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83-694: Pen-ek studied from 1977-85 at the Pratt Institute in New York and worked as freelance illustrator and designer with Designframe. In 1993, he started work at the Film Factory in Bangkok, where he worked with Wisit Sasanatieng. At Film Factory, Pen-ek made several television commercials , winning a bronze medal at the 1997 Cannes Lion Awards for a Clairol anti-dandruff shampoo spot entitled "Dance". He made his debut feature film, Fun Bar Karaoke in 1997. It's

166-529: A Japanese chef who commits a murder in Macau and flees to Thailand. The film also stars Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang and Korean actress Kang Hye-jung . It was selected for competition at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival, where it had its world premiere. Invisible Waves was also the opening film for the 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival , where it also was in competition. Pen-ek was selected to take part in

249-592: A Japanese man on the run from the yakuza in Thailand. It also features Japanese director Takashi Miike in a small role as a yakuza. It was selected for competition at the Rotterdam festival, won the best actor award for Asano at the Venice International Film Festival and was Thailand's submission to the 2003 Academy Awards. Pen-ek worked again with Prabda, Doyle and Asano on Invisible Waves , about

332-485: A dresser. Students residing in a dorm without in-unit kitchens are required to be on a mandatory meal plan (Stabile, Emerson, ELJ, and Pantas), while those with in-unit kitchens can sign up for an optional meal plan (Willoughby and Grand Avenue). Emerson Place, Leo J. Pantas Hall, and Vincent A. Stabile Hall are the primary freshman dorms. In total, 51 percent of undergraduate students reside on campus while 92 percent of incoming freshmen students reside on campus. Pratt offers

415-588: A limited production budget. The three films construct one feature-length film entitled N, representing Next Generation, New Technology and Networking which are the common themes. Projects like Short Digital Films by Three Filmmakers, which focus on film production, creativity, and interactive technology, reflect the spirit of JIFF as they explore the zeitgeist of contemporary film. JIFF attempts to open up new aesthetics for digital films as well as their functional efficiency. AKOMFRAH of England, JIA Zhang Ke of China, and TSAI Ming Liang of Taiwan, who have experimented in

498-801: A new residence hall named in his honor. From the mid-1980s to the 2000s Pratt experienced the transition from being mainly a commuter school to becoming a residential school through the construction of new residence halls Cannoneer Court, Pantas Hall, and Stabile Hall. Pratt Institute's Graduate School are ranked as follows: #15 in Best Fine Arts Programs, #11 in Painting / Drawing, #35 in Best Library and Information Studies Program, #12 in Archives and Preservation by U.S. News & World Report . The Bachelor of Architecture program has been ranked as being in

581-531: A reciprocal manner, exposure to the ideals and aesthetics of fine art. Specifically, many programs were tailored to the growing need to train industrial workers in the changing economy with training in design and engineering. Early programs sought to teach students a variety of subjects such as architectural engineering, mechanics, dressmaking, and furniture making. Graduates of the school were taught to become engineers, mechanics, and technicians. Drawing, whether freehand, mechanical, or architectural, thought of as being

664-841: A segment for Short Films Project in Commemoration of the Celebration on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, created in honor of King Bhumibol Adulyadej by the Ministry of Culture's Office of Contemporary Arts and Culture. The project featured nine films by 10 directors, including fellow Silpathorn Award winners Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul and veteran filmmaker Bhandit Rittakol . For his segment, Siang Sawan ( Luminous Sound ), Pen-ek chose to interview blind pianist Sila Namthao, letting

747-500: A transformation from an upper-class, affluent, white community to one chiefly populated by poor and working-class people of color. Pratt considered moving its campus to more affluent Long Island or Manhattan to increase its attractiveness but decided to stay at its original Brooklyn campus due to the history and Charles Pratt's mission. As part of Robert Moses' plan for urban renewal in New York City, Pratt's physical campus saw

