Cinema and Digital Media combines the study of audio-visual and
digital media, theories about such media, and relevant modes of
artistic practice and production.
Senior Maddie Matsumoto won an Honorable Mention in the
One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest for her animated, 1.5-minute
film, Bee the Solution. Her film will screen online
at
6:30 p.m.(CDT) Saturday, April 24, as part of the Earth Day
Mini Film Fest, along with 6 other Honorable Mention winners.
Julie Wyman, associate professor of cinema and digital media, has
received grant funding from the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund
for her current work Untitled Dwarfism Project (in
development).
Professors Glenda Drew, Department of Design, and Jesse Drew,
Department of Cinema and Digital Media, have created new works
using innovative technology that are featured in
“Memories of a New Future,” an exhibition at the Barn Gallery
in Woodland. The installation also includes work by Melissa
Chandon, lecturer in Design, and Chris Daubert, MFA Art Studio
(2018).
For over two decades the Film Fest @ UC Davis has premiered
hundreds of short films by student filmmakers. Now in its
21st year, this year’s virtual festival is seeking
submissions from UC Davis students or recent graduates.
The Film Fest committee is accepting works that are eight minutes
or less in length. Submissions are open to all genres and
styles, from narrative to documentary to experimental.
For over two decades the Film Fest @ UC Davis has premiered
hundreds of short films by student filmmakers. Now in its
21st year, the virtual festival is May 19 and 20 at 7
p.m. PDT with each night showcasing a different program of
films.
The festival features short films of eight minutes or less in a
variety of genres from animation to live action, from documentary
to experimental. A new aspect this year is that the
selection committee also accepted submissions of original
screenplays eight pages or less.
