Six student films chosen for Chippewa Valley festival
MENOMONIE — Students from the area will represent UW-Stout at the Chippewa Valley Film Festival 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Micon Cinemas Downtown in Eau Claire.
Six of the 20 films chosen for the festival – out of more than 900 submissions – are by UW-Stout students. Submissions came from local, regional and international filmmakers. This year’s event will showcase films that are 20 minutes or less.
One of the films to be shown is ‘Adamas’ by Tony Pha of Elk Mound, who is majoring in entertainment design.
Five of the students were enrolled in the Summer Cinema Intensive program in 2015 at UW-Stout, with two of the chosen films created during that time.
The emcee for the festival will be UW-Stout Associate Professor Kevin Pontuti. He is director of the entertainment design undergraduate program, which has a concentration in digital cinema. Pontuti also directs Summer Cinema Intensive. Learn more at https://uwstoutcinema.wordpress.com/.
The festival will include two film presentation sessions and a question-and-answer with filmmakers in-between. Afterward, attendees can visit with the filmmakers.
The festival organizer is Mitchel Spencer, a former UW-Stout professor.
Tickets are on sale at the theater or online at www.miconcinemas.com. Doors open at 6 p.m.
