AWARDS
HONORS AND AWARDS
official honoree, drama series category
the 12th annual webby awards, 2008
"confessions"
winner, "rising star award"
women in film/dallas topaz awards, 2008
finalist, 2008 sundance sloan commissioning grant
sundance institute, 2007
"iolanta"
cineaward for outstanding achievement in directing
cinewomen, 2001
"the new arrival"
cineaward for outstanding achievement in tech innovation
cinewomen, 2001
"the new arrival"
pixie award, best use of technology
pixie awards, 2001
"the new arrival"
official selection, "films of tomorrow" series
pompidou center, paris, 2001
"the new arrival"
nominated, rockefeller 2000 film/video/multimedia fellowship
the rockefeller foundation, 1999
finalist, 2000 sundance writers lab
the sundance institute, 1999
"looking glass"
best student short
austin film festival, 1998
"second skin"
new line cinema award for best director
columbia university, 1998
"second skin"
lagniappe award
new orleans film and video festival, 1998
"second skin"
milos forman fellow
columbia university, 1998
"second skin"
rko pictures best told story award
hamptons international film festival, 1997
"number one fan"
women in film /dallas scholarship
women in film/ dallas, 1997
"second skin"
new line cinema development award
columbia university, 1997
"second skin"
majestic light award for cinematic vision
columbia university, 1997
"number one fan"
josephine paddock fellowship for graduate studies in the arts
barnard college, 1993
time grant for the arts
barnard college, 1992
TRIBUTE VIDEO
the following "tribute video" screened when amy received the women in film/dallas "rising star" award at the topaz awards in 2008. the video was produced by women in film/dallas with generous support from reel/fx.APPEARANCES
afi dallas film festivalapril, 2008
juror
austin film festival
october, 2006 and 2007
panelist
"good morning texas," wfaa/dallas (abc)
april, 2007
appeared with janine turner for "the night of the white pants"
"good day dallas," fox dallas
april, 2007
appeared with janine turner for "the night of the white pants"
hockaday alumnae in the arts event
april, 2004
featured panelist
topaz awards, women in film, dallas
november, 2002
scholarship award presentor
palm springs international short film festival
august, 2002
juror
"sensing the news" seminar university of minnesota, institute for new media studies
july, 2002
featured speaker
special presentation of "the new arrival"
sundance online film festival
january, 2001
special presentation of "the new arrival" national women's museum, dallas, texas
january, 2001
afi film festival "the future of digital hollywood"
panelist, 2000
maine international film workshops "the new film director"
instructor, 2000, 2001 and 2003
florida film festival "internet cinema"
panelist, 2000
aivf "meet your maker" amy talkington's second skin
featured filmmaker, 2000
women in film/ dallas film festival
moderator and panelist, 2000
aivf, the art of the short film seminar
panelist, 1999
ft. lauderdale film festival
panelist, 1999
newport international film festival
panelist, 1998