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FIlm/Media Program

 

Film/Media Alumni Kyle King will screen his latest film, Fatigued, on Friday 4/19/13 at 7pm at the Columbus Theater in Providence, RI. Read more about the event here.

Student Spotlight, Matt DiGennaro, Class of 2013.

In the Film/Media program, we believe the most relevant media-makers have a deep understanding of film history, theory & criticism and the best media scholars should engage in the production of media.

For Film/Media students, production and critical studies are intertwined in a single process of developing a meaningful vision and grasping the social and cultural import of moving images.

About the Film/Media Program

As part of the Harrington School of Communication & Media, Film/Media is an interdisciplinary program offering hands-on experience in documentary, experimental, and new media production, balanced with an emphasis on international cinemas, film/media history, criticism and theory. Students either major in Film/Media to work towards a BA or can minor in Film/Media.

Our curriculum reflects the dynamic and diverse nature of this field, approached from a perspective of film history and media theory. Students learn to work with the evolving and overlapping technologies involved in the production of moving images, (including film, digital video, 3D animation, game design, and new media), with an understanding of the broadening and globalization of their cultural and aesthetic contexts.

A wide range of courses is available to the Film/Media student—courses that examine the historical, theoretical and global approaches to the analysis and creation of moving images.

The Film/Media Program prepares students for careers in such areas as: independent filmmaking; animation & media design; film and television industries; advertising, marketing and public relations; and media criticism. Graduates of this program are also prepared to continue with graduate studies, in either film & media production for an M.F.A., or in a master’s or doctoral program in film & media studies.

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Kyle King will be screening his latest film, Fatigued at the Columbus Theater on April 19, 2013. You can see the trailer here.

 

Ryan Casey, Allie Furlong, Kayla Chin and Josh Ducharme will be screening their new film I'll Be Seeing You at the Park Theater on March 2, 2013. Visit the website for more info, to watch the trailer and to buy tickets for the event. Read the press release here. You can see Ryan's interview on The Rhode Show here.

Matt DiGennaro's film This is a Love Story has been accepted into the 2013 international "Let's All Be Free" Film Festival in London, England. The short film will screen this April. This is a Love Story previously premiered as an official selection of the 2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Ashton Avila's film Needless Wait has been accepted into the 2013 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival. In addition to the film's screening, Ashton has been invited to attent The Filmmaker Workshops hosted by the Women of Warner Bros. Watch the trailer on youtube!

Two teams of URI students participated in the 48 Hour Film Festival in Providence this summer.

Roger Bacon, Gene Rosati Jr., Allie Furlong, Kayla Chin, Colby Blanchet and Chris Smith made up the team, Tough All Over, that won Best Editing at the 48 Hour Film Festival for their film The Greatness. See the trailer on Vimeo. (password: greatness)

The URI Film Collaborative, made up of students, Daniel Larsh, Anna Salatto, Brittany Diamond, Dan Matteus, Isabelle Motley, Mecca Smith and Alex Papa produced 2 Pounds for the 48 Hour Film Festival.

Film/Media students Kayla Chin, Roger Bacon, Gene Rosati Jr., Allie Furlong, Matt DiGennaro, along with faculty member Keith Brown, filmed a documentary about free dental care in Rhode Island for the Rhode Island Mission of Mercy. You can watch the film on YouTube.

Film/Media alumni, Libby Segal's, Hobby Hoarder project makes the news in Boston, MA and Providence, RI. Check out the clip on AOL.