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AUGUST 2024
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Welcome Back
Welcome back to school and to the Film and Video Studies community. We look forward to working with you, sharing new adventures, and seeing your projects. As community members, we support and learn from each other, appreciate our differences and connections, and respect each other’s many energies.
This year, we’re not only offering a variety of courses, new and old, we’re also creating new ways to combine and build on those experiences. We look forward to seeing everyone soon.
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Welcome Back Day: Film Majors Town Hall, Ice Cream Social and Production Fair
Welcome Back Day is scheduled for Friday, September 6th. At 11:30am, join us in the JC Cinema for the Film Majors Town Hall, an information session where we'll discuss production guidelines, set safety, and important curriculum updates. Come check out the free FAVS swag.
Directly following at 1:00pm in Dewberry Hall, the Ice Cream Social and Production Fair will offer tasty treats and pitches for senior film projects. Sign up for film crews and find out about resources and film-related groups and activities on campus. The event is open to everyone.
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Best of Film at George Mason
Best of Film at George Mason is a traveling showcase of recent notable and award-winning student films. This year’s program includes documentaries, narrative shorts, and senior thesis films. The screenings are followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
The first screening will be on Friday, September 20 at 4:30pm
in the Johnson Center Cinema (George Mason University, Fairfax Campus)
Additional screening dates will be announced soon.
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Welcome2Mason Event Highlights for New and Returning Students
Part-Time Job Fair | Tuesday, August 27 @ 11 AM-2 PM
On-campus and local employers with part-time jobs are seeking Mason students to fill open positions! Meet them in Dewberry Hall on the lower level of the Johnson Center to learn more about job and internship opportunities either on campus or in the local area.
IVth Night | Thursday, August 29 @ 7-10 PM
George Mason’s annual fall carnival featuring inflatables, free food, giveaways, DIYs, and the 2024 IVth Night t-shirt.
College Colors Day | Friday, August 30 @ 11 AM–4 PM
College Colors Day is celebrated nationally each year with fans across the country showing their school pride by wearing their favorite college colors. For us, we are Bold and wear our Green and Gold! College Colors Day for George Mason also kicks off another year of Spirit Friday’s where the George Mason community don themselves in Green and Gold every Friday.
Get Connected Fair | Wednesday, September 4 @ 11 AM–2 PM
Visit with Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and University offices to discover how to get involved at George Mason.
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Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Program
The 27th year of the @CocaColaRefreshingFilms program has officially launched! Students and recent graduates from 2023 can now apply for their chance to receive $20K to produce a 60-second spot on campus. This program is an opportunity for students to create branded content for the big screen.
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Filmfest DCAs the largest and longest-running annual international film festival in Washington, DC, Filmfest DC has established itself as one of the city's major cultural activities. In 2025 the fully in-person festival will be back to its traditional late April slot: Thursday April 24 through Sunday May 4.
Contact jms@filmfestdc.org before entering to see if you are eligible for a discount.
Final Deadline: January 24, 2025
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Alumni Accomplishment
Michael Kamel (‘17), is the Production Manager for a new NPR podcast called Tested.
"Tested follows the unfolding story of elite female runners who have been told they can no longer race as women, because of their biology. To understand how we got here, we trace the surprising, 100-year history of sex testing."
Read more about the podcast here.
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Board Member Spotlight
Film Advisory Board Member Mahrya MacIntire has been selected by DOC NYC for their 40 UNDER 40 class of 2024, which spotlights emerging documentary talent. Congratulations, Mahrya!
Read more and view the full list here.
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Film Opportunities and Resources
Festival Submissions:
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Check out the archives here.
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We want to hear from you! If you have news you would like to contribute, please send it to film@gmu.edu. We are looking for regional film events and updates from Film at Mason alumni. Keep up-to-date on all the current Film at Mason news at film.gmu.edu.
Film and Video Studies
College of Visual and Performing Arts
4400 University Dr. MSN 5D8
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-3287 | film@gmu.edu
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