Soon, there will be a chance for aspiring filmmakers and Winthrop students to showcase their artwork.
This event is the QuickFlix Film Festival hosted by Winthrop’s own DSU on Feb. 24, 2023
All students interested or who have pieces to share are welcome to enter their short films or screenplays by the due date of Feb. 10th, 2023.
All short films are required to play for no longer than 20 minutes.
Submissions are entered with the possibility of an award as well as the chance of entering the National or International Film Festival awards.
Several flyers with QR codes that contain the form for entries are placed variously across campus.
Other places to enter include the link embedded on the Winthrop website under the quick search of “QuickFlix Film Festival.”
The official film festival and award ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. in Dina’s Place. All spectators will be expected to pay a fee of three dollars at the door or free with the DSU All-Access Pass.
This is the first time that the film festival has happened.
Even professors are encouraging their students to enter and be a part of the festival.
“I’m encouraging illustration students to submit their sizzle reels from the 2022 fall Animation class,” Elizabeth Dulemba, associate professor of design, said.
Those interested in learning more about the art of filmmaking and the elements of video production, Winthrop’s Video Production Club explores, dissects and practices fundamentals of film production and meets on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon in Johnson 102.
These fundamentals include editing, camera work, filming, sound design, writing, working as a team, etc.
The Video Production club has not entered the QuickFlix Film Festival this year but intends to make a short film later in the semester.
