College of Fine Arts News
Experimental filmmakers impact their craft, present at 2021 AIFVF
November 2, 2021The 47th and 48th Athens International Film + Video Festival (AIFVF) concluded on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, and screened more than 500 films made by filmmakers across the globe.
Read More at OHIO NewsThe Athens International Film and Video Festival Returns
October 1, 2021Beginning October 15th and running until October 24th, the Athens International Film and Video Festival makes its long-awaited return, with a full two years’ worth of independent feature length and short form films filling the docket.
Read MoreThe Athens International Film + Video Festival returns October 15-24, 2021
September 24, 2021Back by popular demand, AIFVF returns this October with two years of incredible films. From October 15th – 24th, 2021 The Athens International Film and Video Festival (AIFVF) will present over 500 films in competition at the historic Athena Cinema in uptown Athens, OH.
Read the announcement at AIFVFDiversity Behind the 16mm Camera
September 23, 2021The Ohio University School of Film welcomes a new group of filmmakers coming from all over the world. Jinyang Li, traveled from Chongqing, China and only a month into the semester, she’s busy exploring stories about social responsibility.
Read MoreA Rose-Tinted Biographical Film: HTC Max Kaplan's "Hawaii"
September 17, 2021Max is from Dayton, Ohio, and has been making movies since he was 11. Last year, after his first year of film school shifted online, Max took the initiative to make his own short film over the summer of 2020, which has been selected into several festivals and shown in small cinemas in Ohio.
Read MoreThe Athena Cinema launches a new film series focusing on accessibility
September 9, 2021The Athena Cinema has introduced a new film series focused on providing an accessible theater experience for visitors that features screenings of contemporary independent films.
Read More at OHIO NewsThe Athena Cinema reopens to the public at reduced capacity July 16
July 14, 2021The Athena Cinema will reopen to the public at reduced capacity on July 16 with “Movies You’ve Missed,” a series of films that launched during the pandemic but couldn’t be seen on the big screen until now.
Read MoreAthena Cinema launches crowdfunding campaign to support its reopening this summer
June 3, 2021While the ‘Jewel of Uptown Athens’ readies to open its doors, it continues its robust virtual screenings of poignant films, meaningful programming
Read MoreAthena Cinema takes Science on Screen films to outdoor Ridges space
May 26, 2021The Coolidge Theatre and the Alfred P Sloan Foundation recently announced that the Athena Cinema in Athens, Ohio, along with 37 other nonprofit film organization nationwide, received its ninth annual grant award to showcase Science on Screen events, all of which will be held outdoors at The Ridge
Read MoreSpike Lee Award winning filmmaker makes virtual visit with School of Film Students
April 28, 2021After seven weeks of film production with new COVID-19 guidelines that pushed back timelines, Ohio University College of Fine Arts’ School of Film welcomed award-winning film maker, Aisha Ford.
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