Rossana Jeran
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LA California USA |
Contact Type: Artist |
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Bio:
Symbols are the language of the mind and are used to convey realities, which cannot be expressed directly. They evoke emotional responses connecting different levels of consciousness within our minds, transcending the barriers of traditional language that is spoken. In relation to filmmaking, this school of thought fuels my passion to take film back to its roots and original art form; the art of the moving image. Stylistically my work has a grittiness and an edge that’s a far cry from stereotypical “spiritual” images. The work examines the soul’s light to dark spectrum and the duality of existence, which can result in vivid, visceral and sometimes haunting cinematic experiences for the viewer. I am an award winning Writer/Director/Producer and Actress. Filmmaking is an up-close and personal experience for me, bordering on performance art. For the last 14 years, I have been making short films and have just recently completed my first feature film entitled, Godhead. My work has screened across the United States and abroad, and has been featured at the Independent Feature Film Market, Independent Exposure, Newfilmmakers/NYC, Gen Art, Deep Ellum, Chicago Art Institute and the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee. My company, Blurgirl Productions, works in collaborative form with visual artists, photographers, poets, writers and musicians. Each artist exercises his own medium -- at times asked to step outside of it and explore another. Poets may work on concepts for set design, photographers may write. In this realm, the boundaries of the screen form a canvas for visual poetry, engaging the viewer in a sensory experience and encouraging the imagination to evolve beyond the known. Filmography/Awards Info: FILM FESTIVALS/BROADCAST/SCREENINGS: Independent Exposure, "Relevant Edition", 6º Gemini, 2008 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, 6º Gemini, 2008 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Godhead, 2006 Fringe Festival, Godhead 2007 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Godhead, 2006 Zoinks Film Festival (Boston, MA) Portrait of Eave, 2004 Newfilmakers/NYC (NY NY) Portrait of Eave, 2004 Denver Experimental Film Festival (Denver, Co) Portrait of Eave, 2003 2 Kings Judgement Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA) Wish, 2003 Exploding Cinema, “Sex and Chaos” (Los Angeles, CA) Wish, 2002 Noirdance, Deep Ellum (Dallas, TX) M(other), 2002 Hoard Magazine, Online Film Gallery, Madness, 2001 LA Freewaves (Los Angeles, CA) Wish, 2000 Headcleaner, “Elements” festival (London, U.K.) Wish, 2000 Video Lounge, Erotic Mythology Festival (NYC) Wish, 1999 Video Lounge, “Voyeurism Show”. (NY NY) Wish, 1999 MicroCineFest, (Baltimore, MD) Wish, 1995 Washington Psychotronic Microcinema, (D.C.) Wish, 1999 Off Hollywood, (CH 6, San Francisco) clips from Emotional Masturbation, 1999. Boston Underground Film Festival, (Boston, MA) M(other) 1999 "See and Hear”, Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) Wish, 1997 Soros Center for Contemporary Art (Republic of Macedonia) Tender, M(other), 1998 Project 304, “Kicking the Machine” (Bangkok, Thailand) Tender, 1998 The Casting Couch Microcinema (San Francisco, CA) Tender, 1998 The Mansion, microcinefest (Baltimore, MD), Tender, 1998 “The Sync”, Experimental online film gallery: www.thesync.com, M(other), 1997, Tender 1998 "Independent Exposure Program", world premiere (Seattle, WA) 1997, M(other) "Poetry in Motion”, The Writer’s Place, (Kansas City, MO.) 1997. Madness, Wish, M(other) Midnight Sun performance space, premiere (Olympia, WA) 1997, M(other) Artists Television Access (ATA), premiere (San Francisco, CA) 1997, M(other), 1996 Wish Citizen Vagrom, cable access/subscribed audience (Seattle, WA) 1997, Wish. OFFLINE, national cable access in selected cities (NY, LA, SF...) 1996, Wish; 1997, M(other). Gallery 111, "The Ground" retrospective (Fayetteville, Ark. ) 1996. "Nice Soft Rutabaga" cable access, Ch. 29 (Seattle, WA.) 1996 Wish. Independent Exposure Program-Black Chair Productions (Seattle, WA.) 1996, Wish, Madness; Tender, 1998 Synapse film festival (Seattle, WA) 1996, Wish. GEN ART, Annual Benefit Gala, (NYC) 1996, Wish. The Void (NYC) 1996, Wish. Cin(e)fest Poetry Film Festival 1995, (San Francisco, CA.), Tender; 1996 Wish, 1997 @Cafe (NYC), 1995, Tender, Madness and One for Dinner. Frisky Goat Cafe, (Fargo, N. Dakota), 1995, Tender, Madness and One for Dinner. Harvest of Arts Film Festival, 1995, One for Dinner; 1996, Wish. Independent Film makers Coalition, (Kansas City, MO) "Take II", 1995, Madness, 1996 Wish. Contact information: Rossana Jeran Blurgirl Productions rossana@blurgirl.com www.blurgirl.com www.godheadthemovie.com www.myspace.com/blurrygirl AWARDS/ACCOLADES Participant of the Creative Capital Professional Artists Workshop, 2007 Silver ADDY, Godhead teaser, 2006 Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM/NYC) featured script. Godhead, September 2000 Nominated to propose a project to the Rockefeller Foundation 1998/99 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee,(Kansas City, Mo.) Jubilee Prize, Tender, 1998 Victoria Int'l Short film/video festival, "honorable mention" (Victoria, BC, Canada) 1997, Tacoma Tortured Artists Film Festival, "honorable mention" (Tacoma, WA.) 1996, Wish. Certificate of Merit (Kansas City, Mo.) 1997, M(other) Main Street Film Festival, 1st place/shorts category, (Fullerton, Ca. ) 1996 Wish Kan Film Festival. 1st Place (Kansas City, Mo.) 1996, Wish Festival Der Nationen, "special recognition" (Ebensee, Austria) 1996, Wish; 1997 M(other) Arizona Film Festival, 2nd place (Flagstaff, Az.) 1996 Wish. Tacoma Tortured Artists Film Festival, "honorable mention" (Tacoma, WA.) 1996, Wish. Missouri Video Festival, Experimental Award of Recognition (St.Louis, Mo) Wish,1996. KAN Film festival, 2nd Place, (Kansas City, Mo.) 1996 Drive. KAN Film Festival, 2nd place/open division, (Kansas City, Mo) 1996 Madness. This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. 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