Film Studies at the Five Colleges

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Five College Student Film & Video Festival

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The Five College Student Film & Video Festival is an annual event featuring original films and videos by Five College students. Founded in 1994, the festival has become an important venue for film students to meet, collaborate, and share their productions with their peers and with the college film community.

Students from each of the Five Colleges organize the festival with the assistance of a Student Director from the host college and a faculty advisor. The festival, which is sponsored by the Five College Film Council, is a competitive event held at the end of the spring semester. Submissions are evaluated by a jury of students and film faculty from each of the Five Colleges. Selected works are shown at the festival and awards are given for the best works in designated categories.

CALL FOR ENTRIES!
All Five College students and recent graduates are invited to submit film and videos for consideration for the next upcoming festival. The submission deadline is 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2010.

To submit your work, download an entry form (.doc file) and follow the instructions on the form. [PLEASE NOTE: An updated form, posted 12/7, has replaced the form posted here originally.]


The latest festival took place Friday, February 27, 2009, 7-10 p.m., at Thompson Hall 104, UMass Amherst. View a list of winning entries from the 2009 Festival.

Last year's festival screening and award ceremony took place on February 29 in Stoddard Hall Auditorium at Smith College. View a list of winners, including clips of some of the work from the 2008 festival.

The 2007 festival screening and award ceremony took place on May 11 in Stirn Auditorium at Smith College. View a list of winners, including clips of some of the work from the 2007 festival.

Click here to view the program from the 2007 Festival