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Darden Professor Peter Debaere, one of the organizers of the “Car of the Future, Future of the Car” symposium being held at the University of Virginia this weekend, speaks with us about this special event. In the headlines: “Darden Professor ponders What If?”, “Darden Concept Competition,” and “Views from the VIC.”
11.9.10 Charlottesvile Mayor Dave Norris joins Coy to discuss developments in the city’s water supply plan. Mayor Norris talks about his commitment to the water plan and how he believes it can benefit the community. Is the proposed plan right for Charlottesville? How will the public react?
11.9.10 Assistant Director for Public Programs George Gilliam and Christina Lopez-Gottardi of the Miller Center join Coy in studio to preview upcoming events and guests at the Miller Center. They discusspertinent topics in history and politics.
On episode 11 of Outside The Box with Mike & Leon, the guys discuss annoying Facebook event invites, Leon’s experience with the Coors Light homedraft, more of Mike’s fast-food snobbishness, San Francisco may be banning happy meals, and an interview with this man. Make sure to check out the show on Facebook: Outside The Box with Mike and Leon Facebook Page and on Twitter: @OTBwithMikeLeon.
Tim and Daphne Reid are long-time friends and attendees of the Virginia Film Festival, and were in town this week to present work produced a by students in the Legacy Media Institute. Tim founded the institute at New Millenium Studios as as a way to provide hands-on education about the nuts and bolts of film-making. The Reids dropped by the filmmakers’ lounge on Saturday to tell Sean McCord all about it.
Clay Tweel and Steven Klein are director and producer respectively of the documentary Make Believe, which follows several teenage magicians as they learn their craft, find their community, and compete at the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas.
Joey Groah of DIGICO Shoot | Post | Design dropped by the filmmaker’s lounge to discuss Beardo the Movie, a documentary about the 2009 Beard and Moustache Championships. Groah also talks about how his company decided to make the film.
Host Rick Moore talks with Diana Poe (WALK dropout prevention program coordinator (Work Achieved Lasting Knowledge), and Jim Henderson (Charlottesville City Schools Assistant Superintendent) about what the WALK program does and the type of students that are more likely to drop out of high school. Some of those factors include: being raised by a single parent, having a parent incarcerated, having basic school deficiencies, and more.
Erica Arvold is a casting director and the chair of the Charlottesville chapter of the Virginia Production Alliance. She spoke with Sean McCord about filmmaking in this area, and her efforts to improve the talent pool to make it a destination for professional productions.
Mark Remes is the director of the Virginia Production Alliance. He dropped by the filmmaker’s lounge at Escafe to talk about the services the organization provides to the state’s video and film production industry.
Andrew Bell is the senior historian at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. During this year’s festival, he introduced Primary, Robert Drew’s documentary about the 1960 Democratic primary in Wisconsin. The ground-breaking film was screened as part of the festival’s Six from ’60 series.
Harry Chotiner is what you might call a friend of the Virginia Film Festival. For six years now, the NYU professor of film criticism has been traveling to Charlottesville to present lectures on key films being screened at the festival. Harry stopped by the filmmaker’s lounge at Escafe on the downtown mall to talk with Sean McCord.