On November 8th, students in the CofC Film Club trekked up to Trident Tech for a filmmaking workshop where they learned the basics of shooting, sound, and editing. Thank you to Trident Tech instructors Tim Fennell, Randy Grimes, and Suzan Brand for sharing their expertise and equipment with us! Our students loved it!
It’s nearly time for the annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival. Check out the link to see the schedule. It’s FREE for CofC faculty and students– bring your IDs! https://nuovocinemaitaliano.com/
On October 15th, the CofC Film Club and many film minors trekked over to Music Hall to see critically-acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee. They really enjoyed hearing one of their favorite filmmakers speak about his work, his inspiration behind them, and his current project with actor Denzel Washington.
Come out this Wednesday, October 9th, for COFC’s Film Club’s screening of Welcome to the Sticks (2008) and the Film Studies open house. Find out more about the Film Studies program, meet the professors, and learn about upcoming course offerings. We will be in Maybank 100 at 7:00pm. We hope to see you there!
Here’s a preliminary list of courses offered Spring 2025 that will count toward FMST credit. Check back frequently for updates and additions.
| ENGL 212-01 Cinema: History & Criticism* Dr. Glenn MW 2:00-3:15PM |
ENGL 212-03 Cinema: History & Criticism* Rogers TR 12:15-1:30PM |
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| ENGL 212-04 Cinema: History & Criticism* Rogers TR 10:50-12:05PM |
CHST 270-01 Chinese Cinema: Stories of Chinese Youth** Dr. Jin MWF 1:00-1:50pm |
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| GRST 270-01 Contemporary German Cinema** Dr. Koerner TR 1:40-2:55PM |
JWST 300-01 The Holocaust in Film** Dr. Cappell T 4:00-6:45PM |
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| LTIT 270-01 Intro to Italian Cinema** Dr. De Luca TR 3:05-4:20PM |
COMM 410-02 Feminist Film Theory*** Dr. Guthrie MWF 2:00-2:50PM & W 3:00-3:50PM |
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| THTR 288-01/THTR 350-01 Creating the Visual Language of Film*** Evan Parry MW 5:00-6:15PM (Online/Synchronous) |
COMM 410-01 Examining Hollywood Film*** Dr. Guthrie MWF 11-11:50AM & M 12-12:50PM |
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| ENGL 390-01 Special Topics in Film: Creative Production for Motion Picture and Screen Content*** Rogers TR 3:05-4:20PM |
THTR 488-01 Screenwriting II*** Smallwood |
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* meets the requirement for Cluster 1 of the FMST minor
** meets the requirement for Cluster 2 of the FMST minor
*** meets the requirement for Cluster 3 of the FMST minor
81st Venice Film Festival, 2024
Professor of Italian Film Giovanna De Luca is just back from the Venice Film Festival, where she rubbed elbows with movie stars, filmmakers, and survived the frenzy of the hectic festival schedule. Pedro Almodóvar took home the Golden Lion with his drama The Room Next Door, while Nicole Kidman left with the Best Actress award for Babygirl, director Halina Reijn.
Read Dr. De Luca’s account of the festival experience and her festival favs:
The festival has a great atmosphere, with many international stars, filmmakers, and industry professionals. It was the usual perfectly organized chaos that only the first international film festival could create.
A short list of my favorite films:
*“The Order” by Justin Kurzel, based on Gary Gerhardt’s book, The Silent Brotherhood, about an American white supremacist group in the eighties. It was well written with an exceptional performance by Jude Law.
* Vermiglio by Maura Delpero is about the consequences of the Second World War in a small town on the Italian mountainside that was not directly involved in the war but could not escape its consequences. Delpero reveals how the small-town inhabitants’ social and religious attitudes win over the young generation’s natural, sentimental behavior. She does it with a slow pace and great cinematography that emphasizes the beauty of the rural landscape of Vermiglio.
*Maldoror by Fabrice Du Welz is inspired by a judicial scandal about a child abuser/serial killer and a young policeman trying to solve the case but is defeated by the power games of political/ police/ criminal games in Belgium at the time. The actor Anthony Bajon, through powerful expressionistic movements, reflects the strength, uncontaminated idealism, and passion of the youth, the intelligent and young policeman is slowly destroyed by the power system.
– Dr. Giovanna De Luca
This Wednesday, Sept 4, at 4 p.m., the Dept. of Political Science will screen an important documentary that follows Gustavo Petro and the presidential race in Colombia in 2022. Director Sean Mattison & co-producer Tom Laffafy (a former CofC LACS/POLI major) will be here for Q&A! See flyer for more info!
Join us Thursday, August 22 for a special double feature event at the Terrace Theater! To celebrate the great and late Roger Corman, Dr. Glenn will introduce and screen Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Piranha (1978). Hope to see you there!
Get your tickets in advance and save time! https://www.terracetheater.com/special-events/
Wed June 5 at 7 p.m., Prof. Michael Lee of College of Charleston will introduce and screen Martin McDonagh’s hit film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Come for the film, stay for conversation! This is a FREE community event hosted by CofC’s Civility Initiative!
