Bridget Murnane
Producer / Director Bridget Murnane founded BAM Productions in 1990 to produce and distribute creative media treatments of dance, as well as experimental and narrative projects. Her films have screened in over sixty international festivals and received numerous awards including two CINE Eagles. Her first feature, Odile and Yvette at the Edge of The World, premiered at the prestigious Edinburgh Film Festival and received special recognition from the Film Advisory Board and Brussels Diamond Film Festival. The PBS series, New Television and The Territory, have presented her work, as well as the cable channel, Classic Arts Showcase. Bridget’s podcast, Dance Vids, was the first “dance for the camera” show on iTunes. She is currently an Associate Professor of Television, Film and Media Studies at California State University Los Angeles.
Awards
Award of Excellence, Film Advisory Board
Gold Star, Brussels Diamond Film Experience
Winner, Dorothy Arzner Film and Video Festival
CINE Eagle, Council On International Nontheatrical Events
Motion Picture Association Award
Best of Shorts, Schikaneder Short Film Gallery
Most Creative Picture, American Motion Picture Society
Silver Award for Experimental Film, Worldfest Charleston
Bronze Award, Melbourne Film Festival
Second Place, Film Festival of Nations in Ebensee
Two Stars, Festival Canadien Int'l du Film d'Art
Director's Citation, Black Maria Film Video Festival
Finalist, Festival Mondial du Cinema de Courts Metrages
Honorable Mention for Experimental Film, Worldfest Houston
Finalist, USA Film Festival
Honorable Mention , Dance on Camera Festival
Jury Award, New York Exposition of Short Film and Video
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival
Finalist, Nissan FOCUS Awards
Honorable Mention, International Photographers' Society
Honorable Mention, Kenyan Film Festival
Certificate of Merit, Kinetic Image Group
Honorable Mention, The Chris Award
Jerry Cox Award, UCLA Film School
Festivals
Edinburgh Film Festival
Shanghai Film Festival
Festival Internacional de Cinema
Leeds International Film Festival
South by Southwest Film Festival
Boston Women’s International Festival
Atlanta Arts Festival
Schikaneder Short Film Gallery
Festival Canadien Int'l du Film d'Art
Worldfest
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Louisville Film and Video Festival, Louisville
Toronto Moving Pictures Festival
Northampton Film Festival
American Dance Festival International Dance Film & Video
Long Island Film Festival
Wine Country Film Festival
USA Short Film and Video Festival
Dorothy Arzner Film and Video Festival
Dance On Camera Festival
Denver International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Humboldt Film Festival
Columbus Film and Video Festival
Three Rivers Film Festival
Cleveland Film Festival
Cucalorus Film Festival
Central Florida Film and Video Festival
Brooklyn Artists’ Collaborative Festival
On Screen: Women In Film, San Francisco
Surprise Short Film Festival, Taichung City, Taiwan
University of Utah Dance On Camera Festival
Festival Mondial Du Cinema De Courts Metrages
World Film Festival, Huy Belgiu
Dance Imagen Acarte Fundacao
Worldfest Charleston
New York Exposition of Short Film and Video
Second Grand Prix Video Danse
First Grand Prix Video Danse
Los Angeles Arts Festival
Rome-Florence Film Festival
Kenyan Film Festival
International Photographers' Society
producing and distributing dance, experimental, documentary and narrative films.
Curated Exhibitions
Dance Film & Videos of Bridget Murnane
Dance Film Video Works by Bridget Murnane
Dance On Camera Showcase
Harvard Summer Dance Film Program
Films In The Garden Somerville, MA
Filmmakers Open Studios Boston MA
