The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival has revealed its first titles for the festival, which will run from Feb. 10-20, 2022, including films from CalArts’ faculty Nina Menkes, James Benning,…
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EventSeptember 28 - October 1, 2021
A new restoration of The Bloody Child (1996) by independent filmmaker and CalArts faculty Nina Menkes has its worldwide premiere at the 2021 New York Film Festival on Tuesday, Sept….
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Four films by acclaimed independent filmmaker and School of Film/Video faculty Nina Menkes are now streaming on the Criterion Channel. The lineup includes feature films Queen of Diamonds (1991), Phantom…
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Update: 5/23/19 On Monday, May 23, at the Cannes International Film Festival, The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury headed by renowned filmmaker Claire Denis handed out the 2019 Cinéfondation Prizes during a…
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EventNovember 10, 2018
In addition to the screening of CalArts faculty Nina Menkes’ Queen of Diamonds and Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso in AFI Fest’s Cinema’s Legacy section, on Nov. 10 and 14 respectively, two…
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The Cinema Legacy program at AFI Fest (Nov. 9-15) celebrates film history and features screenings of recently restored classic and lesser-known films. This year’s lineup is dedicated to female filmmakers and…
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EventJanuary 19, 2018
Supported in part by CalArts, the EOS World Fund [EOS] launch event took place on Friday (Jan. 19), at Sundance Film Festival 2018 in Park City, Utah. Led by Director/Producer…
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On Oct. 30, filmmaker and Program in Film/Video faculty Nina Menkes published the article, The Visual Language of Oppression: Harvey Wasn’t Working in a Vacuum, in Filmmaker Magazine. Her piece,…
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Deeply respected filmmaker and School of Film/Video Nina Menkes often refers to the sorcery of her work that evokes meaning and truth outside of traditional narrative cinema. Film critic and CalArts faculty…
Continue reading »STRIKE AND RISE/Video for V-Day, by Nina Menkes from Nina Menkes on Vimeo. On Feb. 18, CalArts School of Film/Video faculty member Nina Menkes‘ short film, Strike and Rise, will…
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