Wanting exposure? Submit to a festival!

 The Illinifest Student Film Festival is a celebration of student filmmaking. Illinifest is open to all genres, themes and categories. Submission Guidelines Eligible participants are college students and recent graduates within the state of Illinois and the Midwest. Entries must exceed one minute and not surpass 20 minutes in duration. All submissions should be submitted in … More Wanting exposure? Submit to a festival!

Professor featured in investigative journalism story

The Columbia Journalism Review featured Professor Mark Poepsel as a media expert, when it came to the investigative journalism efforts of a duo,George Pawlaczyk and Beth Hundsdorfer, of the Belleville News-Democrat investigating unsolved rape cases. Although, the case had gone cold for law enforcement, for the pair of investigative reporters, it was just the beginning of a three-year … More Professor featured in investigative journalism story

Undergrad leads international Film Project

Mass Comm sophomore James Moss is making a Nigerian screenwriter’s dream a reality. A film critic hopeful, Moss is using globally available resources to produce the man’s screenplay and learn the production side of filmmaking. Moss, a native of Belleville, is pursuing degrees in mass communications and applied communication studies from SIUe. The international undertaking is … More Undergrad leads international Film Project

Scholarships are available!

The National Academy of Television – Arts & Sciences Mid America chapter has several scholarships up for grabs! You can find specific requirements, past winners, and more information about each scholarship available here.  Application Deadline: April 1, 2016 Good Luck!

Presentation at the Women Studies Speaker Series

Dr. Undrah Baasanjav (@undrah_b) will be opening the Spring Semester Speaker series of the Women’s Studies Program @SIUE on Feb 2, 2016 9:30-1030. Come and listen her talk “‘A girl move:’ Negotiating gender and technology in chess,” which will take place in Art and Design Building West 1104 on Tuesday. Dr. Baasanjav competed internationally in women’s World Chess … More Presentation at the Women Studies Speaker Series