(Pittsburgh, PA – June 13, 2023) “The most surprising thing I’ve learned so far is just how much school has prepared me for the professional space,” says senior Philmmaker Mark Wilton. “The editing and the organization that goes with it has been very comparable to the work we did in class.” Wilton is spending the…
(Edinboro, PA – June 5, 2023) A generous allocation by the College of Education, Arts and Humanities, recently funded the Philm program’s purchase of a dozen EOS Canon R6 cameras. The R6 is a mirrorless camera, valued for improved video quality and an electronic viewfinder which more accurately previews subjects and exposure. Equipped with full-frame…
(Tokyo, Japan & Lansing, IA – May 31, 2023) Charged with fostering connections between the Asian and international markets, the Tokyo Lift-Off film festival has selected Drunk History for screening in a program offering a mixture of fresh talent and festival veterans from all genres. Additionally, judges of the Star City Film Festival in Lansing,…
(Erie, PA – May 8, 2023) Edinboro junior and Philm Lab Aide KT Reihner has been awarded a paid summer internship with Erie’s Free to Choose Network. Free to Choose is a non-profit organization that produces broadcast and web-delivered videos which educate viewers in economic and political theory. Much of their current work grows out…
(Meadville, PA – May 5, 2023) Crawford County residents have long been intrigued by tales of Radio Tower mutants. Senior Philmmaker Levi Lewis joined a crew of 150 people shooting Pig Hill, a horror feature based on the Meadville legend. Lewis interned as a production assistant reporting to assistant directors. They managed the film’s operational and…
(Tamil Nadu, India & Pinewood, England – February 14, 2023) In a hub of South India’s rich Tamil cinema, a PennWest student documentary is earning deserved recognition for women in arts. The Kollywood International Film Festival has this month named Alla Prima its Best Women’s Film. This follows an Official Selection designation by England’s Lift-Off…
(Allentown, PA; New York, NY; Ely, MN and Calcutta, India – December 22, 2022) Barely two weeks after its Edinboro premiere, a student documentary has earned a place in the roster of films that will be shown early next year in India at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. Organizers have recognized the film with…
(West Chester, PA – October 21, 2022) Mark Wilton’s short story A Pool of Blood won a flash fiction competition sponsored by the English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU). “I found out I won while I was on set shooting Drunk History, the narrative film for fall 2022.” Wilton presented the story at EAPSU’s…
(Provo, UT; Portland, OR; Gorizia, Italy; and London, UK – October 12, 2022) At an after-hours ceremony in London’s famed British Museum, the British Horror Film Festival conferred its top screenwriting honor on Edinboro alum Lee Copeland. Rooted in traditional tales of creatures corrupted by humans, Oread is a folk/horror story about friends who reconnect…
(Los Angeles, CA – December 15, 2021) Alex Ho, a 2019 Applied Media Arts graduate who concentrated in Film and Video, was accepted this week to Walt Disney Television’s Executive Incubator program. One of only eight chosen from thousands of applicants, Ho will relocate to Los Angeles after the first of the year. Ho will…
