Things look up.
Eight Great Things You Should Know About the Film Department:
One:
We are a highly regarded program. U.S. News and World Report ranked the UWM Department of Film in the top 7 graduate film programs at public universities. The Independent Film & Video Monthly rates UWM Film as one of the top 3 "non-Hollywood" film schools. Film Threat Magazine ranks UWM Film in the top 5, nationally.
Two:
Our BFA and MFA programs focus on the education of the independent media artist. Unlike other departments where students are separated into professional specialties -- cinematographers, editors, directors, etc. -- at UWM we endeavor to develop the media artist as a self-sufficient producer. We want to educate people who can express themselves with eloquence and authenticity, people who can function effectively in every aspect of the film/video continuum. We offer two integrated tracks of study leading to a BFA in Film, with emphasis on either Production or Conceptual Studies in Media Arts Production. Both tracks are designed to train media artists and accommodate differing approaches and styles of student learning.
Three:
The faculty of the Department of Film create and present new artwork in showcases throughout the world. A cross-section of national and international venues showing work by UWM Film Faculty include the British Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Walker Art Center and the Smithsonian Institution.
Four:
Our graduates find considerable success in the world.
"American Movie," by Chris Smith and Sarah Price, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Festival. Distributed by Sony Pictures, "American Movie" played in over 350 theaters worldwide.
Annie Kilelea's "I Keep My Eyes Peeled" received a Director's Choice Award at the 1999 Black Maria Film Festival, and was featured at the 45th International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen, Germany.
Stephanie Barber won the Eastman Kodak Award for Best Experimental Film for her two works, "Metronome" and "the flower, the boy, the librarian," at the 1999 New York Women's Film Festival. Stephanie's work was also recently featured at the New York Film Festival and the Chicago Underground Film Festival.
Lorna Johnson's film, "My Wolverine," was named as the Best Experimental Film at the National Black Programming Consortium.
Kristie Reinders (BFA 1995), was awarded the 1999 Princess Grace Award for Graduate Experimental Film Production.
Five:
UWM Film attracts talented individuals from around the world. Students from India, Germany, Japan, Italy and Korea have graduated from the Film Department in recent years.
Six:
The facilities of the Film Department blend a mixture of traditional production techniques with state-of-the-art digital technology. Our equipment inventory ranges from Bell and Howell 70-DR cameras from the 1950's to current Avid nonlinear editing workstations.
Seven:
The Department of Film, located in UWM's Peck School of the Arts, is part of the University of Wisconsin System, which charges one of the lowest fees for state residents in the country. For out of state residents, UWM compares quite favorably to peer film schools in terms of tuition costs. Additionally, there are partial subsidy programs in place for residents of Illinois and Minnesota.
Eight:
Our graduates find jobs. Despite (or because of) our noncommercial, arts-centered curriculum, our students receive extremely thorough and flexible training in a wide range of media production skills that are quite applicable to the world of employment. Our graduates are highly regarded in the industry, as well as the art world.
ddffdgfgh. Just as long as I take out a student loan or two, and don't completely bomb my SATs, my future looks pretty bright.
And not just education/career-wise, too.
I have so much to look forward to this year.
One:
We are a highly regarded program. U.S. News and World Report ranked the UWM Department of Film in the top 7 graduate film programs at public universities. The Independent Film & Video Monthly rates UWM Film as one of the top 3 "non-Hollywood" film schools. Film Threat Magazine ranks UWM Film in the top 5, nationally.
Two:
Our BFA and MFA programs focus on the education of the independent media artist. Unlike other departments where students are separated into professional specialties -- cinematographers, editors, directors, etc. -- at UWM we endeavor to develop the media artist as a self-sufficient producer. We want to educate people who can express themselves with eloquence and authenticity, people who can function effectively in every aspect of the film/video continuum. We offer two integrated tracks of study leading to a BFA in Film, with emphasis on either Production or Conceptual Studies in Media Arts Production. Both tracks are designed to train media artists and accommodate differing approaches and styles of student learning.
Three:
The faculty of the Department of Film create and present new artwork in showcases throughout the world. A cross-section of national and international venues showing work by UWM Film Faculty include the British Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Walker Art Center and the Smithsonian Institution.
Four:
Our graduates find considerable success in the world.
"American Movie," by Chris Smith and Sarah Price, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Festival. Distributed by Sony Pictures, "American Movie" played in over 350 theaters worldwide.
Annie Kilelea's "I Keep My Eyes Peeled" received a Director's Choice Award at the 1999 Black Maria Film Festival, and was featured at the 45th International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen, Germany.
Stephanie Barber won the Eastman Kodak Award for Best Experimental Film for her two works, "Metronome" and "the flower, the boy, the librarian," at the 1999 New York Women's Film Festival. Stephanie's work was also recently featured at the New York Film Festival and the Chicago Underground Film Festival.
Lorna Johnson's film, "My Wolverine," was named as the Best Experimental Film at the National Black Programming Consortium.
Kristie Reinders (BFA 1995), was awarded the 1999 Princess Grace Award for Graduate Experimental Film Production.
Five:
UWM Film attracts talented individuals from around the world. Students from India, Germany, Japan, Italy and Korea have graduated from the Film Department in recent years.
Six:
The facilities of the Film Department blend a mixture of traditional production techniques with state-of-the-art digital technology. Our equipment inventory ranges from Bell and Howell 70-DR cameras from the 1950's to current Avid nonlinear editing workstations.
Seven:
The Department of Film, located in UWM's Peck School of the Arts, is part of the University of Wisconsin System, which charges one of the lowest fees for state residents in the country. For out of state residents, UWM compares quite favorably to peer film schools in terms of tuition costs. Additionally, there are partial subsidy programs in place for residents of Illinois and Minnesota.
Eight:
Our graduates find jobs. Despite (or because of) our noncommercial, arts-centered curriculum, our students receive extremely thorough and flexible training in a wide range of media production skills that are quite applicable to the world of employment. Our graduates are highly regarded in the industry, as well as the art world.
ddffdgfgh. Just as long as I take out a student loan or two, and don't completely bomb my SATs, my future looks pretty bright.
And not just education/career-wise, too.
I have so much to look forward to this year.