830-535: A universal language, united such diverse programs and thus all programs in the school had a strong foundation in drawing. In addition, the curriculum at the institute was to be complemented by a large Liberal Arts curriculum. Students studied subjects such as history, mathematics, physics, and literature to better understand the world in which they would be working, which is still used in Pratt's curriculum. Enrollment grew steadily from its inception. Six months after opening,

913-557: Is a bittersweet Thai country music love story involving a young man named Pan ( Supakorn Kitsuwon ) who marries his sweetheart ( Siriyakorn Pukkavesh ), is drafted into the military and then goes absent without leave to pursue his dreams of being a singer. The film premiered at the Director's Fortnight event at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . It was also submitted by Thailand to the 75th Academy Awards . Pen-ek served as editor for director Nonzee Nimibutr 's 2003 film, OK Baytong , and

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996-633: Is a national historic district that comprises 10 contributing buildings built between 1885 and 1936. Several buildings are recognized as being New York City Designated Landmarks . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and was awarded the Getty Foundation Campus Heritage Grant. Two buildings outside the historic district, Higgins Hall and the Caroline Ladd Pratt House are also listed on

1079-716: Is an Asian film festival based in South Korea. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival seeking to introduce independent and experimental films to the general public and focusing on the art of contemporary cinematography. In the first edition of JIFF, the debut films of Darren Aronofsky were introduced to South Korea . For the first time in Asia, JIFF highlighted the early works of Béla Tarr as well. The winners of Jeonju IFF's International Competition Section include Ying Liang , John Akomfrah , and Miike Takashi . Jeonju has also invested in films that were later produced by

1162-513: Is another crime comedy. In it, a young woman ( Lalita Panyopas ) finds an instant noodle box filled with money that has been mistakenly placed at her doorstep and she runs afoul of some mobsters. The film was Thailand's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 1999. It was also screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival and other festivals. His third film, Monrak Transistor ( Transistor Love Story ),

1245-660: Is located a short walk from the campus. Pratt participates in New Jersey Transit's University Partnership Program where students can receive a twenty-five percent discount on monthly passes based out of Penn Station in Manhattan. The Pratt Manhattan center, located at 144 West 14th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue, is home to Pratt's associate degrees programs in graphic design, illustration, and digital design, and interactive media, an undergraduate program in construction management, several of Pratt's graduate programs including

1328-565: Is located one block south of the southeast corner of campus. In addition, the C train has an entrance to Clinton–Washington Avenues station ( IND Fulton Street Line ) four blocks south of the Hall Gate entrance and three blocks south of Higgins Hall. New York City's public bike-share program, Citi Bike , has stations nearby at Lafayette Avenue and Saint James Place; at Hall Street and Willoughby Avenue; and Emerson Place and Myrtle Avenue. The Long Island Rail Road at Atlantic Terminal ,

1411-503: Is part of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design . Pratt Institute students, numbering 3,435 undergraduates and 1,381 graduate students in Fall 2019, come from 86 countries and 48 states. Women represent 71% of undergraduates and 74% of graduate students. Pratt Institute's main campus is located on a historic, esteemed, enclosed 25-acre (100,000 m ) campus located in

1494-566: Is the largest contemporary sculpture park in New York City and includes more than 40 pieces at any given time installed across the 25-acre campus in Brooklyn. Some of the artists who have loaned their work to the park include Shin Sang Ho, Mark di Suvero, Donald Lipski, Tom Otterness, Richard Serra, Takashi Soga, Gunnar Theel, and Allan Wexler. Sources: Pratt is home to a diverse collection of buildings composed of several architectural styles. Most of

1577-593: The Spirit of Saint Louis , used by Charles Lindbergh in the first transatlantic flight. By 1938 most programs at the school had begun offering four-year Bachelor of Science degrees and Pratt transformed itself from a technical school to a rigorous college . By granting bachelor's degrees, Pratt had to revise its curriculum from two years to four years. The changes also reflected New York State requirements for granting degrees and stricter government and professional licensing regulations for graduates. During this decade,

