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Following successful special events at Stanford University, UC Berkeley and the acclaimed USC School of Cinematic Arts, Wendy Dent has been invited to guest speak and present her film 'No News From Harare' at several more Ivy League US Universities in the fall. More details coming soon.

Wendy Dent has been invited to be a Visiting Scholar at LA's famous "USC Film School", the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, for their 2012- 2013 Academic Year.

APRIL NEWS:

Wendy Dent is attending the Palm Beach International Film Festival, Florida, to support the jury in selecting the best of the fest!

MARCH NEWS:

Wendy Dent was a guest speaker at Stanford University on March 7, screening her documentary 'No News From Harare' as a special presentation by the Stanford Center for African Studies and the Stanford Program on Human Rights.

Wendy also gave a guest lecture at LA's famous "USC Film School", the USC School of Cinematic Arts, on March 19, showing her work and speaking about her experiences in film making to USC Documentary students.

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FEBRUARY:

Wendy Dent was a guest speaker at University of California Berkeley, launching the Center for African Studies' event series with a special screening of her documentary 'No News From Harare' and talking on the making of the film and the political situation in Zimbabwe.

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Wendy Dent is visiting LA, presenting her four feature film screenplays to US producers and production houses.

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Wendy Dent is happy to announce that one of the publishing industry's most experienced literary agents, Claire Gerus, is now representing Wendy for an inspiring new book.

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Wendy Dent created a bold new TV commercial for an Australian charity well-known for their award winning TV ads, for launch pre-Christmas on Australian Cable TV and online.

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Wendy Dent has been invited to guest-blog for a major European independent film festival, and to be on the jury for two international film festivals in Europe in 2012.




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Other highlights of 2011:

Wendy Dent was warmly welcomed in Philadelphia where she gave a guest lecture at Villanova University about the oppression of the media and free speech in Zimbabwe and its implications for filmmmakers, together with a special screening of her undercover doc No News From Harare. The next day, Wendy Dent was also guest speaker at the official launch of The Hot Spring Network, in Center City Philadelphia, speaking about the power of film and the courage to be a changemaker to bring about a better world.


Film Festival Premieres

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

Calgary International Film Festival

Palm Beach International Film Festival

San Diego Film Festival

Worldfest Houston (Houston International Film Festival)

Rome International Film Festival

Dahlonega International Film Festival (Georgia USA)

Carlsbad Film Festival (California)

Tiburon Film Festival (San Francisco)

Zimbabwe International Film Festival

International Audiovizual Festival of Azerbaijan

Bahamas One World Film Festival

Turks & Caicos Film Festival

Schermi D'Amore ´Verona in Love´ (Verona, Italy)

International Panorama of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Biberach Independent Film Festival (Germany)

Festival du Cinema de Bruxelles (Belgium)

Dakino Film Festival (Bucharest International Film Festival, Romania)

Matínaze (Curated Exhibition of Experimental Film at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia)

Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)

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AWARDS:

Gold Special Jury Award - 'Film as Art'
awarded to 'Dear Juliet'
Worldfest Houston (Houston International Film Festival);

Best Producer
awarded to Wendy Dent for Dear Juliet
Azerbaijan International Audiovizual Film Festival
(Baku International Film Festival)

Gold Remi Award - Best Video Entertainment
awarded to Kissed By A Crocodile
Worldfest Houston (Houston International Film Festival)

Gold Remi Award -Best work-in-progress theatrical feature
awarded to Girls From Ipanema
Worldfest Houston (Houston International Film Festival)

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