Hot New Trends In The Entertainment World: 21st Annual DUSTY Film & Animation Awards of School of VISUAL ARTS 2010 on Thursday May 6th.

The people from the Film and Animation world who attended the evening stopped to pose for pictures and also signed the poster which was prominently featured on the way to the entrance to the theater.

The 21st annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival and Awards will highlight over 100 films by students graduating from the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). The program includes screenings of short films, videos and animations; and an awards ceremony and gala with notable presenters from the film industry. This year’s Screenwriters Night is a proud collaboration with The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in which SVA graduating screenwriters will have selected scenes performed live by alumni from The Neighborhood Playhouse. All festival events take place at the SVA Theatre (333 West 23rd Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). Many events are FREE and open to the general public. More event info. available at www.sva.edu/dusty

This week long celebration introduces the works of emerging filmmakers and animators from the School of Visual Arts.

Held each spring since 1990, the Dusty Film and Animation Festival culminates in a gala awards ceremony with celebrity presenters and industry professionals. This year, the Film, Video and Animation Department proudly presents the 21st Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival in the College’s state-of-the-art SVA Theatre, located in the heart of New York’s legendary Chelsea neighborhood.

Presenters have included such luminaries as Danny Aiello, Karen Allen, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Wes Craven, Robert Elswit, Randall Emmett, James Ivory, Harvey Keitel, Kevin Kline, David Koepp, Viveca Lindfors, Matthew Modine, Mira Nair, Arthur Penn, Richard Price, Bill Plympton, John Patrick Shanley, Tom Sito, Bryan Singer and Todd Solondz.
Film and animation students at SVA have received accolades and honors from renowned institutions and organizations such as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Sundance Film Festival; International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France; American Film Institute; Women in Film; National Board of Review and many others.

The School of Visual Arts is widely recognized as one of the finest art schools in the United States for its innovative curriculum, unparalleled faculty of more than 1000 creative professionals and its participation in the larger arts community of New York City.
Pictures of Presenters & Others:
1. - James Gandolfini by Anna Kuchma