Crafty CalArts writer-director James Mangold (Film/Video BFA 85) has brought a stripped-down, rugged, dramatically powerful Western film sensibility to Logan, the new X-Men movie that marks actor Hugh Jackman’s final turn as the hell-bent, adamantium-clawed mutant Wolverine, a.k.a. Logan, one of the most beloved superheroes in the Marvel universe.
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Andrew Ahn’s (Film/Video MFA 11) debut feature film, “Spa Night,” took home the coveted John Cassavetes Award at the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 25. Traditionally held the day before the Academy Awards on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., the Spirit Awards celebrate independent film and filmmakers. The Cassavetes is awarded annually to the best feature made for under $500,000.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” which was co-directed by a CalArts alumnus, took home Oscar gold at the 2017 Academy Awards on Sunday night. The film, co-directed by 1987 CalArts graduate Rich Moore, won the Best Animated Feature Film award, going against films like “Kubo and the Two Strings” and fellow Disney Animation produced “Moana.” The award was accepted by Rich Moore, his co-director Byron Howard, and the film’s producer Clark Spencer. This was the first Oscar win for each.
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New work by James Welling (Art BFA 72, MFA 74) is on display at S.M.A.K., the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Ghent, Belgium from Jan. 28 through April 16.
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The city of Santa Clarita’s Thursdays@Newhall series, presented by Galpin Subaru, will kick off its 2017 March through October season on Thursday, March 2, 2017 with a fresh lineup of events on Main Street in Old Town Newhall.
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Five regular suitcases have been transformed into powerful narrative art pieces shining a light on emotional events experienced by clients from the Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita Valley.
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Artists Transform Suitcases Into Powerful Narrative Art Pieces for DVC of SCV
Several alumni from CalArts’ Program in Film and Video showcased recent work at the annual, held in the Netherlands from Jan. 25-Feb. 5. The prestigious ten-day festival is in its 45th year and highlights the latest in independent and experimental filmmaking, including fiction and documentary and both short and long forms.
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CalArts Alumni Films Showcased in International Film Festival Rotterdam
The City of Santa Clarita issued its 2017 Arts Grants to various community organizations that will fund different community arts projects and arts services within the city of Santa Clarita.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association announces its 2017 Spring Print Competition taking place on May 13, 2017 at the Sierra Hills Clubhouse located at 28616 Kenroy Ave.in Canyon Country. Judging takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a reception and viewing of entries from 3 to 5 p.m.
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May 13: SCV Photographers Association 2017 Spring Print Competition
The 2017 Walk of Western Stars nominees have been announced, and this year two brothers from Newhall with long ties to the local film community and a longtime character actor from some of America’s class films are to be honored.
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Newhall Brothers, ‘The Wild Bunch’ Star to Join Walk of Western Stars