NYS Writers InstituteMay 25, 20213 min readAnnouncing winners of the Albany Film Festival Short Film AwardsWe're pleased to announce winners of the inaugural Albany Film Festival Short Film Contest. Entries were limited to films shot primarily...
NYS Writers InstituteMay 7, 20203 min readBi-coastal collaborators: Filmmakers Kenn Rabin and Sheila Curran Bernard UAlbany faculty member Sheila Curran Bernard and UAlbany alum Kenn Rabin (1974) co-authored Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker’s Guide to...
NYS Writers InstituteApr 23, 20202 min readA chat with Stephen Soucy: Filmmaker, theatrical producer, UAlbany alumnusHow does a UAlbany English major get to be a documentary filmmaker and theatrical producer? Aside from practice, practice, practice. We...
NYS Writers InstituteApr 15, 20202 min readHey Xavier Burgin, is this a good time to watch a horror movie?We asked young filmmaker Xavier Burgin whether this is a good time to watch a horror movie. Xavier is the director of the acclaimed 2019...
NYS Writers InstituteApr 9, 20202 min readStanley Nelson, director of "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool"We got back in touch with Stanley Nelson, major documentary filmmaker and director of the current Netflix hit, "Miles Davis: Birth of the...
NYS Writers InstituteMar 28, 20203 min readCan you help us create a mini virtual film festival this weekend?By Paul Grondahl, DIrector, NYS Writers Institute We know that you are as disappointed as we are that we had to postpone the Writers...
NYS Writers InstituteMar 21, 20202 min readActor, author, storyteller Sean Penn, and a book contest for you.Sean Penn is a two-time Academy Award winner, for “Mystic River” in 2003 and his portrayal of UAlbany alum Harvey Milk in “Milk” (2008)....