London, UNITED KINGDOM: A personal movie camera used by silent screen legend Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) in the making of many of his classic films is pictured during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, 24 July 2007. The camera is expected to fetch between 70-90.000 GBP (144-185.500 USD, 104-134.000 Euro) at an auction on 25 July 2007. AFP PHOTO/ SHAUN CURRY (Photo credit should read SHAUN CURRY/AFP/Getty Images)
Posted: Thursday, 29 January 2009 10:18PM
NYC to Open a High School for Auteurs
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fledgling filmmakers in New York City soon will be able to hone their craft in high school.
The Cinema School is slated to open in the Bronx in September. It's the fifth of seven academically selective public schools the city has pledged to open.
An award-winning nonprofit film organization called the Ghetto Film School will run the school. It announced Thursday it will accept a small class of ninth-graders.
The Cinema School will grow by a grade each year until it reaches an enrollment of 325 students in grades 9 through 12.
It will offer a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum, cinema studies courses and a six-week production class taught by industry professionals.
Prospective students will be accepted based on grades, writing samples and teacher recommendations.
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