{"id":58697,"date":"2014-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-dean-of-arts-and-sciences-winifred-brownell-to-be-honored-for-support-of-filmmaking-on-campus-and-throughout-rhode-island\/"},"modified":"2014-02-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T00:00:00","slug":"uri-dean-of-arts-and-sciences-winifred-brownell-to-be-honored-for-support-of-filmmaking-on-campus-and-throughout-rhode-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/02\/uri-dean-of-arts-and-sciences-winifred-brownell-to-be-honored-for-support-of-filmmaking-on-campus-and-throughout-rhode-island\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Dean of Arts and Sciences Winifred Brownell to be honored for support of filmmaking on campus and throughout Rhode Island"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Feb. 26, 2014 \u2013 When Winnie Brownell was a little girl, she and her father would go to the movies every Saturday morning at a grand theater in her hometown of Buffalo. <\/p>\n


\nSitting in that dark and magical \u201cpalace\u201d ignited a passion for film that continued through her academic and professional life, including as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the 溏心vlog免费B站. Now it\u2019s time for her to take a bow.<\/p>\n


\nBrownell will receive the Dream Maker Award from the Rhode Island Film & TV Office during a red-carpet gala March 2 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, One Avenue of the Arts, in Providence. Flickers: The Rhode Island International Film Festival is hosting the event, along with the Film & TV Office.<\/p>\n


\n“Winnie Brownell has always been supportive of the local film and television community by providing unwavering leadership for high quality film education at the 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d says Steven Feinberg, executive director of the Film & TV Office. \u201cShe is vocal, strong, caring, imaginative and stands tall among the previously recognized recipients of the Dream Maker Award.” <\/p>\n


\nBrownell is in good company. Previous winners include two-time Academy Award nominee and former Central Falls resident Viola Davis and the Rhode Island Film Collaborative, as well as the Rhode Island International Film Festival. The award was established in 2012.<\/p>\n


\nA lifelong patron of the arts, Brownell is being honored for her support of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Film\/Media Program in the Harrington School of Communication and Media, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, local filmmakers, and a summer film camp for children at 溏心vlog免费B站. She was also praised for her past testimony at the State House on behalf of the Rhode Island film industry.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cTo be honest, all the work I\u2019ve done is because of a team of faculty, students and staff,\u201d says Brownell. \u201cIt really has been a labor of love for us to create opportunities for our students to follow their dreams.\u201d She credits Sheri Wills, director of the Film\/Media Program, Tom Zorabedian, assistant dean of Arts and Sciences, and Renee Hobbs, founding director of the Harrington School, for their leadership in moving the program and school forward.<\/p>\n


\nMovies charmed Brownell at an early age. Her father was a film buff who made those Saturday trips to Loew\u2019s Theatre memorable and enchanting. \u201cIt was like a movie palace,\u201d she says. \u201cMy father always told me that you had to watch a movie on the big screen to get the full experience of what the director intended.\u201d In her teenage years, she took home movies with an 8-millimeter camera, thanks to Dad. \u201cNo sound back then,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n


\nAt the State University of New York, Buffalo, in the early 1960s, she thought about becoming a doctor, an engineer or a filmmaker, but a college counselor quickly put an end to that. \u201cGo into a girl field,\u201d he told her. He gave her three options: elementary education, nursing or theater. She chose theater and never looked back. \u201cIt was a wonderful major that integrated the arts and sciences,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n


\nShe worked behind the scenes and on stage, even singing in musicals. Recognizing that she was also a good teacher and liked creating opportunities for students, Brownell earned her doctorate from SUNY in communication and began a career in higher education. She started teaching at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1971, intending to stay only two years. \u201cI fell in love with the people, the institution and the state,\u201d she says. In 1988, she received the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Teaching Excellence Award.<\/p>\n


\nBrownell was appointed interim dean of Arts and Sciences in 1996 and dean in 1999. Not long ago, she secured approval for the Film\/Media Program and the Harrington School, home of the program, which she considers among her proudest achievements. The program is now one of the fastest growing on campus, attracting students from throughout the country.<\/p>\n


\nThe program offers a rich curriculum and screens movies by local, national and international filmmakers. \u201cWe want to celebrate the art form and give students an opportunity to interact with filmmakers,\u201d she says. \u201cThey talk about their craft, and they talk about how hard it is to raise funds to make movies.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHer love of film continues today. Brownell watches a flick every week at home and, when time permits, goes to a movie theater. A recent favorite is Woody Allen\u2019s \u201cBlue Jasmine,\u201d with that glorious meltdown on a park bench by star Cate Blanchett, playing a humbled socialite.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cFilm can tell a story in a different and powerful way,\u201d Brownell says. \u201cYou can be transported to another place or you can watch something that almost seems like you\u2019re witnessing a real event. It can be a wonderfully positive experience; it can be frightening, suspenseful or inspiring. Film can challenge you to make the world a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHer favorite movie of all time? Maybe \u201cCitizen Kane,\u201d Orson Welles\u2019 masterpiece about the hollowness of the American dream. She remembers watching it at a film festival with her father at the Buffalo palace, up on the big screen.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information about the March 2 event or to buy tickets, please visit The Red Carpet Experience<\/a> or call 401-861-4445. Other film supporters will also be honored during the fest, held on the night of the 86th annual Academy Awards. The ceremony will be broadcast live on a TV at the event.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe Red Carpet Experience: Providence is an ideal event to celebrate cinema, locally and internationally,\u201d says Shawn Quirk, program director for the Rhode Island International Film Festival. \u201cA lot of the films nominated in this year\u2019s Oscars have Rhode Island roots. This annual gala is a great excuse to get dressed up and have a fabulous time. It\u2019s the closest thing to being in Los Angeles on Oscar night.\u201d<\/p>\n


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