1660-681: The 85th Academy Awards , but it did not make the final shortlist. Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn , New York . It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute . The school was founded in 1887 with programs primarily in engineering , architecture , and fine arts. Comprising six schools,

1743-570: The B54 bus route serving the area north of the campus along Myrtle Avenue. In addition, the New York City Subway 's G train has one station located at the intersection of Washington and Lafayette Avenues and another located at the intersection of Classon and Lafayette Avenues. The Clinton–Washington Avenues station ( IND Crosstown Line ) is located directly across the street from Higgins Hall. The Classon Avenue station ( IND Crosstown Line )

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1826-477: The Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn, 2 miles from Downtown Brooklyn and 3 miles from Lower Manhattan . Midtown Manhattan is just 5 miles from the campus. The campus is accessible by two public entrances, both of which close in the evening hours and are guarded by security 24 hours a day. The main gate located at Willoughby Avenue on the north side of campus is accessible for pedestrians and vehicles while

1909-475: The Digital Short Films by Three Directors project at the 2006 Jeonju International Film Festival . He directed a short called Twelve Twenty , about a young man ( Ananda Everingham ) who falls in love with a woman he sees on the other side of an airport terminal, and then fantasizes about her throughout a 12-hour, 20-minute airline flight. Christopher Doyle provided cinematography and was also featured in

1992-499: The GI Bill . In the 1940s, the School of Science and Technology changed its name to the School of Engineering and in 1946 established its own honor society with mechanical engineering becoming the most popular major at Pratt. In 1953, Francis H. Horn became the first President of Pratt who was not a member of the Pratt family. Enrollment continued to climb throughout the decade and in 1948

2075-790: The National Architectural Accrediting Board . The undergraduate interior design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation . Graduate programs in library and information science , art therapy , and art education are all accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association, Education Approval Board of the American Art Therapy Association, and RATE respectively. The School of Art and Design

2158-717: The New York State Legislature granted Charles Pratt a charter to open the school; on October 17, 1887, the institute opened to 12 students in the Main Hall. Tuition was $ 4 per class per term (approximately equivalent to $ 135.6 in 2023). The college was one of the first in the country open to all people, regardless of class, color, and gender. In the early years, the institute's mission was to offer education to those who never had it offered to them before. Pratt believed that teaching technical skills-drawing, building, designing-promoted intellectual thought and creativity. And in

2241-476: The Tiffany Decorating and Glass Company and sprawling gardens outside the library. The library was open to students and the general public as well. The Pratt Institute Library was the first and only public library in Brooklyn for nearly 15 years. It served as a working classroom for the training of librarians and was one of the first schools of library science . The Pratt Institute Library also made available

2324-537: The Un Certain Regard award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for his film Killer ; Eric KHOO, from Singapore, who is starting to garner international attention after his film Be With Me was chosen as the opening film for Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival; and Pen-ek RATANARUANG, from Thailand, whose film Invisible Waves starring Korean actress KANG Hye-jung and Japanese actor Tadanobu ASANO

2407-501: The 1990s the school was able to increase enrollment by twenty-five percent, from approximately 3,000 students in 1990 to 4,000 students in 2000. Vincent A. Stabile, a 1940 graduate of the School of Engineering, donated about $ 13 million to Pratt, the largest donation made by any alumnus in the college's history, with the request to President Schutte that the donation be used to reopen the School of Engineering. President Schutte rejected Stabile's request and allocated his funds to construct

2490-535: The 2006 Pusan International Film Festival 's Pusan Promotion Project in an effort to secure funding. The film was screened at the Director's Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival . Lalita Panyopas , who starred in Ruang Talok 69 , returned to lead the cast, portraying a wife who grows jealous and angry after her husband befriends a teen-age girl. The film, which also stars Ananda Everingham and Porntip Papanai ,

