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Interning Abroad with Dublin-Based Filmmaker
Gabrielle Wylie-Chaney spent the summer living the life of an artist in Dublin: working on a film, lingering in an art house cinema, attending a film festival, and hosting movie nights with new friends. Gabrielle is a sophomore studying Art History and Italian, with minors in Cinema & Media Studies and Urban Studies. “This summer […]
CIMS Summer Giveaway
To keep up with all our students throughout the summer, we’ve decided to hold a Summer giveaway for all majors, minors, and students registered for a CI class in Fall 2024. Between June 17th and August 30th, write a short piece (600 words or less) on what you’re up to this summer for a chance […]
Danielle Momoh Wins 2024 College Prize in Cinema & Media Studies
The 2024 College Prize recipient for excellence in Cinema & Media Studies is Danielle Imade Momoh. Throughout her time at BU, she has excelled academically and artistically. Through her coursework in CIMS and across the university, Danielle has earned a 3.86 GPA and has made the Dean’s List four times, graduating this year Magna Cum […]
Actor Michele Riondino Visits CIMS Film Class
On April 8, the actor/director Michele Riondino visited the Spring 2024 Italian cinema class. The students had just watched the Disney+ series The Lions of Sicily (2023), in which Riondino plays the nineteenth-century entrepreneur Vincenzo Florio. The students prepared questions for Riondino, and carried on a conversation with him about Italian cinema and television.
2024 Italian Film Festival
We’re pleased to announce the 2024 Italian Film Festival lineup! The festival, co-organized by CIMS Associate Director, Dr. Jim Carter, will screen local premieres of three recent critically-acclaimed Italian films. Each screening will have a different location! The Boston University screening will take place on April 10th and feature a Q&A with the Director of […]
CIMS Director Jonathan Foltz Featured in BU Today
Earlier this week, CIMS Director Jonathan Foltz was featured in BU Today’s article about the upcoming Oscars ceremony, “#Kenough, Barbenheimer, and Emma Stone: BU Film Experts Predict the Oscars.” Foltz was interviewed about his Oscar predictions alongside Harvey Young, dean of the College of Fine Arts. Foltz and Young talked with BU Today about who they think […]
Erica Beinhacker Interns for Boston Jewish Film Festival
CIMS Graduating senior, Erica Beinhacker, recounts her work at the Boston Jewish Film Festival, which took place this past November. This past fall I had the opportunity to work for the Boston Jewish Film Festival, an annual film festival that screens contemporary films from around the world. I joined the company a few months before […]
CIMS Student, Alaina Minarik, Accepted to Sydney Film Festival Study Abroad
Alaina will spend the summer in Australia as a participant in the Sydney Film Festival and Internship Program. During her study-abroad experience, she will attend screenings and forums at the Sydney International Film Festival, enroll in a course that examines the development of Australian film and filmmaking, and complete an internship with a broadcaster […]
CIMS Senior, Danielle Momoh, Releases First Film
Check out the film on instagram: @birdsandthebees.film CIMS student, Danielle Momoh, CAS 24 has recently completed her first short film, What Do They Say About Apples and Trees, Birds and Bees?. It will premiere on campus on Wednesday, February 14th in COM 101 at 5:30pm. Momoh came across the script when combing through some scripts […]
CIMS Students Film Documentary on BU Music Scene
Watch their 8-minute documentary here As part of the coursework in Prof. Jennifer Cazenave’s Fall 2023 course “Auteur Filmmaking: Céline Sciamma and Sébastien Lifschitz”, students were assigned to small groups to create their own documentary short film focusing on an invisible history around Boston. This project reflected the work of Lifshitz, who was fascinated […]