Work of UA Film Students to be Showcased at Coffee Shop Cinema Film Festival

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Film students at The University of Alabama will have an opportunity to showcase their short films at the UA Creative Campus Coffee Shop Cinema Film Festival set for March 1-3.

UA student filmmakers will show their films on March 1 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Starbucks and on March 2 at 7 p.m. at Crimson Café on University Boulevard.

Eligible films will be no longer than 30 minutes and fall into the categories of experimental, documentary, narrative, PSA/commercial and music video. UA Creative Campus interns will judge the films and select a winner in each category. The winners will be shown on March 3 at 7 p.m. in Capture Café.

Omicron Delta Kappa honor society is sponsoring an opening reception for the event in the Ferguson Center on March 1 at 6:30 p.m.

The reception and the film festival are free and open to the public.

Submissions for the film festival will be accepted until Friday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. All students and faculty are encouraged to apply.

About Creative Campus

The Creative Campus, Creative Community Initiative of The University of Alabama, is an unprecedented student group that will focus on broadening the scope and deepening the experience of the arts and cultural opportunities on The University of Alabama campus and in the Tuscaloosa community. Five student-led departments have been established to accomplish this mission: Creative Campus, Creative Community, Creative Education, Creative Economy and Creative Leadership. Under the auspices of UA’s Office of Academic Affairs, Creative Campus seeks to build synergy though collaboration.