THE 2007 TUCSONFILM.COM SHORTFEST
"Short Films. Big Ideas."

The Second Annual TucsonFilm.com ShortFest
Saturday, April 14, 2007
at The Gallagher Theater
in the University of Arizona Student Union

Free Parking in the Second Street Garage, just North of the Student Union:
Take Speedway Blvd. to Mountain Ave., drive South to Second Street, turn left to the garage entrance. Walk South to the Student Union ground floor.
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2007 PROFESSIONAL FILM SEMINAR

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 6PM-7PM
We are also delighted to announce that the keynote speaker and special guest for the 2007 TucsonFilm.com ShortFest will be renowned Star Trek writer/producer
ANDRE BORMANIS.

Mr. Bormanis will discuss his experience working on dramatic writing staffs, his roles as technical advisor and producer with Star Trek, and his vast experieince bridging the worlds of science and fiction. Questions from the audience will also be welcome.

ABOUT ANDRE BORMANIS:
Mr. Bormanis is television writer and consultant living in Los Angeles. 

In 2005, he was a writer and producer for the CBS / Paramount television series Threshold. Prior to Threshold, he was a writer / producer for the Star Trek: Enterprise television series, and science consultant for Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the Star Trek: The Next Generation feature film series. He has written stories and teleplays for both Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Trek: Voyager, is the author of a book, Star Trek Science Logs, published by Pocket Books in February 1998, and a contributor to another book, New Worlds, New Civilizations, also published by Pocket Books. Mr. Bormanis also serves as a consultant to The Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-profit space education organization, based in Pasadena, California. 

In August, 1991, Mr. Bormanis was awarded a NASA Space Grant Fellowship to conduct research for the Space Policy Institute of the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He has taught college courses in physics, math, and microcomputer applications, and written classroom workbooks and teacher manuals on a variety of microcomputer programs.

Mr. Bormanis received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Arizona in 1981, and an M.A. in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from the George Washington University in 1994.
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PRO 8MM FILM SEMINAR : 4PM-5:30 PM


The 2007 TucsonFilm.com ShortFest will kick off at 4PM with our special filmmaker guests: The PRO 8MM company from Burbank, CA.

PRO 8MM was a very kind sponsor of the 2006 ShortFest, and will expand their support by coming to Tucson — Owner PHIL VIGEANT will conduct a workshop on the professional uses of negative & reversal Super-8 and 16mm film, with samples from Hollywood features, TV spots and music videos. Phil will also show the PRO 8MM line of cameras and explain the wide range of film stock and transfer styles available.

PRO 8MM can handle all small-guage film needs: from raw stock, to processing, to digital fim-to-video transfers. ShortFest filmmakers have utilized them for years and we highly reccomend their services!

ShortFest director Timothy Gassen will also show short samples of professional Super-8 film work he has completed, with practical tips on shooting considerations, budget and production issues.

This workshop is perfect both for beginning and advanced filmmakers — anyone interested in shooting actual film!
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CONTACT: ShortFest co-director Mike Rom at mike_rom@hotmail.com
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