Events List for Fall 2024
Thursday September 26th
Iowa Cinema Alumni Series
Presentation and Discussion with Multimedia Artist and Curator Raul Moarquesh Ferrara-Balanquet (Howard University)
October 11th
Vertical Cinema Presents
"The Art of Producing"
An Artist's Talk by Kai Swanson
October 17th-21st
Refocus Film Festival
Opening Film: Nightbitch
based on the acclaimed novel by Rachel Yoder
October 17th, 7pm at the Englert Theater
Screening followed by Discussion with the Author
Purchase Festival Tickets Here
Don't miss some other events during the Refocus Festival
Friday October 18th: Screenwriter Kerry Howley and Director Susanne Fogel will discuss their new film Winner with students, 3:30-5:00, in AJB 105.
Saturday October 19th: Artist Lee Ruther discusses "The Art of Nightbitch" at 10:30am in the Chauncey.
Monday October 21st
Iowa Cinema Alumni Series
Presentation and Discussion with Film Studies Scholar Chang-Min Yu (National Taiwan University)
November 1st
Discussion with Don Hall, Director of Big Hero 6 (2014), Moana (2016), and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
Sponsored by the University Lecture Committee
Tuesday November 12th
Conversation with Pixar Audio Engineer Philip von During
Saturday November 16th
Screening and Discussion with Experimental Filmmaker Larry Gottheim
This event will take place at FilmScene, time TBD
Friday February 7th, 4-6pm
CineMixer: AJB Rotunda / AJB 105
Thursday Feb. 20th
Short Films of Jesse McClean with Filmmaker
FilmScene @ 7pm
February 28th
Vertical Cinema Presents: Filmmaker Kioto Ayoki
Time TBD
March 11th
Visit by Director Michael Schaumbach
Details to Follow
March 24th
VFX Previs Presentations
Details to Follow
Thursday April 3rd
Film Scholar David Larocca on Black Mirror
Time / Place TBD
April 25-27
IC-DOCS
Events
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
Friday, April 25 to Sunday, April 27, 2025 (all day)
The Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDOCS) is an annual event run by students at the University of Iowa. Our mission is to engage local audiences with the exhibition of recent short films that explore the boundaries of nonfiction filmmaking. We seek innovative new works of 30 minutes or less that both complicate and expand upon conventional approaches to nonfiction and documentary.The festival runs from April 25th at 3:00 PM to April 27th at 9:00 PM with 7 different...
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
Saturday, April 26 to Sunday, April 27, 2025 (all day)
The Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDOCS) is an annual event run by students at the University of Iowa. Our mission is to engage local audiences with the exhibition of recent short films that explore the boundaries of nonfiction filmmaking. We seek innovative new works of 30 minutes or less that both complicate and expand upon conventional approaches to nonfiction and documentary.The festival runs from April 25th at 3:00 PM to April 27th at 9:00 PM with 7 different...
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
Sunday, April 27, 2025 (all day)
The Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDOCS) is an annual event run by students at the University of Iowa. Our mission is to engage local audiences with the exhibition of recent short films that explore the boundaries of nonfiction filmmaking. We seek innovative new works of 30 minutes or less that both complicate and expand upon conventional approaches to nonfiction and documentary.The festival runs from April 25th at 3:00 PM to April 27th at 9:00 PM with 7 different...