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CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Human Condition

Written by justin. Posted on June 22, 2010. Filed under Call for Entries. 1 Comment.

Our friends at the Chicago International Film Festival are hosting a 60-second film contest that examines who and what we are.  What causes people to start a war? Grow a flower? Create art? Advance technology? Pollute the environment? Seek knowledge? What is our place in the world? A program of finalists will be screened during the 46th Chicago International Film Festival and online, and the top three films will receive some hefty cash prizes.  Visit here to enter or find out more!

FIRE ESCAPE Presents DIE HARD

Written by justin. Posted on May 24, 2010. Filed under Contests. 2 Comments.

When Jack Lawrence Mayer directs the stage adaptation of one of the best films of all time, it seems like a good time for Fire Escape to step in.  Come out to University Church for any of the three shows June 3rd-5th at 8pm to witness our collaboration with University Theater and Off Off for the most thrilling play of the year!

FIRE ESCAPE at SUMMER BREEZE

Written by justin. Posted on May 2, 2010. Filed under Video. 6 Comments.

We’re extremely pleased to announce our first annual collaboration with MAB to bring you Fire Escape video projections on the main stage of the Summer Breeze Music Festival in Hutch Courtyard.  With support from the awesome Simple AV, we’ll be providing fun, student made visuals from 8pm-8:45pm with musical accompaniment from Chicago’s own OCD Automatic.  Come out and enjoy the epic night, we’ve got some presents in store for everyone to thank you for a great year!

FIRE ESCAPE WORKSHOP: Sergio Dow

Written by justin. Posted on April 27, 2010. Filed under Workshop. 2 Comments.

This quarter’s workshop will feature acclaimed Colombian writer, director, and producer Sergio Dow.  Here, Sergio will talk about the art of visual storytelling and his experience in the international film industry. Come on out to Harper 148 on Wed. May 5th at 6pm to participate and meet the legend himself.

Free pizza will be provided while supplies last.

SPRING FILM FESTIVAL: Call For Entries

Written by justin. Posted on April 26, 2010. Filed under Call for Entries. 2 Comments.

Every year Fire Escape hosts a Spring Film Festival in the Film Studies Center made up of productions made under a certain theme.  This year’s theme is International Film.  This can be interpreted to encompass a wide variety of film styles, check a few suggestions below if you’re in need of a little inspiration:

  • Italian Neo-realism: “You live and you suffer.” (Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica)
  • French New Wave: “A virginal heartbeat has its own juvenile logic.” (Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Jacques Rivette)
  • German Expressionism:  (The Cabinet of Caligari, Metropolis)
  • The Western: “Every gun makes its own tune.”
  • Bollywood
  • Film Noir (The Big Sleep, The Big Heat, and The Big Combo!)
Get together with a group of friends this May and make a quick ode to your favorite international genre.  Or e-mail the committee at fecommittee@uchicago.edu if you’d like to be put in a group.  The deadline for entries is Monday, May 31st.

FIREBREAD III LAUNCH PARTY

Written by justin. Posted on April 25, 2010. Filed under Contests. 1 Comment.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Firebread DVD.  Come out and enjoy the launch party Monday, May 10th at 7pm in Hutch Courtyard inside the epic FOTA tent.  The party comes complete with live music by Lakesigns, free food and t-shirts, a free copy of the brand new Sliced Bread Magazine, and of course, a screening of some great new Fire Escape films.

JOB OPP: National Headquarters Metcalf

Written by justin. Posted on April 15, 2010. Filed under Job Opportunity. No comments.

Fire Escape friends and media pioneers National Headquarters are offering their first ever paid summer internship through the University’s Metcalf program.

Visit the job’s description (Deadline is now APRIL 30th) to find out how to apply, this is open to all undergraduates with a passion for the media arts!