CINEMATIC CURRENTS: FLEFF AND THE HISTORY OF FILM FESTIVALS
CNPH 22000
WEDNESDAYS 6:50PM–10:10PM
SPRING 2023
4 CREDITS
Learn more about the history, curation, and day-to-day running of film festivals while immersing yourself in the many screenings, visiting filmmakers, artists, writers, activists, musicians, scholars and other very special events of the 26th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF).
This semester-long course provides context for your experiential participation in this public festival, which runs from March 20–April 9, 2023 on IC's campus as well as downtown venues.
Students enrolled in the course will have internships with FLEFF. This course runs for the FULL semester, with the festival dates as part of the course.
Co-taught by:
Andrew Utterson, Associate Professor of Screen Studies, Ithaca College and Associate Programmer, FLEFF
Rachel Schaff, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Mercer University, and Associate Producer, FLEFF
Brett Bossard, Executive Director of Alumni and Family Engagement, Ithaca College, former executive director of Cinemapolis, and Associate Programmer, FLEFF
NOTE: For students enrolled in the BFA in Film, Photography, and Visual Arts, Cinematic Currents can serve to meet one of your degree requirements.