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Courts d’École EMC à la Péniche Cinéma
By Marie Thiery, intern at ÉCU How much have you heard about homosexuality in soccer? Know anything about German expressionism? Do you really know what multiple sclerosis is? And how does the idea of a robot confessional strike you? On Wednesday, July 20th, Tiphaine Vidal and I attended the short films screening at La Péniche Cinéma and hosted by the audiovisual BTS class of 2011 photo journalist students attending the « École des métiers de la communication » (EMC). In the heart of the Parc de la Villette, La Péniche Cinéma is a platform for the filmmakers of tomorrow, serving as a place for the general public to unite with the professional film industry. Open to everyone, the projections screened by La Péniche Cinéma enable the discovery of many short films that would otherwise go unrecognized and would not be released in movie theatres. During this exclusive EMC evening, around fifteen short films were projected, followed by a debate among film teams overseen by Nathalie Canard-Bechade, head professor from EMC. “No budget”, “Only 26€ to make a movie”, “Shot entirely with an iPhone”, “Made with friends”, “Depending on the weather », “Filmed in one day” … These young students faced every obstacle an independent filmmaker could face, and yet were still able to present short films of quality around many topics such as loneliness, love, homosexuality, disease, bureaucracy and many others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Par Marie, stagiaire à ÉCU Combien de fois avez-vous entendu parler d’homosexualité dans le football ? Vous ne connaissez rien à l’expressionnisme allemand ? Savez-vous vraiment ce qu’est la sclérose en plaques ? Et comment vient l’idée d’un confessionnal robotisé ? Mercredi 20 juillet, Tiphaine et moi-même assistions à la projection des courts métrages des étudiants journalistes reporters d’images de 3ème année et BTS audiovisuel promo 2011 de l’École des Métiers de la Communication (EMC) sur la Péniche Cinéma. En plein cœur du parc de la Villette, La Péniche Cinéma est une plate-forme pour les réalisateurs de demain, un véritable carrefour de rencontres, où se mêlent grand public et professionnels. Exclusivement en accès libre, ses projections permettent de faire découvrir au plus grand nombre le format court, souvent méconnu et peu diffusé en salle. Lors de cette soirée exclusive EMC, une quinzaine de courts métrages étaient projetés. La projection était suivie d’un débat en présence des équipes de films et de Nathalie Canard-Bechade, responsable pédagogique. « Pas de budget », « 26 Euros pour faire un film », « tourné entièrement avec un Iphone », « monté entre amis », « dépendant de la météo », « tourné en 1 jour » … ces jeunes étudiants ont su faire face à tous les obstacles que peuvent rencontrer les réalisateurs indépendants et ont ainsi pu nous présenter des courts métrages de qualité autours de nombreux sujets d’actualité tels que la solitude, l’amour, l’homosexualité, la maladie, l’administration et tant d’autres. Nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir parler avec certains d’entre eux et espérons les retrouver un jour à ÉCU ! 02.08.2011 | ÉCU-The European Independent Film Festival's blog Cat. : By cinema Courts d’école EMC à La Péniche Cinéma Do École des Métiers de la Communication ecu European Independent Film Festival film indie Marie Thiery Marie Thiery Nathalie Canard-Bechade paris Tiphaine Vidal FESTIVALS
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Scott Hillier, Founder and President of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival
Scott Hillier is a director, cinematographer, and screenwriter, based in Paris, France. In the last 20 years, Hillier has gained international recognition from his strong and incredible cinematography, editing, writing, producing and directing portfolio in both the television and film industries.
Scott began his career in the television industry in Australia. In 1988, he moved to London getting a job with the BBC who then set him to Baghdad. This opportunity led him to 10 years of traveling around world for the BBC, mainly in war zones like Somalia, Bosnia, Tchetcheynia, Kashmir, and Lebanon. After a near fatal encounter with a Russian bomber in Tchechnyia, Hillier gave up his war coverage and began in a new direction.
He moved to New York City in 1998. He directed and photographed eight one-hour documentaries for National Geographic and The Discovery Channel. Based on his war knowledge and experience, Hillier wrote and directed a short film titled, “Behind the Eyes of War!" The film was awarded “Best Short Dramatic Film” at the New York Independent Film and TV Festival in 1999. From that he served as Supervising Producer and Director for the critically acclaimed CBS 42 part reality series, "The Bravest” in 2002 and wrote and directed a stage play called, "Deadman’s Mai l," which ran at Le Théâtre du Moulin de la Galette in Paris during the summer of 2004. He then became the Director of Photography on a documentary titled, “Twin Towers." This was yet another life changing experience for Hillier. The riveting documentary won an Academy Award for "Best Documentary Short Subject" in 2003. In 2004, Hillier changed continents again, spending three months in Ethiopia. He produced “Worlds Apart,” a pilot for ABC America / True Entertainment / Endemol. As you can see, Hillier was and is always in constant movement and enjoys working in a number of diverse creative areas including documentaries, music videos, commercials, feature and short films.
Scott studied film at New York University and The London Film and Television School. He also studied literary non-fiction writing at Columbia University. Hillier's regular clients include the BBC, Microsoft, ABC, PBS and National Geographic. Between filming assignments, he used to teach film, a Masters Degree course in Screenwriting at the Eicar International Film School in Paris, France and journalism at the Formation des Journalistes Français in Paris, France.
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