This Sunday had the pleasure of chaperoning Emmanuel Jannasch's Introduction To The Art Dept. workshop, part of the FILM5 program. It was, as it always is, "sold-out," with a few additional students beyond the FILM5-ers.
The most interesting moment to me was when Jannasch emphasized the importance of FILM5 to a student, indentifying it as the single most important point of access to the film world here. He pointed out that industry key personnel do watch the trainee program, as a means of identifying potential future crew.
After watching the program struggle through the last four years of major growth, it was a gratifying moment.
