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Digital Film Academy
The Digital Film Academy (DFA) is a for-profit art and design college with locations in Manhattan, New York and Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2001. History DFA was established in 2001 by filmmaker Patrick DiRenna in the historic Film Center Building in Manhattan. DiRenna was inspired by the evolution of digital cameras which he saw as a democratization of filmmaking. Digital Film Academy offers 16 month Associate Degrees in digital filmmaking, as well as one year long (12 month) conservatory programs both open to beginner and advanced level students. In April 2020, a new branch was opened in the downtown area of Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2018, the school has over 200 students every year which includes both American students and international students. (International students can apply for Curricular Practical Training, Optional Practical Training and STEM OPT, thus granting them up to 4 years of work authorization in the USA). The school is also authorized to enroll veterans as st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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DFA may refer to: Business * Dairy Farmers of America, in agriculture * Design For All, produced for the Target Corporation Education * Doctor of Fine Arts, an academic degree * John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School ("Davidson Fine Arts"), in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. Engineering * Design for All, as a design philosophy * Design for assembly, manufacturing improvement to allow faster or automated assembly or assembly with fewer parts Entertainment Gaming * Death From Above, a jump-jet attack tactic in the BattleTech game universe * ''Double Fine Adventure'', working title of the point-and-click adventure game '' Broken Age'' * “Dart Farm Ace”, a strategy in the online PvP game Bloons TD Battles Music * Death from Above 1979, a Toronto-based Canadian alternative rock duo * DFA (Italian rock band), an Italian progressive rock band from Verona, Italy * DFA Records, an independent record label and production team Sports * Darwin Football Association, an Australian rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception [that remains] a practice without clear boundaries". Early documentary films, originally called "actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Over time, documentaries have evolved to become longer in length, and to include more categories. Some examples are Educational film, educational, observational and docufiction. Documentaries are very Informational listening, informative, and are often used within schools as a resource to teach various principles. Documentary filmmakers have a responsibility to be truthful to their vision of the world without intentionally misrepresenting a topic. Social media platfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonchiriya
''Sonchiriya'' (; ; ISO: '' Sōnaciṛiyā '') is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey and Ashutosh Rana. The film presents a rooted tale set in Chambal. Its dialogues are entirely in the Bundeli dialect. The film was released on 1 March 2019 in 940 screens worldwide, with 720 screens in India and 220 in overseas regions. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, direction, writing, cinematography and visual style. Plot Set in the ravines of the Chambal valley, the film tells the tale of dacoits in 1975, who termed themselves Baaghis, the rebels. Lacchu gives information to the Baaghis that a dowry of tons of gold and cash will be given to the bride by her father so Dacoit Maan Singh a.k.a 'Dadda' should raid it. Special Task Force (STF) headed by Inspector Virendra Singh Gujjar attacks them during the loot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titli (2014 Film)
''Titli'' () is a 2014 Indian neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Kanu Behl, and co-produced by Dibakar Banerjee Productions and Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. It features actors Shashank Arora as the title character, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial and Lalit Behl in the lead roles. In ''Titli'', Behl captures the volatility of a society where violence lies uneasily just below the surface. The directorial debut film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, The trailer was released on 29 September 2015. The film was released in India on 30 October 2015. The international sales partner of the film is Westend Films. Plot Titli is the youngest member of a violent car-jacking gang in Delhi with his brothers, oldest brother Vikram and middle brother Pradeep a.k.a. Bawla. The film opens with Titli inspecting a parking lot of an under-construction mall in East Delhi. His friend Pintu tells him that his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithya
''Mithya'' ( en, Illusion) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language film co-written and directed by Rajat Kapoor and produced by Planman Motion Pictures. It stars Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles. The score and soundtrack is composed by Sagar Desai. It was released on 8 February 2008, opening to good reviews. Plot An extra (Ranvir Shourie) in Bollywood (Indian Film Industry) gets caught up with the wrong people because his face is identical to the underworld don, 'Raje' bhai (a slang for underworld don in Mumbai). An opposing gang seeing the opportunity plans to murder the don and replace him with the actor, who will sit at the helm of the don's empire and act as their puppet to help them take over the empire. The plan falls apart when the actor suffers a head injury during an accident and experiences dementia. Amidst the turmoil he start believing the don's family and enemies to be his own and start eliminating the rival gang. Will the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranvir Shorey
