Eastern Illinois University Film Studies Minor Newsletter
The interdisciplinary Film Studies minor is devoted to the study of cinema history, theory, criticism and production. The minor is comprised of two required film-centered courses (Communication Studies 3530, “Film Communication,” and English 3504, “Film and Literature”) and a core list of courses with film-specific content. Coursework in the film studies minor can be double counted in a student’s major for up to seven hours. Coursework may also include Honors Program course equivalents. Existing prerequisites for all courses must be satisfied. Students may take no more than two courses in their major area(s) and no more than two elective courses in their major area(s).
The Eastern Film Society shows films in Coleman Auditorium each Monday evening. During the fall semester, International films were viewed at 8:00 pm each Monday, with students from a variety of majors and interests contributing to the list. Films included the following: Ossessione (1943 Italy. dir. Visconti. The film is new to dvd and showcases a tragic love story between a virile drifter and an innkeeper's wife), The Seventh Seal (1957 Sweden. dir. Bergman. A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague), Brother (2000 Japan/USA. dir. Kitano. A Japanese Yakuza gangster is exiled to the United States), The Battleship Potemkin (1925 Russia dir. Eisenstein. A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resulting street demonstration which brought on a police massacre), Knife in the Water (1962 Poland dir. Polanski. On their way to a sailing trip, an aging husband and wife invite along an emphatic young hitchhiker out of sheer patronization), Yeelen (1967 Africa dir. Cisse. A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father), and Devil's Backbone (2001 Spain dir. del Toro. A ten-year-old boy named Carlos (Fernando Tielve), the son of a fallen Republican war hero, is left by his tutor in an orphanage in the middle of nowhere).
This semester The Film Society is concentrating on American edge films like Easy Rider. Please come and enjoy a movie and conversation on Monday nights. You can contact Wade Pacak for further information at wmpacak@gmail.com.
April 11-12, 2008
The Midwest Undergraduate Film Conference offers undergraduate
students the opportunity to present papers representing their best work in film and media studies. The conference will take place on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana on April 11-12,2008. Students can deliver papers on any aspect of film and media
history, criticism, or theory, and the papers will be given in twenty minute slots.
Students who wish to participate in the conference must submit a
title and abstract (maximum 200 words) describing their paper, as well as a brief biographical statement (maximum 50 words) stating their interest in film and media studies and their academic goals. Proposals should also include technical needs (DVD, VCR, and PowerPoint will be available) and contact information. To provide
this information, students must use the submission form available online at
http://www.nd.edu/~ftt/submission.doc
A panel comprised of faculty from Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre will select papers from among the proposals received.
March 29, 2008
Call for Submissions
We are looking for films of high artistic quality that satisfy at least two of the following criteria:
Films created with an eye for gender and/or social justice issues
Films that link local and global issues
Films created by people underrepresented in the media field (women, people of color, queer/transgendered, the disabled)
Films made by people from the Central Illinois area
How to submit:
Send a DVD or digital videotape of your film and a cover letter addressing the film festival criteria to:
Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival
c/o Christopher Mitchell
Theatre Arts Department
600 Lincoln Ave
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
Guidelines:
Films should be short: under 60 minutes in length.
Film DVD or digital videotape should be labeled with 1) your name, address, and email address and 2) the title of your film.
You should email us at cjmitchell@eiu.edu to confirm the submission.
In your cover letter, explain how you and your film fit our criteria and include a two-three sentence synopsis.
Note: There is no submission fee for this film festival.
This film festival promotes the mission of our Women’s Studies Program at Eastern Illinois University: to promote an understanding of how issues related to gender, age, race, economic status, sexual identity, and nationality affect women's lives and the communities in which they live. In order to promote an equitable and sensitive environment for all persons, the Council also responds to issues affecting women on campus and in the community.
For questions and inquiries please contact Chris Mitchell at cjmitchell@eiu.edu
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