SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
New York
04 May – 10 May 2009
This May, the invite-only awards ceremony and gala at SVA Theater will include notable presenters from the world of film, television, video and the theatre industry.
Here are some of the confirmed presenters:
The Best Director Award will be presented by Academy Award winner Kevin Kline.
The Best Screenplay Award will be presented by Academy Award winner John Patrick Shanley.
The Best Cinematography Award will be presented by Academy Award Winner Robert Elswit.
The Best Documentary Award will be presented by Nina Rosenblum.
The Best Film Award will be presented by Randall Emmett.
The Best Editor Award will be presented by Barbara Tulliver.
The Best Animation Award will be presented by Tom Sito.
Additional presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
This year’s Screenwriters Night is a collaboration with the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in which SVA graduating screenwriters will have selected scenes performed live by alumni from the Neighborhood Playhouse.
“We are very pleased to have reached the 20th year of the Dustys as we recognize the outstanding achievement of emerging filmmakers, and members of the industry get the chance to see the work of the next generation of some remarkable film and animation talent,” said Reeves Lehmann, chair of the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department at SVA.
“We welcome truly wonderful talent from the industry, in addition to our illustrious SVA alums, as part of our festival and awards at our all-new state-of-the art School of Visual Arts Theater.”
Each year, film achievement awards are presented in the following categories: documentary, screenwriting, cinematography, editing, directing and outstanding film. Animation achievement awards are presented for traditional, stop-motion, and experimental animation.
This year’s presenters join previous ones that have included Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Sean Combs, Bryan Singer, Treat Williams, David Koepp, Wes Craven, Griffin Dunne, Bill Plympton, Tom Sito and Ellen Burstyn.
The Dusty Film and Animation Festival and Awards began in 1990 when the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department sought to bring its year-end screenings of student films to a
wider audience. With sponsorship, a venue, and the support from the film industry, the event came to life. To pay tribute to School of Visual Arts founder Silas H. Rhodes, the event was named ‘Dusty’—after the nickname Rhodes had as a soldier in World War II.
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