Long forgotten fields film6/2/2023 ![]() These films provide a rare opportunity for student research since the distribution and preservation of institutional films have been poorly documented. Marquette University gave UWM 60 old film reels, mostly educational or instructional films, last year. There is a wide selection of the types of films in the collection. The UWM film studies program was one of the first programs of its kind in the 1970s, due in large part to Mellencamp. ![]() “Hugo has been researching the history of our film studies program and Pat’s foundational role as a first-generation film studies scholar,” Williams said. The Patricia Mellencamp collection, named after one of the founders of the film studies program at UWM, contains over 90 films originally screened in film, English and art history classes in the 1970s and ‘80s. They are supervised by Tami Williams, an English and film studies associate professor whose academic expertise includes early cinema history. “We are reviving history,” Ljungbäck said. Two UWM students, Hugo Ljungbäck and Christian Balistreri, are spearheading a project to preserve and restore a long-forgotten 16-millimeter film archive in The Plot Pictures aims to bridge the gap between critical hyperlocal stories and global audiences.UWM film studies students Christian Balistreri (left) and Hugo Ljungbäck inspect one of the 16-millimeter films in the Patricia Mellencamp collection, named after one of the founders of the film studies program. The platform strives to create stories that represent the region through its language and settings by developing, financing, producing, and distributing its content(independent films, TV series, Web series, feature films) to leading OTT platforms, studio networks, streaming services, and TV networks worldwide.Īcross its extensive production network, The Plot Pictures leverages production incentives offered across UAE, KSA, Lebanon, Georgia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Southeast Asia, and North Africa to deliver optimal budgets for projects of any scale. Besides creating new IPs, we at The Plot Pictures support filmmakers in the region through our line production experts who can service any production to create a wide range of films to Hollywood action features.” Pratixa Kanojia, Co-Founder & Producer of The Plot Pictures, said: “We aim to bring out the most authentic homegrown stories and provide the local talents with a platform to share their unique voices and introduce them to the International Fora. Currently, The Plot Pictures has four new projects in development from KSA, Taiwan, India, and the UAE. The selected projects will be evaluated and assessed by a development team and a group of collaborators to prepare the story for production and execution. The content will be distributed to a variety of leading OTT platforms, studio networks, streaming services, and TV networks around the world. The focus is to bring out authentic local stories from the MENAT region to the global audience. ![]() Starting March 2023, The Plot Pictures’ development team will accept pitches from screenwriters, filmmakers, and storytellers.įounded by Pratixa Kanojia and Manasvi Gosalia, the studio aims to provide a platform for aspiring filmmakers, writers and storytellers to bring local stories to global audiences through a diverse range of content formats. Plot Pictures, an independent narrative studio that develops, produces, and distributes long-form content, has announced its official launch as the first independent film studio in the GCC and MENAT. The Plot Pictures aims to provide local talents with a platform to share their voices and introduce them to the international fora.
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