TIP-OFF Aug. 19, 2003/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NCSA FILMMAKER IS ONLY STUDENT ATTENDING U.S. FILM SCHOOL SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS
WINSTON-SALEM – Zoe White, a rising college senior studying cinematography in the School of Filmmaking at the North Carolina School of the Arts, has been selected to participate in the 2003 Budapest Cinematography Masterclass, to be held Aug. 24-Sept. 7. White, of Australia, is the only student attending a U.S. film school to be invited to the masterclass. She is one of 16 students chosen in collaboration with the Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television (CILECT), an international association of film schools. CILECT chose the participants based upon their talent and recommendations from their instructors. In addition, Kodak is sponsoring 11 student observers for the duration of the course. The masterclass, which is conducted only every two years, will be held at the Academy of Drama and Film and the Hungarian Society of Cinematographers in Budapest. The faculty will be led by Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, THE DEER HUNTER) and Laszlo Kovacs, ASC (EASY RIDER, FIVE EASY PIECES). “This is a very prestigious honor for both Zoe and our cinematography discipline,” said Dale Pollock, dean of the School of Filmmaking at NCSA. “Her presence at this masterclass, conducted by two of the world’s greatest living cinematographers, will reflect well on the North Carolina School of the Arts and our film program.” White is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey White of Louisa Road, New South Wales, Australia. She is the second NCSA student to be selected for the program; two years ago, Neil Moore represented NCSA and the United States in Hungary. “This masterclass is a gathering of some of the world’s most promising young filmmakers,” said Janos Xantus, director of the workshop and one of Hungary’s most prominent directors. “It is a reaffirmation for them that filmmaking is a collaborative art form with a universal visual language.” Janet Anderson, marketing director for Kodak in Europe, commented: “This unique gathering of culture and knowledge makes this masterclass a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The School of Filmmaking is one of five professional schools that make up the North Carolina School of the Arts, a leading conservatory for training students for careers in the arts. The School of Filmmaking offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts and College Arts Diploma in cinematography, directing, editing and sound, producing, production design, and screenwriting. For more information, visit the School’s website at www.ncarts.edu. The NCSA School of Filmmaking is planning to host the international CILECT Congress at NCSA in 2006. ### For more information, contact Marla Carpenter at 336-770-3337 in the public relations office at NCSA.
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TIP-OFF Aug. 19, 2003/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NCSA FILMMAKER IS ONLY STUDENT ATTENDING U.S. FILM SCHOOL

SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS

WINSTON-SALEM – Zoe White, a rising college senior studying cinematography in the School of Filmmaking at the North Carolina School of the Arts, has been selected to participate in the 2003 Budapest Cinematography Masterclass, to be held Aug. 24-Sept. 7.

White, of Australia, is the only student attending a U.S. film school to be invited to the masterclass. She is one of 16 students chosen in collaboration with the Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television (CILECT), an international association of film schools. CILECT chose the participants based upon their talent and recommendations from their instructors. In addition, Kodak is sponsoring 11 student observers for the duration of the course.

The masterclass, which is conducted only every two years, will be held at the Academy of Drama and Film and the Hungarian Society of Cinematographers in Budapest. The faculty will be led by Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, THE DEER HUNTER) and Laszlo Kovacs, ASC (EASY RIDER, FIVE EASY PIECES).

“This is a very prestigious honor for both Zoe and our cinematography discipline,” said Dale Pollock, dean of the School of Filmmaking at NCSA. “Her presence at this masterclass, conducted by two of the world’s greatest living cinematographers, will reflect well on the North Carolina School of the Arts and our film program.”

White is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey White of Louisa Road, New South Wales, Australia. She is the second NCSA student to be selected for the program; two years ago, Neil Moore represented NCSA and the United States in Hungary.

“This masterclass is a gathering of some of the world’s most promising young filmmakers,” said Janos Xantus, director of the workshop and one of Hungary’s most prominent directors. “It is a reaffirmation for them that filmmaking is a collaborative art form with a universal visual language.”

Janet Anderson, marketing director for Kodak in Europe, commented: “This unique gathering of culture and knowledge makes this masterclass a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

The School of Filmmaking is one of five professional schools that make up the North Carolina School of the Arts, a leading conservatory for training students for careers in the arts. The School of Filmmaking offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts and College Arts Diploma in cinematography, directing, editing and sound, producing, production design, and screenwriting. For more information, visit the School’s website at www.ncarts.edu.

The NCSA School of Filmmaking is planning to host the international CILECT Congress at NCSA in 2006.

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For more information, contact Marla Carpenter at 336-770-3337 in the public relations office at NCSA.

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