As a public service, the Institute sponsors some events that benefit the local and regional film going and filmmaking community. The Institute embraces diversity and places emphasis on those not yet represented adequately in the film industry with a special focus on Latin American cinema, in particular Mexican filmmaking and Native American filmmaking.
The Hanson Film Institute has sponsored the following events:
I Dream In Widescreen
Presented by the 2007 BFA Class, the College of Fine Arts, and the School of Media Arts
Arizona International Film Festival
Presented by the Arizona Media Arts Center
TucsonFilm.com ShortFest 2007
Short film festival with Keynote speaker, Star Trek producer, Andre Bormanis, and screening of Ari Sandel's Academy Award winning short film, West Bank Story
New Works by Yuri Makino and Nicole Koschmann: Film screenings of Alma, directed by Yuri Makino, and Black, White and Yellow, directed by Nicole Koschmann
In collaboration with the School of Media Arts
Cine Mexico Film Festival
In collaboration with The Loft Cinema, Cinema Tropical, and Consulado de Mexico/Tucson, with additional support provided by the Arizona Commision on the Arts with the funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts
Ten Essential Directors From Hollywood's Golden Age: A Seminar with Washington Film Historian & Lecturer Max Alvarez
Letters From the Other Side Screening and Discussion with Filmmakers Heather Courtney and Kat Rodriguez
In collaboration with The Univsersity of Arizona's College of Fine Arts Dean's Fund for Excellence, School of Media Arts, History, Anthropology, Women's Studies, and LGBT Studies with additional support provided by Latin American Studies
Crossing Barriers Group with Contemporary Music, Chicago, with film screeenins by Yuri Makino and Nicole Koschmann
In collaboration with The University of Arizona School of Music, the College of Fine Arts Director's Fund, and the Dean's Fund for Excellence and in association with the School of Media Arts
16th Annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival
Presented by the Tucson Jewish Film Festival
Native Eyes 2006: A Dialogue with Chris Eyre - A Great American Filmmaker
In collaboration with the Arizona State Museum, College of Fine Arts, and the School of Media Arts
Lesbian Looks 2006
Presented by UA Committe on LGBT Studies, School Media Arts, Center Middle Eastern Studies, UA Library, Departments of History, Anthropology, English, and Women's Studies
Feature This! The films of Cuban filmmaker Ricardo Bacallao
Co-presented by Pan Left Productions
Screening of A Short Radiography of Hip Hop in Cuba and The Maji-Maji Readings, followed by a discussion with Ricardo Bacallao
Visiting Filmmaker: Caveh Zahedi
Presened by the School of Media Arts and in collaboration with The Loft Cinema
I Dream In Widescreen
Presented by the 2006 BFA Class, the College of Fine Arts, and the School of Media Arts
Alumni in the Business
Presented by the School of Media Arts and the Arizona International Film Festival
Arizona International Film Festival: The New Day of Independent Documentaries
Presented by The Arizona International Film Festival
Trudell: Screening with John Trudell
Presented by The Loft Cinema
Producer in Residence Guest Speaker: Roger Corman
Presented by the School of Media Arts
Screening of Within Our Gates and Discussion with Special Guest, Pearl Bowser
Presented by the Hanson Film Institute
Tucson Jewish Film Festival
Presented by the Jewish Community Center
Reel Vision Filmmakers' Conference
Presented by Reel Inspiration
Lesbian Looks
Presented by The University of Arizona Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Screening of Getting to Know You with Filmmaker Lisanne Skyler
Presented by the Hanson Film Institute
Producer-Residence Guest Speaker Series
Presented by the School of Media Arts
Roger Corman: Director, Producer, and Actor, February 27, 2006
Michael Plante: Film Programmer, March 21, 2006
Michael J. Shoel: Film Distributer
Zachary Feuer:
Michael Donaldson: Entertainment Attorney, October 18, 2005
Lorna Soroko:
Jerry Whitworth: Field Supervisor "Survivor," October 17, 2005
Producing Colloquium
Presented by the School of Media Arts
Damon Romine: GLAAD Entertainment and Media Director, April 13, 2006
Aaron Baker: Film and Media Scholar, December 2, 2005
Mark Jordan Legan: Producer/Scriptwriter, November 4, 2005
Mark Wilding: Producer/Scriptwriter, November 4, 2005
Ted Griffin: Producer/Screenwriter, October 21, 2005
Michael Speier: Senior editor of Variety, September 23, 2005
Native Eyes 2005 - 2nd Annual Film Showcase
In collaboration with the Arizona State Museum and The Loft Cinema and in cooperation with the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) Producers Academy
In collaboration with The University of Arizona School of Media Arts
Video Camp: Community Youth Media Literacy and Media Making Support Program
Presented by The University of Arizona's Youth University Video Production and Editing Institute
Take 5: A Night of Five Student Short Films
Presented by the School of Media Arts
Arizona International Film Festival 05
Opening Night April 15: How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
Presented by the Arizona Media Arts Center
Re-Visiting Filmmakers: Celebrating UA Alumni, including Media Arts Alumni in the Business and Screening New Shorts
In collaboration with the Arizona International Film Festival and School of Media Arts Department
2nd Annual Southwest PHilmfest (Public Health Film Festival)
Presented by the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Cinema Tropical
In collaboration with The Loft Cinema
2005 Wingspan FilmFest/In Person: Producer Christine Vachon
Presented by Wingspan
Cine Mexico: A Celebration of Great Mexican Cinema
In collaboration with The Tucson Cine Foundation/The Loft Cinema
Native Eyes Afternoon Colloquium
Regaining Our True Worth: Native Women in Video with Filmmaker Dr. Beverly Singer (Santa Clara/Navajo) and Native Eyes - An Evening of Film: Screenings, Discussion, and Reception
Screenings: The Return of Navajo Boy and Yada Yada
In collaboration with the Arizona State Museum
