Webster Film Festival Winners to be shown with Steel City May 7

--March 1, 2006--

Pictured: Screen Shot from Steel City ( Courtesy of Sundance )

Alton-native Brian Jun's Steel City will show as part of the Webster Film Series on Sunday May 7, the same weekend that the Webster Film Festival is to take place. Brian Jun, 26, is a Webster University alumni. He grew up in Alton, Illinois, which is the setting for his Steel City. The film premiered as part of the Sundance Film Festival in January of this year.

We've gotten the go-ahead from Jun--the two winning student films from the festival will be shown as an opening to his film! The two winners will be selected according to popular vote. Ballots will be handed out at the Festival in which the audience can vote for a handfull of their favorite films.

The two winners will also be shown as part of FilmGate Productions International Student Festival, which will be hosted here at the University April 18-20. The festival is open to students from schools all around the world, including high schools. Admission is free to Webster students. See their website for more details..

If you're interested in submitting your work for the festival, please see our festival page fordeadlines and submission forms.

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Doug Whyte Discusses Opportunities for Filmmakers through KDHX

--March 1, 2006--

On March 22 adjunct faculty member Doug Whyte visited the WFVS to discuss the opportunities KDHX gives local filmmakers. Doug is the Director of Media Arts Programs at KHDX, which is a volunteer-based non-profit organization. KDHX offers several services to local filmmakers, including training for equipment use and classes on production-related issues.

KDHX is divided into television and radio. Both aspects are almost entirely community supported and run. Members are allowed to create and produce entire radio or television and programs or films. Anyone can become a member just by pledging money. This opens up opportunities for people with little background in film, television or radio to produce something.

These classes include TV camera operation, audio editing, live production engineering, lighting, linear and non-linear editing, control room operation, producing, and more. Each class costs $35, which can be exchanged for 3 hours of volunteer work. For more information on the classes KHDX offers, click here. Or, learn more about opportunities at KDHX.

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WFVS to Share Golden Paws with Media Association

--January 2006--

The Golden Paws is a showcase of student hosted by the Media Association that
takes place at the end of the Spring. It is a showcase of student work from the semester. In
the past, the event has been overshadowed by the Webbies, and the Media association
lacks the strength in numbers or interest it takes to make this event successful.

This semester, the WFVS is taking over the event with Media Association's backing. The event will be renamed, and will be a larger scale event than in the past. We plan to host it through the Film Series and screen it in the Winni-Moore Auditorium.
      
      We are recruiting extra help for this event. Anyone who's interested please contact us for more details or click here.

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Local Filmmaker Bill Boll Visits the WFVS

--November 16, 2006--

On November 16, St. Louis native and local filmmaker Bill Boll presented excerpts from his feature film April is My Religion and discussed his experience as a filmmaker. He also talked about the future of the industry in St. Louis. Bill has worked in Los Angeles as an editor and composer, but returned to St. Louis in 1996. It was here that he produced April is My Religion, beginning production in mid-1999. He wrote, directed, edited and scored the film.

The film premiered in the Saint Louis International Film Festival in November 2001 as its first locally-made feature and was picked up for distribution in 2003 by a production company called Film Threat. It was shot in digital video format on a $10,000 budget. It has been praised for its accurate depiction of student life.--

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Mike Steinberg and Aaron AuBuchon Discuss Future of Film and Video

--November 9, 2006--

On Wednesday November 9, the
WFVS invited Mike Steinberg, director
of the Webster Film Series/adjunct
faculty, and Aaron Aubuchon of the
video department to discuss some of
the ins and outs of the industry as well
as its future here in St. Louis. The
meeting was held in Q&A format, in
which they responded to questions
from the audience.

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