MovingMedia Student Film Festival/DWIFF ran 6/20-24...
The South End, 6/26
"MovingMedia film festival features free screenings, workshops"
by Nick Pizana
Wayne State's student film festival, MovingMedia, saw its 12th year June 20 through 24. This is also the third year that the festival has collaborated with the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival.
http://thesouthend.wayne.edu/index.php/article/2012/06/ae_movingmedia
poland.us, 6/25; Polish Times, 6/27
"Industry Tech-Fair Highlights Film Festivals"
by Jacek Adamski
Kelly Donnellan, a veteran film editor and Wayne State University instructor, moderated a panel presentation at the recent WSU film industry MovingMedia Festival's Tech-Fair, featuring Norm Wagner, Dan Phillips and Raymond Rolak. The trio gave an overview regarding specialized art department techniques for student filmmakers and cinema observers. The MovingMedia Festival had 135 submissions. Screenings of the films took place on campus throughout the weekend. An outdoor movie was shown on Saturday. Activities concluded with a Sunday awards ceremony.
http://www.poland.us/strona,20,11219,0,industry-tech-fair-highlights-film-festivals.html
http://comm.wayne.edu/files/polishtimes270612.pdf
Huffington Post, 6/20; Observer & Eccentric, Detroit Free Press, 6/21
WSU hosts Saturday Tech Fair
Last night marked the beginning of the Fifth Annual Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF), an event running through Sunday at various locations on WSU's campus. Screenings, trainings, forums and demos to help aspiring filmmakers get involved in the industry will be featured. DWIFF is also partnering with WSU's Moving Media Student Film Festival. They will highlight and sponsor a day-long Tech Fair Saturday that is free and open to the public.
WDET-FM, AmericaJR.com, 6/19
Wayne State University to showcase films as Moving-Media and DWIFF to kick off at DIA
The Wayne State University Moving-Media film celebration announces its third consecutive year in partnership with the Detroit-Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF). The association with WSU is helping platform some of the newest and most diverse voices of independent film. The festival kicks off Wednesday, June 20 in the Kresge Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The Tech-Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 23 at State Hall.
http://www.wdetfm.org/news/story/DWIFF2012Interview/
http://americajr.com/entertainment/wsudwiffpreview0618.html
The Huffington Post, 6/8
"Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Challenge participants make short films In 48 hours"
by Kate Abbey-Lambertz
Now in its fifth year, the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF) Challenge invites teams to make a film between the hours of 7 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Sunday. A group of local judges will choose a winner and two runners-up at a ceremony ending the film fest, which takes place June 20 to 24 on Wayne State University's campus. The 48-hour competition can be a stepping stone in the film industry, as participants network, take their films to other festivals, and occasionally go on to show at DWIFF in later years.
The View (Belleville, MI), 3/27; The Macomb Daily, 4/1
"Wayne County: Creativity at WSU MovingMedia Student Film Festival"
by Malissa Martin
The MovingMedia Student Film Festival, hosted by Wayne State University, aims to give WSU students and the surrounding schools a platform to visually express their creativeness. MovingMedia Student Film Festival weekend is June 20 through June 24. The opening celebration is Wednesday, June 20 in the Crestedge Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Film screenings will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 21 through Saturday, June 23. The TechFair is from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at the WSU Welcome Center. The fair will include workshops from experienced broadcast professionals and educators covering a variety of topics and an exhibition with digital suppliers in the production industry. WSU, the Department of Communications Interim Chair Loraleigh Keashly and Dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Matthew Seeger are credited by MovingMedia for the initial and continuous financial support towards the festival.
http://comm.wayne.edu/files/macombdaily010412pf1.pdf
Hosted by Wayne State University, the annual MovingMedia Student Film Festival launches its 12th season June 20-24. The four-day celebration includes multiple screenings and a one-day TechFair, which offers an array of free classes, workshops and panel discussions reflecting current practices in the film industry.
MovingMedia is accepting submissions through May 30, 2012. This year's festival includes categories in Documentary, Narrative, Music Video, Experimental, Animation and New Media genres. For the first time, MovingMedia offers a high school category. Filmmakers can submit their entries online at: http://www.movingmediafilmfestival.com/#!submissions
Also, sponsorships are being sought! Thanks to Barnes & Noble, Better Made, Detroit Film Theatre, DWIFF, N-Media and Wayne State CFPCA.