(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…
Skills training is the chief intended outcome of class assignments. Yet, since 2019, the following student projects have gone on to succeed in festivals and competitions. Through awards and public exhibition, graduates build impressive résumés and professional reels. Credentialsapplicants face off in a final job interview (narrative, 9 min) American Golden Picture Int’l Film FestivalJacksonville,…
(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…
(Manchester, UK; Rome, Italy; Zürich, Switzerland; Tblisi, Georgia; Perai, Malaysia – March 3, 2024) Barely three months after its premiere, Blades of Brilliance, a documentary profiling barber Josiah Stuart, has earned an impressive haul of international trophies. The film, produced in ART3205 Non-Fiction Filmmaking, is a semi-finalist at the REWind International Film Festival in Manchester,…
Join the production crews for SHADOWS and ESPIONAGE VII: The Final Hour. Interested students should gather in Doucette 119 lecture hall for a pre-production discussion 8pm, Friday February 9. Each film will need help in their production. Never crewed a production before? It doesn’t matter. Every level of experience is welcome. Now’s the perfect chance…
KT & Chloey Kitty & MJ Owen John, KT, Riley & Karen 24-Hour Animators Aidan & The Twins Filmways Tanner & the Rileys Thoughtful Animators Countdown 24-Hour Animators Levi, Naomi & Jacob Gaumont MJ & Shane Connor, Rebecca, Sebastian Riley Josh & Elizabeth Yvonne & Cheryl Sydney & Mom Pathé Zoe Naomi & Jacob Riley,…
Charlie Alexa Riley Jacob & Naomi Riley & Clifton John & KT Thoughtful Brad Jiggles Tiene Dos Mamás Tori Alexa Aaron & Lexi Dalton & Popcorn Cleo Kaleb & Zoe Kitty & Benny Jiggles & Lacey Nordisk SP25 Charlie John, KT, & Chloe Kaleb & Zoe Josh & Liz Jacob & KT Paramount SP25 Steve…
(Kings Mountain, NC & Waldwick, NJ – June 26, 2023) The Real to Reel International Film Festival today announced the program it will screen for North Carolina audiences in August of this year. Twisting Memories, a documentary made in the FA22 Non-Fiction Filmmaking course, is among the roster of official selections. Twisting Memories showcases the…
(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,…
(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…
