November 14, 2008 — The California State University Summer Arts program is pleased to announce that San Francisco State University student, Theodore Allen, won recognition at the 2008 Media Arts Festival (MAF) held November 7th and 8th at CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo, CA.

Delroy Lindo, the SF State alumnus known for his roles in "The Cider House Rules," "Malcolm X" and "Get Shorty," has moved behind the scenes in live theatre, directing August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

John Fell, a professor emeritus of Cinema, died Oct. 9 at age 81. The Cinema Department will celebrate Fell with a reception at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the August Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts Building.

The maestro lives on in “CACHAO: Uno Mas,” as the SF State documentary on the great Afro-Cuban bassist Israel “Cachao” López screens at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in the August Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts building. Admission is free.

Feminism, diversity and disabilities dominate three documentaries by Cinema Department alumni screening at the 31st Mill Valley Film Festival, through Oct. 12.

Karl Cohen, a lecturer in Cinema, was awarded the 30th Annual ASIFA Prize from the Association Internationale du Film d' Animation at the Ottawa 08 International Animation Festival held Sept. 17-21.