Allison Oster
Senior Public Relations Specialist
(626) 815-4518
APU Showcases Fifth Annual Faith and Media Arts Festival
October 4, 2006
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Azusa Pacific University's Department of Theater, Film, and Television
WHAT:
The Department of Theater, Film, and Television celebrates its fifth annual Faith and Media Arts Festival on October 6 with special guest speaker and industry professional Ken Wales. Workshops include “Directing Actors for Film and Television,” “Improv,” “Auditioning,” and “Shooting in Hi-Def.” The event also includes an alumni showcase and a special screening of Dear Francis.
WHERE:
Mary Hill Theater on APU’s West Campus
701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa
WHEN:
Friday, Oct. 6, 1-10 p.m.
WHY:
The workshops bring professionals from the media field to help students take the step from APU into the entertainment industry.
FACTS:
- The Department of Film, Theater, and Television consists of the Theater Arts Program and the Cinema and Broadcast Arts Program.
- Guest speaker Ken Wales has worked on many television and film productions as a producer, including Amazing Grace and Door to Door, and television series Christy, Cagney & Lacey, and East of Eden.
- Dear Francis, a documentary by APU alumnus Brent Gudgel, chronicles the journey of two college students as they venture into the world’s most HIV infected nation, Swaziland, Africa. The film captures the real and startling truth about the conditions that surround the HIV/AIDS pandemic as the students befriend the Swazi people, while offering hope for the nation’s future.
For more information about the festival, contact Micah Kobayashi at (626) 815-5035.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 21 master's degrees, and 6 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,300.
