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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Cinema Studies proudly announces the 10th Ann
 ual Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Series with award-winning Directo
 r Sean Wang. \n\nJoin cinema studies for masterclass with award-winning Di
 rector Sean Wang. He will share his creative process for developing and di
 recting scenes from his independent feature DÌDI \, including ideas and t
 echniques for casting\, blocking\, and working collaboratively on set with
  both talent and crew.\n\nOpen to UO students • Priority to CINE majors 
 • Space is limited\nRegister to attend by April 14.\n\nFor more informat
 ion about the masterclass and to RSVP\, please visit cinema.uoregon.edu. \
 n\nSean Wang is an Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker from the Bay Area. 
 He began his career developing and directing commercials at Google Creativ
 e Lab. Since then\, his work has screened at globally renowned film festiv
 als including Sundance\, SXSW\, and TIFF. He is a former Sundance Ignite a
 nd TAAF fellow\, and 2023 Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab Fellow.
  In 2024\, he was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Artist and received the Sunda
 nce Vanguard Award for Fiction.\n\nHis most recent short film\, Nǎi Nai &
  Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma)\, premiered at SXSW 2023 where it won the Gr
 and Jury Prize and Audience Award and was acquired by Disney+. It went on 
 to screen at dozens of film festivals worldwide\, earning top honors at AF
 I Fest and SIFF\, and was nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the
  96th Academy Awards.\n\nHis feature directorial debut\, Dìdi (弟弟)\, 
 premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festi
 val where it won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award\, Special Jury Prize for
  Best Ensemble Cast\, and was acquired by Focus Features for a global thea
 trical release. Sean was nominated by the DGA for Outstanding Directorial 
 Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film and the film was named a New York
  Times Critics Pick\, nominated for 4 Independent Spirit Awards\, winning 
 2 for Best First Screenplay and Best First Feature\, and was named one of 
 the top ten independent films of 2024 by the National Board of Review.\n\n
 The UO Cinema Studies Visiting Filmmaker Series is Funded by the Generous 
 Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment.
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SUMMARY:Cinema Studies Presents:  Directing Masterclass with Sean Wang
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CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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