Update on the winners of the 2022 UIUC Student Film Festival: Jury Award: Joanna Raimo, for her film “A Tint of Red.” Among the jury’s comments was an appreciation of the film’s formal command and creative use of genre tropes. Audience Award for favorite film: “Bodies of Water” by Ryan Leshock World-Building Award for favorite film with […]
Like many faculty members, the COVID-19 pandemic left Jonathan Knipp wondering how he was going to teach his MACS 464: Film Festivals class virtually. Normally, the class puts together an in-person film festival on campus. But instead, the class worked together to provide a virtual film festival of student work, including showcasing their experiences in […]
UPDATE 5/2/2020, 7:30 p.m.: Thanks, everyone! What a great festival and all of the filmmakers who submitted should be very proud. Apologies, of course, for the glitch on the YouTube channel. Voting will be enabled on the Illini Film Fest website Monday, May 4. Please, if you haven’t watched the films, both programs are now available on […]
Each spring, students in MACS 295 gain experiential learning by attending True/False: A Film Festival Experience, held in Columbia, Missouri. Students learn about evolving cinematic approaches, and attend documentary panels, events with filmmakers, and film screenings. In 2020, the class saw a total of 10 films over four days. “There were two fairly conventional docs that we really enjoyed: […]