Pixar and Dracula screenings at Cayman Islands film festival
2017 marks the 25th anniversary of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” and CayFilm will be screening this romantic horror film, which was directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. In addition, James V. Hart, who wrote the screenplay for the movie, will be here to introduce the film, host a panel discussion and receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from CayFilm.
Loren Carpenter, co-founder and former Chief Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios, will also be here to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. He will be hosting the screening of a Pixar short film retrospective on Saturday, 1 July. As you know, Pixar Animation Studios has given the world such classics as Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. and more recently Finding Dory, The Good Dinosaur, Brave, Inside Out, Monsters University, and Cars 3.
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Pixar Founder To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at CayFilm
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Loren Carpenter, co-founder and former Chief Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival which takes place from 30 June to 3 July 2017 at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman. Carpenter, who also attended the Festival in 2015, will be honoured for his contribution and revolutionary work in the animation film genre. He will also host the screening of a Pixar short film retrospective on Saturday, 1 July, and answer questions about his career in the film industry.
A computer graphics researcher and developer. Carpenter is the co-inventor of the Reyes rendering algorithm and is one of the authors of the PhotoRealistic RenderMan software which implements Reyes and renders all of Pixar’s movies. In 2001, he and two colleagues were awarded the only Oscar statuettes ever given for computer science. Following Disney’s acquisition of Pixar in 2006, he became a Senior Research Scientist at Disney Research. In addition to his award-winning work in computer animation, Carpenter and his wife Rachel have explored new concepts in interactivity and computer art through their own company, Cinematrix, Inc. He retired in early 2014.
“We are proud to say that Loren is a friend and supporter of CayFilm; we are so thrilled to be able to honour him in this way,” said CayFilm Festival Director Tony Mark. “He is a pioneer and a visionary in the field of animation and the groundwork he laid at Pixar has inspired a generation of animators and computer graphics artists to think outside the box and go beyond the realms of their imaginations.”
Pixar Animation Studios has given the world such classics as Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. and more recently Finding Dory, The Good Dinosaur, Brave, Inside Out, Monsters University, and Cars 3.
25th Anniversary of ‘Dracula’ Movie To Be Celebrated at Cayman Film Festival
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” and CayFilm will be screening the romantic horror film, which was directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. In addition, James V. Hart, who wrote the screenplay for the movie, will be in Cayman to introduce the film, host a panel discussion and receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival for his contributions to the film industry in the area of screenwriting.
Hart has attended the Festival for the past two years to conduct his popular screenwriting workshop and is the creator of the HartChart, a story mapping tool to track the emotions of film characters and their journeys. A writer and producer, he is known for other films such as Hook, Epic, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and Contact.
“James is incredibly supportive of CayFilm and we are fortunate to have someone of his calibre give advice and guidance to filmmakers and aspiring screenwriters so that they can develop their craft,” said Festival Director Tony Mark. “We are thrilled to be able to honour the role that he has played in the film industry over the years by presenting him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. His creativity and talent has given the world amazing work such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and we are so glad he will be here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this classic film.”
The Dracula screening is part of CayFilm’s VIP opening event on Friday, June 30th and the Festival encourages VIP ticket holders to come in costume or “Dressed to Kill”.
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The CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival takes place from 30 June to 3 July, and includes daily film screenings, question and answer sessions with filmmakers, panel discussions, workshops, an exclusive premiere screening, a celebrity gala event and an awards ceremony. Both VIP and General Admission tickets are on sale and available at Cathy Church’s Photo Centre and online at cayfilm.com.
CayFilm 2017 is sponsored by Audi Cayman, Ministry of Tourism, Department of Tourism and is made possible with a grant from the Cayman National Cultural Foundation.
About CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival
CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival is an annual multi-day spectacular event designed to create new interest and excitement about the Cayman Islands as a world-class filming destination. Included in the festival will be daily film screenings, question and answer sessions with filmmakers, panel discussions, workshops, exclusive premiere screenings, and two celebrity gala events. It is our vision to open up the Cayman Islands to the film industry around the world whilst opening up the world to Cayman’s young and aspiring filmmakers.
The Festival team is also working to develop the Cayman Media Academy (CMA) under the CayFilm umbrella to educate Cayman’s youth by offering classes and qualifications relating to different career fields within the industry. This will be run throughout the year with the eventual goal of having a full-time degree programme available at our own purpose built facility. Young children will have their own specially designed programmes to inspire and give confidence about their own unique abilities as filmmakers.