2573-522: The African rising star director, Mahamat Saleh-HAROUN from Chad whom was introduced at Jeonju International Film Festival with his noticeable film, after winning Grand Special Jury Prize at Venice International Film Festival 2006, and Nacer KHEMIR from Tunisia continuing to build his own unique artistic world of cohesive subject matters as in his film which won Special Jury Prize at Locarno International Film Festival. This digital filmmaking project began with

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2656-600: The Latinx Student Alliance, the Pratt Institute Botanical Society, Aura Dance Crew, and the Students for Socialist Revolution. Clubs at Pratt don't just hold meetings, but also host on-campus events and arrange exhibitions of club members' work. Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju International Film Festival ( JIFF , Korean :  전주국제영화제 ; Hanja :  全州國際映畵祭 )

2739-521: The Pratt Institute Sculpture Park in 1999 where contemporary art sculptures are placed throughout the campus lawns and gardens, making it the largest contemporary sculpture park in New York City. Pratt began a partnership with Pratt Munson College of Art and Design and Delaware College of Art and Design for art students to study for two years at either campus and finish their degrees at Pratt's School of Art and Design in Brooklyn. During

2822-532: The Pratt Institute to form the Pratt-New York Phoenix School of Design , which offered three-year certificate programs in art and design at least into the late 1970s. It is located in the landmark New York School of Applied Design Building at 160 Lexington Avenue, at the northwest corner of Lexington and 30th Street. At this time, Manhattan had long been the epicenter of publishing design during

2905-494: The School of Science and Technology. As World War I faced the nation in 1914, Pratt partnered with the United States Government to aid the war effort. The School of Science and Technology had its own Student Army Training Corps which taught enlistees engineering skills needed for the war. Students designed aircraft used in the war and trained pilots. In 1927, mechanical engineering alumnus Donald A. Hall designed

2988-531: The arena of world directors with his film The Hours of the Drunken Horses (Zamani Baraye Masti Asbha) . The Korean director, PARK Ki-yong, has opened new possibilities in digital films through Camel(s) . Instead of selecting directors from Korea, Japan, and China this year's “Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers" section broadens its scope to other regions of Asia. The directors participating this year are as follows: Darezhan OMIRBAYEV, from Kazakhstan, who won

3071-432: The basic program for all Art School students was founded. In 1940 Pratt began granting graduate degrees. During World War II Pratt also helped in the war effort as it did during World War I with the engineering school training servicemen before they were deployed. Students helped to design camouflage for soldiers, buildings, and weapons. Following the war, the school saw a large influx of veterans enrolling as part of

3154-416: The buildings at the school were built before World War II in the style of Romanesque Revival , Victorian , and Neoclassical styles and were designed by prominent nineteenth and twentieth-century architects. After the war, Pratt began building more contemporary styled buildings. In 2011, Architectural Digest named Pratt as being one of the top ten most architecturally significant college campuses in

3237-629: The campus was enclosed, forming the Grand Mall to connect the institute's buildings. The elevated train running along Grand Avenue between the East Building/Student Union and the Engineering Quad was dismantled. In the new real estate, the school was able to build several new structures, all designed by the firm of McKim, Mead & White , including men's and women's dormitories and a new student union. Moses' construction projects around

3320-460: The college was founded, Frederic Pratt is ascribed with guiding the college through its early decades. Under the direction of Pratt's sons, the institute thrived both financially and critically with many new construction projects and courses. By 1892, the number of students enrolled was 3,900. In 1897 the most popular major was domestic arts. In 1896, the school opened its monumental Victorian-Renaissance Revival library with interiors designed by

3403-672: The country's best values in private colleges and universities, it is no longer listed in their rankings. It was previously included as one of the top values for academic quality and affordability out of more than 600 private institutions. In 2023 and 2024, Pratt Institute was ranked sixth globally according to the QS World University Rankings by the subject Art and Design. Pratt Institute is divided into 6 schools and more than 28 departments and divisions offering over 22 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate majors. The schools include: Former schools include: Pratt Institute offers

