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CIMS Professor Jennifer Cazenave Hosts Screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre
CIMS Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Jennifer Cazenave recently hosted a screening at the Coolidge Corner Theatre for her course, “Auteur Filmmaking: Céline Sciamma & Sébastien Lifshitz.” During this special day of class, students watched Lifshitz’s latest film, Casa Susanna (2022), before staying in the theater to have their usual in-class discussion. Of the screening, […]
CAS Announces New Course Alongside Student Internships
CAS has announced the CAS Internship Program for Spring 2024, which provides students with a new course in conjunction with their off-campus internship. According to CAS, “the course compliments the experiential learning you’ll be doing in your internships, by encouraging critical self-reflection and the development of career readiness competencies.” Admittance to the course is application-based […]
CIMS Fall 2023 “Auteur Film” Course Hosts Production Workshop
Students in Jennifer Cazenave’s “Auteur Film: Céliene Sciamma and Sébastien Lifshitz” class recently participated in a production workshop hosted by industry professionals. During the workshop, students were instructed on how to use CIMS’ cameras, tripods, lighting equipment, and sound equipment. The students are able to used CIMS four sets of film equipment that were purchased […]
CIMS Announces 2023 Fall Film Series
This week, CIMS announced the 2023 Fall Film Series, including the line-up of films to be presented. This semester, the series will consist of six screening events from different CIMS faculty members. On Tuesday, September 19, Visiting Assistant Professor Alex Denison will present Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper (2016); on Wednesday, October 4, CIMS Director and Professor Jonathan […]
CIMS Welcomes New Visiting Assistant Professor
The Cinema & Media Studies Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alex Denison, this academic year’s Visiting Assistant Professor. Dr. Denison received his Ph.D. in Film Studies from the University of Iowa where he studied the aesthetic and political ramifications of digital cinema. In addition to film scholarship, he works in film […]
Cloe Rankin wins 2023 College Prize in Cinema & Media Studies
Cloe Rankin has been named the 2023 College Prize winner in Cinema & Media Studies. The College Prize is given to one student in each department or program each academic year based on the following criteria: Strong academic credentials, as demonstrated through the classroom, laboratory, or in the field. Participation and, ideally, leadership with student […]
BU Student Marisol Barcelata Wins 2023 Inclusive Short Film Competition
The CIMS co-sponsored “Inclusive Short Film Competition: Film for All, Film for Everyone” awarded its first-place prize to 3rd-year Sociology student Marisol Barcelata. Barcelata’s short film, Haciendo Un Hogar (Making a Home), draws on her own experiences of trying to find home throughout her life and how immigrants face unique challenges in their “journey of creating homes […]
CIMS Welcomes Award-Winning Poet Ricardo Alexio to Campus
Next month, CIMS is sponsoring a series of events featuring award-winning Brazilian poet Ricardo Alexio. On April 18th, 19th, and 21st, Alexio will be on campus to present and discuss his poetical and audiovisual work. All of these events will be free and open to the public. On April 18th, there will be a screening […]
CIMS Announces Fall 2023 Course Offerings
The CIMS program has just announced our course offerings for the upcoming Fall 2023 semester. In addition to several returning courses, we are excited to announce a brand new course offering: “Inhuman Films: Genders, Animals, Machines.” “Inhuman Films” will be taught by Master Lecturer Dr. Sean Desilets, and will explore the intersection of feminist theory […]
CIMS Film Screening Event Earns Daily Free Press Coverage
Earlier this week, the Daily Free Press published an article highlighting the success of the CIMS-sponsored Autumn Beat screening event, which included an in-person Q&A session with the film’s director and screenwriter, Antonio Dikele Distefano. The article, penned by Daily Free Press author Caterina Tomassini, detailed the importance of the film’s depiction of Afro-Italians, a group that has historically […]