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First position

Title
First position [videorecording] / a Bess Kargman production ; First Position Films, LLC ; directed by Bess Kargman.
Publication
New York : MPI Media Group, c2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Kargman, Bess
  • Amend, Kate
  • Bell, Aran
  • Houseknecht, Rebecca
  • Zamora, Joan Sebastian
  • Fogarty, Miko
  • Fogarty, Jules Jarvis
  • Deprince, Michaela
  • Yemini, Gaya Bommer
  • Kabaniaev, Viktor
  • Gallardo, Servy
  • Smith, Michelle
  • Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
  • Bommer, Nadine
  • Barbagallo, Luca
  • Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
  • Hajian, Chris
  • First Position Films, production company.
  • MPI Media Group, film distributor.
Description
1 videodisc (approx. 94 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Profiles six contestants in the Youth America Grand Prix, a prestigious competition for aspiring young ballet dancers.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Documentary films.
  • Biographical films.
  • Dance films.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Documentary.
  • Program content: c2011.
  • Special features: Commentary with filmmaker Bess Kargman -- Full length performances -- Training & rehearsal footage -- Trailer -- Teaser.
Credits (note)
  • Original music, Chris Hajian ; produced by Bess Kargman ; edited by Kate Amend, Bess Kargman.
  • Choreographers, Viktor Kabaniaev, Servy Gallardo, Michelle Smith, Marius Petipa, Nadine Bommer, Luca Barbagallo, Roland Petit.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen presentation, 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1.
  • DVD.
Language (note)
  • In English with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards (note)
  • Doc NYC, Audience Award; San Francisco Documentary Festival, Jury Prize; Portland International Film Festival, Audience Award; Dallas International Film Festival, Best Documentary; Toronto International Film Festival, official selection.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4969
ISBN
078861603X
LCCN
030306982892
OCLC
810089236
Title
First position [videorecording] / a Bess Kargman production ; First Position Films, LLC ; directed by Bess Kargman.
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Imprint
New York : MPI Media Group, c2012.
Edition
Widescreen.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen presentation, 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Performer
Participants, Aran Bell, Rebecca Houseknecht, Joan Sebastian Zamora, Miko Fogarty, Jules Jarvis Fogarty, Michaela Deprince, Gaya Bommer Yemini.
Credits
Original music, Chris Hajian ; produced by Bess Kargman ; edited by Kate Amend, Bess Kargman.
Choreographers, Viktor Kabaniaev, Servy Gallardo, Michelle Smith, Marius Petipa, Nadine Bommer, Luca Barbagallo, Roland Petit.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Language
In English with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards
Doc NYC, Audience Award; San Francisco Documentary Festival, Jury Prize; Portland International Film Festival, Audience Award; Dallas International Film Festival, Best Documentary; Toronto International Film Festival, official selection.
System Details
DVD.
Local Subject
Children dancing.
Children in ballet.
Added Author
Kargman, Bess, film director.
Kargman, Bess, producer.
Kargman, Bess, editor.
Amend, Kate, editor.
Bell, Aran, dancer.
Houseknecht, Rebecca, dancer.
Zamora, Joan Sebastian, dancer.
Fogarty, Miko, dancer.
Fogarty, Jules Jarvis, dancer.
Deprince, Michaela, dancer.
Yemini, Gaya Bommer, dancer.
Bell, Aran, interviewee.
Houseknecht, Rebecca, interviewee.
Zamora, Joan Sebastian, interviewee.
Fogarty, Miko, interviewee.
Fogarty, Jules Jarvis, interviewee.
Deprince, Michaela, interviewee.
Yemini, Gaya Bommer, interviewee.
Kabaniaev, Viktor, choreographer.
Gallardo, Servy, choreographer.
Smith, Michelle, choreographer.
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
Bommer, Nadine, choreographer.
Barbagallo, Luca, choreographer.
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, choreographer.
Hajian, Chris, composer.
First Position Films, production company.
MPI Media Group, film distributor.
Other Standard Identifier
030306982892
Publisher No.
IFC9828 MPI Media Group
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4969
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