CIMS relevant news.
Prof. Alex Denison Wins LEF New England Production Grant
Congratulations to Prof. Alex Denison for winning a production grant through LEF New England to support his upcoming project In The Keeping. LEF New England supports new film and video work through their Moving Image Fund (MIF), started in 2001. This year, the LEF Foundation has awarded 11 Moving Image Fund grants totaling $47,500 in support of feature-length […]
CIMS Students Studying Abroad: Summer 2024
Many of our students studied film and interned abroad this summer. Read about Wendy Morera’s experience in Sydney: This past summer, Wendy Morera traveled to Sydney, Australia with BU Study Abroad to take part in the internship and Sydney Film Festival track. The eight-week program began just as the 71st annual Sydney Film Festival […]
CIMS Administrator Co-organizes 2nd Annual Boston Dance Film Festival
CIMS Administrator, Kennedy Farrow, with a team of other dance and film creatives in the Boston Area is organizing the 2nd year of the annual Boston Dance Film Festival. This year there are films from Boston, New England, Italy, France, China, and more. The 1.5 hour screening at Apple Cinemas in Cambridge will be followed […]
CIMS Fall Film Series 2024
Check out our list of events on our calendar here
Yewon Yun’s Review of “Jurassic World Dominion”
Yewon Yun is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences studying Computer Science with a minor in Cinema & Media Studies. Over the summer, she watched Jurassic World Dominion and despite her reluctance, overall had a pleasant experience watching the film. In this review she touches on elements that surprised her, and what she […]
Exploring Film and Life in Prague
Gerry Hwang is a senior double majoring in Cinema & Media Studies (CAS) and Advertising (COM). He spent the summer interning in Prague, creating social media content and exploring Europe. Below he describes his experience finding and participating in a local film festival that rounded out his experience abroad. _______________________ This blazing hot summer of […]
Interning Abroad with Dublin-Based Filmmaker
Gabrielle Wylie-Chaney spent the summer living the life of an artist in Dublin: working on a film, lingering in an art house cinema, attending a film festival, and hosting movie nights with new friends. Gabrielle is a sophomore studying Art History and Italian, with minors in Cinema & Media Studies and Urban Studies. “This summer […]
CIMS Summer Giveaway
To keep up with all our students throughout the summer, we’ve decided to hold a Summer giveaway for all majors, minors, and students registered for a CI class in Fall 2024. Between June 17th and August 30th, write a short piece (600 words or less) on what you’re up to this summer for a chance […]
Danielle Momoh Wins 2024 College Prize in Cinema & Media Studies
The 2024 College Prize recipient for excellence in Cinema & Media Studies is Danielle Imade Momoh. Throughout her time at BU, she has excelled academically and artistically. Through her coursework in CIMS and across the university, Danielle has earned a 3.86 GPA and has made the Dean’s List four times, graduating this year Magna Cum […]
Actor Michele Riondino Visits CIMS Film Class
On April 8, the actor/director Michele Riondino visited the Spring 2024 Italian cinema class. The students had just watched the Disney+ series The Lions of Sicily (2023), in which Riondino plays the nineteenth-century entrepreneur Vincenzo Florio. The students prepared questions for Riondino, and carried on a conversation with him about Italian cinema and television.