First Run Film Festival | Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

Haig P. Manoogian Screenings at the Directors Guild of America – June 24, 2010                                                                                     

The Haig P. Manoogian Screenings were created in 1986 by the Tisch School of the Arts and the West Coast Alumni Association to honor the memory of a pioneer in the art of teaching filmmaking. Mr. Manoogian was a professor of film and television and also served at various times as the head of both the Graduate Film Department and Undergraduate Film & Television.

Films for the screenings are the finalists of the First Run Film Festival held in New York from April 8-11, 2010 and were selected by a committee of faculty judges. The finalists also competed for $54,000 in cash awards which were awarded to winners by a panel of industry professionals.

These finalists join past award recipients and participants such as Spike Lee, Ang Lee, Oliver Stone and Nancy Savoca among many others.

Come see the next generation of great filmmakers, Thursday, June 24, 2010 at the Directors Guild of America. See the full schedule.

The 2010 First Run Film Festival is dedicated to the memory of John H. Lamensdorf.