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From Students to Oscar Nominees
Premiered: April 27 2024

This Student In Focus episode spotlights the world of filmmaking through two exceptional women. First, we meet Madi Pickett, a junior at UVU studying Film Production. She's a student producer for the FEMME program (Females Empowered by Movie Making Experiences), championing women's representation both in front of and behind the camera. For our filmmaker spotlight, we have Jerusha Hess, the writer/director known for Austenland (2013), the cult classic Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and most recently, the Academy Award-nominated short film Ninety-Five Senses (2023). Join us as we explore their journeys and the impact they are making on the film industry.

 

Events & Opportunities Bulletin Board

Utah Valley Showcase
May 1, 2024
UTAH VALLEY SHOWCASE is a premiere film exhibition open free to the public highlighting the work of Utah county’s brightest young filmmakers. 15 individual projects. Narrative. Documentary. TV pilot. Experimental. Experience it for yourself—May 1st, 5:30 PM.

Utah High School Future of Journalism Awards
May 16, 2024
The Futures Awards will take place at the U of U Union, Thursday May 16th at 7:00pm. The Futures Awards are designed to recognize excellent journalism by Utah high school students. Sponsored by the Utah College Media Alliance in collaboration with the Utah Press Association, the Utah Education Network and Amplify Utah, the contest is judged by Utah’s college journalists, journalism professors and professional journalists.

Māsima: Pacific Islands Film Tour
May 17-23, 2024
Calling ALL Utah filmmakers! Māsima: Pacific Islands Film Tour will take place May 17 - 23 at Salt Lake Film Society Broadway Centre Cinemas in Salt Lake City. Apply Now at filmfreeway.com/Masima

EXPS / SLC
Deadline: August 1, 2024
Experimental Series - Salt Lake City is an experimental video/film series focused on movement, the body, gesture, choreography, and/or somatic and embodied cinematic interventions. All programs screen at the Union Theatre at the University of Utah.

Focus on the Future Film Festival
Deadline: October 1, 2024
This film festival is open to all filmmakers that are Utah residents either 18-25 years of age or students currently enrolled / recent graduates of Utah colleges or universities. Submissions to the fUTure of Utah Filmmakers' Showcase must be 25 minutes or less in total runtime and completed within the last year, or 2022 or later. Now Accepting Submissions!

Open Studio
Every Friday 3 to 7pm
Ages 13-19 - Spy Hop’s longest running walk-in music workshop! It’s literally an open studio full of musical gear for you to use! If you love to write songs or you’re just beginning the process, Open Studio is for you!

Utah Film Film Job Opportunities
Ongoing!
Want to work in the Utah Film Industry? Find out what productions are hiring local crew and extras, as well as local businesses looking for talented employees with film-related skills.