Archive for March, 2010

March 26th, 2010

The Friday Film Quote – March 26, 2010

Each Friday, a CINE Award-winner, Board member, staffer, juror or FOC (“Friend of CINE”) will select a favorite quote, either from a film or about filmmaking/creativity, and explain why it’s a favorite.

Today: Bruce Bucklin, former Director of Competitions for CINE.


“The trick in life isn’t in getting what you want…It’s wanting it after you get it.”
- Katharine Hepburn, Love Affair

This quote is so appropriate to life – people want, want, want, but once you get it, you simply don’t want it anymore. For too many, the wanting is the goal – not the having and keeping.


Do you have a favorite quote? Email it to info@cine.org with the subject “Friday Film Quote” and we’ll see you back here next Friday.

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Previous “Friday Film Quotes”
March 19, 2010
March 12, 2010
March 5, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 12, 2010
February 5, 2010

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March 19th, 2010

The Friday Film Quote – March 19, 2010

Each Friday, a CINE Award-winner, Board member, staffer, juror or FOC (“Friend of CINE”) will select a favorite quote, either from a film or about filmmaking/creativity, and explain why it’s a favorite.

Today: Wendy Revel, CINE’s Executive Director.


“It starts with the writer – it’s a familiar dictum, but somehow it keeps getting forgotten along the way. No filmmaker, irrespective of his electronic bag of tricks, can ever afford to forget his commitment to the written word.”
- Steven Spielberg

Unless you’re doing a sweet, compelling animated film like Sebastian’s Voodoo or Reach - CINE Award winners, both – you can’t have a movie without people talking, so somebody’s got to write the script. And as Mel Brooks said, “Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.” And now you just got two quotes for the price of one!


Do you have a favorite quote? Email it to info@cine.org with the subject “Friday Film Quote” and we’ll see you back here next Friday.

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Previous “Friday Film Quotes”
March 12, 2010
March 5, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 12, 2010
February 5, 2010

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March 15th, 2010

Today’s the Deadline!

Today’s the day! You have until midnight to enter online, mail or fax your submissions for the Spring 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Competition. Not only could you win the award that launched the careers of Steven Spielberg and Ken Burns, but if you’re an independent filmmaker, you could win a $10,000 post-production grant from Henninger Media Services if your film is selected as the top Independent film of 2010. And if you’re a student filmmaker, you could receive a rights clearance grant and scholarship from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies if you receive CINE’s Award of Excellence as 2010’s top student film.

So – do you think your film is good enough to win? Prove it! And if you’re still looking for reasons to enter, well, here are ten more for you to consider.

Have any questions or concerns? Check out our Rules and Regulations and Frequently Asked Questions pages, or email us at info@cine.org.

Ready to enter? Here are the forms!

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March 12th, 2010

The Friday Film Quote – March 12, 2010

Each Friday, a CINE Award-winner, Board member, staffer, juror or FOC (“Friend of CINE”) will select a favorite quote, either from a film or about filmmaking/creativity, and explain why it’s a favorite.

Today: Mark Finkelpearl, CINE Board Member and VP Development and Production at Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas.


“it starts with being excited by a story and finally it’s telling the story on screen…It’s the most difficult thing. A good story is a miraculous discovery…”
- Stanley Kubrick

It’s always been one of my favorite quotes because it cuts to the essence of how difficult it really is to find material that is truly engaging to a wide audience, most especially in non-fiction and present it properly. He’s right…storytelling is actually quite a difficult process and while I will never be able to count numbers like an accountant or treat heart ailments like a cardiologist, they would certainly find our work just as challenging in many ways.


Do you have a favorite quote? Email it to info@cine.org with the subject “Friday Film Quote” and we’ll see you back here next Friday.

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Previous “Friday Film Quotes”
March 5, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 12, 2010
February 5, 2010

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March 5th, 2010

The Friday Film Quote – March 5, 2010

Each Friday, a CINE Award-winner, Board member, staffer, juror or FOC (“Friend of CINE”) will select a favorite quote, either from a film or about filmmaking/creativity, and explain why it’s a favorite.

Today: Lauren Cardillo, CINE Treasurer and award-winning documentary filmmaker.


Marty: “This union, there’s gonna be meetings?”
Mr. Grocer: “Of course!”
Marty: “No meetings.”
- Grosse Pointe Blank

Hitmen like meetings just as much as filmmakers. They are a necessary evil but often block the flow of creativity and action. The less meetings, the better. Like hitmen, our mantra should be, “Get out and shoot.”


Do you have a favorite quote? Email it to info@cine.org with the subject “Friday Film Quote” and we’ll see you back here next Friday.

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Previous “Friday Film Quotes”
February 26, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 12, 2010
February 5, 2010

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March 3rd, 2010

News and Kudos

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Here are a few updates for you.

  • Per our last post, we’ve extended our Spring ‘10 Competition by two weeks! You now have until March 15th to submit. Get on it already!
  • A chorus of “Happy Birthday” to CINE Prez Donald Thoms and to Rob Henninger, the President and Founder of longtime CINE sponsor Henninger Media Services.
  • Fall 2009 CINE Golden Eagle Award-winner Calling My Children screened at both the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and the San Diego Black Film Festival earlier this year. Congrats to David Binder, the film’s producer/director!
  • In the Name of Freedom, a Fall ‘09 Golden Eagle Award recipient in the Independent Fiction Short category, has been accepted to three upcoming festivals: the 17th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival, the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival. Kudos to Isabel Cueva and her creative team!
  • And finally, congrats to Joaquin Baldwin, whose 2009 Special Jury Award-winning film Sebastian’s Voodoo won first place in the Macon (GA) Film Festival. This (extremely marvelous) film is embedded below, for your viewing pleasure.

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March 1st, 2010

CINE’s Spring 2010 Deadline Has Been Extended

The deadline for the Spring 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Competition has been extended to March 15, 2010. You now have two extra weeks to submit your production for consideration for the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. Don’t waste them!

You can enter online through CINE.org by clicking here. Or you can enter online through Withoutabox here. OR you can download a PDF form to fill out, and mail/fax back to CINE here.

Questions? Email us at info@cine.org, or visit our Rules and Regulations page.

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