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From February 6, 2017:<\/em><\/p>\n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n THIRD ANNUAL ILLINIFEST STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 6, 2017)<\/strong> \u2013 Illinifest Student Film Festival<\/strong>, presented by the students of MACS 464<\/strong> [Media and Cinema Studies<\/strong>] at the College of Media<\/strong> at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<\/strong>, announces its call for submissions of short films in the \u201cMidwest Student<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cWorld Competition<\/strong>\u201d [categories]. The festival will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017<\/strong>, at the Lincoln Hall Theater<\/strong> on the Urbana campus.<\/p>\n The submission period begins Monday, February 6<\/strong>. Film entry is available through http:\/\/illinifest.illinois.edu\/submit<\/strong><\/a><\/span> or Film Freeway<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. Submission to the \u201cMidwest Student\u201d category is open to students and recent graduates of colleges and universities throughout the Midwest. Short films of one to 20 minutes can be submitted into the \u201cMidwest Student\u201d category free of charge before the March 10<\/strong> entry deadline. Late submissions received by March 20<\/strong> will be charged a $3 fee. Submission into the \u201cWorld Competition\u201d is open to everyone for a $5 fee. \u201cMidwest Student\u201d and \u201cWorld Competition\u201d filmmakers working in all aesthetic disciplines and genres including narrative, documentary, animation, horror, and experimental are welcome. All films must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.<\/strong> on March 20.<\/p>\n About Illinifest Student Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n Illinifest Student Film Festival is dedicated to supporting student filmmakers by bringing their work to a campus and community audience for a shared cinema experience. Our mission is to make Illinifest an arena for diverse voices in short filmmaking. The 2016 festival spotlighted short films by student filmmakers in colleges throughout the Midwest while also exposing our audience to the work of filmmakers form around the world. We received 123 submissions from more than 20 countries. Of those, 33 films were selected for inclusion into the 2016 festival program<\/a><\/span>. Films accepted at Illinifest are screened at the festival and nominated for awards in a number of categories including \u201cGrand Jury Prize,\u201d \u201cBest Picture,\u201d \u201cBest Cinematography,\u201d and \u201cSocial Impact,\u201d as well as $100 in cash prizes.<\/p>\n For more information, visit http:\/\/illinifest.illinois.edu\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span> as well as our social media at Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/span>!<\/p>\n CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n Rahmah Elmassry<\/strong> ###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The MACS 464 classmates at the University of Illinois are gearing up for their annual “Illinifest” project, which will culminate with a short film show on Saturday, April 29, 2017. 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