January 22, 2009
CHLOTRUDIS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL TO SCREEN AT THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY IN FEBRUARY
The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film will have a free public screening of the finalists for this year’s 9th Annual Chlotrudis Short Film Juried Festival competition on Tuesday February 17th at 6:00 pm in the Rabb Lecture Hall of the Boston Public Library. While the Best Film is decided upon by Chlotrudis membership, members of the public in attendance will be able to cast their vote for the Audience Award.
Winners of both awards will be announced in March during the Chlotrudis Awards ceremony. Past winners of the Chlotrudis Short Film Trudy Award have gone on to greater acclaim at such festivals as Sundance, the Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFB), Tribeca, and South By Southwest (SXSW). Among last year’s group, 3 were accepted at the Palm Springs Film Festival’s prestigious ShortFest (DIVA, BRINGEBAER & THE TRUTH ABOUT FACES).
The eight finalists for the 2009 Trudy were selected from over 100 submissions from 15 countries. ENTROPY AND ME (left), by Car Nazzal , is a story of a chaotic, messy, cluttered room and the artist who lives inside of it. From Germany, GAINING GROUND (LAND GEWINNEN) by Marc Brummund depicts the struggle of an illegal immigrant and his family. LUCKY NUMBERS by UK’s Garrick Hamm is a story of hope and despair and lots of swearing, for a numbers nut. MIND THE GAP by Kristal Williams-Rowley follows 16-year old Sara Sullivan as she grapples with her father’s inadvertent involvement in a classmate’s suicide.
PARALLEL ADELE (right) by Adele Pham is a documentary about the lives of half-Vietnamese people (hapa), including the two filmmakers, both named Adele. SPACE by Mike Wilson tells the story of a girl and a boy – separated by stars, they attempt to rekindle their old romance, VICTORIA by Charles Sommer is a documentary about a disheveled piano and the people who play her. Rounding out the list, WELL-FOUNDED CONCERNS by Timothy Cawley follows the story of Nathan Weller, an unapologetic germaphobe and hermit, until a worldwide plague changes everything.
January 01, 2009
NOTHING’S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS, AS ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ HEADS CHLOTRUDIS SOCIETY’S TOP 50 MUSICALS LIST!
For its annual year-end Top Film category, the CHLOTRUDIS SOCIETY FOR INDEPENDENT FILM (CSIF) this year has compiled a list of the top 50 musical film favorites among its 100+ membership. At the head of the list is THE WIZARD OF OZ, starring Judy Garland, not too surprising given that the classic topped the organization's 200 for 2000 list nine years ago. The 1939 classic was also one of the oldest films included in the top 50, being one of three 1930s era films to make the cut. Almost half of the films listed were made in one of two decades; either during the 1950’s or the present decade. Not only did the list skew between these two periods, it also reflected the wide range of opinion concerning the age old philosophical question ‘what makes a musical a musical’, prompting much conversation among members. Rounding out the top five slots are WEST SIDE STORY, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and ONCE,
Celebrating its fifteenth year, the Boston-based Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film has members across the country that share an abiding love of film. Members participate in online postings & weekly viewings, borrow films from the group’s impressive screener library, and attend society-sponsored events such as the Sunday Eye Opener, a semester series of film presentations in cooperation with the Brattle Film Foundation, and a juried Short Film Festival in the winter, now in its 10th year.
Its signature event, the Chlotrudis Awards ceremony, will be held on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 to honor the best of 2008’s independent films and film performances, and to recognize and celebrate the talents of individuals who have made a mark. This night is the society’s highlight of the year. Members, friends, allies and the public are invited to attend as Chlotrudis announces its category and special award winners. Previous special awardees in attendance have included Ellen Page, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kerry Washington and Glenn Fitzgerald.
The full list for The Chlotrudis Society’s Top 50 Favorite Musicals can be found on Our Favorite Films page.