Please join us for the 7th Annual Foreign Language Film Festival

Friday, April 11, 2014

 

CLICK THE "SIGN UP NOW" BUTTON TO SIGN  UP FOR TWO WORKSHOPS:

 

What is the UCM Foreign Language Film Festival?

• Students in grades 6-12 display their language skills and creativity as they write, film, act in, and edit short films (5-10 minutes) in one of four foreign languages:  Chinese, French, German, or Spanish.  Students add English subtitles and upload the films to youtube.  The day of the festival, students watch submitted films, attend workshops on filmmaking, and receive awards.

Where is the festival?

• Students attend the festival on the UCM campus in Warrensburg, MO on April 11, 2014. 

What levels of students can participate?

• The festival is open to students at all levels of language study in grades 6-12:

Elementary (1st and 2nd year)

Intermediate (3rd year)

Advanced (4th and 5th year)

 

What are the deadlines?

Register by March 3, 2014

Upload the film to the festival's youtube channel

by March 10, 2014!

Are there awards?

    Awards in multiple categories are given.

Enter your film in one of six categories:

Animation (New this year)

Comedy

Drama

Mystery/Thriller

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Social Justice 

 This year our festival coincides with the UCM Show Me Justice Film Festival and Politics and Social Justice Week. To support the "justice theme" please encourage your students to consider submitting a film in this category for the Foreign Language Film Festival. The Show Me Justice Film Festival is open to the public. Please click here for more information

Each teacher whose students submit a film /films should register.

For more information, and to see last year's winning films, go the Modern Languages homepage at UCM:

Click below!

Modern Languages at UCM

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Cost is $4.00 per student who attends the festival. Payments by check or cash may be mailed or brought to the festival.

UCM Campus Map

Questions?  Please contact Julie Stephens at jstephens@ucmo.edu

or modernlanguages@ucmo.edu

Register Now!