ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio University School of Film is the recipient of an Eastman Product Grant valued at $2,000 from Eastman Kodak Company for the 2002-03 academic year.
"The grant enhances our mission preparing graduate film students for the art and business of storytelling," said School of Film Director Charles Fox.
The Eastman Product Grant Program has extended more than $1.5 million in grants since its establishment in 1991. Grants take the form of Kodak motion picture camera film. They are extended directly to the educational institution, rather than to individual students, in recognition of overall program quality. Use of the film is determined at the sole discretion of the school's faculty and administration.
"This product grant program rewards excellence in film production, and especially cinematography, by enabling film schools to undertake production projects beyond their normal budgetary scope and will enrich the educational experience of future filmmakers studying at this school," said John Mason, director of Kodak's Student Filmmaker Program.
The Kodak Student Filmmaker Program was established to support future generation of filmmakers through a variety of educational initiatives: Eastman Product Grant Program, Eastman Scholarship Program, Eastman Educational Allowance Program, Eastman Educational Training Modules, a VIP Student News Service, and In Camera On Campus newsletter. Recently, Kodak also launched a Web site dedicated to the student community at www.kodak.com/go/student .
The Kodak Student Filmmaker Program supports training and cinematography workshops for both students and production faculty; major conferences of film schools such as the UFVA and CILECT; and many major film festivals and events for students, including the student intern program with The American Pavilion at Cannes, panels at Sundance, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Camerimage in Europe, The Kodak Film School Competition (for Latin America and Asia-Pacific regions), and the student film competitions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Directors Guild of America.
The Ohio University College of Fine Arts, founded in 1936, comprises six professional schools: Art, Dance, Film, Interdisciplinary Arts, Music and Theater. Research units include the Kennedy Museum of Art and the Creativity Through Technology Initiative. Programs in art, music and theater date to the late 19th century, while programs in interdisciplinary arts, dance and film were added in the 1960s and 1970s. The college offers 21 courses of study leading to Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees, as well as 20 Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degree programs. A doctoral degree is available in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts. Minors are offered in all six schools. For more information go to: www.ohiou.edu/finearts .
