Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center Film Festival 2009

This February 6, 7 and 8th, the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center (www.ucimc.org) will be hosting the IMC Film Festival (http://production.ucimc.org/filmfest2009). This three day celebration of the art of cinematography will highlight local, regional, and independent artists and kickoff monthly IMC Film Nights. It will also be a chance for local and independent filmmakers to share their work and connect with other artists, community members, and organizations. The festival is open to submissions and we are advertising widely within the artist and art-supporting communities. The IMC also has a wide support base of almost 600 different community members and volunteers. We anticipate a strong turn-out for this event. The IMC Film Festival will be open to all, free of admission charges. Refreshments and merchandise will be available for sale. The IMC Film Fest will benefit the IMC's Production Group and the IMC as a whole. The Production Group facilitates independent video and audio projects for TV/radio/Web by members of the Urbana-Champaign community. We manage the IMC Production Room, a computer lab and digital studio for learning and producing media. We provide a workshop environment to improve our own understanding and professional experience in multimedia technology and to share our knowledge with others through hands-on training and citizen journalism.