This weekend has no shortage of interesting film screenings to attend on campus and in the DC area. For starters, today is the second day of the United Arab Emirates Film Festival sponsored by the School of Communications. Two short films will screen tonight at the Greenberg Theater, followed by a panel discussion with the […]
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New Media Center’s Beyond the Studio series begins
Tomorrow, the New Media Center begins its new series of special training sessions titled Beyond the Studio. Typical New Media Center training sessions cover how to use software such as Photoshop or After Effects; these sessions are designed to teach skills that you can’t pick up from a computer, like marketing and other practical skills. […]
Continue readingFilm screenings on- and off-campus this Friday
We’re heading into the second weekend of the semester. Hopefully the workload hasn’t piled up too much, because the weather is still pleasant enough for a few movie screenings. On campus tomorrow, the AU Student Government will show The Hunger Games in the Tavern at 10 PM. The Hunger Games will kick off Artemas Ward […]
Continue readingDC Shorts Film Festival opens tomorrow
For the second time in a week, two significant film festivals are kicking off. Perhaps the most significant is the Toronto International Film Festival, which opens tomorrow and will premiere a number of film on the radar for the upcoming award season. More interestingly for the audience of this blog, the DC Shorts Film Festival […]
Continue readingThe Hunger Games screening TONIGHT!
We’ve gotten a number of patrons interested in watching The Hunger Games since it was released on DVD this Saturday. We hear you: it’s understandably one of the biggest movies of the year. We’re in the process of acquiring it, but our copy is still en route. Hang on! If you don’t want to wait, […]
Continue readingNoMa doomsday film series ends this month (UPDATED)
The NoMa-hosted summer film series “2012: The End of the World?” ends continues tonight with a screening of Deep Impact, one of several disaster movies from 1998 about a giant meteor on a collision course with Earth. The NoMa Business Improvement District has been screening apocalypse-themed movies all summer long, along with live music and barbecue. […]
Continue readingButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Stages of broMANce Film Series – Friday, April 13th at 6:30pm
The UC Film Series: Stages of BroMANce Continues….Here’s what they have to say about it: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Stages of broMANce Film SeriesWho serves free S’MORES and PIZZA together? WE DO. Just like they did in the Old West. And you can get in on this sweet deal this Friday, April […]
Continue readingVisions 2012: Submit now!
Submissions are now being accepted. The deadlines are 5PM on April 20 for screenplays and 5PM on April 27 for general submissions. The Visions 2012 event will take place in Katzen Arts center Theater on May 4, 2012. The reception is at 7:30PM and the Awards Ceremony is at 8:00PM.For more info check the Visions […]
Continue readingSocial Learning Summit 2012 – March 30th and 31st in the SIS Building
The AU Social Media Club would like you to join them for the second annual Social Learning Summit. Date: March 30-31, 2012Location: American University School of International Service Here are seven reasons why they think you should attend.
Continue readingFilm Screening: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom – Wednesday, March 28th at 6pm in Wechsler Theater
The Tsunami and the Cherry BlossomWednesday, March 28 from 6 – 7pm in Wechsler TheaterThe survivors of the areas hit hardest by the 2011 Japanese tsunami find the courage to rebuild as cherry blossom season begins in this moving film. Critics called The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom, “A stunning visual poem about the ephemeral […]
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