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NSSFM accomplishments
and events for 2009 and 2010: - Film Florida has selected Richard
Norman to be honored with their Film Legends Award to be presented at their
annual meeting, July 2010.The location at Jacksonville Beach TBA.
- In
conjunction with NSSFM, Arts Institute
of Jacksonville has produced First Coast Flickers: Celebrating
Jacksonville’s Silent Film Heyday, a 30-minute documentary examining Northeast Florida’s film history. Nearing completion, the
30-minute documentary was produced by students and staff of the Arts Institute
of Jacksonville and will premiere locally Spring, 2010. NSSFM will market it
for airing regionally and possibly nationally.
- Jacksonville Scene has selected the Norman Studios
Silent Film
Museum as recipient of
its next annual benefit gala.
- Invited
to screenThe Flying Ace at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, July
2010
- Working
with Stage Aurora Theatrical Co. (www.stageaurora.org), a Jacksonville stage performance company, to produce a play about the life of Richard Norman and his friendship with Oscar Micheaux.
- Working
with filmmaker and Board of Advisors Member Nadia Ramoutar to develop a
treatment for a feature film that tells the story of Richard Norman and his
relationship with Oscar Micheaux.
- Granted
permission to use The Bull-DoggerTreme,
which follows several musicians struggling with life after Hurricane Katrina. poster to HBO in new dramatic series
- Working
with descendants of Bill Pickett, legendary rodeo performer and star of The
Bull Dogger, to produce a documentary on his life, focusing on his work
in Norman films.
- Invited to screen The Flying Ace at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City
in July as part of an academic symposium on the history of black aviators.
This event will help raise funds to digitally restore the six-reel master of The Flying Ace held at the Library of
Congress.
- Working
with Vox Lumiere (www.voxlumiere)
and the Times Union
Center for the Performing Arts to
bring a series of performances to Jacksonville
as a major fundraiser. Vox Lumiere
is an internationally touring stage performance company that creates
multi-media shows featuring music, dance and laser light shows backed by a
silent film projected on huge screens. This benefit will provide a number of tickets free of charge to
local low income youth.
- Provided
a clip of The Flying Ace to be used in the Sept. 11 episode ofForensic
Files, which airs nationwide on Tru
TV (formerly Court TV).
- Working
with Separate Cinema (www.separatecinema.com)
to create a poster exhibit, potentially for installation at the Jacksonville International Airport.
The Separate Cinema Archive is an internationally respected collection of more
than 25,000 rare film posters, lobby cards and photographs from 30 countries
chronicling the black film industry.
- Screened
The
Flying Ace at the Lincoln Center in New York by invitation of the Film
Society at Lincoln Center and Columbia
University School
of the Arts. This special screening was part of a conference and film series
titled Faded Glory: Oscar Micheaux and
Pre-War Black Cinema. Febrary2009
- Began
participation in the Champion Zone project, a collaborative initiative designed
to build the capacity of nonprofits and faith-based organizations serving the
32211 zip code. The project, in cooperation with United Way of Northeast Florida, The
Community Foundation, Duval
County Public
Schools and Jacksonville Children’s Commission,
the project seeks to enhance the quality of life and improve student
achievement in the area.
- Collaboration
with the Jacksonville Film Festival
for a day-long event highlighting African American film history. The event to
include a screening of In the Shadows of Hollywood,” a documentary about race
films and several vintage films; screenings of several vintage black films; an
expert forum; and a vintage black film poster and literature display.
- Preliminary
agreement with prominent musician Donald
Sosin to conduct silent film scoring workshops for Jacksonville students.
- Invitation
to hold fundraising event at Autry National Center
of the American West in Los Angeles.
(Postponed until City grants NSSFM authority as Norman Studios
manager)
- Invitation
to speak at University of Miami Film
History program. Board Advisor Dr. Carolyn Williams represented
NSSFM.
- Launched
new website, www.NormanStudiosSFM.org and created sites on Facebook, MySpace
and Twitter, all designed to drive web traffic to the official website.
- Developed
a formal business plan.
- Developed
a short-term and long-term finance plan.
Confirmed and
Potential Collaborators (Local and State): - Arts
Institute of Jacksonville
- Florida Motion Picture &
Television Association
- Jacksonville Film Festival
- Jacksonville 48 Hour Film
Festival
- Duval
County Public Schools
- Jacksonville Boys and Girls Club
- Team
Gaia, an Emmy Award-winning organization that encourages youth to produce video
projects about socially and environmentally conscious subjects.
- United
Way of Northeast Florida
- Jacksonville
Children’s Commission
- Jacksonville Teen Alliance
- Non
Profit Center of Jacksonville
- Rising
Start of Tomorrow, which offers drama, dance and music lessons to area youth
- Fill
My Cup Ministries, which provides literacy training to area youth
- Dierections,
which uses drama, poetry and music to encourage at-risk youth to make positive
life choices
Individual Supporters - Shawn
C. Bean, Author of award winning history The
First Hollywood: Florida and the Golden Age of Silent Filmmaking
- Broadway
Actor Danny Breaker (Douglas Anderson, Julliard graduate, completing a
year-long run as Donkey in SHREK the
Musical)
- Off
Broadway Director Kate Whoriskey of award-winning play RUINED
- Off
Broadway Actress Ghylian Bell of Brave
New World Repertory Theatre
- Donald
Sosin, international silent film composer
- Gerald Anderson, nephew of silent film and rodeo star Bill Pickett
Institutional Supporters
and Associates (National) - University of Indiana Black Film Center/Archives, Lily Library
- University
of Missouri-Kansas City
- American
World War II Museum
- Film
Society of Lincoln
Center
- Columbia University School of the Arts
- Autry National Center of the American West
- American
Black Film Festival
- Essanay Silent Film
Museum
- San Francisco Silent Film Festival
- Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum of African American History & Culture
Potential fundraising
collaborations to benefit Norman Studios (based on discussions) - Film
Producer and Historian Aaron Pichel of Ithaca Silent Movies
- Donald
Sosin, international silent film composer
- Vox
Lumiere, a national touring stage production company that creates multi-media productions that present silent films in a whole new way
- Erin Healy Designs
- Joey
Travolta, Documentary Film Producer and founder of the Travolta Film Camp for
Autistic Kids
- Jacksonville Scene
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