The Online 20/20 Series with Award-winning Writer/Director/Actor Christina Beck

[New York Film Academy]( [Christina Beck]( Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Time: 10:00 a.m. PT // 1:00 p.m. ET Created by Liz Hinlein [REGISTER]( Presented by New York Film Academy The 20/20 Series is a pop-up event that takes us into the homes, hubs and workspaces of an array of dynamic creative visionaries to allow for relaxed, engaging conversations on craft, creation and artistic vision. Each conversation with a creative visionary features 20 minutes of discussion with a moderator and a 20 minute Q&A from YOU, the audience. This event is open to the public, as a means of promoting global connection and creativity, a key mission of NYFA. Missed a conversation? Check out our 20/20 Series video library [here](. [REGISTER]( [Click Here]( to view more NYFA events. [Christina Beck]( ASF award-winning director, writer, actress Christina Beck began her career as a punk rock teenager acting in cult films such as Suburbia, Boys Next Door, and Dudes. She studied at Playwright's Horizons in New York City forming an all-female theatre company, POW (Power of Women) productions, and wrote, produced and starred in "From the Heart" premiering at the Samuel Beckett Theatre. After writing, directing and acting in numerous Los Angeles theatre productions, Christina wrote and starred in her first short film, Disco Man, followed by the noir comedy, Blow Me, which screened in the New York, Chicago, and Seattle Underground Film Festivals. Christina was then accepted into Fox Searchlight's new director's program, Search Lab, where she directed, wrote and starred in the short film version of her feature film script, Slice, which screened in Cannes. Her feature screenplay Slice, now titled Perfection, was one of five contenders for the IFP (now, Gotham) Best Screenplay Award, part of the IFP market, selected for the IFP rough cut labs in New York, winner of The Adrienne Shelly female directing grant, and chosen to be IFP's "Spotlight Screening" of the year sponsored by Time Warner and SAG indie. Perfection ran the festival circuit where Christina won Best Actor and Best Narrative Feature at the Oxford Film Festival and screened at the San Francisco International Women's Film Festival, the USA Film Festival, The Rio Cinema in London, The Reel Recovery film festival at the Quad Cinema in NYC, and Laemmle's Monica Film Center in Santa Monica, CA. Christina is co-founder of The Female Filmmaking Collective; a member of Alliance of women directors and she has sat on the juries for The Feminist Film Festival, London, The South Eastern European Film Festival, The 100 Word Festival in Charlotte, NC and the USA Film Festival, Dallas. Christina is a member of The Actors Studio directors unit in Los Angeles n and currently in post-production for her second narrative feature film, Hancock Park along with finishing up a book of short stories to be released in 2024. [Liz Hinlein]( Liz Hinlein is an accomplished visual artist, DGA director, and creative director with a vast portfolio of critically acclaimed work across film, commercials, and immersive media. Her debut narrative feature, Other People's Children, premiered at the Director's Guild of America and garnered high praise from Variety as "an intriguing debut." The film received multiple film festival honors, including the prestigious Panavision New Filmmakers Grant, and is currently available for viewing on Apple Tv+ and Amazon Prime. Liz's short films have been screened globally at renowned festivals such as the Berlin Film Festival, Slamdance, and The Hamptons Film Festival. In the immersive space, her documentary VR experience, OSAGE '85, is currently supported by the Venice Biennale. Liz's work in the VR/AR space has earned recognition from clients such as the NFL, Walmart, Accenture, and Byton Auto, with her Accenture project winning Best VR Branded Content at CES. As a sought-after director for high-profile commercials, branding videos, and music videos, Liz has worked with a diverse range of brands and artists, including Castrol Oil, Dove, Lifetime, Revlon, Gillette, Maybelline, A&E, Wella, NARS Cosmetics, Bare Minerals, Clairol, and MAC Cosmetics. She has also creatively directed and photographed projects for renowned artists such as Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, Quincy Jones, Incubus, and Fishbone. Liz is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and holds an MFA in Cinematography from The American Film Institute. She is also the Creative Director of Film and Cinematography at the New York Film Academy, where she created and hosts the popular Zoom talk show series The 20/20 Online Series, which amassed over 1.5 million followers. Currently, Liz is in pre-production on OSAGE '85, which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival. [REGISTER]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [YouTube]( [TikTok]( New York Film Academy [NYFA.EDU]( 1-800-611-FILM 17 Battery Pl FL 5, New York, NY 10004 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Remove me from future messages]( Powered by TargetX