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Queens residents selected for film and animation festival

By Madina Toure

Six Queens residents who are students at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan have been selected for the school’s 26th annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival.

Astoria resident Murilo Ferreira, Fresh Meadows resident Evelyn Lee, East Elmhurst resident Alyssa Wong, Elmhurst resident Gintaute Sipaviciute, Bayside resident Michael Condoleon and Flushing resident Ichien Chu — all fourth-year students at SVA — have been selected for the festival.

The festival, which will take place May 9–12, highlights more than 100 films and animations from students who are graduating this spring. Representatives from the film and animation industries will also be present at the festival.

“The whole point was to bring SVA and our students as a place to go for new talent,” Annie Flocco, the festival’s director and producer, said.

Chu, 21, a film major with a specialty in directing, is represented in the festival with “Velours Rouge” (Red Velvet).

The 26-minute film, a romantic comedy, follows a reserved New Yorker who is looking to start dating again after getting over his ex-girlfriend.

His best friend wants him to try online dating, but he refuses to do it. His friend then convinces him to post an online ad looking for a female roommate. The roommate turns out be French and is aggressive, barging into his apartment claiming to be his roommate. Their lifestyles inevitably clash.

“It’s a big project, just to showcase our skills and what we learned through the four years at SVA,” Chu said.

Reach reporter Madina Toure by e-mail at mtoure@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4566.