English 569: Digital Media & English Studies

The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmaking teams from around the world have just 5 days to make a documentary film. See previous winners here.

Here’s yet another creative outlet for your burgeoning film talents, this one at OSU!

The Wexner Center is accepting entries through Friday (3/23) for the 2012 Ohio Shorts film and video showcase. Now in its 17th year, Ohio Shorts, to be held Saturday (4/28), features an adult (19+ years) and a youth division. The juried event celebrates the best of independent filmmaking in the Buckeye state, featuring short films (20 minutes or less for adults, 10 or less for youth).
– > Read more: http://www.wexarts.org/ohioshorts

2011 Media That Matters™ Call For Entries Opening March 1st!

The 2011 Media That Matters™ Film Festival Call For Entries will be open for submissions on March 1st! Mark your calendars.

Media That Matters and Arts Engine

“We no longer have to rely on major corporations for things to be seen—we have Media that Matters to distribute new material and new voices and new points of view.”
-Tim Robbins, Actor

The Media That Matters Film Festival is the premiere showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters engages diverse audiences and inspires them to take action.

From gay rights to global warming, the jury-selected collection represents the work of a diverse group of independent filmmakers, many of whom are under 21. The films are equally diverse in style and content, with documentaries, music videos, animations, experimental work and everything else in between. What all the films have in common is that they spark debate and action in 12 minutes or less.

The Association of American Colleges and Universities has just announced a Global Social Media Campaign called EVERYONE MATTERS. The object of the campaign is to “foster inclusiveness and increase tolerance,” and one of their projects invites students or faculty to make and upload a 15-second video. More information is available here.
This is a fantastic opportunity to put what you’re learning in 569 to good use, very much in the spirit of our “Media That Matters” theme. So put your thinking cats on and start planning!