The third profile to join our Judge Panel for Deaffest 2013 is Kalen Feeney, a Deaf American with a wealth of filmmaking experience up her sleeve and we are very delighted to welcome her as one of our prestigious judges!
Kalen Feeney
Kalen earned a Masters in Screenwriting from Leeds Metropolitan University. She was awarded a New Writers Residency through BBC Radio and Graeae Theatre and returned to England to learn how to write radio drama. After spending time in the Writers’ Room for CSI: NY, Kalen decided to add television writing to her repertoire and enrolled in UCLA Extension’s certificate program for Writing for Television.
Since then, Kalen has written shorts and features, spec pilots, and original television pilots. In addition, Kalen is a freelance script editor and has worked in television as a technical consultant for CSI: NY and an ASL Master for Switched at Birth.
Kalen also has a background in theatre, having trained with the American Conservatory Theatre, National Theatre of the Deaf, Deaf West Theatre, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She has appeared on Switched at Birth and Cold Case.
This summer, Kalen plans to teach screenwriting at Camp Mark 7, a filmmaking camp for Deaf teenagers in New York.
19TH ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL
17 – 22 SEPTEMBER 2013, BRISTOL
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is one of the best-known international showcases and meeting points for emerging talent, and is the leading UK gateway to the world’s most prestigious short film and animation awards: the BAFTAs, Oscars®, European Film Awards and Cartoon d’Or. The festival presents a unique opportunity for industry and creatives to network and develop new collaborations. Now is your chance to get noticed on an international stage and compete for up to £12,000 in cash prizes.
Early Deadline 29 March 2013 – for works completed in 2012
Final Deadline 3 June 2013 – for works completed in 2013
Short films and animations of any genre (fiction, documentary, experimental, music video) under 30 minutes are eligible.
Online submissions are powered by reelport.com. There are discounts for multiple submissions, and if your film isn’t selected it can still be seen by delegates during the festival via our online Digital Viewing Library.
Full entry guidelines and online submission at www.encounters-festival.org.uk/submit-films
Deaffest welcomes Caroline O’Neill to the role of Judge for the Young Deaffest Film Award 2013
Caroline O’Neill is an assistant producer/director on See Hear at the BBC. She has worked over a range of deaf programming from VEE-TV to Wicked, The Hub and See Hear. She has also worked in mainstream television and cites meeting Gordon Ramsay and shaking Patrick Stewart’s hand as the best moments in her life.
Thank you Caroline for lending Young Deaffest your talents and expertise.
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