Category Archives: Spotlight

Be a Film Studies Intern, No Experience Necessary


The film studies program is looking for summer and fall interns. If you are interested in developing social media skills and learning more about the Miami film scene, you have what it takes.

Former interns have gone on to win Miami Film Development Project grant, are working screenwriters, and have won employment in the Miami film community in such organizations as the Coral Gables Art Cinema and the Miami Jewish Film Festival.

Interns register for FIL 4940, with a sliding scale of credits based on hours. You will work directly with Dr. Strycharski, Director of the film studies certificate program.

We are keen to find one or two interns for Summer A, and several interns for the fall. If you are interested, please drop Dr. Strycharski a line.

Films and Lecture for Aboriginal Women’s Art at the Frost

Galka, an Aboriginal Horror Short film by Ishmael Marika.

On April 29th, the Frost Art Museum will be hosting an event for their Marking the Infinite exhibit.  Please join Director, Dr. Margo Smith from the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection and special guests Wukun Wanambi, Yinimala Gumana from Yirrkala, Australia and Kade Mcdonald as they discuss the work of three artists featured in Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia. A program of short films from The Mulka Project at Yirrkala will follow the discussion in the museum galleries. The films include the innovative horror short Galka, as well as Gapu Ga Gunda: The Art of Noŋgirriŋa Marawili, Mayan, Buku-ḻup, and Lak lak: – The Colours of Laŋani Marika – Yeriŋaniŋ. The event will start at 2 PM and will last until 4 PM.

This event is free and open to the public. You can find more information and  RSVP here.

 

“Moonlight” Comes Home: FREE Screening & Intersectionality Panel

It’s practically impossible to not have at least heard about “Moonlight” by now, especially in Miami. So we’ve teamed up with a few organizations to bring FIU a free screening and discussion of our native gem! It doesn’t matter if you haven’t gotten around to watching it or seen it more than five times, be a little extra for Miami on April 4th and join us in GC 140.

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Oscars shine Moonlight on Liberty City

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Writer/director Barry Jenkins (L) and writer Tarell Alvin McCraney accept Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Moonlight' onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

In a momentous occasion, Moonlight came out on top at the 89th Academy Awards.  Despite Hollywood’s checkered history around race, religion, and sexuality, the film that was made on a shoestring budget managed to take home three awards on Sunday night. The Academy Awards opened and closed the ceremony with Moonlight winning an award. The film taking home the biggest prize of the night, Best Picture, marks a huge step forward for the Academy. A coming of age film about gay man of color living in Liberty City, not about slavery or the civil rights movement, has expanded the Academy’s recognition of black filmmaking beyond confining storylines or stereotypes.

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Tips for Attending Your First Film Festival

The Miami Film Festival is here! But wait, you’ve never attended a film festival or festival screening before. Whether you’re diving in or just dipping your toe in the water, here’s everything you need to know to make your first festival experience shine.

Actress Monica Bellucci speaks at the Miami International Film Festival in Miami, Florida, US, on 8 March 2016. EFE/Gaston De Cárdenas
Actress Monica Bellucci speaks at the Miami International Film Festival in Miami, Florida, US, on 8 March 2016. EFE/Gaston De Cárdenas

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