival-in-new-york/
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013
Nora Armani and Mike Camoin
BY PETER BELSITO
>From Sydney's Buzz Blog
In Cannes recently we met with Nora and Mike and were taken by their
ambitious plans to organize a new New York City and state based film
fest that deals mainly with the type of films we love the most. They
bring impressive qualifications to this new task and we look forward
next year to participating. The Rated SR "Socially Relevant" New
York Film Festival Shines New Light on Film Violence. Nora Armani,
Festival Founding Artistic Director, recently announced this new
Film Festival to launch in both New York City and Rensselaerville,
New York on March 14-20, 2014.
Entitled 'Rated SR' for Socially Relevant, the festival is a response
to the proliferation of violence and related social ills in today's
movie industry. The fest aims to satisfy a market need to concentrate
more on everyday positive human stories seeking an audience.
The Downstate-Upstate event will provide Festival attendees and
public alike with the best of both worlds: the buzz of Manhattan and
the rural setting of Rensselaerville. The main goal of the Festival
is to support filmmakers who are producing films that tackle the
tough social and environmental issues of the day without relying on
gratuitous violence or sensationalism to draw in an audience.
"Rated SR aims to show that socially relevant films can be of high
artistic value, educate, enlighten, but most of all equally entertain
and be commercially viable," said Armani who holds extensive festival
organizing and curatorial skills honed from decades of experience in
the United States and overseas markets. Armani organized film weeks
at London's ICA, Cine Lumiere, AFI in Los Angeles and Kennedy Centre,
collaborated with Paris's Pompidou Centre, The Edinburgh and Cambridge
Film Festivals and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Armani
had her films in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival
and is invited to attend the Producers Network at the Cannes Film
Festival this year.
Armani is joined in organizing "Rated SR" by Mike Camoin,
Founder of the Festival's Filmmaker's Lab that will take place
March 18-20th during the Upstate portion of the fest. Camoin is
an Albany-based filmmaker, producer and director with a number
of completed documentaries and shorts. Camoin is currently in
post-production with "An American Life: The Journey from Violence
to Hope" centered on mental illness and criminal justice featuring
David Kaczynski. Armani and Camoin met serendipitously in Rotterdam
during the fest's synergetic industry forum and quickly discovered a
mutual interest in non-violent storytelling. It is this synergy they
want to carry over to New York with "Rated SR."
Joining Armani and Camoin is Carol Ash, President of the Carey Center
for Global Good, in Rensselaerville, NY, which will host the Upstate
section of the Festival on its 100-acre campus. "The Carey Center
for Global Good's mission is bringing together innovative and dynamic
people from around the world to seek creative solutions to the most
pressing challenges of the day. Rated SR's theme of nonviolence make
this partnership particularly unique," said Ash whose facility began
hosting dialogues through film in 2012.
"We're quite fortunate to have found a partner in the Carey Center
for Global Good," stated Camoin.
Keeping with the tradition of the institute, the Upstate retreat
center is an ideal facility for filmmakers to gather in a supportive
environment and move their respective and significant stories to
completion. "The screening and lab components are designed to be
complimentary," he noted.
Henry Ford once said "Coming together is a beginning, staying together
is progress, and working together is success." The film festival
also coincides with growing trends related to socially conscientious
consumers. A number of independent research studies show there is
a growing desire by consumers around the globe to do business with
socially conscious companies.
Armani is a seasoned actor and filmmaker who notably draws her
inspiration, among others, from the work of Sherry Lansing, Oprah
Winfrey and Nelson Mandela.
Armani studied drama and sociology in England and currently divides
her time between London, Paris and New York. Her most recent work
"Moving Stories" will screen at the Monaco Film Festival in the
official selection in May 2013.
