Film and Media Studies
The Five College Film Council works to coordinate the study of film and video at all five campuses.
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.
On This Page
Faculty
Kara Lynch, Associate Professor Emerita of Video Production
Susana Loza, Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Media Studies
Abraham Ravett, Professor of Film and Photography
Lise Sanders, Professor of English Literature & Cultural Studies
Hope Tucker, Assistant Professor of Video and Film
Robin Blaetz, Professor of Film Studies and Chair of Film Media Theater
Justin Crumbaugh, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies
Ajay J. Sinha, Professor of Art History
Paul Staiti, Professor of Fine Arts on the Alumnae Foundation
Thomas E. Wartenberg, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Elizabeth Young, Professor of English and Gender Studies
Alexandra Keller, Professor of Film Studies, Director of Film Studies Program
Anna Botta, Professor of Italian Studies and of World Literatures
Dawn Fulton, Professor of French Studies
Barbara Kellum, Professor of Art
Daniel Kramer, Professor of Theatre
Jennifer Malkowski, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
Richard Millington, Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of English Language and Literature
Fraser Stables, Professor of Art
Frazer Ward, Professor of Art
Joel Westerdale, Associate Professor of German Studies
The Five College Student Film Festival
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.
*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
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Instagram
Twitch
Resources
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, Photography, and Video
Mount Holyoke College
Film Studies
Smith College
Film and Media Studies
UMass Amherst
Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Five College Consortium
The Lorna M. Peterson Prize
Contact Us
Five College Film and Media Studies Major Steering Committee
Amherst College
Joshua Guilford (Co-Chair), English and Film and Media Studies
Hampshire College
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies
Lise Sanders (Co-Chair), English Literature and Cultural Studies
Mount Holyoke College
Elliot Montague, Film Media Theater
Smith College
Barbara Kellum, Film and Media Studies
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in 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!