Tawny Foskett CV artist

Tawny Foskett: CV - Artist

EDUCATION

2019 MFA in Film Production, Studio Arts

Concordia University, Montreal, QC

2006 Post Graduate Diploma, Narrative Directing

Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AU

2004 BA in Theatre, minor in Filmmaking

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

1998 – 2001 The New School, New York, NY

(Coursework towards BA) Social Sciences and Humanities

1991-1992 The American Academy of Dramatic Arts - West, Los Angeles, CA

FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR

NATASHA & SAM - 2020, 20-min, experimental-narrative, Red
DEAR EMMA, - 2016, 7-min, experimental-narrative, Super 8 and Canon 5D
GIRLS WHO SMOKE – 2012, 15-min, narrative, Canon 5D
WHOLE PIECES – 2006, 10-min, narrative, Super 16mm
THREE PARTS – 2006, 5-min, narrative, Beta SP
LOST ALMOST – 2005, 10-min, experimental. 16mm
ANNIE & MARY: Reflections on the Railroad, 2003, 10-min, documentary, 16mm

VIDEOS

ANDROMEDA ANDROMEDA (trailer) for Barbara Draeger’s clown/harp theatre show
UPSTATE: Photographs by Tema Stauffer, 2018, 2-min, Kickstarter campaign video
IN FOCUS: Desiree de Jesus – 2017, 1.5-min, Public Scholars profile/Concordia University
A SECOND CHANCE – 2009, 14-min, documentary, New York Dept. of Education

FESTIVAL AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTS

2019 - 52nd Humboldt International Film Festival, Judge

2018 - 45th Concordia Film Festival , Judge: 2nd year films

2016 - DEAR EMMA, 7-min, narrative

Festival: NYWIFT (New York Women in Film & TV) Fall online Shorts Festival, 2017

2012 - GIRLS WHO SMOKE, 15-min, narrative

Audience Award: Post Alley Film Festival, (2014), Seattle, WA

Selected for 3 “Best of” Bluestocking Screenings (2013-14), Maine and NYC
Screened at 18 Festivals across the US, Canada and Europe including:

Through Women’s Eyes, Sarasota, The Big Apple, Pittsburgh International, Coney Island, 20 Min Max, Victoria Film Festival, Ohio Independent, and The Garden State Film Festival

2006 - WHOLE PIECES, 10-min, narrative, Super 16mm

Festivals: New Filmmakers (Anthology Film Archives, NYC, 2009) & the Golden Lion Film Festival (Swaziland, South Africa, 2007)

2005 - Lost Almost, 10-min, experimental-narrative, 16mm

Festivals: Inside Out (Toronto LGBT, 2005), Humboldt International (Arcata, CA 2004), Antimatter Underground (Victoria BC, 2005), Fire Island Film and Video Festival (LGBT, New York, 2005)

2003 - Annie & Mary: Reflections on the Railroad, 10-min, documentary, 16mm

Festivals: Sacramento International Film Festival (2009), Wild Rivers Film Festival (Arcata, CA 2009), Brooklyn Arts Council Int’l Film and Video Festival (2005), Humboldt International (2004)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 NYWIFT (New York Women in Film & TV) “Women Calling The Shots” photo exhibit

Whitebox Gallery, 329 Broome Street, NYC

2017 MFA Open Studios, Film Production, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

16mm projection/performance & digital projection collaboration with Farid Yahaghi

AWARDS, GRANTS

2018 Graduate Student Mobility Award, Concordia University

2017 Conference & Exposition Award (for Munich Crowdfunding presentation), Concordia University

2017 Concordia University International Tuition Award of Excellence (May 2017-April 2019)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 2019 Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

Adjunct Lecturer: Filmmaking III
Adjunct Lecturer: Cinematography

June 2018 HFF (University of Television and Film Munich), Munich, Germany

Master class on Directing Actors for students in workshop with adjunct, Sanne Kurz

June 2017 HFF (University of Television and Film Munich), Munich, Germany

Visiting artist co-teaching cinematography workshop with adjunct, Sanne Kurz

2017-2018 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Teaching Assistant;

Film Production I with professor, Roy Cross, Fall 2017, Winter 2018
History of Film to 1959 with Film Studies professor, David Douglas, Fall 2017

2016-2017 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Teaching Assistant;

Film Production III with professor, Louise Lamarre, Fall 2016
Body, Art and The State with professor, Tatiana Koroleva, Winter 2017

2010-2011 Educational Video Center, Satellite Academy High School, New York, NY

Resident teacher of documentary filmmaking

2009-2011 Wingspan Arts, Young Adult Borough Center at John Adams HS, Ozone Park, Queens, NY

Residency as teacher and supervising director for documentary and media classes

ARTIST LECTURES

June 2017 Munich Film Works and HFF, Munich, Germany

Crowdfunding 101 Presentation with Sanne Kurz for local filmmakers and artists

Mar. 2017 Rough Cuts // Short Takes, Film Studies Symposium, Concordia University, QC

Presentation (on being a member of) The Academic and Artistic Precariat

Feb. 2017 Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Artist Talk for Studio Arts course: Body, Arts, and The State

PUBLICATIONS

2018 Tawny Foskett: Filmmaker, The Native Society, Native AdVantage

http://thenativesociety.com/nativeadmission/2018/4/9/tawny-foskett-filmmaker.html

THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

2016-2017 Research Assistant; “Dwellings” (Indigenous-focused roaming theatrical production)

for Professor, Dr. Ursula Neuerburg-Denzer, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Administration and Coordinating between students, RAs and technicians
Overseeing and maintaining the project budget in adherence to the grant
Creation of two video pieces for the production

2010 Director; “The Red Anthology” People Lounge, New York City, NY

For playwright & NYU professor, Gordon Farrell’s original production

2000-2001 Assistant Director, Stage Manager “The Vagina Monologues”

The Red Barn Theater, Key West, FL

SELECT WORK EXPERIENCE

2021-2022

Office Assistant II

To the VP of Student Services

College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA

2015 & 2016

Film Office Coordinator

World Dramatic, New Frontier films & Special Events (Episodic)

The Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT

2013 - 2014

General Manager, cinema

The Beekman Theatre, New York, NY

2012 - 2014

Assistant Organizer / Co-Producer

NYC Screenwriters Collective, New York, NY

2012 - 2013

Theatre Manager, cinema

The Picture House, Pelham, NY

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

April. 2018

Graduate Seminar in University Teaching, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Five-day seminar examining various approaches to teaching

-Experience with: lesson planning, teaching strategies and creating a syllabus

2010-2011

Adrienne Weiss's Directing Actors workshops, New York, NY

- Scene Study with Brad Barnes, 2011

- Foundation course with Adrienne Weiss, 2010

1993-1994

Sal Romeo’s Scene Study, Los Angeles, CA

MEMBERSHIPS

WICA films (Women In The Collaborative Arts) founding member 2018 - Present / NYWIFT (New York Women In Film & Television) 2011-2019/ Film Fatales, Montreal division 2017-2018 / ELAN (English Language Arts Network), Montreal 2014-2017 / Montreal Film Group 2014-Present / Women In Production 2012-Present / NYC Screenwriters Collective 2009-2014 / Shooting People (New York & UK) 2009-2014