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Tawny Foskett: CV - Artist

EDUCATION

 

2019                           MFA in Film Production, Studio Arts                                                                                    

                                    Concordia University, Montreal, QC

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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                                                                     

 

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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

 

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FESTIVAL AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTS

 

2019 - 52nd Humboldt International Film Festival,  Judge

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

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2016 - DEAR EMMA, 7-min, narrative

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

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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

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    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)

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    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)

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    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)

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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

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Fall 2019     Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 

  • Adjunct Lecturer: Filmmaking III

  • Adjunct Lecturer: Cinematography

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

  • Resident teacher of documentary filmmaking

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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2012 - 2014

Assistant Organizer / Co-Producer

NYC Screenwriters Collective, New York, NY​

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2012 - 2013

Theatre Manager, cinema

The Picture House, Pelham, NY

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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

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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

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