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Film and Video - Get Involved!
The following list is composed of links of interest for film and video majors. Students are encouraged to submit their productions to film festivals and connect with professional organizations by attending events and networking with fellow professionals.
Grand Valley
Grand Valley Clubs / Organizations
· Grand Valley Television (GVTV) meets Monday @ 9 p.m. in Kirkhof 2215
· Grand Valley Film Academy - meets every other Sunday in Area 51 Kirkhof from 7 - 9 p.m. (starting 9/22)
· Animation Guild - meets Monday @ 9 p.m. in Calder 1312
· Script - meets Tuesday @ 8 p.m. in LSH 246
· GVFX - After effects Student User Group - look for posters for details
· Cinespace - The new series, Cinespace, features a variety of films screened on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in Lake Superior Hall.
Film Fests and More
- NextFrame Student Film & Video Festival
- Waterfront Film Festival - Saugatuck, MI
- Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival
- Athens International Film & Video Festival - Athens, OH
- ASIFA - animation
- MadCat Women's International Film Festival
- Black Maria Film & Video Festival
- Big Muddy Film Festival
- Chiaroscuro International Film Series
- East Lansing Film Festival
- Grand Rapids Film Festival
- Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival
- Latin American Film Festival
- New Urbanism Film Festival
- Chiaroscuro
- UICA - Open Projector Night
- The Mosaic Film Experience
Favorite Links
Grand Rapids Area
- MCAI: Media Communications Association International (formerly ITVA)
- Grand Rapids Office of Special Events
- Grand Rapids Community Media Center
- Grand Rapids Institute for Information Technology
- Grand Valley State University Library (Audio/Video Collection)
- Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA)
- WKTV Public Access TV
- Pickle Fort Film Collective
- Grand Rapids Film Society
- 36 Hour Film Challenge
- Lowing Light & Grip
- Braincell Camera
Michigan
Outside the Grand Rapids Area
- ASIFA (animation organization)
- MediaRights.org (a community website that helps media-makers, educators, nonprofits, and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues.)
- East Lansing Film Festival
- AWN
- SIGGRAPH
- University Film and Video Association (UFVA)
- American Film Institute
- California Newsreel
- Women in Cinema
- Library of Congress General Motion Picture Site
- IFILM
- Film and TV Studies Internet Movie Database
- Academy of TV Arts and Sciences
- The Palace (Classic Films)
- British Film Institute
- Scriptwriting Drew's Script-O-Rama (Complete Scripts)
- Screentalk International
- Mandy.com
- Film Developer
- Done Deal Archives (Scripts bought and sold)
- hot docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
- Microcinema.com
- ATAS College Awards
- Making Indies
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