A Day in the Life of Our Students
Film Connection mentor Zef Cota with Frank Oliviero of Italians of West Virginia at Ferragosto Festival (Little Italy, The Bronx)
Film Connection for Film Production & Editing student
Mark Kelly (Forest Hills, NY) is enjoying learning from his multifaceted mentor:
“Zef Cota is an amazing mentor. He is generous, supportive and has a great “eye” as a visual storyteller as well as being a great writer. Having written and directed
The Trouble. Zef has a great range of film knowledge and passes that along at every chance he gets.
Working with him is a purely joyful experience, since he has such a passion for film and filmmaking. We have been collaborating on various projects but on this one we covered the Ferragosto Festival in Little Italy in the Bronx. We shot B-roll, stills of the festival itself, and together we are finishing a brand film for Arthur Cantina.”
Film Connection student Joffre Valles and Dean Lyon
Film Connection for
Film Production & Editing student
Joffre Valles (Miami, FL) recently attended the Miami Media Film Market with mentor Kevin Sharpley, where he had the opportunity of connecting with a number of industry pros, including FX guru Dean Lyon, known for his work on all 3
Lord of the Rings movies,
Armageddon, and dozens of other films :
“I met Dean Lyon. It was a fantastic experience. I also had the pleasure of meeting Adrian Wootton, the British Film Commissioner…I can’t wait for next year.
Kevin is a great mentor. He’s awesome. He believes in me and I am definitely getting better.”
Joffre has really impressed Kevin. So much so, that’s he’s also had him assisting on his podcast
Screen Heat Miami.
We’ll have more on that later (
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