26SP Red Carpet Gallery
Photos by Natasha Kravchenko, Reagan Shay, Riley Zaney
GERACE, MILLER Spotlight Hometown Heroes
(Edinboro, PA – May 07, 2026) The siren sounds, lights flash and the trucks roll out. For members of the Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department, the call to serve never really stops. Now, thanks to a group of PennWest students, their story will be shared on the big screen. Student filmmakers will debut Station 38, during…
CANNON Celebrated as Gmitter Finalist
(Edinboro, PA – March 25, 2026) “I believe all artists ultimately strive to tell stories,” says Philm senior Shane Cannon. “My life has always been defined by the reading of books, watching of movies, and the swapping of tall tales around summer bonfires.” Narrative yarns spun by tabletop role-players are the heart of Cannon’s award-winning…
Heavy Snow Can’t Stop The Showcase
(Edinboro, PA – December 11, 2025) Despite the challenges of severe winter weather, the Showcase of Philm and Animation welcomed moviegoers to Cole Memorial Auditorium Thursday night. The screening marks an important move for the event from the Pogue Student Center. It’s been relocated to the larger venue to accommodate capacity crowds typically frowned upon…
KRAVCHENKO, REIHNER Exhibit @ 10|20
(Erie, PA – November 21, 2025) A Friday reception at the 10|20 Collective on Holland Street christened two new collections: Recess, a mixed-media show upstairs and a Photo Club group exhibition on the main level. A PennWest professor and an alum both hung work in the latter. Philm Professor Natasha Kravchenko offered a trio of…
BASINGER Named Athena Honoree
(Erie, PA – September 9, 2025) PennWest Edinboro senior Taney Basinger was recognized Tuesday with other honorees during a luncheon at Erie’s Ambassador Conference Center. Basinger is this year’s Edinboro nominee for the ATHENA Young Professional Award. The award, an extension of the internationally renowned ATHENA Leadership Award, honors outstanding young college students who demonstrate…
Cinema Fest Considers New Venue
(Cole Memorial Auditorium, Edinboro, PA – May 8, 2025) Some 400 people attended last week’s 2025 Dave Weinkauf Film Festival. Its three-hour program tested the patience and comfort of the seventy-five or so folks who stood in the rear and along the walls of the Multi-Purpose Room, largest meeting space in the Frank G. Pogue…
Disney, BeeHive Interns Address Guild
(Doucette Hall, Edinboro, PA – April 24, 2025) Senior Jacob Feiock recounted his time with the Disney College Program over dinner with the Moving Pictures Guild Wednesday night. Feiock worked in a paid internship with the company’s Florida theme park during the summer and fall of 2024. Feiock’s presentation began with an informative history of…
FRANCIS Gives Artist’s Talk
(Baron-Forness Library, Edinboro, PA – March 27, 2025) Thanks to an endowment celebrating the life of a Jewelry and Metals student, The Michael V. Gmitter Memorial Scholarship Exhibition has become the most highly-anticipated showcase of student art in the Edinboro calendar year. 2025’s juried display featured the work of two members of PennWest’s Philm tribe: …
Philmmakers Earn 100 Trophies
(Doucette Hall, Edinboro, PA – March 20, 2025) This month, PennWest’s Digital Filmmaking and Photography (aka “Philm”) program crossed an important threshold. In the last six years, films made by its students have earned more than one hundred festival and competition accolades. “There’s no shame in reshooting scenes if you’re not satisfied with them,” said…