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Illinifest Student Film Festival Submission Deadline

Event Type
Film Screening
Sponsor
College of Media
Date
Apr 24, 2020   All Day
Contact
Jon Knipp
E-Mail
knipp@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
College of Media Events

The Illinifest Student Film Festival will now be a streaming event on Saturday, May 2! All University of Illinois undergraduate students are welcome to submit a video by Friday, April 24, for consideration. 

Video categories:

  1. Short films (comedy, drama, music, dance, video essay, documentary, experimental, animation)
  2. Home movies while self-quarantining (you can send well-wishes and sentiments to your classmates and friends)
  3. TikTok videos

Audiences will be able to vote for their favorites and gift cards will be awarded for the winners: $100 for the best short film; $75 for the best home movie content; $50 for the best TikTok video. For more details, go to https://illinifest.illinois.edu/submit/.

If you have any questions, contact MACS lecturer Jon Knipp at knipp@illinois.edu.

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This event is hosted by MACS 464: Film Festivals and the College of Media. Join us on May 2 to celebrate student filmmaking and creativity in extraordinary, uncertain times. (Link to come.)

Illinifest Student Film Festival

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