Alan Arrivée is a filmmaker, writer, and artist. He is Associate Professor in the BFA in Film Production program at The University of Mississippi. His short film SILENT RADIO was awarded Best Foreign Film at The European Independent Film Festival 2007 in Paris, and his short THE ORIGINAL I.Q. TESTER received the Founder's Choice Award at the 2015 Queens World Film Festival. His short play THE ORIGINAL I.Q. TESTER was a finalist for the 2007 Heideman Award and was published in The Tusculum Review. His memoir THE APPROPRIATE USE OF HANDS appeared in The Florida Review and was selected by editor and founder of The Best American Essays series Robert Atwan as one of the Notable Essays of 2012.
ROOTS OF THE CEDARS (feature film, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Actor, Composer, Cellist, in preproduction)
THE WONDER OF THE WORLD… (iPhone XS Max Digital, feature film, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Actor, Composer, Cellist, in postproduction)
THE ORIGINAL I.Q. TESTER (Ikonoskop A-cam dII RAW Digital, 15 min. short film, Writer, Director, Producer, Art Director, Editor, Composer, Actor, Cellist, 2014)
Awards:
-- FOUNDER'S CHOICE AWARD, 2015 Queens World Film Festival (New York)
Nominations: -- FINALIST FOR BEST ACTOR (Alan Arrivée), 2016 Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival (Chicago)
Official Selections:
-- 2015 Queens World Film Festival (New York)
-- 2015 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival (Paris, France) -- 2016 Maryland International Film Festival (Maryland) -- 2016 Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival (Chicago)
Out-of-Competition:
-- 2014 UM Cinema Festival (Mississippi)
-- 2014 Screening of initial Cine Persona productions at the Powerhouse in Oxford, MS with short film THE SURFACE
THE SURFACE (Canon 5D Mark III RAW Digital, 15 min. short film, Producer, Composer, Actor, Cellist, 1st AD, 2014)
Awards: -- SPECIAL JURY MENTION FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY, 2014 Oxford Film Festival (Mississippi) -- HONORABLE MENTION, BEST NARRATIVE SHORT, 2017 Queens World Film Festival (New York)
Official Selections:
-- 2014 Oxford Film Festival (Mississippi)
-- 2014 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival (Paris, France)
-- 2014 Chattanooga Film Festival (Tennessee)
-- 2014 Louisville International Festival of Film (Kentucky)
-- 2014 Orlando Film Festival (Florida)
-- 2014 Sun and Sand Festival (Mississippi) -- 2015 Ellensburg Film Festival (Washington) -- 2017 Queens World Film Festival (New York)
Out-of-Competition:
-- 2014 UM Cinema Festival (Mississippi)
-- 2014 Screening of initial Cine Persona productions at the Powerhouse in Oxford, MS with short film THE ORIGINAL
I.Q. TESTER
-- 2015 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival tour of winning and outstanding films from 2014 Official Selection,
Berlin (Germany)
MAN AT THE DOOR (16mm, 30 min. short film, Writer, Director, Producer, Cellist, 2011)
Official Selections:
-- 2012 Oxford Film Festival (Mississippi)
-- 2012 Chicago Latino Film Festival (Illinois)
-- 2012 Ellensburg Film Festival (Washington)
-- 2013 Crossroads Film Festival (Mississippi)
-- 2013 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (Minnesota)
-- 2013 Seattle True Independent Film Festival (Washington)
-- 2013 Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival (Pennsylvania)
-- 2014 Illinois International Film Festival (Illinois)
Out-of-Competition:
-- 2012 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival (Paris, France)
-- 2012 An Evening of Cinema (Mississippi)
SILENT RADIO (35mm, 30 min. short film, Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Cellist, 2007)
Awards:
-- BEST FOREIGN FILM, 2007 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival (Paris, France)
-- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, 2007 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival (Paris, France)
-- TRIPLE PLAY AWARD for Best Technical Integration (of Art Direction, Original Score, and Cinematography), 2007
Long Island International Film Expo (Long Island)
-- BEST ACTOR (Eric Winzenried), 2007 Long Island International Film Expo (Long Island)
-- BEST SHORT SUBJECT AWARD, 2007 Ellensburg Film Festival (Washington)
Nominations:
-- BEST SHORT, 2007 Universal Film Festival (Missouri)
-- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, 2007 Universal Film Festival (Missouri)
-- BEST EDITING, 2007 Universal Film Festival (Missouri) -- FINALIST, 2007-2008 Boston Motion Picture Awards (Massachusetts)
Official Selections:
-- 2007 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival (Paris, France)
-- 2007 Dereel Independent Film Festival (Australia)
-- 2007 Sweet Auburn International Film Festival (Georgia)
-- 2007 Montclair International Film Festival (New Jersey)
-- 2007 Short Film Corner — Festival de Cannes (France)
-- 2007 Flint Film Festival (Michigan) -- 2007 Twin Rivers Media Festival (North Carolina)
-- 2007 Staten Island Film Festival (NY)
-- 2007 Flicker Film Festival (Chicago)
-- 2007 Breckenridge Festival of Film (Colorado)
-- 2007 Lowveld International Film Festival (South Africa)
-- 2007 Long Island International Film Expo (Long Island)
-- 2007 Big Bear Lake International Film Expo (California)
-- 2007 Charlotte Film Festival (North Carolina)
-- 2007 Illinois International Film Festival (Illinois)
-- 2007 Universal Film Festival (Missouri)
-- 2007 Connecticut Film Festival (Connecticut)
-- 2007 Eugene International Film Festival (Oregon)
-- 2007 Ellensburg Film Festival (Washington)
-- 2007 Anchorage International Film Festival (Alaska)
-- 2007 Northampton Independent Film Festival (New England)
-- 2008 Short Film Festival of India (India)
Out-of-Competition:
-- 2011 An Evening of Cinema (Mississippi)
PARK DAY (35mm, 106 min. feature film, Producer, Art Director, Actor, 1998)
-- AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, 1998 Urban World Festival (New York)
-- Honorable Mention, 1998 Amien Film Festival (Amien, France)
-- Series Selection, 1998 IFP West Directors (Los Angeles)
-- Award Finalist, 1998 IFFM Gordan Parks (New York)
-- Invited Selection, 1998 Acapulco Black Film Festival (Acapulco, Mexico)