Cinema and TV Arts

Cinelon Productions will host its annual film festival on Thursday, May 2, in Turner Theatre. The festival begins with a red-carpet event at 5:30 p.m., followed by film screenings at 6:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, April 30, elondocs will screen 13 audio, video and photo documentaries produced by students in the program. The showcase begins at 6 p.m. in Turner Theatre.

Ten communications faculty and staff members attended the 2019 Broadcast Education Association conference and Festival of Media Arts, where Assistant Professor Doug Kass was recognized for his public service announcement promoting the United Nations AIDS outreach program.

A film by School of Communications students Sophia Ortiz ’21 and Riley Bradford ’21 captured first place in the 2019 RiverRun International Film Festival’s Documentary Pitch Fest, a student competition judged by industry experts.

School of Communications students Alex Mancuso ’19, Hannah Garfield ’19 and Jared Mayerson ’20 screened their film “Knock Knock” on April 12 at the Visions Film Festival in Wilmington.

Elon was named PRWeek’s 2019 Outstanding Education Program and was celebrated at the PRWeek Awards dinner and presentation on March 21 in New York City.

As Elon University hits the midpoint of its semester and heads into spring break, community members will likely head home, maybe travel, certainly relax and – undoubtedly – stream content. Thanks to the School of Communications’ new channel available on Roku devices, Elon-produced content has never been more accessible.

The Women’s Elon in Entertainment Empire mentorship program held its first informational meeting and social gathering on March 14, bringing together female students interested in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.

The American Advertising Federation, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Elon School of Communications sponsored a March 14 panel with professionals working in the television and advertising industries, as well as higher education.

Joyce Choi ’19 received a grant from the Center for Leadership and the School of Communications to attend a November conference addressing diversity and inclusion in Hollywood.