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3486-655: The country, for its seamless collection of buildings ranging from since the 1800s. The Main Building, East Hall Building, and Student Union are all located adjacent to one another and make up a complex of the original buildings, all built specifically for the Institute in 1887: And, replaced these boilers with two Cleaver Brooks fire tube boilers. https://www.jrmcm.com/project/pratt-institute/ Other structures include: Several Pratt Institute's buildings and landscapes are historically significant. The Pratt Institute Historic District

3569-943: The festival. Directors who attended Jeonju IFF were invited again to join Jeonju Digital Project (JDP), with a set of three digital shorts. JDP granted financial support to masters for their short films and world-premiered those pieces in Jeonju. Celebrating its 15th edition, JDP has expanded to feature-length films along with György Pálfi (Hungary) and Park Jung bum/Shin Yeon-shick (Republic of Korea). JIFF also features an experimental category called Expanded Cinema (formerly called Stranger than Cinema ). Awards From 2000 to 2013, JIFF's Jeonju Digital Project (JDP) bestowed ₩ 50,000,000 each year to three directors to fund their short films. In 2014, JDP increased its total budget to ₩180,000,000 to produce three feature films. In 2015, JDP

3652-489: The film as the pilot. The other filmmakers taking part in the project were Singapore 's Eric Khoo and Darezhan Omirbayev from Kazakhstan . Also in 2006, Pen-ek directed a short documentary, Total Bangkok , about an amateur football league that plays matches on a concrete pitch underneath an elevated expressway in Bangkok. The 21-minute film was sponsored by Nike. Pen-ek is a lifelong football fan. Pen-ek then returned to screenwriting with Ploy , which he submitted to

3735-606: The film will bring it home to the audience," Pen-ek said. Also in 2007, Pen-ek was invited by the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival to present two of his short films, Total Bangkok and Twelve Twenty , as well as a collection of his commercials, in a program called Total Pen-Ek . His 2011 film Headshot was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at

3818-438: The first reading room for children in New York City. By the turn of the century, The School of Science and Technology had become Pratt's most prestigious and well-known school and constituted most of the school's enrollment. Across from East Building on Grand Avenue, the institute constructed a new quad for the engineering school over a quarter of a century. The Chemistry, Machinery, and Engineering buildings were constructed in

3901-636: The following joint degree programs: Pratt Institute is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is authorized to award academic degrees by the State of New York , following guidelines established by the New York State Department of Education . The Bachelor of Architecture degree and the Master of Architecture degree at the School of Architecture are accredited by

3984-457: The following residence halls for students to choose from: Pratt does not provide any official sponsored transportation options for its students, but there are several public transportation options located directly off Pratt's main campus. The school is served by MTA New York City Bus routes with the B38 bus route servicing the campus to the south with stations along DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues and

4067-458: The former Pratt Department of Commerce, originally having shared facilities with Pratt, evolved into Brooklyn Law School . In 1891, the institute's founder and first president, Charles Pratt, died and his eldest son, Charles Millard Pratt , became president of the school. In 1893, Charles Pratt's other son, Frederic B. Pratt , was elected President of Pratt Institute taking over from his elder brother. Because Charles Pratt Snr. died so soon after

4150-596: The founder of Astral Oil Works based in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn which was a leader in replacing whale oil with petroleum or natural oil. In 1867, Pratt established Charles Pratt and Company . In 1874, Pratt's companies amalgamated with John D. Rockefeller 's companies. They became part of the Standard Oil trust where Pratt continued his active involvement on the board and the running of it. Pratt, an advocate of education, wanted to provide working men and women