Ranvir Shorey is an Indian actor and former VJ who works in Hindi films and television. Since making his debut in ''Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (2002), he has starred in a number of high-profile films such as '' Jism'' (2003) and '' Lakshya'' (2004). He has also starred in the critically acclaimed films such as ''Traffic Signal'', '' Bheja Fry'' (2007) and the critical and commercial hit ''Mithya'' (2008). Career He started his career along with his friend and co-actor Vinay Pathak. He was the host of the successful talk show ''Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun?'' and ''The Great Indian Comedy Show'' which aired on STAR One. He made his debut opposite Manisha Koirala in the film ''Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (2002). His next film '' Jism'' (2003) was a hit but he had a minor role. It was not until 2006 that he got noticed in the comedy ''Khosla Ka Ghosla''. The film was released to much acclaim and his comic role was praised. He played Nanoo in the comedy ''Pyaar Ke Side Effects'' alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Nokia
Destiny Nicole Frasqueri (born June 14, 1992), known professionally as Princess Nokia, is an American rapper and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, ''Metallic Butterfly'', in 2014, followed by the 2015 mixtape ''Honeysuckle''. As Princess Nokia, she rose to prominence for her 2017 studio album '' 1992 Deluxe''. She released another mixtape, titled ''A Girl Cried Red'', in 2018, followed by the release of two studio albums, ''Everything Sucks'' and ''Everything Is Beautiful'', in 2020. Early life Frasqueri identifies as Afro-Indigenous, and is of Puerto Rican descent. When Frasqueri was ten, she lost her mother to AIDS. Between the ages of nine and sixteen, she was in foster care, during which her foster mother was physically abusive. After Frasqueri left foster care, she went to live with her grandmother. She subsequently started writing rhymes. Frasqueri lived around East Harlem and the Lower East Side of New York City at the time. Career 2010–2018: Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manta Ray (film)
''Manta Ray'' (Thai: ''Kraben Rahu'') is a 2018 drama film written and directed by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng. It is Aroonpheng's first feature film, following his graduation from Digital Film Academy. The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2018 and received the award for the best movie in Orizzonti/ Horizon Prize selection. Aroonpheng also received the Silver Pyramid at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival. The film stars Aphisit Hama, Wanlop Rungkamjad and Rasmee Wayrana in lead roles. The film focuses on the political theme of Rohingyas in a poetic way. French composers Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry, working as a duet under the name ''Snowdrops'', created an original score for the movie and had been part in the sound design. Thai cutting-room ace Lee Chatametikool was also involved in the project. Cast * Aphisit Hama as Thongchai * Wanlop Rungkamjad as the fisherman * Rasmee Wayrana as Saijai Production ''Manta Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black List (survey)
The Black List is an annual survey of the "most-liked" motion picture screenplays not yet produced. It has been published every year since 2005 on the second Friday of December by Franklin Leonard, a development executive who subsequently worked at Universal Pictures and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment. The website states that these are not necessarily "the best" screenplays, but rather "the most liked", since it is based on a survey of studio and production company executives. Of the more than 1,000 screenplays ''The Black List'' has included since 2005, 440 have been produced as theatrical films, including '' Argo'', '' American Hustle'', '' Juno'', ''The King's Speech'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', ''Spotlight'', '' The Revenant'', ''The Descendants'', and '' Hell or High Water''. The produced films have together grossed over $30 billion, and been nominated for 241 Academy Awards and 205 Golden Globe Awards, winning 50 and 40 respectively. As of the 92nd Academy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc. History Early history Lionsgate was formed in 1997 by Frank Giustra with a $16 million investment including another $40 million from other investors which included Keyur Patel and Yorkton Securities' executives such as G. Scott Paterson. Giustra had recently retired as CEO from Yorkton, an investment bank, and Paterson was then president. Giustra then merged Lionsgate with Toronto Stock Exchange listed Beringer Gold Corp. (founded in 1986) to take the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gateway (2021 Film)
''The Gateway'' is an American crime thriller film directed by Michele Civetta and starring Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn and Frank Grillo. The screenplay, written by Alexander Felix and originally titled ''Where Angels Die'', was included in the 2013 Black List. The film was released in theaters and on VOD on September 3, 2021. Plot A troubled but dedicated social worker assisting a working and struggling single mother and her daughter intervenes when the father returns from prison and drags his family back to his habitual world of crime. Cast * Shea Whigham as Parker Jode * Olivia Munn as Dahlia Montrose *Zach Avery as Mike Montrose * Bruce Dern as Marcus Jode * Frank Grillo as Duke Harmaday *Alex Wraith as Louis *Taegen Burns as Ashley Montrose *Jackson James as Tommy *Shannon Adawn as Detective King *Nicholas Daly as Detective Bachman *Mike O'Connell as Stu * Taryn Manning as Corey Belton * Mark Boone Junior as Gary Wolfbock * Keith David as Terry Thompson Production The film w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
