Winter's Bone, the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury award-winning film based on the novel by area author Daniel Woodrell, will be screened in the Plaster Student Union Theateron Friday, May 14, 2010, marking the premiere of the film in Springfield. The event runs from 7:00 to 11:00 PM and will include performances by two local bands who contributed music to the film, the premiere … [Read more...] about Tickets for Winter’s Bone screening on sale April 19
Two of Media, Journalism and Film's broadcast journalism packages have received Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence awards in student competition for Region 7, which includes Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. Renee Goodwin received second place in the Television Feature - 4 Year College/University category for her news package, "Meth 2." Phillip … [Read more...] about More Media, Journalism and Film students garner awards
The Standard's "Back to Campus" issue received second place at the national convention of College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers, Inc. (CNBAM). The award was given out in the back-to-school/orientation issue category, and The Standard received this award in the division reserved for newspapers that publish fewer than 30,000 copies per week. "Back to Campus" … [Read more...] about The Standard’s “Back to Campus” issue honored
Several students in College of Arts and Letters departments won awards at the 2010 Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. Three students of the Media, Journalism and Film Department finished in the top three in their scriptwriting categories. Stephen Welby took second in the Script for Short Film category for his science fiction script, "Pod #72." … [Read more...] about COAL Students awarded at Festival of Media Arts
Glen Pitre and Michelle Benoit, the husband-and-wife filmmaking duo behind many influential documentaries and films, visited Missouri State University as part of the Public Affairs Conference and also held two workshops for students. Pitre and Benoit participated in the panels “Communicating Sustainability Through Media and the Arts,” “Social Networking and Sustainability … [Read more...] about Filmmakers educate, participate in Public Affairs