4233-473: The genre of digital films, will show their works, these will be added to the list of digital masterpieces. Jeonju International Film Festival 2002 has selected 3 cineastes in Asia. The three men are: director MOON Seung-Wook from Korea, who gained international critical acclaim last year with his film ( Nabi-Butterfly ), director WANG Xiao-shuai from China, whose film ( Beijing Bicycle ) was shown in last year's festivals, and who has, through his many films, become

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4316-423: The greatest amount of change in its history. Before the 1950s, the school was located in separate buildings located on several public streets. However, after Moses' clearance of many structures located between Pratt's buildings, including homes, the land was given over to the school, and a true campus was established. Ryerson Street, Grand Avenue, Steuben Street, and Emerson Place were closed to automobile traffic, and

4399-474: The historic register as being a part of the Clinton Hill Historic District . The buildings and structures listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architectural or historical significance are: Pratt, a residential campus, offers seven different residence options for its students. All residence hall students are provided with a bed (twin extra-long), a desk, a chair, and

4482-456: The institute is primarily known for its programs in architecture , graphic design, interior design , and industrial design . Pratt Institute was founded in 1887 by American industrialist Charles Pratt , who was a successful businessman and oil tycoon and was one of the wealthiest men in the history of Brooklyn. Pratt was an early pioneer of the oil industry in the United States and was

4565-542: The institute reached an all-time high in attendance with 6,000 students. By 1950, Pratt had become accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools . In 1954, the architecture department split from the Engineering School to become its own school. As part of white flight in the 1950s and 1960s which affected the majority of New York City the neighborhood of Clinton Hill began to see

4648-456: The institute-wide decrease in enrollment and school-wide budget issues, closing the School of Engineering was thought of as being the only feasible option to keep the school's other programs afloat and to address the budget. Students in the Engineering program were transferred to Polytechnic Institute of New York University while tenured professors were relocated to the School of Architecture and

4731-461: The intended goals for its graduates, as well as Manhattan's omnipresent fashion industry. In addition, the below-ground space in the school was converted into a state-of-the-art printmaking facility, teaching artist-created lithography, silk screening, and engraving. As of October 2022, Pratt is home to 122 clubs with a wide range of focuses. Some of these clubs include the Pratt Photo League,

4814-516: The latter-twentieth century. This new commercial-art-dedicated satellite was modeled to apply intensely concentrated vocational training in graphic design, illustration, package design, and textile design. Its faculty was largely composed of Manhattan's working professionals, who themselves had achieved the level of skill necessary to meet the city's global-defining standards. Magazines, books, music albums, movie posters, print and television advertisements, and packaging for all forms of retail products were

4897-512: The master's degrees in the School of Information , Facilities management, Design Management, Arts and Cultural Management, and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies which offers an array of non-credit courses and Certificate Programs, including certificates in Digital Design, Advanced Perfumery, Creative Interiors, Floral Art and Design, among many others. This seven-story historic building

4980-537: The most popular degree at Pratt, and remain so. In anticipation of the institute's centennial in 1987, several capital improvements were made to the campus, in an attempt to restore many dilapidated buildings. The Grand Mall was re-landscaped with new plantings, brick pathways, and lighting and the Newman Amphitheater was built in 1988 in celebration of the hundredth anniversary. President Richardson Pratt Jr retired in 1990 after nearly twenty years as president. He

5063-414: The musician perform some of the songs composed by the king, and talk about his inspirations and life. "We don't know the King well enough to make a film about him, so this is more like a present that someone would give him on a royal visit," Pen-ek explained in an interview. "If everyone were blind, perhaps our desires would be fewer and more simple. This has echoes of the king's sufficiency theory, and I hope

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5146-590: The opportunity to better their lives through education. Even though Pratt never had the chance to go to college himself, he wanted to create an affordable college accessible to the working class. Beginning with the 1884 purchases of large plots of land near his home in Clinton Hill to open a school. The school would end up being built only two blocks from Charles Pratt's residence on Clinton Avenue. From his fortunes with Astral Oil and Charles Pratt and Company , in 1886 he endowed and founded Pratt Institute. In May 1887,