Mike Camoin is founding member and former President of Upstate
Independents, Inc. He is an advisory board member to The New School of
Radio and Television, and serves as a consultant to the Albany Film
Commission. He's appeared on Vox-Pop with WAMC's public radio Alan
Chartock discussing all things independent motion pictures. Camoin
is also attending the Producers Network at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Carey Center for Global Good, located on an historic 100-acre
estate, features a unique setting for conferences, meetings, events
and retreats. The mission of the Carey Center for Global Good is to
bring together innovative and dynamic people from around the world
to seek creative solutions to the most pressing challenges of the day.
http://asbarez.com/111029/nora-armani-to-organize-film-festival-in-new-york/
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013
Nora Armani and Mike Camoin
BY PETER BELSITO
>From Sydney's Buzz Blog
In Cannes recently we met with Nora and Mike and were taken by their
ambitious plans to organize a new New York City and state based film
fest that deals mainly with the type of films we love the most. They
bring impressive qualifications to this new task and we look forward
next year to participating. The Rated SR "Socially Relevant" New
York Film Festival Shines New Light on Film Violence. Nora Armani,
Festival Founding Artistic Director, recently announced this new
Film Festival to launch in both New York City and Rensselaerville,
New York on March 14-20, 2014.
Entitled 'Rated SR' for Socially Relevant, the festival is a response
to the proliferation of violence and related social ills in today's
movie industry. The fest aims to satisfy a market need to concentrate
more on everyday positive human stories seeking an audience.
The Downstate-Upstate event will provide Festival attendees and
public alike with the best of both worlds: the buzz of Manhattan and
the rural setting of Rensselaerville. The main goal of the Festival
is to support filmmakers who are producing films that tackle the
tough social and environmental issues of the day without relying on
gratuitous violence or sensationalism to draw in an audience.
"Rated SR aims to show that socially relevant films can be of high
artistic value, educate, enlighten, but most of all equally entertain
and be commercially viable," said Armani who holds extensive festival
organizing and curatorial skills honed from decades of experience in
the United States and overseas markets. Armani organized film weeks
at London's ICA, Cine Lumiere, AFI in Los Angeles and Kennedy Centre,
collaborated with Paris's Pompidou Centre, The Edinburgh and Cambridge
Film Festivals and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Armani
had her films in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival
and is invited to attend the Producers Network at the Cannes Film
Festival this year.
Armani is joined in organizing "Rated SR" by Mike Camoin,
Founder of the Festival's Filmmaker's Lab that will take place
March 18-20th during the Upstate portion of the fest. Camoin is
an Albany-based filmmaker, producer and director with a number
of completed documentaries and shorts. Camoin is currently in
post-production with "An American Life: The Journey from Violence
to Hope" centered on mental illness and criminal justice featuring
David Kaczynski. Armani and Camoin met serendipitously in Rotterdam
during the fest's synergetic industry forum and quickly discovered a
mutual interest in non-violent storytelling. It is this synergy they
want to carry over to New York with "Rated SR."
Joining Armani and Camoin is Carol Ash, President of the Carey Center
for Global Good, in Rensselaerville, NY, which will host the Upstate
section of the Festival on its 100-acre campus. "The Carey Center
for Global Good's mission is bringing together innovative and dynamic
people from around the world to seek creative solutions to the most
pressing challenges of the day. Rated SR's theme of nonviolence make
this partnership particularly unique," said Ash whose facility began
hosting dialogues through film in 2012.
"We're quite fortunate to have found a partner in the Carey Center
for Global Good," stated Camoin.
Keeping with the tradition of the institute, the Upstate retreat
center is an ideal facility for filmmakers to gather in a supportive
environment and move their respective and significant stories to
completion. "The screening and lab components are designed to be
complimentary," he noted.
Henry Ford once said "Coming together is a beginning, staying together
is progress, and working together is success." The film festival
also coincides with growing trends related to socially conscientious
consumers. A number of independent research studies show there is
a growing desire by consumers around the globe to do business with
socially conscious companies.
Armani is a seasoned actor and filmmaker who notably draws her
inspiration, among others, from the work of Sherry Lansing, Oprah
Winfrey and Nelson Mandela.
Armani studied drama and sociology in England and currently divides
her time between London, Paris and New York. Her most recent work
"Moving Stories" will screen at the Monaco Film Festival in the
official selection in May 2013.
Mike Camoin is founding member and former President of Upstate
Independents, Inc. He is an advisory board member to The New School of
Radio and Television, and serves as a consultant to the Albany Film
Commission. He's appeared on Vox-Pop with WAMC's public radio Alan
Chartock discussing all things independent motion pictures. Camoin
is also attending the Producers Network at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Carey Center for Global Good, located on an historic 100-acre
estate, features a unique setting for conferences, meetings, events
and retreats. The mission of the Carey Center for Global Good is to
bring together innovative and dynamic people from around the world
to seek creative solutions to the most pressing challenges of the day.