Cinema Department News
Check in often for announcements and info about the Cinema Department, faculty, students, and alumni.
Students and Alumni: feel free to contact us with information you would like to post!
SEFF Binghamton: Student Experimental Film Festival in Binghamton
Click here to check out the new blog for the upcoming Student Experimental Film Festival!
Student News!
Congratulations to Sean Cunningham and Justin Hartough for their success with the I Love NY Short Film Competition.
Sean won the Grand Prize and Justin won the Best Student Film Award.
The story was picked up by AP and will run nationally.
Binghamton University Cinema Department Student Award
The Patricia Kerr Ross Award:
Spring 2008: Jack Wilson
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Professor Kenneth Jacobs Scholarship, 2008-2009:
2008-2009: Nathan Ely
2007-2008: Laura Bennett & Brian Murphy
2006-2007: Dayna Moses
2005-2006: Jonathan Gettinger
2004-2005: Jarmar Banks & Dylan Dullea
2003-2004: Michael Lieberman & Miles McNulty
2002-2003: Tomonari Nishikawa
2001-2002: Joyce Oates
2000-2001: Peter Bianco & Madison Brookshire
1999-2000: Kristen Santarsiero
1998-1999: Sang-Hee Park, Aaron Nye & Matthew Thompson
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Princess Grace Award:
Miles McNulty, 2004-2005
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Faculty/Student Scholarship:
2008: Eliane Ceballos
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McNair Scholars:
Nick Bongiorno - April 2008
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Undergraduate Research Award Recipients
Spring 2006:
Jamar Banks $200
Stephen Major $250
Fall 2006:
Russell Peborde $250
Justin Swan $250
Spring 2007:
Alice Garland $250
Dayna Moses $246
John Bradigan $110
Ryan Lee $250
John Wilson $250
Fall 2007:
Nicholas Bongiorno $250
Spring 2008:
Zachary Meyer $250
Ady Grunin $250
Kelly McCrossan $250
Laura Bennett $150
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Foundation Award for Creative Work in Cinema:
2008: Jack Wilson
2007: Russell Peborde
2006: Alexandra Levashvili
2005: Ilya Shnitser
2004: Christopher Greene
2003: Joyce Oates
2002: Madison Brookshire
2001: Peter Bianco
2000: Ryan Heyner
1999: Sang Hee Park
1998: Hyangmee Bak
1997: Tamami Asada
1996: Yuk Yiu Ip
1995: Karen Jedrysik
1994: Susan Brunig and Vadim Genin
1992: Jason Detrani
1991: Ariana Gerstein
1990: Daniel Liss
1989: Stephen Grietzer
1988: David Vertino
1987: Stacy Rammacher
1986: David Gresalfi
1985: Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto
1983: Jan Novello
1982: Katsutoshi Murabe
1980: Paul Wood
1979: Kevin Crane
Binghamton University Cinema Department Publicity
September 2008:
Congratulations to Sean Cunningham and Justin Hartough!
They took the two top awards in the I Love NY Short Film Competition. Sean Cunningham won the Grand Prize for the best film and Justin Hartough won the best Student Filmmaker award. To see the films go to:
http://www.metacafe.com/iloveny/
Pipe Dream Article:
Nick Bongiorno – Student film describes IBM Chemical Spill, May 6, 2008
SUNY Inside:
Jack Wilson – Filmmaker develops Artistry article on May 15, 2008.
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Fox 40 WICZ TV – News – Documenting a Dilemma:
Nick Bongiorno – August 2, 2007
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Guest Lecturer at New Paltz, Summer 2008:
Brian Murphy
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Film Festivals:
Will Bisgrove (Cinema Alumni) – Tribeca Film Festival, Empire II, May 2008
Sean Cunningham – The Little Theatres: March Emerging Filmmakers Series – The Can Man, March 2008
August 2008:
Jack Wilson represented Binghamton University as a student filmmaker in the Hollywood Shorts film festival. "Diner" was accepted and was playing in August with films starring Jessica Biel, David Arquette, and Josh Brolin's directorial debut. Website: www.hollyshorts.com.