5229-528: The possibility of digital films. Jeonju Digital Project has been screened in Venice, Toronto, Locarno, Torino, Vancouver, Vienna, Hong Kong, Argentina, etc. During the 2006 Locarno Film Festival, a special exhibition was held under the title of ―Digital Asia where all of the Jeonju Digital Project works were presented, and in 2007, one of the project's productions (Pedro COSTA, Eugène GREEN, Harun FAROCKI) won

5312-712: The representative artist of the Chinese 6th generation filmmakers, and lastly, SUWA Nobuhiro from Japan, who has already achieved the status of maestro of the 21st century films in Japan. Like previous years, JIFF presents ‘Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers’, where three directors are invited to come together at Jeonju. This year's participants are young directors, AOYAMA Shinji, Bahman GHOBADI, PARK Ki-Yong. Japan's director AOYAMA Shinji has received worldwide acclaim by establishing his own cinematic traits beginning with his debut film. Iranian director Bahman GHOBADI has made his entrance into

5395-505: The same architectural style, unifying all disciplines offered by the School. Pratt also had a variety of courses dedicated specifically to women. Some of the 25 courses women could partake in included library science , nursing , home economics , and fashion . By 1910, all of the departments of the institute were organized as individual schools including the Library School, School of Domestic Science, School of Fine and Applied Arts, and

5478-425: The school and demand increased, the school began adding new programs including the Pratt High School, Library School, Music Department, and Department of Commerce. Because of the overwhelming popularity of the Department of Commerce, the department broke off from the main institute and formed its own school, under the guidance of Norman P. Heffley, personal secretary to Charles Pratt. The Heffley School of Commerce ,

5561-431: The school as a model in developing Carnegie Technical Schools, now Carnegie Mellon University . At the first Founder's Day celebration in 1888, Charles Pratt addressed what would become the school's motto: "be true to your work and your work will be true to you"—meaning that students should educate and develop themselves diligently and go out into the world working hard, giving all of themselves. As public interest grew in

5644-420: The school faced a budget deficit . Prospective students and faculty felt uneasy about the safety of the campus and community. In 1974, the men's basketball team came to the attention of national media outlets when Cyndi Meserve joined the team becoming the first woman to play men's NCAA basketball . More students earned architecture degrees than mechanical engineering degrees in 1975. Architecture degrees became

5727-401: The school had an enrollment of nearly 600 students. By the first anniversary of the school, there were 1,000 students in attendance. In five years the school had nearly 4,000 students. In 1888, Scientific American said of the school that "it is undoubtedly the most important enterprise of its kind in this country, if not in the world". Andrew Carnegie visited Pratt for inspiration and used

5810-448: The school helped to build the School of Architecture. Research funds were granted to the school to help discover new building techniques. By 1963, the urban planning department formed the Pratt Center for Community Development in an attempt to revitalize Pratt's surrounding neighborhood and Brooklyn. In the 1970s and continuing well into the 1980s New York City and Brooklyn still faced large amounts of crime and poverty. Enrollment fell and

5893-425: The school. The four main areas of the campus include the Library Rose Garden, Cannon Court, Newman Mall and Amphitheater, and the Engineering Quad: The entire campus is open to the public as park space during the daytime. Throughout the campus, many contemporary sculptures fill the gardens and landscape, making the campus home to the largest sculpture park in New York City. The Pratt Sculpture Park, founded in 1999,

5976-404: The science and math departments in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. By closing the costly School of Engineering, the school was able to clear its debt and get on the track to financial success. Funds were allocated for campus-wide beautification projects and restoration and modernization of historic buildings, starting with Memorial Hall. Part of the beautification projects included adding

6059-402: The secondary pedestrian-only gate located at the corner of Hall Street and DeKalb Avenue at the southwest part of campus is convenient for commuters and for students to get to Higgins Hall. In addition, there are three other swipe card access gates available only for student use. The campus is very park-like and fully landscaped and provides a stark contrast to the urban neighborhood that surrounds

