AU’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking And Filmmakers for Conservation Present

The 5th Annual Fall Film Series Fall 2009

Hosted by Chris Palmer and Justine Schmidt

All events are held in the Wechsler Theater at 7 pm on Tuesdays

3^rd Floor, Mary Graydon Center, American University

4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8017

Directions: http://www.american.edu/maps/

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

For more information, contact Chris Palmer at 202-885-3408 or Justine Schmidtat 202-413-4490, or visit environmentalfilm.org or filmmakersforconservation.org

Tuesday, September 22 at 7 pm

Insights into the National Geographic Society

John Francis, Vice President for Research, Conservation, and Exploration

John Francis talks about his role as scientist, filmmaker and conservationist, and the inspiration of global citizens through the National Geographic Society.

Tuesday, October 13 at 7 pm

Animal Planet Takes on New Challenges

Jason Carey, Vice President for Production

Jason Carey discusses the continued transformation of Animal Planet and the challenge of finding and producing blockbuster series in the Animal genre.

Tuesday, October 20 at 7 pm

The Smithsonian Network’s Mission and Programs

David Royle, Executive Vice President for Programming and Production

David Royle describes the launch and growth of Smithsonian Channel, shows clips from some of its award-winning programs, and discusses programming strategy.

Tuesday, November 3 at 7 pm

Ocean for Life: A Cross-Cultural Experience in our National Marine Sanctuaries

Jonathan Shannon from NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the five SOC filmmakers (Danny Ledonne, Jeremy Polk, Katie Kassof, Lauren Demko and Alex Morrison) who worked on this program last summer as film mentors.

Jonathan Shannon, Danny Ledonne, Jeremy Polk, Katie Kassof, Lauren Demko and Alex Morrison describe the amazing experiences they had last summer working with both Middle Eastern and Western high school students. They’ll show the Film Projects the students created.

Tuesday, November 10 at 7 pm

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Their Film and New Media Program

Michelle Williams, NASA Film Producer

Michelle Williams, an AU alum, and her NASA colleagues show clips from their many productions, and discuss their exciting work at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Tuesday, November 17 at 7 pm

Galapagos, Florida, Alaska and Costa Rica

Professors Chris Palmer, Larry Engel, Bill Gentile, Kiho Kim, Simon Nicholson, and Sarah Menke-Fish, together with Surviving Students

Learn about Classroom in the Wild and future opportunities to produce films and new media in exotic places. Professors discuss their goals and expectations for these non-traditional courses. Students present their films and discuss their experiences and challenges in this exciting filmmaking environment.