Film and Media Studies

The members of the Council include faculty members drawn from a number of disciplines ranging from foreign languages to literature, history and media studies. They meet regularly to exchange information about courses as well as faculty appointments, and plan a coordinated approach to meeting common needs for instruction.

The Council sponsors an undergraduate film and media studies conference and an annual student film and video festival, both held during the spring semester.

The Five College FC Film Studies Announcements email list is open to faculty, staff and students interested in Film Studies to share announcements and information. Visit the Five Colleges Film Studies Announcements page to subscribe or unsubscribe.

The email list for Five College Film Studies Council business is for faculty members only. Visit the FC-Film-Council page to request to subscribe or unsubscribe.  Please contact the Five College Academic Programs office for more information about joining these email lists.

Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.

The Five College Film Festival seeks short films of 20 minutes or less from students across the Five Colleges.* The festival will be held in-person for the first time in four years on Saturday, April 1. The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 27th. Awards and prizes will be granted to winning films in three categories: fiction, documentary, and experimental. 
Contact us at 5collegefilmfestival@gmail.com or edrummer@amherst.edu if you have any questions.

*All students currently enrolled at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst are welcome to submit films, regardless of your major. Work by recent graduates of one of the Five Colleges may also be submitted, as long as it was produced while enrolled.

Mission Statement
The Five College Film Festival’s mission is to share the stories of students from across the Five Colleges through the medium of film. We hope that all students, regardless of background or experience with filmmaking, share their stories. 

SUBMISSION INFORMATION
New Deadline: Thursday, March 2, 2023
Submission Form

FESTIVAL DATES
Saturday, April 1, 2023 

CONTACT
5collegefilmfestival@gmail.com
edrummer@amherst.edu 

SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook
Instagram
Twitch
 

The Five College Film and Media Studies Undergraduate Conference
Each year, the Five College Film and Media Studies council invites submissions for its annual undergraduate research conference. 
The 2023 Conference will take place on Saturday, February 18th at UMass Amherst.

Amherst College
Film and Media Studies

Hampshire College
Film, Video, and Photography

Mount Holyoke College
Film, Media, Theater

Smith College
Film and Media Studies

UMass Amherst
Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
 

Five College Film Council Members

Amherst College
Adam Levine (Chair), Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies
Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies

Hampshire College
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies

Mount Holyoke College
Hannah Goodwin, Film, Media, Theater

Smith College
Jennifer Malkowski, Film and Media Studies

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Film Studies

Five College Staff Liaison
Ray Rennard, Director of Academic Programs

Connect

View the Five College Student Film Festival Vimeo Channel!
Join the Five College Film Program Google Group!