Monday, June 14, 2010

Sandra Powers/ Masque Film - Film production company

Masque Films is a a Los Angeles based film production company, founded by Sandra Powers in 2009, which specializes in highly artistic and unique music
videos. Masque Films takes an innovative approach from concept to completion.

The members of Masque Films come from the worlds of contemporary art,
fashion and experimental cinema. The team prides itself in the development
of original, creative visions that compliment both the client's needs as
well as pioneering the end result. The company believes in creating films
with true substance that enrich the lives of the audience, while also
leaving a lasting impression that evokes emotion and asks for critical
inquiry into contemporary culture.

Masque Films is Sandra Powers; Director, Fabiola Munoz; Art Director, Jared
Wasburn; Director of Photography and Andrew Alderete; Producer.
www.masquefilms.com

Sandra Powers discovered her passion for cinema while studying painting at
the MassArt in Boston. She received her M.F.A. degree in Film at CalArts, as
a recipient of Peter Stark scholarship.

Most recently, her psychological fantasy short film, “Lucir Y Sombra” was
previewed at the Redcat/ Disney Hall. In June 2009, her films were screened
at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research
in a solo exhibition in Almaty. This same year her film “Autumn” was
featured in the L.A. Freewaves film festival and acquired for distribution
by the MOVIOLA Channel. Sandra’s films, “Miedo/ Treuhand” and “The End” were
premiered at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2007. Her films have
been screened internationally, including the exhibition of Contemporary
Surrealists in London, at EXIS (Experimental Film and Video Festival) in
Seoul, Korea, in Festival Images Contre Nature/ P’Silo in Marceille Cedex,
France, Experiencia in Berlin, Festival Begane Grond, Den Haag, Netherlands
and at the Cinema De Balie in Amsterdam among others. Her film, “Autumn”
received the “Audience Choice Award” at the CINtax Film Forum in Riverside,
CA in May 2008.

In 2006 Sandra was selected to receive an Official Resolution Certificate
from the City of Boston City councilor at-large Sam Yoon and the Stephen D.
Paine Scholarship for her film “Little Mary”.

Currently Sandra Powers is making a documentary about Kazakhstan, called
“The Silent Steppe Cantata” in collaboration with American avant-garde
composer Anne LeBaron and well-known performance artist Timur Bekbosunov, as
well as performing as the Special FX Girl for canivalesque- vaudevillian
performance troupe, "Timur & The Dime Museum". She is a founder of Masque
Films, a ground-breaking film production company that specializes in music
videos. For more information, please visit
www.sandrapowers.com

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