Monday, October 13, 1997
A&E Briefs
DGA extends deadline for
film awards
The Directors Guild of America has extended its deadline for
Student Film Awards for African American, Asian/Pacific, Latino and
women filmmakers to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Awards include prizes of
$2,500 and a product grant of 2,000 feet of 16-millimeter film. The
winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Nov. 12. Entries
must be submitted to the Director’s Guild of Americas headquarters
at 7920 Sunset Blvd. For an official entry form, call Karen Hanna,
310-289-2052.
Women in Film
to hold seminar
The Women in Film Foundation will present a two-evening workshop
that explores strategies for making life transitions. The workshop
will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 at the Paramount
Studios commissary and will be led by Heidi Wall. Admission is free
for Women in Film members and $15 for non-members. For information,
call 213-463-6040.
Lisbon-based
group to play
at Wadsworth
Madredeus, a Lisbon-based five-member music and vocal ensemble,
makes its second North American tour, including an appearance at
UCLA’s Veterans Wadsworth theater at 8 p.m. Saturday. It will
perform its new spiritual album "Paraiso," which is scheduled for
release this fall. The performance will be preceded by a
CenterStage Lecture at 7 p.m. with Donald Cohen, a folklorist who
specializes in folk and world music. Tickets range from $11 (for
students) to $30. For information, call 310-825-2101.
‘Ice Storm’ preview
is set for this week
American Cinematheque will present a sneak preview of Ang Lee’s
latest film "Ice Storm" at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The film, starring
Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen, Christina Ricci and
Elijiah Wood, follows the stories of several suburban families
floundering in the backwash of the ’70s Sexual Revolution. For
information, call 213-466-3456.