regarding Fred's reply, ingmar bergman wrote the academy this letter upon being nominated: http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02jxyi1B61qd3lbbo1_500.jpg
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Fred Camper <f...@fredcamper.com> wrote: >> Yes Owen Land, Ricky Leacock, and Jordan Belson as well. > > Oh, why not Hollis Frampton, and Stan Brakhage, and Gregory J. > Markopoulos? Or Oscars to Ernie Gehr and Bruce Baillie, who are among the > living? > > Or, one might ask, how likely is any of that? > > In all seriousness, am I the only one who finds the many posts in this > thread a little bizarre? > > I thought it was nice when Brakhage was briefly acknowlwedged in the Oscar > montage, and it's nice when other experimental filmmakers are acknowledged > too. But when we start talking about awards, have we forgotten what the > Oscars are, and what values they represent, and how different the values > of avant-garde film are? Why should we expect, or even want, more than a > passing nod from the Academy as it is currently constituted? It's really > great that the money from the Oscar-cast goes to film preservation, > including of avant-garde work. Is there any reason to expect more? > > Fred Camper > Chicago > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- ljfre...@gmail.com / 904.762.8300 _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