6142-542: The start of JIFF in 2000 and has become a key project for the festival. JIFF bestows 50 million KRW for production of a digital film over 30 minutes to each director. In 2010, James BENNING, a master of US experimental/independent films, Canadian independent filmmaker Denis CÔTÉ, and Argentina's rising star Matías PIÑEIRO have participated in the project. JIFF plans and releases Jeonju Digital Project every year to support creative artists who explore film aesthetics and its future. Since its inception, JIFF has given much thought to

6225-462: The story of a young woman named Pu whose father falls in love with a hostess girl who's the girlfriend of a mobster . A hitman named Noi (Ray McDonald) is dispatched to kill the father, and Pu ends up falling in love with Noi. Far Bar Karaoke was screened at many film festivals after its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival . Pen-ek's second film, Ruang Talok 69 ( 6ixtynin9 ),

6308-412: The top fifteen programs in the United States consistently since 2000 according to Architectural Record . Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranked the school as being one of the top 60 schools in the world to study design, and respondents to a Business Insider survey said that the school was the 6th-best school for design in the world. While Kiplinger's Personal Finance previously named Pratt as one of

6391-599: The two-year associate degree Programs in Digital Design, Graphic Design, and Illustration, and the Manhattan office of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. The modern building has many resources like a library, computer lab, and meeting spaces. In 1974, the New York Phoenix School of Design, formerly the New York School of Applied Design for Women and the Phoenix Art Institute , merged with

6474-636: Was censored in Thailand due to sex scenes . Pen-ek created a special Thai print of the film for its theatrical run there. Ploy was screened at several other film festivals, including the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival , the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema (where it won the FIPRESCI award), the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and the San Sebastián International Film Festival . In 2007, Pen-ek directed

6557-634: Was acquired by Pratt in 2000. The Institute restored the building's exterior to its original facade highlighting its decorative architectural and design elements and renovated the interior to feature its high ceilings and wood beams. A lovely staircase from the building's lobby leads to the Pratt Manhattan Gallery. This new building houses the School for Information , the Graduate Programs in Design Management, Arts and Cultural Management,

6640-446: Was renamed to Jeonju Cinema Project (JCP), and the budget was further increased to ₩300,000,000. The Jeonju International Film Festival presents Short Digital Films by Three Filmmakers (PARK Kwang-Su, ZHANG Yuan, and KIM Yun-Tae) in conversation with each other about their various interpretations of the digital film medium. The filmmakers were given three conditions: to make a film in digital format, no longer than 30 minutes, and using

6723-677: Was selected for competition at the 2006 Berlin Festival. The interlude segments will connect the three stories together and is directed by Chegy, the director of Fade into You . Previously focused on Asian directors, Jeonju Digital Project 2007 takes a look at Europe. The Portuguese filmmaker Pedro COSTA, the German filmmaker Harun FAROCKI, and the French filmmaker Eugène GREEN participated in this project. The participated three directors this year are Idrissa OUEDRAOGO from Burkina Faso, built his fame on (1990),

6806-451: Was the last president descended from founder Charles Pratt. By 1993, Thomas F. Schutte was appointed as president and became the longest-serving president not from the Pratt family. In the same year, Pratt controversially closed its School of Engineering, an integral part of founder Charles Pratt's long-term vision. Historically, the school was Pratt's most successful, and many associated the school with its engineering program. In response to

6889-567: Was the narrator on Wisit Sasanatiang's 2004 film, Citizen Dog . In 2004, Pen-ek was among the artists receiving the inaugural Silpathorn Award by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture of Thailand. The award is given annually to contemporary artists. For his fourth film, Last Life in the Universe , he teamed up with writer Prabda Yoon , cinematographer Christopher Doyle and Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano . Asano portrays

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