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Festival concludes seventh year
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this day in history October 2, 1950: A cartoon entitled “Peanuts” by Charles Schultz was first printed in a newspaper. The cartoon became a major hit across America and is still incredibly popular among children today.
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The weeklong Global Peace Film Festival concluded on Sunday afternoon after taking the greater Orlando community by storm in a flurry of peace signs and prominently displayed red posters. This year’s festival produced the best turnout and highest ticket revenue in its seven-year history; preliminary counts place ticket sales around 1500, nearly a 67 percent increase from roughly 900 in 2008. All of the event’s proceeds support the festival’s continuation and subsequent growth in future years. In addition to viewing the 39 films being screened, festivalgoers could also attend Q&A sessions with filmmakers as well as panel discussions. The four panel discussions (“What is Peace?,” “Making Films That Make a Difference – Focus on
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and “Media Day of Dialogue”) provided moderated, 90-minute forums that brought filmmakers and audience members together for in-depth investigations of hidden aspects of the film industry. These panels were well attended and well received, confirmed Rollins student Madison Milowsky (Class of 2010). “My favorite part of the festival was the panel I attended on Thursday afternoon, ‘Making Films that Make a Difference,’” said Milowsky. “It was such a privilege to meet some of the film directors and hear them talk about their work.” Rollins is fortunate for the opportunity to host such an esteemed festival, for it is one of few schools in the nation that co-sponsors such a major, causedriven event. Over the past week, the school co-hosted 18 filmmakers in attendance plus some special guests: Karen Bolt,
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executive at Carrie Productions (Danny Glover's production company), Kim Dawson and David McKenna from Possibility Pictures/the film "Letters to God", and Sylvia Caminer and the two subjects of her work-inprogress, "Project Tanzania." Not only did the filmmakers participate in on-campus events, they also immersed themselves into the Winter Park community and were spotted dining on Park Avenue on several occasions. Chase Jennings (Class of 2012) discussed such an encounter, “It was really cool to be eating dinner at the same place [Spice] as such prominent filmmakers. Talking to them opened my eyes as to what my future as a Critical Media and Cultural Studies major could hold.” By giving students and community members the chance to engage in meaningful discussion about social justice issues, there stands a better chance that these audience members will know the appropriate action to
take to peace driven messages. Hopefully films and events have inspired individuals to volunteer their efforts toward a greater cause. Student/festival intern, Alli Crocker (Class of 2011), succinctly summarized the weeklong events; “I have attended the festival in previous years, but never before have I been able to go behind the scenes and see what really goes in to making the event such a success. There are a million aspects to the festival that make it what it is, and I am so excited that I got to be a part of it this year. I know that everyone who attended a film was inspired to take action is some way, and I hope that next year even more people will be able to attend a film and take something from the festival. It is a great event and an easy way to learn about the world and how to make a difference.” Visit peacefilmfest.org to learn more about what you can do to promote global peace.
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