UCO Department of Mass Communication to Host Oklahoma Teen Film Festival with deadCenter Film
Liberal Arts News and Events
October 28, 2024
The Department of Mass Communication at UCO is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the first annual Oklahoma Teen Film Festival in spring 2025. UCO will partner with deadCenter Film, an international film festival and film education organization. The festival announcement has just launched on Film Freeway.
Teen filmmakers ages 13-19 will have the opportunity to submit their films from Nov. 1, 2024, through Feb. 15, 2005. The film festival will consist of seven categories and provide prizes to the winner and first runner-up in each category.
The film festival will take place in the CLA building on April 5, 2025. It will offer film screenings, an awards ceremony and film education for teachers and students across the state.
The fall 2024 strategic communication capstone class is managing logistics, creative materials and promotion of the festival. Two student project directors, Izzy Baker and Ryan Reece, are directing a team with specialized roles. This team includes Holly Borden, Kayla Bredel, Lauren Farris, Logan Hobart, John Miller, Jacob Moody, Baylee Wong, Teagan Stubblefield and Weston Weber.
Faculty advisors for the festival include Megan Cox, Milos Ajdinovic and Mark Scott.
Mass Comm students who would like to be involved in the promotion, film screening/judging, or event planning may volunteer or apply for an independent study.
To learn more, visit go.uco.edu/okteenfilmfest.